Posts by Cheryl McCulloch

By Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce According to the UK Government, at the end of 2023, 99.9% of the UK’s 5.6m business population are SMEs. With 5.51m of these classed as small and up to 49 employees and a further 36,900 classed as medium having 50-249 employees, they account for three-fifths of the…

Glasgow City Council has revealed the new brand behind its plans to mark the city’s 850th birthday, in 2025. The four core icons used with the brand, use recognisable symbols synonymous with Glasgow’s story. More symbols will be developed to highlight the wide-ranging achievements of the city and its people, with a special focus on the…

A unique solar-powered mobile music recording and live production studio called the Phonoautobothy will power a number of music events in Scotland’s largest city. Built using upcycled materials by the Idlefield Art Lab collective from Canada, the Phonoautobothy aims to showcase sustainable power generation for live and recorded music while engaging local communities around Glasgow’s…

Pest Solutions, the award-winning UK pest control business based in Glasgow, is leading the way on prioritising sustainability and the journey to net zero in the pest control industry as part of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce ‘Step Up to Net Zero’ programme. Fully funded by Glasgow City Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund,…

By Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce It’s hard to believe it was nearly a year ago when Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council declared that the week of the 13 May 2024 would be the first Glasgow Climate week at our inaugural Congress of Business (COB). COB is a core part of…

By Rebecca Ricketts, Campaign and Project Lead, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Circular Glasgow.  As a kid I grew up on a small seven acre smallholdings, nestled amongst the thriving Cumbrian farming community.  For as long as I could remember, I knew exactly where my food came from and how it was made. I also learnt…

The independent consumer review magazine studied all reusable plant pots on the market in a 12 month study, analysing plant health, plant growth, water retention, and durability. Ocean Plastic Pots won Recommended Plant Pot for growing the Healthiest Plants. Made from 100% recycled rope in Scotland. For further information, visit: Ocean Plastic Pots

Keep Scotland Beautiful are partnering with Lidl for a week of action across Glasgow as part of #SpringCleanScotland 2024. Our week of action with Lidl stores will help us finish #SpringCleanScotland 2024 off with a bang, tackling litter and encouraging recycling across Glasgow. Our four Lidl week of action litter picks will start with an event at…

Glasgow is going to be Full of Beans this year as the campaign to promote beans as a healthy and planet-friendly food choice is taking over the city. For the month of March, restaurants and other catering venues are encouraged to put beans on the menu, linking up with the #Beansonthemenu Challenge by the global…

Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce was a panellist at the first MSS Presents seminar of 2024 at Material Source Studio Glasgow. In discussion with Alison and host David Smalley, Iain Black, Professor of Sustainable Consumption at the University of Strathclyde, said: “This is an emergency. And we have to act like it’s…