Without a massive u-turn on energy policy, there is no requirement for the oil refinery, writes TERRY MURDEN Just like the closure of the last coal mine, the end of crude oil refining at Grangemouth was felt like a death in the family. A century of industrial endeavour is over and the facilities that literally […]
Grangemouth
Grangemouth needs more than promises
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £200m to repurpose the oil refinery, but there are no concrete plans, writes TERRY MURDEN Harold Macmillan famously said, “events, dear boy, events” have a habit of dictating the fortunes of Prime Ministers. Sir Keir Starmer has certainly a long list of potential opportunities and hazards confronting him, top of […]
Scotland finds it’s not easy being green
The transition to a clean energy economy is paved with obstacles, says TERRY MURDEN The green energy transition was not meant to be like this. Four hundred jobs going at the Grangemouth refinery, a similar number at the heat pumps manufacturer Mitsubishi in Livingston, another 160 being lost at Alexander Dennis which is building electric […]
Scotland from the air: Edinburgh to Speyside
With the weather at its best in mid-May, it was a good time to photograph some of Scotland’s landmarks via a helicopter trip provided by PDG Aviation Services. Click on images to enlarge. All photos copyright of Terry Murden @DB Media Services For information on reproduction please contact tmurden@dailybusinessgroup.co.uk