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August 2011
Tackling Trail Decay in Mountain Biking

25/08/2011

 

The International Mountain Biking Association UK (2011) estimate that the cost of building a trail can vary from £3-£30 per metre and protecting this investment is key. There are growing concerns regarding trail maintenance especially given the particularly harsh winters that have engulfed Scotland over the past two years.
 
Common problems include soil erosion leading to trails crumbling, wood rot due to weathering and waterlogging from poort drainage. Scotland’s Universities are home to a range of experts who can help develop new solutions to these common problems, e.g. how to apply the latest methods of sustainable building practice to improve the drainage and lessen the damage.
 
This article summaries some solutions to common problems and how to access support to implement changes.
 

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April 2011
John M Henderson & Co Limited Win Best Knoweldge Transfer Partnership Award with Dundee University

15/04/2011

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A small Arbroath-based engineering firm has won the 2010 Best KTP award in conjunction with Dundee University. The project, to develop a global marketing information system for the company, took two years to complete and was supported financially by the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme (KTP).

February 2011
Food & Drink Companies Meet the Experts in Stranraer

17/02/2011

Food and Drink businesses in the West of the region benefitted from attending a Meet the Expert on the 10th February. The event, which was held at Stranraer College was the first National Food & Drink Forum South event and was attended by a range of businesses from the Wigtownshire area.