Tag: boost

  • Events company 21CC Group boost large scale events offering with laser and visual effects firm acquisition

    ONE of Scotland’s leading event companies, 21CC Group Ltd has acquired the award-winning laser and visual installation company, funktioncreep. The addition of these services to the 21CC portfolio bolster the company’s offering, enhancing its ability to offer a variety of event design and technical solutions on a large scale to clients.   The deal will create…

  • Survey finds more Scots turn to walking to boost mental health 

    Walking charity urges the public to get moving in the winter months  AN increasing number of Scots are using walking as a means to boost their mental health and beat their winter woes.  The 2023 National Survey of Attitudes to Walking and Wheeling in Scotland, commissioned by charity Paths for All, reveals that an increasing…

  • Scots jobs boost as INSUREPAIR expands into Glasgow

    INSUREPAIR, the Edinburgh-based fire and flood restoration specialist, is expanding into Glasgow, with the move set to create over a dozen jobs. One of the country’s leading all-trades reinstatement companies, the firm has been successfully servicing Scotland’s largest city from its headquarters in the capital. However, increasing demand along the M8 corridor has prompted a…

  • Cloud experts boost offering through data partnership

    ONE of the UK’s leading cloud software experts has further bolstered its burgeoning offering by striking up a partnership with The UK’s leading data validation specialist. Eureka Solutions has teamed up with AFD (also known as The Postcode People), an award-winning software provider, to boost its Sage 200 cloud accounting solution. The new Lookup and…

  • Aquaculture research to receive funding boost in 2024

    INNOVATIVE aquaculture projects are set to benefit from funding for research into fish health and wellbeing initiatives in 2024. With a combined total value of more than £860,000, the funded projects have secured over £300,000 from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) with additional support being provided by commercial partners. Research will kick off in…

  • Jobs boost as Cox & Co expands its estate agency division

    SCOTLAND’S first property investment house Cox & Co has expanded its operation to include an estate agency division. The new arm of the Edinburgh-based business has five brokers, with staffing set to quadruple in the next 24 months as the firm extends across the country. The new team includes property professionals Moni Tagore, Jenny Purves,…

  • Jobs boost as Edinburgh Boiler Company expands with air source heat pump division

    A SCOTS company is aiming to meet the rising demand for renewable energy with the creation of a dedicated air source heat pump division by the Edinburgh Boiler Company. The new arm of the business is set to create up to 15 jobs in the coming year (2024). Graeme Porter has been appointed as operations…

  • Gilson Gray hires property duo to boost Dundee expansion

    LEGAL firm Gilson Gray has appointed Ben Finnie and Charlotte Caird to its team, strengthening its property division in Dundee. The full-service firm is based in Lincoln and also has offices located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian, Aberdeen and Dundee. Ben Finnie has been appointed as regional sales manager. He joins the firm from boutique…

  • £1.5m boost for Dundee researcher

    A UNIVERSITY of Dundee researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship worth £1.5m to fund her research for the next eight years. Dr Chiara Maniaci is a principal investigator based within the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU). She has been awarded the highly esteemed University Research Fellowship from the UK’s Royal Society. These…