Forth Green Freeport

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 …

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 …

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 …

Forth Green Freeport (FGF) CEO Sarah Murray has joined the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Governing Council to support the Chamber’s continual delivery of its 10-year strategy – A Decade of Impact. Sarah brings a wealth of previous career experience to the Chamber and, in her current role as the CEO of FGF, she leads the delivery of FGF’s ambitious green …

On the latest episode of the Prosperity Unlocked podcast, from Prosper Forth Green Freeport CEO, Sarah Murray, and Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport CEO, Calum MacPherson, sit down to discuss why Green Freeports are a once in a generation opportunity for all of Scotland to reap the rewards of global investment. Listen to the full show by clicking the links …

Welcome to the Forth Green Freeport! Forth Green Freeport is Scotland’s largest opportunity to deliver a just transition to net zero, to attract significant inward investment, to build international trade and export capability, and to create high quality and well-paid jobs. New technology backed skills development will address areas of acute deprivation within our communities. The Forth Green Freeport is …

Forth Green Freeport (FGF) announces today (16 July 2024) that it has appointed Sarah Murray as the first Chief Executive of the public/private consortium. FGF officially opened for business last month (12 June) with a commitment to deliver an ambitious green growth strategy to re-industrialise Scotland, bringing economic and net zero benefits for the country as a whole and the …

The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) is officially “open for business” today, 12 June 2024, following approval from the Scottish and UK Governments of its Outline Business Case and the designation of its three tax sites located in Grangemouth, Rosyth, Mid-Forth (Leith and Burntisland). This major step unlocks the investment incentives to deliver the green freeport vision. This significant milestone for …

On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the agenda items and minutes of the meetings for the Governance Board for December 2023. You can view the meeting agenda here and the minutes in full here. If you have any questions regarding the Forth Green Freeport project, you can contact us here.

Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports’ Group Chief Executive, Charles Hammond OBE, has decided to step down from his role leading the UK’s third largest ports group at the end of June 2024. His successor will be Stuart Wallace, who is currently the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Charles will work closely with Stuart over the next six months to ensure …