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November 2022

CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT ADVISES FIRMS HOW TO TACKLE ENERGY CRISIS

With wholesale energy prices in the UK having soared due to increased demand as the economy recovers from the pandemic and a rise in natural gas and coal prices, and as a result of uncertainty brought about by the war in Ukraine, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is advising companies to seek to understand how […]

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JAPANESE FIRM OPENS FIRST OFFICE IN SCOTLAND

Global corporation, Marubeni Europower Limited, has advanced its net zero collaboration in Scotland following the opening of its first office in Glasgow The investment in new premises will allow the company to drive forward its work to support Scotland’s journey to net zero and follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which it signed with Scotland’s

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EQUITY INVESTMENT IN SMALL SCOTTISH BUSINESSES RISES

Equity investment levels in Scotland’s smaller businesses continued to rise during the first half of 2022, despite well-publicised economic headwinds, according to new research published this week as part of the British Business Bank’s annual Nations and Regions Tracker.  A total of £411m was invested between January and June 2022, more than the same period

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BIGGEST EV CHARGING HUB IN EUROPE PLANNED FOR EDINBURGH

Plans have been launched for one of Edinburgh’s biggest ever workspace developments featuring the largest electric car charging hub in Europe.  The proposals for Edinburgh Green will create more than 800,000 square feet of high-quality office space with a range of facilities, including a café/events space and new public park.  Key to the sustainable development

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EAST KILBRIDE SHOPPING CENTRE GOES INTO ADMINISTRATION

The owner of Scotland’s largest undercover shopping and leisure centre has gone into administration. A statement on the website of East Kilbride Shopping Centre said administrators had been appointed after the collapse of owner Sapphire. The administrators from Interpath Advisory said the centre would remain open. They added that all day-to-day operations would “continue unaffected

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PROPOSAL FOR CENTRAL QUAY SITE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW

The public are to be given the chance to view exciting proposals to deliver a mixed-use development on a brownfield site at Central Quay, Glasgow. The development site, being progressed by property developer Summix Capital, includes a high-quality office building at 2 Central Quay. This extends to just less than 80,000 square feet and in

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CAMPERVAN FIRM RECOGNISED FOR ETHICAL TAX CONDUCT

A campervan conversion specialist has received a reputable qualification recognising ethical tax conduct for the third year running. Jerba Campervans remains the only automotive business to have been awarded the esteemed Fair Tax Mark accreditation – continuing to pave the way for others in its sector. The North Berwick-based firm has once again joined a

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SCOTTISH INDOOR FARMING FIRM CHOOSES AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has selected Loveland in Colorado for its expansion into North America. The Scottish agricultural infrastructure company designs, produces and maintains vertical farming technology that enables indoor growing anywhere, eliminates the need for pesticides or fungicides and reduces water consumption by up to 95%. Opening a base of operations in the US

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M&S BOSS MAKES PLEA TO SAVE THE HIGH STREET

The chief executive of M&S has called for a radical reform of the business rates system in the UK to prevent the total collapse of high streets. In a hard-hitting intervention, Stuart Machin has described the current system as “daylight robbery” and blamed it for cities and towns becoming “increasingly full of vacancies and dodgy

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