Merck’s Livingston facility has benefited from a £2.6 million investment to support the launch of a product used in analysing blood.

West Lothian Council and West Calder and Harburn Community Development Trust (WCHCDT) are pleased to announce funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) towards the delivery of the £4.26 million Scottish Co-operative Discovery & Activity Centre in West Calder.

Industrial safety products firm Empteezy Group has been taken over in a management buyout backed by Chiltern Capital.

The firm, which provides test and measurement products for the global telecommunications sector, has unveiled its unaudited results for the six months ending September 30, showing a 38 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue to £12.7 million, attributed to strong underlying growth and the impact of currency movements.

Work has begun on an exciting new environmentally-friendly hub at West Lothian College.

The h&b member targeted Livingston for a new depot due to its solid contractor base and strong infrastructure investment underway and scheduled for the next 15 years.