Hillington News Archive
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NSDesign short listed for UK Best Practice Challenge Internet awards
NSDesign Ltd join Symantec, Barclays and the Open University, in the race for a coveted Nominet prize. -
Green Web Hosting launched by NSDesign
Glasgow based Business Internet Solutions company NSDesign Ltd, have partnered with Tree Appeal to launch a new “Green” Web Hosting package, aimed at their environmentally conscious client base. -
Incubation for Innovative companies at an all time high!
8 new companies have moved into the Hillington Park Innovation Centre since December 2007, which brings the total number of tenants to 38. -
Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd appointed to assess the wellness innovation and technology market for Scotland
The Wellness Innovation and Technology industry is worth $200bn globally. Scotland currently plays a very low key role in this market which was highlighted by Innovation Centres Scotland Ltd in an initial feasibility study, carried out in association with Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire in the early part of 2007, to assess the companies working in this sector in Scotland. -
OPEN DOORS DOES THE BUSINESS FOR SCOTLAND’S TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS
Open Doors 2007 which took place at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre on Friday 28th September attracted over 150 young technology companies who were keen to discuss partnerships with some of the world’s leading technology organisations. -
Extended Small Business Funding for Innovative Website Builder training course
Following a highly successful pilot programme, Glasgow City Council has agreed to continue funding local SME companies attending an innovative web training course run by Glasgow design and consultancy firm NSDesign Ltd. -
Personal ‘green’ energy in UK a reality with Gaia-Wind
21 May 2007 – Danish-born Gaia-Wind today announced its launch in Scotland from the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre, Glasgow, to supply efficient and economical small wind turbines for domestic, farming, commercial and public sector use. The personal wind turbines, which are designed to perfectly complement mainland Scotland’s moderate wind speed, greatly reduce energy bills and offset the carbon footprint of rural houses and farms back to zero. -
NSBuilder Website Training
NSDesign are delighted to announce their new NSBuilder Website Training Course, aimed at Glasgow based SMEs looking to improve their existing website. -
SCOTTISH INCUBATOR WINS TOP UK AWARD
Hillington Park confirms expansion plans
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Pupils switch on to Technology Challenge
Some of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire's brightest pupils faced up to three of the area's leading high-tech companies for a technology challenge at Hillington Park Innovation Centre. -
Are successful entrepreneurs born, or can they be made?
That question always prompts debate whenever the subject of business start-ups is discussed. -
The paparazzi are now everywhere
Celebrities beware: thanks to a website, any member of the public armed with a camera can now put you on the front pages, writes Adrian Turpin -
Work begins on new ICS run innovation centre
Work has begun on a new £3.5 million facility at the Alba Campus in Livingston, West Lothian, that will put some of Scotland’s most innovative young technology companies on the fast track to success. -
West Coast Mercurytide
Mercurytide, one of Scotland’s most innovative technology development companies, opened its new office at Hillington Park Innovation Centre recently. -
Why game creators must learn fresh finance tricks.
IF THE statistics and the hype are anything to go by, Scotland's games industry should be bulging with as much cash as its leading lights are bulging with market-leading ideas. -
US millionaire Snyder berates Scotland’s ‘difficult’ enterprise culture
American multi-millionaire Sheridan Snyder has said Scotland is “30 to 40 years behind the US in its entre preneurial activity” following his lack of success in launching any companies as part of his BioCatalyst venture to commercialise Scottish research. -
Traceall Ltd. wins Best Start up/Spin-out Award
Scottish Software Awards 2005. Innovation Centre client Traceall Ltd. wins best Start up/Spin-out Award. -
Firms Flourish at Incubator Site
A PIONEERING incubator for Scottish technology companies, based near Glasgow, is on target to leverage 10 times its original public sector investment, and will be replicated in a second venture in Livingston. -
Scots think small to net big role in technology
YOU don't have to peer too far to come across examples of optoelectronics. There are dozens of everyday objects that embrace the technology. -
Scot leads way in language at touch of a button
Developing systems to help his disabled brother led Sanjay Patel to predictive texting’s next step, writes Kenny Kemp. -
£1.4m Alba contract awarded
A new world-class incubator for hi-tech start-ups has opened its doors for business on the Alba Campus in Livingston and expects to sign up its first tenants later this month. -
Scottish Company ‘Lights up’ with Funding
Scottish technology start-up Design Led Products has won first-round funding from leading private equity investment syndicate Braveheart Ventures as part of a new partnership with Hillington Park Innovation Centre. -
Global e-learning firm to open Scots HQ
A GLOBAL company which helps firms develop their potential through e-learning is opening a Scottish HQ and creating eight new jobs. -
Helping create new high growth Scottish businesses
Scottish Spin-Out Challenge We're challenging existing companies to work with us to identify and create the next generation of high growth company spin-outs in Scotland. To do this, we’re providing a unique package of intensive and dedicated support, targeted at providing the bulk of the expertise and resources required to successfully launch new technology companies. -
Global success for Hillington Park
A Glasgow innovation park has been named as one of the top 3 science-based incubators worldwide. -
Fancy a year’s free salary?
