Ideas have the possibility to create change

And this is the very reason people come together to attend events Whether a congress for 5000, a meeting for 500 or an incentive for 50, these delegates come together to create new connections, establish...

Industrial technology, time to act

Recently, there’s been a lot of commentary on how new and developing technologies are going to dramatically change the industrial sector and what this means for the future of industrial engineering, manufacturing and other...

Calmac sets up community board to capture local issues

Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has taken an innovative approach to understanding the issues affecting the island and rural communities it supports on the West Coast of Scotland by setting up a Community Board...

Free travel for jobseekers interviews from ScotRail

Jobseekers will soon be able to take advantage of the new ScotRail Alliance offer of two free return journeys a month for jobseekers attending an interview and a free ScotRail travel ticket for the...

Connections at the heart of Scotland’s Inward Investment success

The market for inward investment is increasingly competitive, with more nations and regions seeing foreign direct investment (FDI) as a key way to grow their economies. The latest EY Scotland Attractiveness Survey provides a...

Changing perception at ScotRail

In the light of International Women in Engineering Day 2017, ScotRail took the opportunity to enhance female interest and interaction in their firm by inviting 20 female secondary pupils from Bellahouston Academy for a...

Choosing tourism as a career for life

Tourism employs 217,000 people –an increase of 11% over a year - and serves to illustrate just how important our industry is to the economy and the lives of working people across the country....

Virgin Trains wins prestigious Public Transport Operator of the Year at Scottish Transport Awards

Virgin Trains were named as Public Transport Operator of the Year at the Scottish Transport Awards, establishing its reputation as the UK’s leading long-distance rail service and recognising its role in transforming rail journeys...

Passenger numbers soaring

In the 20 years Virgin Trains has been running the west coast service, we’ve seen our share of challenges. Not least of these was the closure of the route at Lamington at the start...

Empowering your people

Clare Alexander is Scottish Enterprise’s head of workplace innovation, and believes business leaders should be predisposed to see the power of their people. Globalisation and the fast-paced development and adoption of new technologies means businesses...