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AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE RENTAL SOLUTION

The Motherwell based Peter Vardy Group is further enhancing its industry-leading formula with the launch of an innovative business vehicle rental service. Peter Vardy FlexAuto, the latest addition to the brand will supply a comprehensive range of makes and models, from small cars to commercial vans. Giving businesses the opportunity to control and reduce their […]

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WALKERS SHORTBREAD APPOINT MD

The board of Walker’s Shortbread Ltd has announced the appointment of Nicky Walker (pictured above) as Managing Director with immediate effect. Nicky joined the family firm 25 years ago, was appointed to the board in 2007 as Production Director and has been instrumental, working alongside his late father, Joe, in developing the company’s world-class facilities

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THE PODCAST HOST LAUNCHES THE FIRST EVER GENERATIVE PODCAST NFT COLLECTION

Dundee based The Podcast Host is off to a whirlwind start this year launching the world’s first ever generative podcast NFT collection: The Curious Companion. This will be a very short story with 6000+ possible variations, minted on the Solana blockchain for podcast fans to collect and own. It’s an experiment designed to encourage podcasters

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SCOTLAND LEADS WAY IN SWITCH TO GREEN MOTORING

Scotland is at the forefront of the country’s switch to greener motoring according to new figures from the Department for Transport. The figures reveal that from October 1st 2021 to January 1st, Scotland had the highest ratio of publicly accessible rapid charging points for electric vehicles with 12.9 devices per 100,000 residents. Following Scotland are

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UK’S BIGGEST GUITAR RETAILER BECOMES EMPLOYEE OWNED

A renowned guitar seller is putting its employees “centre stage” by becoming the country’s first musical instrument retailer to move to employee ownership. This restructure means that 60 percent of all guitarguitar shares are now placed into an employee ownership trust [EOT] providing its 160-strong team the majority of the business and its profits. The

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SCOTTISH ELECTRIC VEHICLES REGISTRATIONS ACCELERATE IN A YEAR

Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) registrations across Scotland shot up by 75% between July-August compared to the same time a year before. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) figures show that at the end of September, 38,600 vehicles belonged to Scottish residents, up from 22,100 for July-September 2020. The data shows the longer-term pace of moving

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SCOTTISH PRODUCTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Scotland’s international trade and investment agency, along with Scotland Food & Drink, has partnered with multi-national retailer Spinneys that will see the products of 19 famous Scottish brands on sale and promoted in the supermarket’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) stores for two weeks. Between 17-30 January, Middle East consumers will be able to purchase Scottish

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Shepherds Brings Prestwick Butchers to Market

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market a 100-year-old established and profitable butcher in Prestwick for sale. Laurence Hood Family Butchers can be found in a prominent spot on the edge of Prestwick’s town centre. The 744 sq. ft. mid-terraced single storey retail unit with single storey projections to the rear comprises a sales area,

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Scottish Packaging Group sells Label Division

Macfarlane Group sold Macfarlane labels to the Reflex Group in a deal worth £6.4 Million. The sale includes Macfarlane subsidiaries Macfarlane Group Ireland (label and packaging) and Macfarlane Group Sweden. Macfarlane Labels design and print self-adhesive and resealable labels, principally for consumer goods companies. The Reflex Group is also focused on the manufacture of labels

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