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STX NEXT APPOINTS UK MANAGING DIRECTOR TO DRIVE EXPANSION IN THE REGION

STX Next, a leading IT services and consulting company, has announced the appointment of Matthew Ziff (pictured above) as UK Managing Director. Ziff brings over a decade of sector-specific experience to the STX Next leadership team, and will support the business’ plans to scale in the UK. Ziff joined STX Next in September 2022 and […]

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DRUG MANUFACTURER HAILS US MARKET PROGRESSION

Drug manufacturer Shield Therapeutics has hailed rapid progress made on its move into the US market with its key iron deficiency tablets.  The Gateshead-based firm launched a partnership with Pennsylvania healthcare company Viatris last year in a bid to target more than 12,000 prescribers with its Accrufer product, which treats iron deficiency anaemia. In March,

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NEW PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPS FIRST OF ITS KIND COURSE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

(L) Victoria Vardy from Gen+ and (R) Philip Considine from University of Strathclyde The innovative Gen+ programme, which encourages pupils across Scotland to be all they can be, continues to break new ground.   Now in its second year, the Gen+ programme is introducing a first-of-its-kind Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course for secondary schoolteachers jointly created with

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CONSTRUCTION FIRM BUILDS FOR THE FUTURE WITH ITS FIRST BRAND MANAGER

Scottish construction firm Orocco has appointed Aaron Bolton (pictured above) as its first brand manager as it targets sustained growth in the next 12 months. The Edinburgh-based company has established itself as one of the sector’s most forward-thinking businesses since its formation in 2012. From the introduction of a four-day working week two years ago

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UK AQUACULTURE BUSINESS OPENS DOOR TO PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

Seafields, a UK-based aquaculture business that aims to remove billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year by growing and harvesting floating seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean has opened its first-ever private, seven figure investment round.   Developing and testing new technologies focused on growing and capturing Sargassum, a seaweed that has escaped its

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PREZZO TO CLOSE 46 RESTAURANTS PUTTING HUNDREDS OF JOBS AT RISK

Over 800 jobs have been put at risk after Prezzo announced plans to shut 46 loss-making restaurants after being hit hard by soaring energy and food costs. The Italian restaurant chain has said about 810 workers are at risk of redundancy as part of the overhaul. Bosses at the private equity-owned businesses said the cuts,

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FAMILY FOCUSED LAW FIRM BOOSTS EXPERT PORTFOLIO

One of Scotland’s most decorated family law teams has bolstered the department with a senior hire following a sustained growth in caseload. Gibson Kerr has secured the services of Zaynab Al Nasser (pictured above), 35, as Senior Associate bringing with her more than 10 years of industry experience with a competitor firm. The move takes the

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HOSPITALITY FIRM SECURES LOW RENT PERMANENT WORKER ACCOMMODATION

Left to Right: Seaforth Chef Venca Jaros, Duty Manager Demi Yorke and General Manager Jody Keating A highland hospitality business has moved to sidestep the region’s crippling housing shortage by investing in bespoke, low-rent accommodation for staff. Owners of The Seaforth in Ullapool were facing the reality of not being able to fully open their

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DENTAL PRACTICE CELEBRATES CARBON EMISSION MILESTONE

One80 Dental celebrated offsetting more than 30 tonnes of carbon emissions, the equivalent of 74,430 miles driven in a car this past Earth Day. The specialist-led dental practice in Totley, Sheffield, strengthened its commitment to sustainability earlier this year by registering with social enterprise Ecologi, pledging to plant more than 100 trees per month. So

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DENTONS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERS ACROSS UK, IRELAND & THE MIDDLE EAST

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, recently announced the promotion of 13 new partners in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME), the largest ever round of promotions in the region. The promotions take effect on 1 May 2023.  In addition, in the past 12 months, the firm has welcomed 14 partner hires, to

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