Researchers keen to develop a spin-out business around a technological idea have until 1 April to apply for the next round of Scottish Enterprise/Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowships. -
OLM Group acquires Hanon Solutions Ltd
OLM Group acquires Hanon Solutions Ltd -
Software company unveils first pre-tax profit
Former Innovation centre tenant Idox, the software and services firm that employs 80 of its 140 staff in Glasgow, yesterday unveiled its first pre-tax profit, and said it remained "extremely optimistic" about the future. -
Hanon sells up flagship software
Hanon Solutions has sold the rights to its flagship integration software after struggling to break into the Scottish public sector market. -
Wireless Innovation Centre Test Demonstration Lab Opening Soon
After consultation with Scottish small businesses in the wireless/mobile space, the Wireless Innovation Centre will be launching a Test/Demonstration Lab. -
New £3.5m incubator boost for spin-outs
A NEW £3.5 million business incubator has been launched in the Lothians with the aim of nurturing hi-tech spin-outs and other firms with high-growth potential. -
Agripa are all set to roll out across Europe
JOHN Pitt, the Scot who claims to have invented all-weather football pitches, is set to expand his latest business, Agripa, from Glasgow across Europe. -
Text toons the Keen new thing
Leley Keen, founder of the defunct computer games firm Inner Workings, has resurfaced with a new venture that will allow consumers to send cartoon greetings cards and messages via mobile phones. -
Computers provide the answer for children with facial defects
HE is just 13 weeks old, but Lewis McDermott's face is helping to revolutionise medicine. -
Design Led name in lights
The company, set up by ex-Micro-Emissive Displays’ Dr James Gourlay, aims to target the global market for illuminated products ranging from dashboards in cars and computer keyboards to large scale signs. -
Megson raises his glass to the EU newcomers
BRIAN Megson, ousted as chief executive of whisky giant Whyte & Mackay last year, has re-emerged in a non-executive role at a fast-growing Scottish company which gives financial advice in the brave, new world of an enlarged European Union. -
Weemees to find homes after Microsoft deal
Weemees to find homes after Microsoft deal -
WS Atkins win boosts Hanon
Glasgow software developer Hanon Solutions has entered a partnership agreement with consultants WS Atkins that could lead to millions of pounds worth of contracts to supply its technology to local authorities in England. -
Software Simulation Firm
DEM’s pioneering technology is proving invaluable in the engineering sector. -
Universities launch web hub
Scotland’s 13 universities have unveiled a new internet hub to enable companies from around the world to access information about their research and development capabilities. -
Scottish technology sector looks forward to long-term recovery
Scottish technology firms are preparing for a turnaround in the sector with an expected 20% boost in hiring and a near doubling in patent applications. -
Scottish wireless product community gets innovation centre
A wireless innovation centre opens in Glasgow, Thursday 19th February 2004 with the aim of providing development, test and support facilities for firms developing wireless products. -
Real Time reverses its losses
REAL Time Engineering, one of Scotland's largest independent IT consultancies, dramatically reversed heavy losses after finding niche markets in the downtrodden technology sector and striking a series of big aviation industry deals. -
I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS growth
Former Innovation Centre tenant I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS the software and services firm that employs most of its staff in Glasgow, said yesterday it had drastically narrowed its losses and expects to be profitable throughout the next 12 months. -
Scots innovators urged to abandon clan mentality
SCOTLAND’S history of great inventions, from the telephone and television to bicycles and Dolly the Sheep, could be rekindled if researchers, scientists and innovators abandoned their "clan mentality" and worked together instead of in competition. -
New chief mobilised for technology firm alliance
