£300,000 UK Government site accelerator grant unlocks progress at Queensferry One, Rosyth

Wednesday February 25, 2026

Scarborough Muir Group (SMG), the joint venture between Scarborough Group International and Inverkeithing-based Muir Group, has secured £300,000 of UK Government funding through the Site Accelerator Grant programme to carry out enabling works at Queensferry One, Rosyth. The grant will support advanced infrastructure works for Q1 50, a fully consented 50,000 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme at Queensferry One, …

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Forth Green Freeport unlocks £25 million to deliver £7.9Bn of economic regeneration

Thursday January 15, 2026

The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has today (15 January 2026) marked a joint agreement which unlocks £25 million of seed funding from the UK Government to support reindustrialisation of the Edinburgh, Fife and Falkirk areas and attract £7.9 billion of private and public investment over the next decade. At the Port of Leith, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, …

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Forth Green Freeport is recruiting for a new Net Zero and Innovation Manager!

Monday December 22, 2025

Forth Green Freeport (FGF) is looking to recruit a new team member to join the FGF team and consortium partners. The Net Zero and Innovation Manager will play a key role in delivering the FGF’s ambitious strategy to reindustrialise the green freeport area through a green and just energy transition, bringing thousands of skilled jobs to the area and benefiting local communities. Do …

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Forth Green Freeport secures Full Business Case approval

Wednesday November 26, 2025

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today (26 November 2025) confirmed that the Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has received final UK Government approval of their Full Business Case (FBC) following approval from Scottish Government in October. Approval of the FBC is an important step towards unlocking £25 million of seed capital funding to support the reindustrialisation of the FGF area …

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Forth Green Freeport Meetings of the Governance Board – Minutes (September 2025) and recent Ministerial correspondence with Alex Norris MP

Thursday November 20, 2025

On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the minutes of the meeting of the Governance Board for September 2025. You can view the agenda here and the minutes in full here. An exchange of letters between Forth Green Freeport Chair, Dame Susan Rice, and Alex Norris MP, can now be viewed below: Letter from …

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Inch Cape’s first XXL monopiles land in Port of Leith

Wednesday October 15, 2025

The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations* for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived in the Port of Leith marking the start of a new phase of offshore construction for the project and a new era for the recently completed Forth Ports’ renewables hub. The 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape will be the first to use the transformed port …

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Forth Green Freeport appoints delivery team

Wednesday October 1, 2025

The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) announces the appointment of its expert team who will deliver the ambitious vision to attract investors and bring major economic benefits for Scotland while ensuring a high level of governance and adherence to the FGF’s Fair Work and Net Zero charters. Reporting to CEO Sarah Murray, Tom Morris joins as Trade and Investment Manager and …

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Vibrant new development for The Port of Leith receives planning consent

Wednesday September 17, 2025

Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports, has earlier today (17 September) been awarded Detailed Planning Consent and Listed Building Consent by The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) for their exciting development on land within the Port of Leith known as ‘The Dry Dock at Harbour 31’. The Dry Dock development will regenerate land used for industrial port activities, and will …

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Icelandair lands in Edinburgh – Route to be extended to year-round as inaugural flight departs

Tuesday September 16, 2025

Icelandair has landed at Forth Green Freeport partner, Edinburgh Airport, for the first time ever, expanding choice for passengers looking to travel to Iceland and beyond. The airline’s new service between Edinburgh and Reykjavik will now be year-round rather than just September to April such has been the popularity of the route since it was announced. The route’s inaugural flight …

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Grangemouth Land and Infrastructure Baseline Review

Tuesday September 2, 2025

Aims This report aims to establish a detailed baseline review of key land and infrastructure assets in the Grangemouth cluster. This includes physical site data, geotechnical and environmental information, utility services, flood risk information, and spatial mapping to guide future planning and decision making. This analysis feeds into the development of an industrial cluster strategy for Grangemouth and supports a …

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