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Sips Eco Doubles In Size During Pandemic With Further Growth Planned

What a couple of years SIPS Eco has had, as it continues to grow and firmly cements itself as leader in its field.

SIPS Eco is Scotland’s largest structural insulated panel (SIPs) home manufacturer.

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Award-Winning Local Farmer Opens New Butcher Shop In Kirkcaldy

Puddledub has relocated to bigger premises on Kirkcaldy’s High Street, following the success of its pop-up butchers in the town.

Shoppers will be able to enjoy locally sourced PGI Scotch Beef, lamb, charcuterie as well as Puddledub’s award-winning bacon and sausages, made from pork from its farm just four miles away.

The restored 130-year-old shop at 71 High Street, designed by the UK's leading food retail designers HK Interiors, will also stock locally grown fruit and vegetables, and other handcrafted artisanal products.

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

Funding Secured to Promote Food and Drink Along the Fife Coastal Path

£18,000 of funding has been secured to promote food and drink along the Fife Coastal Path as part of VisitScotland’s Destination & Sector Marketing Fund.

The project, which is being managed by regional food group, Food from Fife, focuses on promoting the popular path through digital marketing and targeted social media campaigns. The project is run with the support of Fife’s six local tourist associations, Fife Coast & Countryside Trust and Fife Council’s tourism team.

Martha Bryce, Coordinator of Food from Fife, said:

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

East Neuk Salt Harvesting Success

Fife couple, Darren and Mhairi Pettie, fulfilled a dream when they created the St Monans based East Neuk Salt Co. The idea came to mind in 2019 while walking in the coastal village’s historic salt pans. There, the seed was planted for them to produce their own hand harvested sea salt.

Over the last couple of years, Darren has sourced equipment from all over Europe from the Netherlands to Italy.

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Fife Business Week 2021, A Virtual Success!

Fife Business Week has wrapped up for 2021 and has proved to be a major success. Over 20 online events were held for businesses of all sizes and in all sectors and these attracted an impressive 900 registrations from businesses.

On Monday, MakeUK delivered a very popular session on engaging with the Defence Sector with feedback from Scott Thomson at MBP Ltd saying: “I found the event well worthwhile and because we do some work in that sector already, it was very good to learn a bit more and understand it all.

Thursday, 11 November 2021

New Employability Hub Launched At Bell Baxter with Hand Picked From CR Smith

Senior pupils returning after the October break to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar Fife, will now be able to access a new employability hub to support their job searches.

Set up and operated by Hand Picked from CR Smith, the hub will provide essential careers education in collaboration with the school’s teaching staff and its Developing the Young Workforce co-ordinator.

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

New Glasshouse For Glenrothes Plant Nursery

Fife garden centre, Hedgehogs Nursery, has been transformed into an oasis with a major investment in the business by installing impressive glasshouses at the centre based in Southfield, Glenrothes.

In 1990, Robert Kean, a qualified landscape architect, decided to leave full-time employment to start his own landscaping design and construction company which would quickly become Hedgehogs Nursery. Working alongside his wife, Pat, they have developed the business over the years into a popular and successful venture.

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Meet the Buyer is back for Fife Business Week 2021!

Don't miss Fife Business Week’s flagship online event, Meet the Buyer, taking place on Thursday, 4th November from 9.00am until 2.00 pm.

This year’s Meet the Buyer aims to help local businesses find out what contract opportunities are available as part of the Dunfermline Learning Campus (DLC) (£200m project) and the Levenmouth Railway Link project delivery (£70m project). Suppliers will explore how to do business with Hub East Central Scotland, Fife College, BAM, Balfour Beatty, Network Rail and their framework of suppliers and Fife Council Procurement.

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Major £250k Redevelopment Project Of Listed Building To Bring A New 24 Bedroom Hotel To Dunfermline Town Centre

The business owner behind two of Dunfermline’s most popular eateries is set to give a major boost to the town’s potential as a short break destination, with the news that he is to create a new twenty four bedroom hotel above his thriving Bistro at 82 High Street.

Nihat Oymak, who operates what is currently La Menta in the downstairs part of the three storey listed building, and also has the award winning Antioch Turkish restaurant in Bridge Street, along with a tailoring business at East Port, is spending around £250k to create the hotel upstairs.

Saturday, 16 October 2021

Fife Business Week– Inspiring and Supporting Fife Business

FIFE Business Week is back for 2021! More than 20 exciting events will take place online throughout the week from Monday 1st November through to Friday 5th November and the week aims to give businesses as much support and advice as possible to sustain, recover and secure opportunities following the major challenges of COVID and exiting the EU.

There’s a wide range of topics to choose from, delivered by experts in both the private and public sectors.

Councillor Altany Craik, Convenor for Fife Council’s Economy, Tourism, Strategic Planning and Tr

Friday, 01 October 2021

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