Business

Forth Bridges workers are this month trialling a “robotic exosuit” which could all but eliminate the risks posed by manual handling tasks.

A sod cutting ceremony was held to mark the start of a 36-home development for the retired.

Looming strike action at XPO Logistics could affect supplies of food to 70 Morrisons superstores throughout the country including Falkirk.

A whisky distillery that’s been almost a decade in the making is finally set to open this year.

Regular customers of Falkirk’s Debenham’s store are said to be delighted its Howgate Shopping Centre lease has been renewed, amid very uncertain times.

Planning permission is being sought to build five new shops with car parking on land just off Bellsdyke Road, Larbert, to the east of Blenheim Place.

Family run butchers Patricks of Camelon is toasting success after winning gold and silver accolades in the 2019 Scottish Craft Butcher Awards.

A Falkirk business once renowned for its cones and chip teas is to re-open as a restaurant-bar.

A new shop has opened in Falkirk selling environmentally-friendly, zero-waste products.

There were bright smiles all round at Tryst Dental Practice in Stenhousemuir after the company won the Outstanding Contribution of the Year category in the Scottish Dental Awards 2019.

An optician has announced it is leaving Falkirk’s High Street.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has slapped a statutory improvement notice on Ineos venture Petroineos after the petrochemical giant failed to follow procedures to protect communities.

A jobs fair will be held in Grangemouth later this week for the new Earls Gate Energy Centre.

Falkirk Football Club’s relegation to Scottish League One could be a “blessing in disguise” for the town itself.

The newest recipient of an award dedicated to a late Ineos worker who died in service shows the same “commitment” as the man it was named after.

Local tattoo shop Blue Lass Tattoo has raised an incredible £9250 for Strathcarron Hospice.

Tea and cakes were the order of the day as a Grangemouth bank held a fundraiser for Strathcarron Hopsice on its birthday.

A Grangemouth bank is to host a tea party to raise money for Strathcarron Hospice and celebrate its 38th birthday.

A jobs fair will be held in Grangemouth next month for the new Earls Gate Energy Centre.