Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise is investing £8 million in the construction of the University of Dundee's Life Sciences Innovation Hub, a new £40m facility set to open next year. Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes are set to announce the &

Scottish Enterprise has launched a £35 million Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme for prospective developers of manufacturing property to create 1 million sq ft of new industrial space to increase innovation and Scotland’s attractiveness to inward investors. The initial phase wil

A new campaign by Scotland’s national and international economic development agency Scottish Enterprise aims to alert businesses – particularly SMEs – to potential supply chain opportunities in the energy transition sector.

Described as a “vote of confidence” in Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest shipbuilding company, committing each other to pursue opportunities for floating offshore wind pr

The new ONE SeedPod industry innovation hub for north east Scotland’s £2.4 billion food manufacturing sector has marked a major construction milestone. The project partners celebrated the 'topping out', or highest point, of the new build on the outskirts of Aberdeen.

Edinburgh-based green energy integrator Logan Energy has successfully secured a substantial £5 million investment to advance its systems-led approach within the burgeoning hydrogen power sector. Logan Energy, with manufacturing facilities in Wallyford and development facilities at Heriot-Watt

A funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million in inward investment for a major energy industry expansion in the Highlands. Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables Ltd (SEUK), a subsidiary of Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) is planning to establish

A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (ACF) co

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) is an ambitious joint venture between Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and Michelin, created in response to the closure of Michelin’s Dundee tyre factory in 2020. It aims to drive innovation in the Scottish economy and address the global climate

Sustainable technology firm Recycl8 has appointed its first graduate engineer. Daniel Wisely takes up the role at a crucial stage in the Aberdeenshire-based company’s journey to market.

Morrison Construction has started work to deliver a new Health Innovation Hub in Govan. The University of Glasgow and Kadans Science Partner, supported by Scottish Enterprise, said the development will set the stage for a thriving life sciences cluster in the area.

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) flagship £5 million Innovation Hub and Café has officially opened in Dundee this week.

Construction is progressing at three new units at Clyde Gateway East in the east end of Glasgow after a Scottish Government minister officially broke ground yesterday. Joe FitzPatrick MSP, minister for local government empowerment and planning, had the honour of the first spade in the ground and hai

Family-owned steel company Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd has transitioned into employee ownership, handing their respective employees a 100% share via the creation of an employee ownership trust (EOT). Alexander (Scotland) & Co Ltd has been serving steel customers across Central Scotland for

Environmental services company Recycl8 has been awarded with a six-figure grant from the Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund (LCMCF). This LCMCF is facilitated by Scottish Enterprise as part of the Scottish Government’s initiative, ‘Making Scotland’s Future’, to promote l