Edinburgh-based cell therapy manufacturer RoslinCT has been awarded a Scottish Enterprise research and development grant of up to £7.25 million to digitise its manufacturing operations in Scotland. The company announced the award on 6 October 2026. The funding forms part of a multi-year programme covering integrated digital systems, data connectivity, and artificial intelligence. RoslinCT has […]

Community-owned GlenWyvis Distillery has entered administration, with whisky and gin production halted and all three remaining employees made redundant at its site near Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs of restructuring firm Interpath were appointed joint administrators on 5 October 2026, following unsuccessful attempts to raise additional funding. The administrators are […]

Syngenta has proposed closing its manufacturing site in Grangemouth, putting 377 jobs at risk in another potential blow to the town’s industrial economy. The crop protection company announced the proposal on 1 October 2026 and has begun formal consultation with employees and trade unions. No final decision has been made, and Syngenta says it will […]

Packaging technology company Pulpex has opened its first commercial-scale fibre bottle factory in Renfrew, near Glasgow, creating around 39 skilled manufacturing jobs. The new facility at Westway Industrial Estate has an initial capacity of up to 40 million bottles annually. Pulpex says more than 90% of its available production capacity for the current financial year […]

Scottish print firms have highlighted the role of apprenticeships in developing future industry skills, as Aidan McQuade of JJR Print in Dumbarton was named Overall Apprentice of the Year at the 2026 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year Awards. The awards were presented in Glasgow on Friday 2 October 2026 and recognised apprentices across pre-press, […]

Social Investment Scotland has opened applications for a £3.5 million loan fund for smaller businesses in the West of Scotland. The pilot fund offers loans of between £25,001 and £125,000 to eligible businesses in specific postcodes across Glasgow, Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and Inverclyde. The fund targets SMEs […]

Scottish biotech company MiAlgae has secured £2.5 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank to support a new commercial-scale production facility in Grangemouth. The investment will help the company scale production of its plant-based Omega-3 ingredient, made using by-products from the whisky distilling process. MiAlgae said the funding will also support new employment opportunities at […]

Former SELECT managing director Alan Wilson has received the trade association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of more than 40 years of work across Scotland’s construction sector. The award follows Wilson’s retirement in August after 12 years with SELECT, including seven years as managing director. His career has centred on issues that matter directly to […]

New research has identified 202 projects across the South of Scotland with a combined potential investment value of around £31.8 billion. The study was commissioned by South of Scotland Enterprise on behalf of the South of Scotland Regional Economic Partnership, which covers Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders. The £31.8 billion figure represents potential […]

Scottish regional airline Loganair has agreed a season-long partnership with East Kilbride basketball club Caledonia Gladiators for the 2026/27 season. The agreement, announced on 1 October 2026, makes Loganair an official partner of the Gladiators and gives the airline a presence at home games, across the club’s digital channels, and through hospitality and community activity. […]

Technology companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and individual developers have until 12 noon on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, to apply for six new CivTech challenges backed by £5.7 million. CivTech Round 12 is seeking potential solutions to public-sector problems, including NHS patient transport, child protection, fuel poverty, substance-use support, digital public services, and the circular economy. The programme launched […]

Three small electrical contractors in Scotland have each received £6,000 towards the cost of employing a first-year apprentice through a new £18,000 funding initiative from SELECT and Luceco Group. The Powering Potential scheme was announced at SELECT’s President’s Lunch on 25 September 2026. It is designed to help small employers meet some of the wage […]