On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the minutes of the meeting of the Governance Board for December 2024. You can view the 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 recruiting team to drive transformational economic initiative for Scotland
Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has new and exciting job opportunities for talented people to join the CEO, Sarah Murray and consortium partners in delivering the FGF’s ambitious strategy for Scotland. Do you want to play a key role in reindustrialising the green freeport area through a green and just energy transition, bringing thousands of skilled jobs to the area and …
Forth Ports strengthens Exec Board with appointment of two Regional Directors
Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports Limited, the UK ports group with eight ports on the UK’s strategic estuaries – the Thames, the Forth and the Tay – announces the promotion of David Webster and Derek Knox to newly created Regional Director roles. To enhance the growing business and drive Forth Ports’ long-term success across the UK, they will join …
Forth Green Freeport Meetings of the Governance Board – Minutes (October 2024)
On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the minutes of the meeting of the Governance Board for October 2024. You can view the agenda here and the minutes in full here. If you have any questions regarding the Forth Green Freeport project, you can contact us here.
Charities benefit from safe working at INEOS Grangemouth
Safe working practises during a major maintenance programme at INEOS Grangemouth triggers charity donations. More than 82,000 hours safely worked by employees of 60 UK-based companies as they completed the seven week planned maintenance schedule. Rachel Leitch, SHE Manager at the INEOS Chemicals site in Grangemouth said, “In making these donations we are delighted to be able to recognise the …
Port of Rosyth’s agri-hub multimillion pound investment in haulage equipment
Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (“agri-hub”) at the Port of Rosyth has made a further major investment in specialist haulage equipment to support the large tonnage of bulk cargos the port handles each year. The multimillion-pound investment sees the delivery of 10 tractors and 13 trailers which will primarily support the bulk cargo import work with agri feed specialist Cefetra. …
Pioneering wind technology brought to airport
Pioneering new technology will be introduced at Edinburgh Airport in a bid to generate renewable energy from the wind on its airfield. Innovative Wind Panel prototypes are set to be installed at Scotland’s busiest airport thanks to a landmark partnership with innovative zero-carbon company Katrick Technologies. These panels capture wind energy as low-level turbulent and gusty winds pass through them, …
Forth Ports announces £50 million investment in Leith having secured gamechanger contract with Inch Cape
Forth Green Freeport partner, Forth Ports, the UK’s third largest port operator, announces today (12 December 2024) a £50 million private investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith having secured its largest ever offshore wind contract, the delivery of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. This latest investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith will …
Forth Green Freeport Meetings of the Governance Board – Minutes (August 2024)
On behalf of the Forth Green Freeport Governance Board, we’re pleased to share the minutes of the meeting of the Governance Board for August 2024. You can view the minutes in full here. If you have any questions regarding the Forth Green Freeport project, you can contact us here.
Babcock cuts steel on third Type 31 Inspiration Class frigate, HMS Formidable
Forth Green Freeport partner, Babcock, has cut steel on HMS Formidable, the third of five Inspiration Class frigates they are building for the Royal Navy at their Rosyth facility in Scotland, marking the official start of the ship’s build programme. Coming only 20 months after the steel cut ceremony for the second ship, HMS Active, this highlights the rapid progress being …