Two award-winning Inverness entrepreneurs have led their firm into the top 30 business in the whole of the UK. Iain Macphail and Kyle Smith founded IDM Energy during the Covid-19 pandemic and have grown to a team of 26. But after winning a string of multi-million pound contracts in the past two years, the firm …
IDM Energy named national winners of The John Caudwell Award
The co-founders of Highlands and Islands based electrical and renewables experts IDM Energy have won the major national award announced at this year’s Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Iain Macphail and Kyle Smith were crowned ‘National Winner 2025’ of The John Caudwell Award, named after the philanthropic billionaire and founder of Phones4U. The Highlanders …
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IDM Energy co-founders shortlisted for top UK entrepreneur honours
The co-founders of Highlands and Islands based electrical and renewables experts IDM Energy have been jointly named finalists in the national 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Iain Macphail and Kyle Smith have been shortlisted in two high-profile categories including the prestigious John Caudwell Award, the most distinguished honour presented by the awards programme. …
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HebCelt Festival welcomes ‘game-changing’ Creative Scotland funding
Organisers of the award winning HebCelt Festival have hailed a new three year funding deal announced by Creative Scotland as “game-changing”. It has been awarded £270,000 over the next-three years - the first time multi-year funding has been allocated to the festival this way. They will receive allocations of £90k each year, taking them to …
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