Hovercraft on Forth plans are put on hold

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The firm said it was putting research and development on hold from the end of this month.</p> <p>A two-week trial which took place last year between Kirkcaldy and Portobello in Edinburgh was said to have established a business case for a full-time route.</p> <p>After analysing the results of the £300,000 pilot scheme, the firm said its preferred permanent route was between Kirkcaldy and Leith.</p> <p>Last October the firm said a full service could be operational from summer 2009, with a one-hovercraft service operating between Kirkcaldy and Portobello as an interim measure.</p> <p>The service would involve a £10million investment by the Stagecoach group with short-term public sector support of around £3.3million for the first three years. The firm has chartered a hovercraft to survey wintering birds on the Forth estuary from February 21 to 28 as part of an environmental impact study. And the craft will also carry out a trial run from Kirkcaldy to Alloa today to show the technology to councillors and officials from Clackmannanshire Council.</p> <p>But this will be the last planned work for the immediate future, said the firm.</p> <p>A spokesman said there had been wide support from across the political spectrum for the concept.</p> <p>"However, we are unable to progress the project further until we have clarity from the Scottish Government and public sector agencies on their delivery role and the funding process, which is critical to the future of the initiative," he said.</p></div><div id="social-follow" data-mod="socialFollow"><ul id="social-headings"><li>Like us on <strong>Facebook</strong></li><li>Follow us on <strong>Twitter</strong></li><li>Daily <strong>Newsletter</strong></li></ul><div id="social-methods"><div class="facebook-share"><span class="icon facebook large"></span><div class="fb-like" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ScottishBusinessInsider" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/appointments/rangers-appoints-barry-scott-board-11675732"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article11675756.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS138595826.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner section-theme-border"><a class="label section-theme-highlight" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc-1">Rangers FC</a><a class="headline publication-font" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/appointments/rangers-appoints-barry-scott-board-11675732">Rangers appoints Barry Scott to board of directors</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/appointments/rangers-appoints-barry-scott-board-11675732">Based out of Hong Kong, Scott was part of a group of investors that contributed 拢6.5m in loans to the Ibrox side last year</a></div></div><div class="pancake duet secondary"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/DSC03289.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/DSC03289.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/DSC03289.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/renewables">Renewables</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737">Entrepreneur to launch new wave technology invention at All-Energy Conference 2018</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737">Sam Etherington, 28, will unveil his MANTA wave product at the SEC in Glasgow which will be tested in a pilot project at a salmon farm off the coast of Shetland this summer</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS147777734.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS147777734.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS147777734.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc-1">Rangers FC</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392">Paul Murray and Barry Scott resign from Rangers board</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392">Murray played a key role, alongside chairman Dave King, in ousting the previous regime in 2015, whilst Scott had only been on the board since the end of last year</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/springfield-properties-takes-over-dawn-12465564"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466572.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Springfield-Properties-2-L-R-Dawn-Homes-Chairman-Alan-Macdonald-Springfield-Properties-Executive-Chairman-Sandy-Adam.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466572.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/Springfield-Properties-2-L-R-Dawn-Homes-Chairman-Alan-Macdonald-Springfield-Properties-Executive-Chairman-Sandy-Adam.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466572.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Springfield-Properties-2-L-R-Dawn-Homes-Chairman-Alan-Macdonald-Springfield-Properties-Executive-Chairman-Sandy-Adam.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/house-building">House building</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/springfield-properties-takes-over-dawn-12465564">Springfield Properties takes over Dawn Homes in 拢20m deal</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/springfield-properties-takes-over-dawn-12465564">The acquisition will be part-financed through a 拢15m placing</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/glenallachie-distillery-billy-walker-brexit-12037638"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12037746.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Trisha-Savage-and-Billy-Walker-outside-The-GlenAllachie-Distillery-in-Aberlour.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12037746.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/Trisha-Savage-and-Billy-Walker-outside-The-GlenAllachie-Distillery-in-Aberlour.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12037746.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Trisha-Savage-and-Billy-Walker-outside-The-GlenAllachie-Distillery-in-Aberlour.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/whisky">Whisky</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/glenallachie-distillery-billy-walker-brexit-12037638">GlenAllachie's Billy Walker believes future bright for whisky industry exports after Brexit</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/glenallachie-distillery-billy-walker-brexit-12037638">Despite being a 'committed remainer', the industry veteran who operates the GlenAllachie Distillers Company with Graham Stevenson tells Insider he has a number of product launches planned</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="tab-content" data-value="mostRecent" data-tabset="all"><div class="pancake use-image-placeholders ensemble" data-group="mostRecent" data-group-index="0"><div class="teaser teaser-highlight"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12467091.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Mark-Laidlaw-SEC-Stuart-Patrick-GCoC-Annerieke-Douma-Circle-Economy-Alison-McRae-GCoC.