
From modest beginnings, velos-IT has quickly established itself as a major player in the global IT sector. Working with Scottish Enterprise has allowed the identification of multiple opportunities for the business, including greater penetration of new and existing UK markets, internationalisation...

Digital media and the creative industries in Scotland The creative industries sector in Scotland supports over 60,000 jobs and contributes £5 billion to our economy. The term covers a broad variety of areas and includes a few large corporations and a number of small niche businesses. Some ...

The world is going low carbon. There’s huge environmental and social pressure for all of us to become more efficient in the energy and resources we use. But it also makes sound business sense. Today the most dynamic, fast-growing markets are for low carbon products and services. Customers and ...
Gordon Boyle, Chief Executive, Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile Gordon Boyle was appointed Chief Executive of Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile International (BMMI) in 2003 following more than 20 years in the food and drink sales and distribution industry. Previously, Gordon held several se...

John Wilson Director - Global Accessories Reebok, United States – Massachusetts John has vast industry experience from both a retail and wholesale point of view. A 14 year veteran within the Sports Industry working within dynamic Brands including NIKE and Reebok in varied positions, cove...
Over the last 10 years GlobalScots have helped many Scottish companies develop into internationally successful businesses. A recent example of this is that of computer game company Polybius, who with a little help from GlobalScot and SDI, are taking their business across the globe. David G...

A little bit of help from the right person at the right time can make a huge difference to the success of a business venture. And the GlobalScot network can provide a perfect platform to offer that vital helping hand. That’s the message from John Callaghan, the Jakarta-based President and CEO of ...

Last year was a very active year in the network for GlobalScot Derek Blackwood, OBE, president of the Wood Group’s production and engineering facilities in the Americas. Derek was involved in a number of projects supporting both Scottish companies and universtity students. In May, Derek held ...

Juan Escala is Managing Director of Moredun Scientific, the commercial arm of the Moredun Group of companies, based in Penicuik, near Edinburgh. His company provides contract research services to the animal health industry and bio-safety testing to the wider bio-pharmaceutical sector. In 200...

Based in Dundee, Waracle Ltd is a web technology and software development company that specialises in creating social media solutions for brands and publishers. The company’s flagship product, Wetoc, is a platform technology for implementing a wide range of attractive web features, such as stream...

Scotland’s electronics sector offers high quality skills and extensive industry experience, enabling niche companies such as Multi-Lab QuartzTec to grow and increase sales year on year. Newcastle-based Multi-Lab specialises in making quartz glass and machining ceramics for use in semiconductor...

GlobalScot, Robert C. Dewar, places great emphasis on meticulous planning and preparation for companies planning to set up business in the States. One of America’s foremost lawyers, he has helped many Scottish companies get established, grow and succeed, from one-man Internet start-ups and small ...

The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), headquartered in Scotland, is a not-for profit trade association that represents the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland. Membership spans the whole supply chain, and includes fabless semiconductor companies, intellectual property providers,...

Fiona Donnelly is Scottish Development International’s (SDI) representative in Hong Kong and Macau. Fiona’s extensive network of contacts and in-depth knowledge of business conditions in this unique, densely-populated and strategically important location make her ideally qualified to promote Scot...

vetpulse.tv is an Internet video channel for veterinary professionals and organisations. It lets them share original video content with local, national and international audiences, providing a channel to inform, educate and promote a wide range of specialist topics. The company was launched b...

Kissing with Confidence is a Glasgow company that specialises in teaching people to communicate more effectively. The company gives one-to-one tuition and short training courses, bespoke company-wide programmes and keynote speeches at conferences and events in the UK and abroad. Its suite of oral...

Traceall Limited is a leading international provider of tracking and traceability solutions, based in Glasgow. It is headed up by Alan Steele and Jim Comerford, both recognised experts in the track trace field and specialist advisors to the Transport and Logistics industry, British Government and...
The programme is a Scottish Enterprise initiative, backed and supported by Scotland’s International Advisory Board and the GlobalScot Network. It aims to inspire the next generation of Scottish business leaders with confidence, skills and the capacity to succeed. During the summer of 2008, Ela...
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Albagaia Ltd specialises in the environmentally-sound destruction of micro-organisms and harmful organic compounds. The company has developed highly-innovative photocatalytic technology processes designed to provide safe, high-quality outputs. Its products can be used to treat industrial and chem...