From Left to Right: ACC Finance and Resources Convener Councillor Alex McLellan, Bob Ruddiman (partner and head of energy at Burness Paull) and Tricia Walker (partner at Burness Paull) Leading independent law firm Burness Paull is to relocate its Aberdeen team to a new prime office in the prestigious Marischal Square development as the business […]
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A North East consultancy which provides insights into the European energy market has been snapped up by a global investor. The Riverside Company has acquired Stockton-based EnAppSys, which serves B2B clients across the energy market. The new owners, a private equity investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, said EnAppSys will be
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The Poundstretcher discount chain has announced a 10% pay rise for its store workers following a similar rise just over a year ago. The business – which recently came out of a Compulsory Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) – said it would give almost 4,000 employees the pay increase from April 1. It applies to anyone who
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Over 400 apprentices and graduates are to be hired by BT later this year, the telecoms giant has announced. Positions in engineering, customer service, applied research, and cyber-security to support the UK’s fast-growing digital sectors and the company’s plans to build and extend its 5G network around the UK will be filled in September. The
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Almost one third of small businesses in Wales have grown their workforce since the pandemic with nearly half predicting further growth in the next 12 months, new research suggests. Economic Intelligence Wales has published a report looking at the effectiveness of the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) given to SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Travelodge has upgraded two of its hotels in south Wales as part of a UK-wide multi-million pound upgrade. The UK budget hotel chain has announced that it has completed refurbishments at its hotels in Swansea city centre and Whitchurch in Cardiff. The revamps are part of the first phase of the firm’s “budget-luxe” hotel upgrade
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A Newport-headquartered storage company has opened its sixth site in Wales. Storage Giant, which has sites across south Wales and west England, has opened a new facility in Bridgend. The new site, located on the Bridgend Industrial Estate, is 47,625 sq ft size and includes personal, domestic and business units alongside over 600 storage rooms
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From Left to Right: Jun Liu, Karen Delgado, Chris Nugent, Thomas Gray & Ruth McGuinness Ulster University are hoping to enhance the reputation of Northern Ireland’s artificial intelligence expertise with the establishment of a new research centre with the backing of one of the province’s largest IT companies. London-listed Kainos is backing the launch of
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The future looks unclear for Belfast’s two Paperchase stores after the company went into administration before the brand was rapidly purchased by Tesco. The retailer hired administrators on Tuesday morning after the struggling business was unable to secure a rescue sale. Tesco has announced a deal to buy the brand and intellectual property from the
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From Left to Right: Wilma Ernskine (Special Advisor, Obbi Golf), Gareth Macklin (Founder & CEO Obbi Golf) and Chris McAtackney (Chief Product Officer, Obbi Golf), Patrick McAliskey A Belfast sports tech company aimed at the golfing world is creating 14 jobs after winning major private equity funding. Obbi Golf, which provides software to help golf
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