14 May 2024

Simon Howie Butchers implements £2m sustainability project with Scottish Enterprise backing

Simon Howie Butchers Ltd has completed a £2 million sustainability project at its factory with £500,000 of grant support from Scottish Enterprise.

14 May 2024

Construction

Sumitomo Electric Van Oord consortium named preferred bidder for Shetland 2 HVDC link

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable.

13 May 2024

GreenPower’s Argyll hydrogen hub gets green light

Scotland-based independent green energy company GreenPower has welcomed the approval of its planning application to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland at the Glenshellach Industrial Estate in Oban, Argyll and Bute.

9 May 2024

Finance

Wood Group turns down £1.4bn takeover bid from Sidara

Aberdeen-based oil services company Wood Group has declined a £1.4 billion takeover offer from Dubai-based rival Sidara, citing the offer as “fundamentally undervalued”.

7 May 2024

Shell LiveWIRE rolls out nationwide to foster entrepreneurship in Scotland

Shell has announced the expansion of its enterprise development initiative, Shell LiveWIRE, throughout Scotland to aid entrepreneurs in overcoming business obstacles.