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Open For Nominations- Business Excellence Awards 2026
Nominations are open for the Business Excellence Awards 2026!
WL Chamber
Sep 32 min read
Celebrating a New Chapter: Dangerous Studio Becomes a Premier Partner
Dangerous Studio is an award-winning creative video production company that helps businesses tell their stories through engaging, high-impact content. With expertise spanning video production, animation, training and induction films, promotional content, and digital communications, they work with organisations of all sizes to bring ideas to life and connect with audiences in meaningful ways. Founded over 15 years ago, Dangerous Studio has built a strong reputation for creativ
WL Chamber
Jul 131 min read
West Lothian College has appointed their new Principal
Hazel Brady, who was currently the Vice Principal of Learning and Attainment, took on the role as Interim Principal from December 2025 and has now been appointed as Principal. Hazel has held numerous roles since joining the college as a business lecturer in 2006. She moved from Faculty Director for Business, Creative and Enterprise to Vice Principal of Learning and Attainment in June 2024. Prior to her time at the college, she held roles at Scottish Television and BBC Scotla
WL Chamber Member
Jul 132 min read
Livingston Designer Outlet Joins The Chamber
🎉 Welcome Our New Premier Partner – Livingston Designer Outlet! 🎉 We are delighted to welcome Livingston Designer Outlet as the Chamber's newest Premier Partner. As one of the region's leading retail and leisure destinations, Livingston Designer Outlet plays a key role in attracting visitors, supporting employment, and contributing to the local economy. Their commitment to delivering exceptional experiences and investing in the community aligns strongly with the Chamber's
WL Chamber
Jun 301 min read
St Kentigern’s Academy wins ‘Pump It Up!’ Challenge
St Kentigern’s Academy from Blackburn has been crowned the winner of this year’s Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up!’ Challenge. Now in its 10th year, the competition involved over 800 pupils from eight participating West Lothian secondary schools, with third year pupils tasked with coming up with an innovative use for a heat pump, an understanding of sustainable energy and working effectively as a team. The winners presented a passionate and detailed presentation of their idea,
WL Chamber
Jun 242 min read
Driving Innovation: Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2026
Engineering is fundamentally about solving the world’s most complex challenges. But to solve diverse problems, we need diverse minds. Dangerous Studio's are proud to share our latest collaboration with CeeD (Centre for Engineering, Education and Development), a project dedicated to championing the vital role of Women in Engineering. While the video features insights from 8 women engineers, it represents a much larger narrative: the indispensable value women bring to the entir
WL Chamber Member
Jun 242 min read
Livingston Football Club Continued Support By John Heaney Electrical
Livingston Football Club are delighted to announce that John Heaney (Electrical) Limited will once again continue as our men’s first-team short sponsor for the 2026/27 season. A long-time supporter of the club, John Heaney Electrical have advertised via our pitch side boards and media room interview backdrop for a number of years before taking on the men’s first team short sponsorship for the 2023/24 season, seeing the JHE logo taking pride of place on the right leg of our m
WL Chamber Member
Jun 21 min read
West Lothian engineer’s charity support earns MP recognition
A West Lothian engineer has spoken of his pride at receiving a letter from his local MP praising him for his charity support. Charlie Smillie, who works with Livingston-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE), won £750 last year in staff bonuses and donated the entire amount to Cancer Research UK at Christmas. It was his charity of choice after wife Sheila was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 while training to be a nurse at the University of the West of Scotland in Blantyre. T
WL Chamber Member
Jun 22 min read
Member Podcast: Success or Excuses
Chamber member Kristian Melson, founder of operations consultancy Opsessed, recently sat down with James Fleming on the Success or Excuses Podcast (Ep. 56: Making Himself Redundant to Build Better Businesses).Kristian discusses his journey from operational roles at Ladbrokes and Betfair to running his own consultancy, and why so many growing companies undervalue operations. The conversation covers leadership and empowerment, the role of systems and automation in scaling, how
WL Chamber Member
Jun 11 min read
David G. Sibbald MBE Steps Down as Acting Chairman and Director of ConStructEd Scotland After 15 Years of Service
