Company · Edinburgh

Ember

Ember is a private equity firm based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2019 (SC633049).

What they do

“Travel by electric bus between Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling, Kinross, Fort William, Inverness, Edinburgh Airport and more. Brand-new buses, affordable fares and real-time tracking.”

In its own words, on ember.to

In plain speak

They run electric buses between Scottish cities and towns, offering affordable fares and real-time tracking of journeys.

In the news

Ember’s biltong lands in Booker

Scottish Local Retailer · 22 Oct 2026

Ashtead Technology agrees to £505 million takeover by Ember Infrastructure Management

NewsnReleases · 21 Oct 2026 · also The Market Reporter, Sharecast.com, Proactiveinvestors NA, Energy Voice, LSE, Scottish Financial Review

New Ember service announced for Inverness to Portree

Inverness Courier · 2 Oct 2026

Emergency crews respond to Ember bus crash on A82

Inverness Courier · 1 Oct 2026

Ashtead Technology weighs fourth Ember takeover proposal at 615p a share

High Growth Scotland · 28 Sep 2026

Grants

Awarded a £100k Innovate UK grant for "Smart EV charging system for high-utilisation commercial fleets"

1 Nov 2020 · Innovate UK

Timeline

22 Oct 2026newsEmber’s biltong lands in Booker
21 Oct 2026newsAshtead Technology agrees to £505 million takeover by Ember Infrastructure Management
2 Oct 2026newsNew Ember service announced for Inverness to Portree
1 Oct 2026newsEmergency crews respond to Ember bus crash on A82
8 Jan 2024directorDaniel Robert John Edgerley appointed Director
8 Jan 2024directorRahul Parekh appointed Director
24 Feb 2022directorJoel Larsson appointed Director
11 Jun 2019directorKeith Mehdi Bancroft Bradbury appointed Director
11 Jun 2019directorPierce Nicholas Forbes Glennie appointed Director
11 Jun 2019incorporatedEmber incorporated as SC633049

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