One of England’s largest water pipeline schemes is carving its way across the Cumbrian landscape, to enable a new water supply to feed the West Coast of Cumbria. The project is understood to be affecting approximately 375 farmers/landowners with work in progress easy to spot from main roads in the area and from the top […]
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Opportunities for diversified income for landowners from energy storage are out there with improvements in battery and gas turbine technology, providing short term operating reserve (STOR) at times of peak demand from the grid. Battery storage sites consist of custom-built shipping containers. So long as they are located adjacent to, or near, 11kv or 33kv […]
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“I love getting out and about and never wanted to be stuck in an office all day. It’s a very varied workload – no two days are the same” Alison was brought up on a beef and sheep farm in Peeblesshire and graduated with an Honours Degree in Property Management and Valuation in 2010. Since […]
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David Paterson (26) shares his time between the family farm near Biggar and his role as a Land Agent with Davidson and Robertson (D&R) – a firm of Rural Surveyors and Consultants. He is a keen member of Biggar YFC and has a passion for tug of war competitions – #pullingfortheteam Career: It […]
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George Hipwell, Linlithgow, West Lothian George Hipwell (29) is a Chartered Surveyor, Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (FAAV) and a Director of Davidson and Robertson (D&R) – a firm of Rural Surveyors and Consultants. He remains connected to the land in his spare time, working on his ‘in-laws’ farm, developing a glamping […]