David G. Sibbald MBE has stepped down from his role as Acting Chairman, which he has held for the past 5 years, and Director bringing to a close more than 15 years of dedicated involvement in the not-for-profit initiative. David’s journey with the organisation began through his work with Constructionarium and later ConStructEd Scotland, reflecting a long-standing passion for encouraging young people to pursue careers in the construction industry. Over a distinguished career s
WL Chamber Member
Apr 302 min read
When you’re inside the jar, you can’t read the label: Brand Satellite’s guided brand-creation experience helps independent consultants step back, gain clarity and move forward with confidence
Independent coaches and consultants are often highly capable, experienced and committed, yet many quietly struggle to articulate what makes them distinctive, valuable and relevant in a crowded market. Running your own consultancy is an inherently solitary experience. You are inside the business every day – delivering work, solving problems, adapting to client needs – while carrying the strategic thinking alone. Over time, this makes it difficult to see your business clearly
WL Chamber Member
Feb 122 min read
Harper Macleod launches Natural Futures Digital Digest
Law firm Harper Macleod has launched its Natural Futures Digital Digest, a three-day online series running from 24–26 February, created to explore the key legal, commercial and community issues shaping Scotland’s transition towards net zero. As Scotland continues its journey to a more sustainable future, sharing practical, sector wide insights has never been more important. The Digital Digest has been developed to bring together focused expertise on the opportunities and chal
WL Chamber Member
Feb 111 min read
Digital experts mark 45-year anniversary of international treaty on data privacy with call to take control
Every day we share a huge amount of personal data via our computers, phones, smartwatches, household smart speakers and cars. From our browser behaviour, purchases and preferences to our GPS location, health and biometric statistics. Now, exactly 45 years since the first legally binding international treaty on data privacy was signed, the digital experts at West Lothian’s Workflo Solutions are calling on individuals and businesses everywhere to take control of their data. Si
WL Chamber Member
Jan 272 min read
🎩 S.M.I.L.E Charity Ball 2026 ✨Get Involved!
An evening to remember – all in support of young people’s mental health 📍 Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club , Kirknewton, Edinburgh 📅 Saturday 9th May 2026 ⏰ From 6.00pm onwards ✨ What to expect: 👔 Black-tie / dress to impress 🥂 Welcome drink on arrival 🍽 Three-course meal 🎶 Evening entertainment with a DJ 🎟 Tickets & Tables: 💷 £95 per person 👥 Full table of 10 guests – 10% discount (first 10 tables only) 💛 Why this matters Demand for our services continues to grow 📈
WL Chamber Member
Jan 272 min read
Win Your Dream Kitchen- Team Jak
Enter for your chance to win a kitchen valued at £30,000, Kindly donated by Creative Homes Scotland. Click here to enter. About Team Jak Team Jak provides emotional, social and practical support to children and young people with cancer, their families, friends, and those bereaved. Learn more, click here.
WL Chamber Member
Jan 271 min read
Business Excellence Awards 2025
The cream of local businesses have been recognised at the West Lothian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards 2025. More than 150 guests, including local MP Kirsteen Sullivan and MSP Fiona Hyslop, attended the glittering ceremony at the Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel, where Capital Service Solutions Group was voted Best Business of the Year. The firm delivers services across Scotland and England from its West Lothian HQ, where they employ more than 170 local staff s
WL Chamber
Dec 3, 20253 min read
Be a Santa to a Senior this Christmas
Local home care company Home Instead is delighted to launch its much-loved Christmas gift-giving initiative, Be a Santa, returning once again to bring festive cheer to older people across West Lothian who may otherwise spend the season alone. Since its launch in 2020, the campaign has grown year on year, and to date Home Instead – working closely with local charities, community groups, and partners – has donated gifts to over 1,700 elderly people across West Lothian, ensuring
WL Chamber
Dec 3, 20252 min read
“Nationally significant” cyber incidents are increasing at an alarming rate
Five key takeaways from the NCSC Annual Review and what they mean for your business. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has just released its 2025 Annual Review and the findings within this 100-page document make for an alarming read. One of the starkest takeaways from the 2025 NCSC Annual Review is the scale of the cyber incidents the organisation handled this year. Between September 2024 and August 2025 there were 204 “nationally significant” cyber incidents – an inc
WL Chamber
Nov 5, 20252 min read
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