14 . Glasgow Business October 2015
MEMBER NEWS Expansion
KC Shipping programme continues
Independent multi-modal logistics provider and liner agent KC Group Shipping has announced the opening of a new office in Antwerp, Belgium as its continental European expansion programme continues. The Port of Antwerp
represents an important hub for KC Shipping global logistics solutions. Supporting the company’s future development, the opening of the new office aims at strengthening KC’s commercial presence within the Benelux market. Four new team members
have been recruited to manage the office in Kapellen, Belgium. Also, in partnership with
KC Liner Agencies, Taiwanese transportation group Yang Ming have announced they will be the first container shipping line in over a decade to open a new branch office located within Scotland. Yang Ming Shipping Scotland
has extended the portfolio of services currently offered via existing Romford and Felixstowe offices, including full commercial, operational and documentation functions.
Healthcare Big plans for Medicity Scotland
BioCity Scotland, the life sciences incubator in Lanarkshire which houses and supports growing and ambitious life sciences organisations, has unveiled plans for its new MediCity Scotland facility that is expected to become home to around 50 new healthcare businesses. MediCity, which is due
to open at the BioCity Scotland campus in October, will cluster together
Partners will include Scottish universities, NHS Scotland and large and small companies. It is expected to create around 350 jobs over the next five years. The proposals for
Dr Diane Harbison, Managing Director at BioCity Scotland
entrepreneurs, clinicians, developers, innovators and investors in a supportive environment which will facilitate and accelerate MedTech opportunities.
MediCity were discussed by BioCity Scotland’s Managing Director, Dr Diane Harbison, at a sell-out event – Venturing Ahead: Turbocharging Entrepreneurs, which was held recently.
World class care
Yorkhill Hospital moves to new home
Yorkhill MediCinema is the most recent project to be funded by Yorkhill Children’s Charity
» After 100 years the iconic hospital has moved to new location A
ſter 100 years of world- class care at Yorkhill, Scotland’s largest children’s hospital has
moved to its new home at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Te hospital, which sees
160,000 children from across Scotland and beyond every year, is supported by Yorkhill Children’s Charity. Te charity, which aims to provide the best possible care to patients and their families, has invested more than £5 million in the new hospital already. Projects funded include
Financial Growth ambitions
The owners of Glasgow’s Viva Ristorante have acquired the city’s Italian Kitchen in a £1 million deal supported by Clydesdale Bank. Richard Laciok (left) and
Marco Mozzachiodi (right) took over the Merchant City restaurant thanks to a funding package from the bank’s Regional Business and Private Banking Centre in Glasgow. The deal was delivered by Relationship Manager Peter Burton. Clydesdale strengthened their support for Scottish
SMEs by partnering with the British Business Bank under its ENABLE Guarantees scheme. Up to £125 million of new lending, guaranteed by the British Business Bank, will help small businesses achieve growth ambitions.
enhanced medical equipment, play and family support programmes, and paediatric research. Te most recent project to be funded is the Yorkhill MediCinema – a full-size cinema inside the hospital, which allows the young patients to experience the magic of a cinema visit from their hospital bed.
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