National Insurance threshold to rise by over £3,000
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that, from July, the starting threshold for paying National Insurance is rising by more than £3,000 to £12,750.
The...
Edinburgh manufacturer earns recognition for growth
EDINBURGH-headquartered Vegware has been ranked 75th in this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales.
The manufacturer of compostable cups,...
Transcend looks to progress moulded fibre innovation with new partnership
TRANSCEND Packaging has revealed the firm is entering a partnership with BioPaxium Technologies as part of a push into moulded fibre production.
Transcend said BioPaxium...
Antalis appoints packaging technologist to drive CAD offering
ANTALIS Packaging has appointed Todd Smith to the newly created role of senior packaging technologist.
The firm said he would bring "invaluable experience" of modern...
Peebles bottling firm gears up for expansion
PROVIDER of bottling and packaging solutions Evolution BPS is set to further expand its team this year by taking on its first engineering apprentice.
The...
Furlough scheme extended until end of October
THE Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of October, meaning furloughed workers will continue to receive 80% of their salary...
Plant protein start-up accelerates growth plans with double appointment
XAMPLA, a start-up creator of natural alternatives to single-use plastics, has announced two new appointments ahead of bringing its first products to market later...
Webinars aimed at helping businesses through Covid-19 pandemic to be hosted
A series of webinars are set to be hosted to help brief businesses on how best to handle the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The Scottish Business...
Zanders appoints new marketing manager
Germany-based papers and boards manufacturer Zanders has appointed Tobias Müller as new marketing manager.
44-year-old Müller, former partner of marketing agency Ziegs Plus Müller, is...
Scottish firm behind innovative cardboard inhaler secures £1.5m funding boost
EDINBURGH-based 1nhaler has secured an additional £1.5 million in seed funding to drive development of its novel pop-up cardboard dry powder inhaler (DPI).
Unlike conventional...
