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SELECT honours an ‘unsung hero’ with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

Left to Right: Monica Lennon MSP, Alick Smith and Fiona Harper An Aberdeenshire man and “unsung hero” of the electrical industry has been recognised for his remarkable contribution to the sector with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Alick Smith, who lives in Inverbervie, was honoured by the campaigning body […]

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Asian Business Chamber awards shortlist announced

The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) Annual Dinner and Awards. The awards ceremony is set to take place on Saturday, 18 November, at The National Conference Centre in Solihull. The National Conference Centre has also sponsored pre-dinner drinks. The awards recognise and celebrate businesses across nine categories

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Leading food firm bites down on major innovation hire

A pioneer in the food industry has joined one of the UK’s biggest ingredient firms to help facilitate the company’s next phase of growth. Susie Turan(pictured above), a seasoned professional in the food industry, has joined Macphie Ltd as Head of Product and Innovation to play a pivotal role in adding fresh-thinking to the firm’s

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Transform Business Festival set to return to the city of Aberdeen

Transform Business Festival will return to Aberdeen on Tuesday 14th November 2023, following its successful inaugural year. The festival, which is hosted at Aberdeen Science Centre, unites entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses of all sizes from across the region for a full day of interactive workshops, valuable networking opportunities and inspirational speakers. Delivered by business support

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Construction group makes two new appointments

(L) Patrick Kettlewell and (R) Ed Weston GMI Construction Group has announced the appointment of Ed Weston and Patrick Kettlewell to its senior management team. Weston will assume the role of regional commercial director for Yorkshire while Kettlewell will serve as pre construction director for the North of England. Weston joined GMI six years ago

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Liverpool City Region Mayor makes multi-million pound investment into expand pioneering community led programme

Left to Right: Rekha Patel-Harrison (chief of programmes, Right to Succeed), Stephanie O’Keeffe (programme director, Cradle to Career), Graeme Duncan (CEO Right to Succeed), Jane Harris (Steve Morgan Foundation Trustee) & Steve Rotheram (Liverpool City Region Mayor) Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram has granted funding of £5.25m to extend the groundbreaking ‘Cradle to Career’

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The IN Group partners with Sigma Labs to expand digital talent pool

The IN Group, a collection of specialist talent brands, has formed a strategic partnership with hire, train and deploy experts, Sigma Labs, to expand its digital talent pool with high-performance junior technology consultants. Supported by a significant investment, Sigma Labs will expand The IN Group’s global end-to-end talent offering, developing graduates into high-performance tech professionals

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Government ramps up digital skills with 2,500 new tech recruits

The cabinet Office has announced that 2,500 ambitious tech talents will be recruited into digital roles in government by June 2025 through new apprenticeship and early talent programmes. This is being kickstarted by the new digital apprenticeship programme, which will support the recruitment of 500 early career entrants into digital roles this financial year across

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BDO Northern Ireland announces the appointment of a new partner

Back row) Senior Partner Nigel Harra, Maybeth Shaw (Partner) and Managing Partner of BDO Northern Ireland Brian Murphy.(Front row) Partners Laura Jackson, Lorraine Nelson and Michael Jennings. Business advisors BDO Northern Ireland have announced Lorraine Nelson as a new Partner within its tax team. Lorraine has a wealth of experience providing tax services to growing

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