Case Studies

Uan Scotland is an innovative company striving to create high quality products which utilise wool as a 21st century super material, harnessing the properties of wool to offer their customers luxury and comfort combined with durable quality. They aspire to provide customers with product traceability, green credentials, "upcycle" solutions and to be supportive to rural Scottish businesses involved within the wool production and manufacturing processes.

Fyne Futures, established in 2004 is based on The Island of Bute and is a subsidiary of Fyne Homes and is committed to environmental sustainability and alleviation of unemployment. The project assessed the feasibly of siting a Micro Anaerobic Digester (Micro AD) in Ardencraig gardens based in Rothesay. The proposed site is set with-in a walled garden which has been developed to create a propagation, education and show garden and tearoom. Ardencraig is owned and maintained by Argyll & Bute Council.

Interface Food and Drink funded an industry–academia partnership project led by Agrico in partnership with Celtic Renewables, Hatton Farms, Edinburgh Napier University and the Scottish Biofuel Programme to address the question what is the ‘Bioenergy Potential from Waste Potatoes’. The project looked at the bioenergy potential using the ABE Fermentation process.

Founded in 1898, The owns or controls 30 Miles of the riverbank foreshore on the Tay and Earn.

MacSween of Edinburgh is a brand leader in the food sector, making traditional Scottish Haggis.

Dundee based Jarron Farms produce vegetables, cereals and livestock.

Living Solutions is a Fife based social enterprise that carries out woodland management and timber processing activities to provide a wide range of work, volunteer and training opportunities.

Recyclatech has developed an industrial biotechnology process for devulcanisation of used rubber, for example from truck tyres.  The devulcanised rubber can be reused into high value products.

West Beer operates one of the most advanced small breweries in the UK in its Glasgow operation.