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner section-theme-border"><a class="label section-theme-highlight" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/in-the-news">In The News</a><a class="headline publication-font" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227">Winners emerge in bid to boost 'circular economy' within the events industry</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227">The Circle Lab challenge aims to cut wasteful processes</a></div></div><div class="pancake duet secondary"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS150218674.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS150218674.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS150218674.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/comment">Comment</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911">Asda-Sainsbury's deal shows corporates are ready to go shopping</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911">Alasdair Ronald, senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin in Glasgow, says there is a certain sense in combining these two very different supermarket chains</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/all-energy-conference-offshore-wind-12460589"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460643.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/offshorewindconstructionjpeg.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460643.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/offshorewindconstructionjpeg.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460643.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/offshorewindconstructionjpeg.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/comment">Comment</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/all-energy-conference-offshore-wind-12460589">Why the Scottish offshore supply chain needs nurturing</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/all-energy-conference-offshore-wind-12460589">As the All-Energy conference gets under way, Patricia Hawthorn says there is a reason why Scotland's domestic market might not see the full benefit of offshore construction opportunities</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS136556215-1.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS136556215-1.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS136556215-1.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/retail-consumer">Retail & Consumer</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772">Scottish retail sales continue to grow, but at a slowing pace</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772">Government figures show a fifth consecutive quarterly increase</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS147777734.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/JS147777734.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466353.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS147777734.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc-1">Rangers FC</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392">Paul Murray and Barry Scott resign from Rangers board</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/paul-murray-resigns-rangers-board-12466392">Murray played a key role, alongside chairman Dave King, in ousting the previous regime in 2015, whilst Scott had only been on the board since the end of last year</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section> <section class="top-stories section-theme-border"><div class="headline"><a class="publication-theme-indicator publication-font publication-theme-hover" href="/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/">Top Stories</a></div><div class="pancake use-image-placeholders quartet" data-group="topStories" data-group-index="0"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS150218674.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/JS150218674.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/JS150218674.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466977.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS150218674.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/comment">Comment</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911">Asda-Sainsbury's deal shows corporates are ready to go shopping</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/special-reports/asda-sainsburys-deal-shows-corporates-12466911">Alasdair Ronald, senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin in Glasgow, says there is a certain sense in combining these two very different supermarket chains</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS136556215-1.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/JS136556215-1.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/JS136556215-1.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12466789.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS136556215-1.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/retail-consumer">Retail & Consumer</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772">Scottish retail sales continue to grow, but at a slowing pace</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/scottish-retail-sales-continue-grow-12466772">Government figures show a fifth consecutive quarterly increase</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12467091.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Mark-Laidlaw-SEC-Stuart-Patrick-GCoC-Annerieke-Douma-Circle-Economy-Alison-McRae-GCoC.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12467091.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/Mark-Laidlaw-SEC-Stuart-Patrick-GCoC-Annerieke-Douma-Circle-Economy-Alison-McRae-GCoC.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12467091.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/Mark-Laidlaw-SEC-Stuart-Patrick-GCoC-Annerieke-Douma-Circle-Economy-Alison-McRae-GCoC.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12467091.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Mark-Laidlaw-SEC-Stuart-Patrick-GCoC-Annerieke-Douma-Circle-Economy-Alison-McRae-GCoC.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/in-the-news">In The News</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227">Winners emerge in bid to boost 'circular economy' within the events industry</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/winners-emerge-bid-boost-circular-12467227">The Circle Lab challenge aims to cut wasteful processes</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/DSC03289.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/DSC03289.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/DSC03289.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460746.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/DSC03289.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/renewables">Renewables</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737">Entrepreneur to launch new wave technology invention at All-Energy Conference 2018</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/energy-manta-wave-launch-etherington-12460737">Sam Etherington, 28, will unveil his MANTA wave product at the SEC in Glasgow which will be tested in a pilot project at a salmon farm off the coast of Shetland this summer</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/federation-master-builders-construction-scotland-12461776"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461759.