Industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has taken a major step towards greater openness, transparency and information exchange in the construction industry in Scotland with the launch of a revolutionary new data dashboard. Available via its own website, the dashboard will benefit the sector, companies and individuals by collecting and disseminating data […]
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After what it claims is a long period operating under capacity, Heineken UK has announced a proposal to close the Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh. This comes with an agreement in principle with Greene King to continue brewing Caledonian’s brands, including Deuchars and Maltsmiths, at its Belhaven brewery in Dunbar. A statement explained that the focus
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L-R: Nikita Schultz (product developer AND Digital), Peter Dale (Club Executive AND Digital) and Angela Constance (Scottish Government Minister for Drugs Policy) image by Paul Chappells Simon Community Scotland (SCS) has teamed up with tech consultancy AND Digital to provide easy-to-access evidence-based harm reduction support, advice and resources to people using the charity’s services, through
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Property factoring business James Gibb has acquired the residential factoring division of Dundee-based J Reavley. The acquisition will increase the number of properties currently under management at James Gibb by 1,400 units, taking the number to well over 52,000 units. The move comes as the business appoints a new chief executive, David Reid (pictured above).
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Paul Heat Recovery Scotland Director Stefan Huber (In the centre) with two of the employee trustees New research commissioned by Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), part of Scottish Enterprise, has given the clearest picture yet of Scotland’s employee-owned businesses* (EOBs) and their economic contributions Conducted by academics from the University of Leeds, University of New South
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SSE has said its investment in Scotland’s electricity infrastructure system could total in excess of £15bn this decade. The Perth-headquartered company, whose operations stretch from renewable to regulated electricity networks, plans to invest in key technologies including new offshore wind, critical network upgrades, carbon capture and storage (CCS), batteries and hydro-electric power. Assuming a continued
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From L-R: Andrew Giancamilli (Chief Operating Officer at FanDuel), Mathew Taylor (Vice President of Engineering at FanDuel) and Euan Andrews (Chief Executive of xDesign) Scottish digital development firm xDesign has signed a multi-year partnership with formerly-Scottish sports gaming platform FanDuel to support new entrants to the technology industry. The deal will see both companies invest £250,000
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A family brand has captured the Scottish market as it experiences a jump in the number of households buying its products and an increase in the frequency of purchasing. According to a comprehensive study by Kantar Worldpanel which highlights the brands shoppers are choosing to buy and why, Mackie’s of Scotland has jumped from sixth
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Calnex Solutions has grown its revenue by 23% to £22m following “robust” trading due to high demand for its test and measurement solutions. The Linlithgow-based company’s audited results for the year ending 31 March 2022 also showed a rise in adjusted profit before tax by 18% to £6m. Calnex confirmed that its closing cash position,
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L-R: Lynne Walker, Mark Houston & Sandy Mason Johnston Carmichael is appointing a new chair and vice chair as the business looks to the future and drives forward its growth ambitions. Mark Houston, partner and head of the business advisory and accountancy firm’s Glasgow office, is stepping up from his current role as vice chair
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