Plans to regenerate Longannet, the site of Scotland’s last coal-fuelled power station have been given the go ahead.

Reactec staff join in £700k funding round with £122k investment of their own cash

Reactec, the market leader in monitoring and management support solutions for hand and arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) - one of the most common industrial diseases in the UK – has completed a further £700,000 round of fundraising for the ongoing development of its innovative HAVwear personal monitoring equipment and reporting technology.

A leading European twine and string factory in the East End of Glasgow, with roots as far back 1880, is currently undergoing modernisation of its factory in a bid to bring it into the 21^st Century and increase productivity.

Engineering company Howden Compressors is investing up to £1.2 million over the next three years to develop and expand its range of oil-free screw compressors to substantially increase its global presence in Oil & Gas industrial compressor markets.

Bespoke joinery manufacturer and interior fit-out specialist, Bentleys Shopfitting Ltd, has announced it is the latest business in Scotland to adopt an employee ownership model, with 50 staff now given the opportunity to become owners.

Semefab, the Glenrothes semi-conductor manufacturer at the forefront of the UK’s micro and nano technology (MNT) network, is to invest in new equipment in a bid to increase efficiencies and pursue new technologies.

Glasgow will today become the host city for the ninth European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB), which is taking place 18-20 October.

Perth-based Tayplay becomes employee-owned to retain employment locally and preserve the ethos of the business

Scottish manufacturing firms have achieved record annual efficiency savings of £28million with the support of Scottish Enterprise, the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work. Keith Brown MSP confirmed today.