A FORMER executive from mobile phone group Orange has been selected to lead Scotland’s fledgling wireless technology industry. -
Pioneer in computer imaging prepares itself for a screen test
VIRTUAL Clones, a new spin-out from Glasgow University and the University of Edinburgh, is preparing to launch its virtual character creation software into the international entertainment market. -
Bedside hi-tech helps head injury patients
BEDSIDE technology in a Scottish hospital is driving an international research project to improve the treatment of patients with head injuries. -
Winners at the Web 2003
Everyone who enters can access valuable e-business support from Scottish Enterprise. You'll also receive constructive feedback on your entry from the judges. -
I-Document systems on course to break even as pre-tax losses narrow to £460,000
I-DOCUMENTSYSTEMS, the software and services firm that employs 60 of its 80 staff in Glasgow, yesterday reported narrowing losses and said it was on course to break even by the end of October. -
4cDesign shell livewire Runner up
4C Design Ltd was pipped at the post by Borders based Black Circles Ltd, an innovative online and call centre tyre retailer. -
Call centres given the human touch
Blue chip club: Video technology developed by a Glasgow company is putting a face to annonymous operators, finds Mike Woodcock -
Finnish and Estonian Partnership Opportunities
Finnish and Estonian Partnership Opportunities -
Poland Trade Mission
Subsidised Trade Mission to Poland through Renfrewshire & Inverclyde Export Partnership. -
Surge in business angel syndicates as wealthy investors spurn stock market
FIVE new business angel syndicates could be set up in Scotland this year as wealthy individuals seek an alternative to the battered stock market. -
New research puts city second on UK high-growth list
NEW research by Bank of Scotland shows that Glasgow develops the highest pro portion of high-growth new businesses in the UK outside London, according to data collected from more than 500,000 UK businesses. -
Providing more than just a helping hand for new generation of entrepreneurs
Those of us involved in the business community in this country are acutely aware of the need to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in Scotland. -
Go ahead given for trailblazing wireless research at Hillington Park
Providing a global showcase for Scotland’s wireless technology capability could be the result of a pilot study secured by the country’s leading high growth business incubator. -
Research to business plans unveiled
Three new centres designed to turn more university research into businesses will be announced by First Minister Jack McConnell. -
i-doc set to achieve its financial targets
SOFTWARE developer i-documentsystems (i-doc) said yesterday that it was on course to meet its sales targets for the financial year, having managed to meet both its new contract and turnover targets. -
IT development makes CRM accessible to all
LEAVING customers waiting on the line for 20 minutes listening to endless pledges of prompt attention is not good for business. -
Animated entrepreneurs let mobile users tune in to a cartoon network
KEVIN Bradshaw, the wireless media entrepreneur, has teamed up with the computer game pioneer Lesley Keen in a new company that will enable mobile phone users to create and send cartoons. -
VCs prepare for £150m Scottish spending spree
SCOTTISH companies can expect to receive up to £150m in investment next year as venture capitalists seek to spend their growing cash piles, according to industry estimates. -
Blow to tech firms as Star centre is shut
FLEDGLING Scottish firms hoping to sell their technology in the US have been dealt a blow with the closure of a key commercialisation office in San Jose, California. -
Intense bucks optoelectronics trend by raising another £10.5m
Intense bucks optoelectronics trend by raising another £10.5m to accelerate its development programme and strengthen its marketing team. -
£150,000 Injection for Matrix
MATRIX Service Hosting, the online accountancy software company, has won £150,000 in first-round funding from a group of private investors. -
4CDesign -Tomorrow's World Roadshow
4CDesign would like to invite you to stand (I29) at the SECC in Glasgow in the coming week. -
Trade mission to C.E.R.N.
