Female business leaders from across the UK came together in Birmingham this week for an inspirational roundtable discussion to mark International Women’s Day. Since 1911, International Women’s Day has celebrated the achievements and strength of women worldwide. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity and encourages people to imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes, […]
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Trade body for the plumbing industry encouraged by the small but increasing number of women apprentices who are changing the face of plumbing but more still needs to be done. Outdated stereotypes and poor career advice are seen as the main barriers for women considering a career in the plumbing and heating industry, according
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Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that 15 new positions have been created at its Livingston facility in Scotland as part of a £2.6 million investment. The investment is a result of a request made to Merck’s Livingston facility to tender for the design, development and commercialisation of a novel diagnostic quality
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Highcross Shopping Centre, previously described as the flagship destination in the Hammerson property empire, has entered receivership. Global property specialists Savills stepped in as receivers at the Leicester shopping mall on February 9 according to letters posted last week to shops and business operating there. Tenants have been told Savills is involved solely with the
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Airline operator Jet2 is creating around 60 new jobs at Newcastle International Airport after ramping up operations. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is preparing for its biggest ever summer operation at the airport, where it now has eight aircraft based on site with plans to increase to nine during the peak summer season. The airline and tour
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Left to Right: Calum Crighton, Lesley McKnight and Richard Shepherd Gilson Gray, the full-service legal firm, has acquired The Law Practice in a move which will see the business expand its offering in Aberdeen. Owner of The Law Practice, Lesley McKnight, and her team will join Gilson Gray at its Blenheim Place offices, bringing further
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Scotland’s training providers have backed a call by Scottish Government Minister Jamie Hepburn to unlock the potential of the nation’s young people and create a highly-skilled workforce to ensure a successful transition to net zero. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) have both welcomed the minister’s enthusiasm for
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Stack & Still, the UK’s largest chain of pancake houses, has dished up a £10,000 donation to children’s charity Cash for Kids after generous diners at its six participating Scottish branches added an extra £2 topping when paying their bills on Pancake Day. The Glasgow-based Pancake Pioneers, who serve over a million pancakes every year
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Aurum Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Scotland has been awarded an Innovation Passport for its breakthrough stroke technology. A 2015 spinout company of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, Aurum Biosciences develops therapeutics and diagnostics in areas of unmet clinical need. Aurum Biosciences’ lead product ABL-101
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Around 3,300 bus drivers and engineers at National Express in the West Midlands are set to go on strike later this month. Almost the entire West Midlands bus network will be shut from March 16 as a result of all- out action which will continue indefinitely in the ongoing row over pay, after more than
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