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BUSINESS GATEWAY HELP DUNFERMLINE BUSINESS CLEAN UP

A unique kitchen equipment cleaner which began life with three deep fat fryers and an old oven rack has become a massive European success story for its Dunfermline-based owners.

Connect Ecosystems Ltd is on target to increase its turnover by 40 per cent this financial year after securing distribution deals with Spain, Portugal, Ireland and France – and Germany, Austria and Switzerland are next on the hit list.

Exhibition Grant Funding Helps Haldane UK’s Grand Designs

Glenrothes based timber machining company, Haldane UK, was looking at attending an exhibition in which they could enter the lucrative self-build market with their staircase manufacturing service.

The company is most commonly known for manufacturing timber handrails so when they launched their full staircase manufacture and installation service, they knew they needed to do something on a larger scale to effectively reposition the company.

Baker Rises to the Challenge of being his own Boss with help from Business Gateway

Taking voluntary redundancy provided Barry Batchelor with the finance he needed to fulfil one of his five life ambitions – to open his own bakery.

The 61-year-old, from Newburgh, decided to take severance from Telford College, Edinburgh, last September after spending 37 years teaching students patisserie and bakery.

As well as creating four part-time jobs, the former chef has ploughed £80,000 of his own money into renovating premises at 108 High Street, Newburgh.

Business Gateway Fife Helps to Drive Growth in Adventure Golf Island

Business Gateway Fife has enabled one of Fife’s most unique leisure experiences to add a new dimension to its business thanks to £5000 grant funding from the Fife Investment Fund.

Adventure Golf Island, based at the Fife Leisure Park in Dunfermline, has transformed one of its 18 hole Florida style adventure golf courses with a giant inflatable dome to ensure its customers can enjoy the fantastic facilities, whatever the weather.

Business Gateway helps Eclipse build a secure future

With plans well advanced to build a dedicated service and monitoring centre in West Fife, there is no doubt Dunfermline based business, Eclipse (IP) Ltd (www.eclipse-ip.co.uk), has its sights firmly set on future growth.

Established in 2007 by security specialists Neil Alexander and Stephen Ripley, with support from Business Gateway Fife, the advanced security systems solutions company has built an enviable client base at home and overseas and grown staff numbers to 27 over the past few years.

Business Gateway Fife helps Glenrothes Business take a step up

When Andrew Gillan was looking to take his business to the next level, the Glenrothes businessman approached Business Gateway Fife for some specialist support to help him develop the company. Launched in 2006, Handrails Direct (www.handrails-direct.co.uk)has shown impressive growth with the company doubling turnover last year and now finalising a move to larger premises, complete with a state-of-the-art showroom, on Newark Road South in Glenrothes.

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