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Peebles Hydro named as venue for the 2024 South of Scotland Thistle Awards as entries open to local businesses

Tourism and hospitality businesses in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders are being encouraged to enter the South of Scotland Thistle Awards 2024, back after a brilliantly successful inaugural year to celebrate the leading lights of the region’s burgeoning visitor economy. Awards organisers, the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) has announced that Peebles […]

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Luxury mattress manufacturer Glencraft secures first retail contract in North America

Social enterprise and luxury mattress manufacturer, Glencraft, has signed its first retail partner contract in North America. The contract, expected to yield Glencraft an annual six-figure turnover, has been secured with Inform Interiors, a high-end furniture retailer based in Canada. A not-for-profit organisation, Aberdeen-based Glencraft has been providing opportunities for disadvantaged people for more than

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Edinburgh Boiler Company in £12,000 solar panel giveaway

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is giving away a £12,000 solar panel system in a bid to encourage more people to learn about the transition into renewables. Nominations for deserving households can be submitted until the end of March, with the firm aiming to have the new state-of-the-art technology installed by the start of May.

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Landmark Northern Quarter pub and boutique hotel reopens after major refurbishment

Salford-based brewery and pub retailer Hydes has re-opened its award-winning pub and boutique hotel, The Abel Heywood, based in Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter, following a £200k refurbishment. First opened as a pub by Hydes in 2015, The Abel Heywood closed last month for a full interior refurbishment and refresh. The improvements include the installation of

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SYTECH forges ahead with international expansion

Nigel Peet (far left) and Neil Buck from SYTECH (far right), pictured with representatives from the Belize Department of Environment SYTECH, the UK’s longest-established digital forensics consultancy service provider, has reached a new milestone as it celebrates the success of a major international government project in Belize. Following a competitive tender, the firm was contracted

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Trailblazing Corporate Digital Identity platform named ‘One to Watch’ in Chartis’ Financial Crime and Compliance 50 2024

Encompass Corporation, the leader in Corporate Digital Identity (CDI), has been named ‘One to Watch’ by Chartis Research as part of this year’s Financial Crime and Compliance 50 (FCC50), recognising its game-changing innovation that supercharges robust regulatory compliance and drives business growth. The FCC50 charts the top risk technology providers at the forefront of the

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Scotland’s first Women In Programmatic Network Event is a sell-out success

The first Scotland-based Women In Programmatic Network (TWIPN) event launched on Thursday 7 March with resounding success, as keynote speakers from leading creative marketing, advertising and programmatic agencies based across the UK took the stage.  The event, held at creative media and digital marketing agency, ALT’s Glasgow offices saw an overwhelming turnout, marking a significant

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Gilson Gray represents Lime Rock in landmark litigation win

Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray is celebrating a landmark win on behalf of its client, US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners, following the successful defence of a multi-million-dollar court case.   The claim, raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh by prominent oil and gas businessman Robert Kidd, was understood to be the single

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Valla & Amiqus join forces to offer access to legal help for workers

Left to Right: Elaine Burgess, Executive Director, Amiqus. Danae Shell CEO and founder of Valla & Callum Murray, CEO of Amiqus Pioneering Edinburgh based lawtech companies Valla and Amiqus have announced a new partnership, enabling simple and easy access to legal support for hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK. The agreement will see

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IDRIC secures additional funding to support UK industry transition to net zero

The UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) has been awarded £1 million in new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) part of UK Research and Innovation, to continue its vital work in catalysing industrial decarbonisation in the UK. The funding will allow IDRIC to maintain momentum and maximise its

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