Fife Business Matters

Issue 11 (18 December 2009)

Winning through

Welcome to the latest online edition of Fife Business Matters.

Getting the lie of the land

New office space adds to park’s attractions

John Smith Business Park in Kirkcaldy continues to be a growing success story.

Informative events help get women into business

Investor steps in to secure future of respected Glenrothes engineering firm

Glenrothes-based Qualtronic had to call in the receivers in July after cashflow problems caused by a slowdown in orders due to the recession.

Specialist help is at hand

Jett cleared for take-off

A new marketing company specialising in everything for the home has set up business in Kirkcaldy, with help from Business Gateway.

Wind energy opportunities

The Energy Park Fife team had a busy time at the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) conference and exhibition in Liverpool in October.

The torque of the Kingdom

It specialises in the calibration, repair, hire and sales of all types of torque wrenches, and is one of the only firms of its type in Scotland.

Tender without the pain

Fife firms have taken advantage of a series of events designed to help them gain a share of public sector contracts.

Gain a Room converts credit crunch to cash

Set up in January this year by directors Alan Duncan and Dean Mackenzie, the company, which specialises in converting garages into living space, has already had to move to bigger office premises at its base in Liberty Business Centres, Dalgety Bay.

Action Plan helps to beat downturn

To tackle reduced lending by banks, the Fife Investment Fund, which provides grants and loans to businesses, has been expanded and has assisted 59 companies to the value of £326,000, with the investment anticipated to create 267 jobs over three years and additional turnover of £58 million.

Beach twins happy as sandboys

St Andrews’ West Sands boasts acres of golden beach, but not much in the way of shelter from the wind.

Forest bridge brings plaudits for Fife firm

The JKF Group has been hailed as a winner at the prestigious British Construction Industry Awards.

Innovation helps STG score new deals

St Andrews-based company Scotcomms Technology Group Ltd is bucking the trend in the current recession, continuing to win new contracts.

Partnership allows fitness investment

Partnership between Fife Council and the recently formed Fife Sports and Leisure Trust has enabled a £720,000 investment to be made in the region’s fitness facilities.

Ferry opens up road to Europe

The revival of the Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry has opened up significant export opportunities to the Fife economy.

Chamber of Commerce offers expertise and experience for potential exporters

Alan Russell, Chief Executive of Fife Chamber of Commerce, is keen to impress on the region’s businesses the importance of reaching out across borders.

Tullis Russell say overseas trade is vital for sales growth

Exports play a vital role in the business of Fife papermakers Tullis Russell.

Creating the space to do business

Major investment in one of the Council’s properties in West Fife is set to make it even more attractive to local firms.

Networking group sets up shop

With over 20,000 members and 200+ successful and vibrant breakfast groups already taking place in towns across the country, 4Networking picked Fife as its next location because of the number of independently owned businesses that exist in the Kingdom.

How to be clever about our intellectual property rights

New courses help boost growing businesses

The new specialist advice programme is launching a series of workshops and advice sessions which could lead to specialist help in areas such as market development, sales development, attracting external funding, IT issues, web audits, environmental improvements and quality initiatives.

Benefits of membership

In addition, we have continued to provide a more varied programme of events, a broader range of services, and a more comprehensive series of policies.

Recession? What recession?

Talent under the spotlight

Offshore Europe show drills down to new investment

Fife firms have attracted over 250 notes of interest after taking part in the Offshore Europe show in Aberdeen. One company alone is anticipating that the show has brought it between £350,000 and £400,000 in new contracts.

Making steps on carbon footprint

A greener fix for holes in the road

Nu-Phalt, based in Rosyth, uses LED technology to repair potholes in just 20 minutes, with far less noise and producing just one seventh of the CO2 of the traditional method.

RWE deal secures biomass power plant

Fife delegates benefit from recycling and waste exhibition

A number of Fife firms joined Fife Council Market Development Programme and Green Business Fife at the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition in September.

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