Fife

Thomson Cooper are delighted to announce a key appointment to their senior team, effective from 1 March, as part of the firm’s growth strategy across Scotland.

Elaine Cromwell, based at their Dunfermline office, has been promoted to the position of Partner. Elaine started with Thomson Cooper in 1990 as a trainee accountant, qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1996. Following a three year break working in industry, Elaine re-joined the firm in 2003 before being made an Associate in 2005.

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Fife Group has recently expanded their business by renovating derelict office space above their self-storage facility at Mitchelston Industrial Estate in Kirkcaldy.

Thursday 18 February 2016

Dunfermline-based IT support company Managed IT Experts have been named Community Partner of the Year by global technology company LOGICnow for their continued contribution of knowledge, participation and industry engagement.

Locally-headquartered IT support provider Managed IT Experts snapped up the award for Community Partner of the Year, in LOGICnow’s annual awards. The accolade was awarded to Managed IT Experts for its contribution to knowledge and continued participation and engagement with the IT industry.

Monday 18 January 2016

Fife Council’s Market Development Programme offers a practical and effective way for Fife companies to easily take part in UK events and trade shows.  Once again, we are organising our successful and highly profiled Fife group stand at the 2016 All-Energy Exhibition and Conference,  4-5th May 2016 – SECC Glasgow. 

Thursday 14 January 2016

CSG, the office cleaning and facilities management support business, has announced it has acquired two companies.

The business, which already has operational bases in Aberdeen, Dundee and Shetland, has acquired Bridges Cleaning & Hygiene in Kirkcaldy. It follows its recent acquisition of Town and Country Cleaning in Montrose.

The deals for the two office cleaning firms add 47 people to the CSG workforce and more than 50 contracts to its operations portfolio. All staff are being retained, taking the number of people employed at the business to 421.

Thursday 10 December 2015

Thomson Cooper are delighted to announce a key appointment to their senior team, effective from Tuesday 1 December, as part of the firm’s growth strategy across Scotland.

Thursday 3 December 2015

Each year in Fife 2,000 people are newly diagnosed with cancer, this news brings with it tough questions, exhausting treatment and difficult emotions that can range from anxiety to loneliness and isolation.  These challenges affect not just the person with cancer but their family and friends too.

Maggie’s Fife is here for everyone and anyone affected by cancer, offering a programme of support that has been shown to strengthen physical and emotional well-being.

Thursday 3 December 2015

New research reveals that Kirkcaldy is home to the best performing micro-businesses in Britain based on growth.

Kirkcaldy based, Fife Micro-businesses are out-performing their peers, with growth outstripping the likes of tech start-ups in London’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’.

Recent research by global information services company Experian has named the town home to some of the highest-performing small businesses with a turnover of less than £100,000, with 35 per cent considered to be fast-growing. This puts Kirkcaldy marginally ahead of second-place Birmingham on 34.7 per cent.

Thursday 3 December 2015

Primary Engineer brings together teachers and engineers to engage primary and secondary pupils with engineering via curriculum mapped projects.  The aim is that engineers will provide the context for the projects and enable pupils and teachers to understand more about the diversity and excitement of engineering.

If you are an engineering business and would like to find out more or get involved, download the flyer here.

Tuesday 27 October 2015

With The Open about to come to St Andrews once again, a Kingsbarns based holiday business is looking forward to enjoying full occupancy throughout the competition – a welcome bonus as it celebrates 25 years of successful operation this July!

Thursday 9 July 2015