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End of never-ending task: a specialist coating system developed in the UK means the Forth Bridge should not need repainting for up to 40 years. Image by Antony Loveless

Complex cover-up: firm finally finishes painting the Forth Bridge

There is a British expression “like painting the Forth Bridge” - coined to describe a never-ending job, one that takes so long that when you have finished it, it is time to start again.

 

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Ross Dickinson, award-winning inventor of Kibosh, a temporary fix for burst water pipes. Image by Ian Georgeson/TSPL

Quick fix for burst pipes brings success for plumbing entrepreneur

 

The creator of an ingenious device that provides a temporary fix for burst water pipes has won the UK’s business pitching contest for new entrepreneurs.

 
Energy centre: the Hub will support Scotland to develop global energy technology. Image by Scottish Enterprise

Raising energy and innovation - at the Hub

 

Already a leading light in the global energy technology sector, one city in the United Kingdom is about to shine even brighter with the opening in mid-2012 of the Hub.