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A total of 124 masts are to be installed to improve reception in rural parts of Scotland. The new scheme will be funded by the Scotland 5G Centre, a Scottish Government-funded national centre set up to promote the rollout and adoption of 5G. It is part of the Infralink programme led by the Scottish Futures Trust. Scottish Government Connectivity Minister Paul Wheelhouse said the scheme was “game-changing”. “The changes in the way we use digital technology to stay connected over the past 12 months have shown how vital reliable digital connectivity is in all of our lives,” he said. “Continued investment in mobile infrastructure, and the tools to remove barriers and make collaboration straightforward for all parties involved, is essential to Scotland’s social and economic recovery from the pandemic.”
Amanda Pickford, founder of Shock Innovations By Ian McConnell A BORDERS firm has seen its thermal-imaging technology deployed in hospitals in the battle against coronavirus after securing early-stage loan funding from two Scottish Government-backed initiatives. Shock Innovations, which trades under the ThermaFY name and is based in Kelso, has used the loans to help fund development of its technology. The firm, which was a thermal camera hardware distributor, found users of the technology needed compatible and accessible software. Its founder, Amanda Pickford, turned to software and application (app) development to support users with gathering and evaluating thermal data, providing real-time analysis solutions.
A company has seen its thermal-imaging technology used in hospitals to tackle the Covid pandemic.
Shock Innovations, which trades as ThermaFY, has developed its technology on the back of government loans.
The Kelso-based firm’s founder, Amanda Pickford, was approached by a large NHS trust looking to install automated temperature-scanning stations across its hospitals in Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex.
Ms Pickford said: “During the first pilot our systems scanned over 150,000 people in just three months.
“Now the stations are a permanent feature, scanning over 7,000 patients and staff every day, helping to give people confidence that the hospitals are a safe environment.”
The project will see the line transformed to accommodate quieter, more environmentally friendly electric trains WORK will soon begin to lay foundations for overhead powerlines along the Glasgow Central to East Kilbride railway as part of a multi-million pound investment in the route. The project will see the line transformed to accommodate quieter, more environmentally friendly electric trains, while increasing the frequency of services and improving network resilience. It will also include the upgrade of East Kilbride station, the relocation of Hairmyres station to a site 600m west of its current spot, as well as route-wide platform extensions, accessibility upgrades, enhanced timetables and active travel improvements along the route.