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HEINEKEN SUPPORTING NEW JOBS WITH MULTIE MILLION PUB UPGRADE

Brewing giant Heineken says it hopes to support 600 new jobs with a £40 million investment in its Star Pubs & Bars estate.  The Edinburgh-based pub, cider and beer business said it will spend the money this year upgrading 570 pubs across the UK. It said neighbourhood locals are set to benefit most, in keeping […]

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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND INSPIRES FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS WITH LAUNCH EVENT

Glasgow’s most exciting new venue, The Haberdashery recently played host to the launch event for Royal Bank of Scotland’s new mentoring platform, “MentorMatch”.  Presented by Amy Irons, the exclusive event brought together entrepreneurs from across Scotland to hear all about the new platform via a live panel featuring some of the country’s most exciting women

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HARLEY HADDOW LAUNCHES NEW DIVISION TO BOLSTER NET ZERO OFFERING

Harley Haddow, the multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, has launched a new energy division off the back of burgeoning demand for Net Zero services as government targets loom.  Following on from rapidly accelerating growth and a raft of high-profile Net Zero project wins Harley Haddow have invested in this Building Performance and sustainability division and are actively

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BLACKFINCH LAUNCHES TAILORED SERVICE FOR FIRMS LOOKING TO BUILD THEIR OWN RANGE

Blackfinch Asset Management has launched a new service that aims to offer more attractive and flexible investment solutions for financial advisors. The Blackfinch Tailored Portfolio Service (TPS) builds on the benefits of a Managed Portfolio Service (MPS), by adding a high degree of customisation. Financial advice firms will be able to use a number of strategic

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FINTECH AT RISK OF REDUNDANCIES & PAY DELAYS FOLLOWING TAKEOVER DEAL

Jobs have been put at risk at OpenMoney after a takeover deal was agreed. The Manchester fintech is undergoing what has been described as an ‘essential restructuring’ with employees at its headquarters and on the operational side of the business most affected.  The company which is based at the ABC Building in Manchester’s Quay Street,

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AAB GROUPS MAKES THEIR LARGEST ACQUISITION TO DATE

(L) AAB chief executive Graeme Allan and (R) French Duncan managing partner and Graeme Finnie AAB has announced this week their largest acquisition to date, buying French Duncan for an undisclosed sum. This deal brings the headcount of the AAB central Scotland team to more than 350, building on existing teams in audit, tax, business

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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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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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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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