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/buildingsite-1.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461759.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/buildingsite-1.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461759.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/buildingsite-1.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461759.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/buildingsite-1.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/construction">Construction</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/federation-master-builders-construction-scotland-12461776">Scotland's smaller construction firms see rebound in activity</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/federation-master-builders-construction-scotland-12461776">Federation of Master Builders also warns that changes in income tax rates could 'stifle the growth of the past three months'</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/new-report-reveals-economic-contribution-12461476"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461400.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Family-firms.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461400.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/Family-firms.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461400.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/Family-firms.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12461400.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Family-firms.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/family-business">Family business</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/new-report-reveals-economic-contribution-12461476">New report reveals the economic contribution of family-owned businesses in Scotland</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/new-report-reveals-economic-contribution-12461476">The sector accounts for nearly half of all private sector employment north of the Border</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/it-expert-cyber-security-gdpr-12466147"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466173.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS150109047.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466173.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/JS150109047.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466173.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/JS150109047.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12466173.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS150109047.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/gdpr">GDPR</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/it-expert-cyber-security-gdpr-12466147">IT Expert warns of cyber security clamp down</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/it-expert-cyber-security-gdpr-12466147">David Copland, a managing consultant at Bovil, sends out a warning to small firms as GDPR comes into effect later this month</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/omega-diagnostics-close-german-business-12465093"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465103.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Omega-test-RESIZED.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465103.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/Omega-test-RESIZED.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465103.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/Omega-test-RESIZED.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465103.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Omega-test-RESIZED.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/life-sciences">Life sciences</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/omega-diagnostics-close-german-business-12465093">Omega Diagnostics to close German arm</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/omega-diagnostics-close-german-business-12465093">The life sciences firm has failed to find a buyer for its overseas business</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/wood-ibm-digital-partnership-technology-12465036"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465045.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/screen-shot-2017-07-25-at-10-22-00.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465045.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/screen-shot-2017-07-25-at-10-22-00.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465045.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/screen-shot-2017-07-25-at-10-22-00.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.insider.co.uk/incoming/article12465045.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/screen-shot-2017-07-25-at-10-22-00.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/energy">Energy</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/wood-ibm-digital-partnership-technology-12465036">Wood strikes digital partnership with IBM</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/wood-ibm-digital-partnership-technology-12465036">The tie-up will aim to help customers harness the benefits of technology revolution</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/rbs-branch-closures-job-losses-12460226"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460273.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/JS150401345.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460273.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/JS150401345.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058im_/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460273.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/JS150401345.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article12460273.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS150401345.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><a class="label" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/all-about/royal-bank-of-scotland">Royal Bank of Scotland</a><a class="headline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/rbs-branch-closures-job-losses-12460226">RBS to close more than 160 branches and shed nearly 800 jobs</a><a class="description" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/rbs-branch-closures-job-losses-12460226">The closures will be in England and Wales in a decision bosses say it linked to its decision not to sell its Williams & Glyn business</a></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141058/https://www.insider.co.uk/news/culture-secretary-intervenes-trinity-mirrors-12460747"><img src="/web/20180502141058im_/https://www.insider.co.uk/@trinitymirrordigital/marwood/TM/img/placeholders/transparent.png" 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