North Ayrshire Council have granted planning permission to develop an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) on the Oldhall Industrial Estate, Irvine, on a site allocated for business or industry, that will prevent local waste from going to landfill. The facility will generate enough electricity for the equivalent of over 30,000 homes, more than all the residential
North Ayrshire Council says it aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within a decade after confirming ambitious plans to tackle the climate crisis. The local authority – who declared a climate emergency last year - will ramp up its efforts in recognition of the global problem. At a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday, elected members
The Prince’s Trust has awarded the Prince’s Trust Partnership Awards to Business Gateway Ayrshire, in recognition of the invaluable support received in delivering The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme to the young people of Ayrshire. Each of the three Business Gateway local teams were presented the award at the beginning of Global Entrepreneurship Network week. Richard
WiFi SPARK, a leading provider of Enterprise WiFi and technology solutions, today officially opened new offices in Irvine, Scotland. The company is responsible for getting millions of members of the public online via WiFi and has an impressive roster of customers including NHS hospitals, shopping centres, train operating companies and town and city centres. In
Historic Scottish net manufacturer WJ Knox is partnering with Abertay University on an environmentally-friendly new project that they hope will divert tonnes of waste away from landfill. The company has entered into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Abertay that will see two years of research and development into how leftover fish protein, oil and
Cunninghame Housing Association has secured a £30 million private placement investment from Canada Life to part fund its ongoing ambitious, approved new build housing development programme. The association appointed NatWest Markets as its private placement agent to run the process. George Flynn, Vice President of NatWest Markets, said: “The NatWest Markets team is delighted to
