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Fife Businesses Represented Once Again At Southern Manufacturing 2023

After a very successful event last year, which saw a number of Fife businesses return from the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Conference 2022 with a strong level of positive enquiries, three Fife businesses have once again made the journey south this month, to take part in what is the UK’s most comprehensive annual industrial exhibition.

Fife Fabrications (Fifab), Eurospray Ltd, and Quality Precision Electronics (QPE) attended the three-day event, which takes place each year at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.

Monday, 06 March 2023

InvestFife Welcomes Ground-Breaking Biotech Firm, Cuantec, As It Establishes A New Plant In Glenrothes

InvestFife has welcomed CuanTec Ltd, a ground-breaking Scottish biotech firm which owns its motto “Using waste to eliminate waste naturally.” The company has the important aim of reducing carbon emissions, plastic pollution, and food waste, whilst contributing to the circular economy.

Monday, 06 March 2023

Pioneering soft plastics recycling site opens doors in Fife

A pioneering new recycling facility is now open in Fife which will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. It aims to develop a greater plastics recycling infrastructure here in the UK, to keep the material in a ‘closed loop’ and save it from being exported overseas.

The site is co-owned by Morrisons and was constructed and will be operated by recycling plant specialists Yes Recycling.

Thursday, 02 March 2023

Estia Soaps Creating a Grecian Experience in Fife

Former Spa manager and beautician, Olga Gerogianni, with a wealth of experience in her home country of Greece, established an award-winning, online business selling her luxury soap in 2018 when she moved to Scotland with her family. She has now expanded and opened a shop at East Port in Dunfermline City Centre.

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Electron Garage Success in Share of Can Do Innovation Challenge Fund

A second challenge call for Zero Emissions Heavy Duty Vehicles was completed recently from Transport Scotland and Scottish Enterprise through its Can Do Innovation Challenge framework, to support innovation around net zero transport.

This round of funding was an extension to a programme launched in 2021 and aimed to target a wider range of heavy-duty transport with successful projects including boats, gritters and offroad excavators.

Saturday, 25 February 2023

Enterprise Hub Fife Is The Perfect Home For Insight Coaching And Consultancy

When Lesley Sinclair was looking for a flexible office space where she could meet clients in a modern, affordable environment, she soon found the perfect location in Enterprise Hub Fife.

Friday, 27 January 2023

Scotland's Ban on Single Use Plastics

Scotland became the first part of the UK to implement a ban on many of the most problematic single-use plastics last August.

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Exhibit at the Royal Highland Show

Fife Council’s Economic Development team are seeking notes of interest from Fife Food and Drink producers in attending the Royal Highland Show 2023, as part of a Fife Group Stand.

The Royal Highland Show is the flagship event of Scottish Charity the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS). The 4-day event takes place between 22nd June to 25th June and forms the pinnacle of the Scottish agricultural calendar, involving over 1,000 trade exhibitors, as well as 2,200 livestock competitors and 6,500 animals.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Mint Ventures Invitation Roadshows for Women 2023

Mint Ventures is a Scottish-based women-led angel investment group on a mission to make angel investing more accessible to women by educating both women and men from all business backgrounds how they can support more women to get involved.

Angel investing is an important element of the funding ecosystem to support early-stage companies to grow and is particularly important during a recession. Despite women holding 40% of the Scotland’s wealth, only 12% of business angels in Scotland are women.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Forth Green Freeport Becomes Scotland’s First Green Freeport

Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland’s first Green Freeports.

Following a rigorous assessment and selection process, the two winning bids will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benefit from tax reliefs and other incentives through a combination of devolved and reserved powers.

Saturday, 14 January 2023

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