ALDI has unveiled plans to invest £24 million and create hundreds of new jobs in Scotland next year as part of its continued expansion throughout the country. Following the opening of its 100th Scottish store back in November, Aldi looks ahead to the New Year where they will open new stores in Aberdeen and Broxburn creating […]
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One of Scotland’s leading distribution and haulage firms, M&H Carriers is celebrating a year of massive growth that saw it open eight new depots and create over 100 jobs across the country. The expansion of their Highlands and Islands operation and move into Argyll provided the biggest opportunities in a year which also saw its
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Edinburgh based housebuilder Miller Homes has been bought by American asset management firm Apollo. Established in 1934, Miller Homes has gone on to build 4,000 homes a year in regional markets across Scotland and England. They were purchased by private equity firm Bridgepoint in 2017 which saw Miller’s revenue exceed over £1 billion a year.
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Edinburgh-based angel syndicate, Equity Gap, has reached a £25m investment following its most successful year to date. Leveraging additional funding of over £100m for investee companies since its launch, these investments have helped create over 500 high quality jobs in Scotland, worth around £20m each year to the economy. As it stands 37 companies make
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A “Specialist division” of Hays, Hays Technology has formed a partnership with FinTech Scotland with the aim of ensuring a healthy pipeline of tech talent. FinTech Scotland is a cluster management organisation which enables collaborative innovation in the financial services sector. This comes after new research shows that nine of the top 20 salary increases
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A “Specialist division” of Hays, Hays Technology has formed a partnership with FinTech Scotland with the aim of ensuring a healthy pipeline of tech talent. FinTech Scotland is a cluster management organisation which enables collaborative innovation in the financial services sector. This comes after new research shows that nine of the top 20 salary increases
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Edinburgh-based angel syndicate, Equity Gap, has reached a £25m investment following its most successful year to date. Leveraging additional funding of over £100m for investee companies since its launch, these investments have helped create over 500 high quality jobs in Scotland, worth around £20m each year to the economy. As it stands 37 companies make
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The Insolvency Service has been granted new powers to tackle unfit directors who dissolve companies to avoid paying their liabilities. The new legislation extends the Insolvency Service’s powers, on behalf of the Business Secretary, to investigate and disqualify company directors who abuse the company dissolution process. The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act
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A Scottish Borders-based cable company has announced the acquisition of a rival firm in Dubai. Emtelle said the deal for Afripipes was the first in a series of announcements which aim to “expand its global footprint”. It said the expansion would put it in a better position to “deliver excellence worldwide”. Once completed Emtelle said
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A rail union has criticised the choice of a new chief operating officer for Scotland’s railway system, due to her lack of industry experience. Joanne Maguire, who currently has a senior role with a university, will take up her new position when Abellio’s contract to run ScotRail ends. But Aslef described the decision to appoint
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