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Sustainable Business Week is coming to Fife

Businesses in Fife can get free support and funding to help them cut their energy, water and waste bills and save money during Fife Sustainable Business Week, 2 – 6 October, 2017.

Sustainable Business Week is open to all small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fife and will be held at venues across the region.

The week is run by Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Efficient Scotland programme, with the support of Fife Council and Green Business Fife.

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Why Pay Ratio Reforms Can Be Good For PR

Scottish PR professional urges firms to become early-adopters and seize the opportunity to publish the pay ratio between bosses and workers before it becomes mandatory.

A Scottish communications specialist is urging businesses to see the Government’s proposed pay ratio reforms as potential for good PR.

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

2018 SCOTTISH RURAL AWARDS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards are now open, with businesses across Scotland's countryside encouraged to get involved.

The ultimate benchmark of success in Scotland's countryside, the Scottish Rural Awards are now in their fourth year and are partnered by Scottish Field and the Scottish Countryside Alliance, in association with the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).

Friday, 25 August 2017

New Investors at James Gillespie Engineering Ltd - Fife

Having provided high-quality precision engineering services to a wide range of customers, operating in markets throughout the UK, the family owned James C Gillespie Ltd of Kirkcaldy Fife - is to have a change of ownership.

In a positive move for the business - New investors Bill Taylor, Adrian Gare and Bob Waterson who own Greenfold Systems Holdings Ltd in Dunfermline, will provide new ownership from today.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Elmhurst Energy assessor is awarded Scottish ‘SuperHome’ status

Elmhurst Energy is pleased to announce that Shirley Paterson, one of its domestic energy assessors (DEAs) has seen her Scottish home awarded ‘SuperHome’ status by the SuperHome network.

The network started life in 2007 and was initiated by the Sustainable Energy Academy. To qualify as a SuperHome, a property must be assessed by the scheme as having achieved a minimum of 60% carbon savings.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

International writers starring role in new Dunfermline Outwith Festival

Award-winning writers such as Alan Bissett, Isla Dewar and Angela Jackson are coming to Dunfermline in early September as part of an exciting new arts festival. The four-day Outwith Festival, 7-10 September, features music, comedy, theatre and literature.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Diversity Week Fife 2017 (Monday 04 to Sunday 10 September)

Diversity Week Fife is back, and Fife Centre for Equalities (FCE) is delighted to once again be coordinating this year’s programme. Diversity Week Fife is all about working together with partners from the private, public and voluntarysectors to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.

The aim of Diversity Week is to actively promote mutual appreciation and inclusiveness – highlighting and showcasing the many and varied communities and customs in Fife – from well-known Scottish traditions to newer cultural and social interests.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Fife-based Bridge Biotechnology embarks on 16-week R&D trial at first-of-a-kind Scottish test site to improve global drinking water

Fife-based Bridge Biotechnology has become one of the first Scottish firms to test its technology at Scottish Water’s first-of-a-kind innovation development centre near Inverness after landing support from the Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service (HNWS) and partial funding from Scottish Enterprise.

Friday, 18 August 2017

Connecting With BGF

Phase 3 Connectors was purchased from administration in November 2015. Manufacturing connectors for the power distribution and entertainment industry from its Glenrothes-base, the business has invested significantly to transform its fortunes.

Help has come through Regional Selective Assistance, a job creation grant from Scottish Enterprise, as well as Expert Help from Business Gateway Fife to overhaul Phase 3 Connector’s website. The website now gets between 50-100 visits each day, of which many of these leads are being converted into new business.

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Lindores Abbey Distillery Nears Completion

Lindores Abbey, one of the Scotch whisky industry’s most historic locations, is set to open a new distillery and visitor centre this summer.

The long-held dream for Drew and Helen McKenzie Smith, is set to become a reality, and bring whisky back to the site next to Lindores Abbey, where whisky production dates back 500 years. The plan for this ambitious £6 million project crystallised about four years ago when, with funding support from Fife Council’s Investment Fund, Drew and Helen undertook a feasibility study.

Thursday, 17 August 2017

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