APD NEWS

Nov 2

Going from an office, full of child-like adults, to a parent of your own...

On behalf of everyone here at APD Ltd we would like to wish our Office Manager, Kim, the very best on her maternity leave 🧡 🚼 The team...

May 11

Recruitment Opportunity

About Us Based in Annan, Dumfries & Galloway, Amber Programmable Design Ltd (APD) is now in its 4th decade designing, manufacturing,...

Apr 16

Hadrian's Wall Hike for Martin

Earlier this year, APD’s software engineer, Martin raised money and awareness for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation by taking part in...

Apr 9

Birthday Bumps

A great big Happy Birthday to four of our colleagues who have all celebrated milestone birthdays over the last few months. Andy...

Mar 1

APD’s Journey to Net Zero - Project Update

We’re live and generating! For the past year we’ve been working tirelessly on our self-designed renewable energy system to replace the...

Feb 13

Martin's Miles for MND

Our resident fundraiser Martin is back at it again, this time for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, founded by former Scotland rugby...

Jan 30

Happy 1 Year Aleks!

Pick any day of the week and you’ll find APD brimming with talent covering a huge range of skills. We love to keep adding to that when...

Dec 22, 2022

The Celebrations Continue!

It certainly has been the year of milestone celebrations at APD. We kicked things off back in March with APD’s Silver Anniversary, after...

Dec 22, 2022

Merry Christmas!

’Tis the season to be merry so let’s not think about all of the tumultuous events that have happened this year and instead we’ll take a...

Dec 15, 2022

Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

...but inside the walls of APD, the temperature is delightful! And here’s why… Back in March we started our ‘Low Carbon Heat’ journey...

Dec 12, 2022

FICA Success for Nathan

Apprentice, Nathan Brown recently undertook the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA) as part of his ongoing SVQ qualification in...

Oct 2, 2022

The Great Scottish Run

The Great Scottish Run returned to Glasgow after a three-year hiatus. The three day event included the Junior and Mini Great Scottish...

Sep 25, 2022

APD Energy is a go!

Today is the official launch of our brand new website - APD ENERGY - an offshoot from our main website. APD Energy will focus...

Sep 24, 2022

Wedding Bells are Ringing

A huge congratulations to our very own Kim, who on Saturday 24th September, walked down the aisle to marry the love of her life – Danny....

Aug 18, 2022

Sun, Steel & Solar Panels

It’s been an exciting week here at APD as the last solar panel was installed on the roof of the APD building. Back in April we took...

Jul 11, 2022

Long Service Awards

It's certainly the year of anniversaries at APD. As well as celebrating 35 years in business with a trip at Carlisle Races earlier this...

Jun 22, 2022

Cabletalk Magazine Editorial

The June/July edition of SELECT's Cabletalk magazine have been landing on desks & doorsteps across Scotland this week, with a brand new...

Jun 5, 2022

It's Competition Time!

One of APD's talented apprentices, Nathan Brown, has been encouraged by his college lecturer to enter this year's SkillELECTRIC...

Jun 2, 2022

Podium Place for PQ

Project Engineer, Paul Quinn swapped the scones and Pimms for his motorbike over the Jubilee weekend. Paul headed to Oulton Park, to take...

May 15, 2022

Solar Photovoltaic Training

APD has added another string to its skills bow. Project Engineer Grant Elliot recently took part in a 4 day Solar PV course in...

May 12, 2022

Oslo Trade Mission

This week, Jim Main, APD's technical director travelled to Norway, along with 8 other Scottish businesses to be part of the first ever...

Apr 21, 2022

New Wheels for APD

A warm welcome to the newest addition to the APD fleet! For reasons that will remain under wraps, one of the company vehicles was in need...

Apr 15, 2022

35 Years of APD

APD is celebrating 35 successful years in business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Eastriggs, a small village in south west...

Mar 8, 2022

Fire Safety First!

One of our apprentice electrician's, Jay, has achieved the title of Fire Warden for APD. Jay took part in a one day course, delivered by...

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