CERN is the largest particle physics laboratory in Europe, with an annual budget in excess of £350 million. -
Virtual Property Market Challenged Once Again
The weekend of 20th June saw the VPM team struggle across 54 miles of the West Highland Way in a time of just over 20 hours. -
VPM win £4000 in Beyond Bricks national final
Hillington Park Innovation Centre based e-commerce business pick up elevator pitch prize at Internet World exhibition. -
Tech upturn finally allows bluetooth to bare its teeth
AFTER years of being confined to the brilliant-but-useless shelf of the technology revolution, Bluetooth appears to at last be coming of age. -
ScotlandIS ITT for Website
We are currently seeking proposals for the design and development of a new Web site for ScotlandIS. -
Gladstone MRM awarded Investor in People Standard
Gladstone MRM (Scotland and Northern Ireland) was recently awarded the Investors in People Scotland Standard. Gladstone MRM provides the leisure industry with specialist software to enable the effective management of membership information systems -
Xtrabox much in demand by Greeks
WHEN Andrew Ogilvie, the owner of a new Scottish internet service provider (ISP), said he could drastically reduce the cost for e-businesses upgrading to a dedicated server with his range of new toaster-sized devices, he did not expect his first customer to come from 1800 miles away. -
VPM scoops top property award
Property Innovation of the Year Award goes to Glasgow firm -
Microsoft will put its muscle behind the Bluetooth wireless
Microsoft also will push Bluetooth software, releasing a development kit in May to help programmers support the technology and posting a download that will give Windows XP (news - web sites) built-in Bluetooth abilities this fall. -
Hillington to set up £1m wireless centre
ONE of Scotland's top company incubators is to establish a £1m wireless technology centre. -
20-20 Ringing Up All The Right Answers
A Glasgow start-up is aiming to revolutionise the fast-growing UK call centre sector with a new and innovative piece of software. -
All go for Virtual Property Market's tendering system
VIRTUAL Property Market, the Glasgow-based e-procurement firm, has completed a trial of its online tendering system, backed by the housing and regeneration agency Communities Scotland. -
Scots Software Firms Link Up
SOFTWARE which allows mobile staff to check office documents from mobile phones and other devices is being developed by two companies in Scotland. -
Ascom IT and Stream Communications
TWO of Scotland's top wireless companies have set up a consultancy to pool their expertise in Bluetooth, the technology that is expected to link millions of electronic devices. -
Hillington Park Innovation Centre; community at work
DAMOVO, the fast-growing Glasgow-based telecoms hardware and service supplier, yesterday said it had signed a £160m partnership deal with a small Scottish hi-tech firm, a move likely to bolster the fortunes of both companies. -
'Technology hotel' provides five-star hospitality
FAST-growing companies have special requirements. They may not be very big at least, not to start with but they normally need a sound infrastructure, a creative atmosphere, and the presence of high-level technical facilities such as broadband. -
Hanon Solutions acquires Neural Innovation
Hanon Solutions announces that it has purchased the business and assets of Neural Innovation Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. -
Just how do you get your teeth into wireless?
The trouble with IT is that sometimes, it can be so darn repetitive. -
Idesta Growth Plans for 2002
Idesta, the company which designs, develops and deploys web-enabled software applications for mobile devices, is looking for a 60% increase in 2002 revenues from the rapidly-growing European wireless market. -
Virtual Property Market Scottish First Tuesday event.
Virtual Property Market Scottish First Tuesday event. -
IT Business Forum and World Congress
The IT Business Forum and World Congress on IT is taking place in Adelaide in February, and a proposed trade mission to these events is planned. -
Macromedia Qualified Graduates
Macromedia Qualified Graduates -
High-tech park helping fledgling firms survive
LAST month, the UK's e-Entrepreneur of the Year, Chris Gorman, opened an impressive new business incubation centre at Hillington. -
OnStar pulls plug on satellite broadband dream
Broadband4UK, run by entrepreneur Fraser Hay, was acting as marketing partner of OnStar Europe, the telecoms division of General Motors, which developed the Beam system of broadband delivery. -
Chris Gorman signs up to nurture new generation of software ventures
CHRIS Gorman, recently named UK e-Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, was yesterday appointed chairman of the management board at the £5m Hillington Park Innovation Centre.
