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THE DEMAND FOR TECH TALENT HAS GROWN IN SCOTLAND

Demand for technology professionals has increased in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the past year, but Scotland faces fierce competition from other regions to secure the right technology skills. The latest Tech Talent Tracker from Accenture, which analyses LinkedIn’s Professional Network data, found that demand for technology professionals has increased in every region across the UK from last […]

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HARDIES APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF RETAIL

Scottish based Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Natalie James (pictured above) as Head of Retail for the UK, operating from its new Leeds office. Experienced in project management, quantity surveying and Construction Health & Safety, with transferrable leadership skills to drive successful teams, Mrs James is a collaborative and determined construction professional with

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SCOTTISH COLLEGE LEAD UK’S FIRST DRIVE FOR BUSINESSES TO REACH NET ZERO

L-R Beena Sharma and Jordan Ferguson of Imperium, with Caryn Gibson of Dundee and Angus College. Dundee and Angus College joins forces with leading Net Zero experts and Aberdeen-based carbon accounting specialists Imperium to help businesses understand the implications of impending legislation requiring them to reduce and report their carbon emissions. This is part of

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SCOTTISH RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRM PURCHASED BY ENGLISH RIVAL

Cheshire-based sustainable solutions provider RSK Group has acquired Loch Lomond-basedrenewable energy business Absolute Solar and Wind.The deal – for an undisclosed sum – continued RSK’s “strategic expansion”, with Absoluteadding expertise in renewable energy design, installation and maintenance services forcommercial and industrial renewable energy projects, primarily in the solar sector.It will join RSK’s agriculture, land and

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MCLAREN PACKAGING MAKES CHARITABLE DONATIONS ON BELHALF OF EMPLOYEES

Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging Group, a specialist supplier to the Scotch whiskyindustry, is donating £14,200, in support of the Ukrainian crisis. This donation averages to£50 per employee.The funds will be split across six charities, chosen by McLaren staff. These charities are Savethe Children, UNICEF UK, The British Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors WithoutBorders (MSF), The

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MICROWAVE HEALTH TECH FIRM MAKES WAVES IN EUROPE

L-R: Eamon McErlean & Gary Beale. A burgeoning Scottish health tech firm is tapping into an eight-figure investment war chestto deliver rapid European growth. Microwave treatment pioneer Emblation is on an expansion drive after an injection ofcapital from specialist healthcare investors, which has already seen an increased headcountof over 50% in the recent months and ongoing

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HIGHLAND COMPANY TRANSFERS TO EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP

Picture L-R: Ewan Urquhart, Donald John Morrison and Alistair Sim A thriving Highland timber and building supplies business has laid the foundations forfurther success and guaranteed the future of more than 20 jobs with a switch to employeeownership. Caley Timber and Building Supplies was established by Donald John Morrison in 2003 andwith depots in Inverness and

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LIVINGSTON RUM DISTILLERY HAS SMASHED CROWDFUNDING TARGET

A Livingston-based rum distillery has broken its initial crowdfunding goal raising £300,253 with 15 days left on the campaign. Co Founded by married couple Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa (pictured above), Matugga Distillery is the first black, female owned distillery in the UK. The company has added more than 200 new shareholders following the fundraiser with

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