As the King’s Coronation draws closer, the UK’s no.1 travel agency, Barrhead Travel, has reported a surge in bookings over the new bank holiday period, on Monday, May 8th. With bookings up 55% compared with the same period in 2019, the agency is reporting May is currently the third top booking month, just behind summer […]
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Investment opportunities were central to Tartan Week celebrations as some of Scotland’s most innovative tech firms pitched to leading North American venture capital investors in New York. Companies covering sectors including data, robotics, health tech software as a service (SAAS) and clean tech had the opportunity to make valuable connections at Scotland’s Tech Company Showcase
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Ripple Energy has announced that Derril Water Solar Park in Devon will become Britain’s first shared solar park. The green energy ownership movement has worked with renewable energy company RES to provide an alternative way to how solar parks can be owned and run by offering households a chance to buy and part-own the park.
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A Northumberland company is targeting growth in the renewable energy sector after being snapped up by a global sustainable solutions consultancy. Bamburgh-based Calibrate Group Limited, which provides commercial heating and chilling systems, is set to grow following its acquisition by RSK Environment Limited. Founded more than a decade ago by Susie and Shane McDonald, Calibrate
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Selecta Group is showcasing its 20 new sustainable coffee blends under the Pelican Rouge brand at London Coffee Festival. The company is exhibiting on the 20-21 April at stand number G04. Selecta is offering tastings of a selection of the new range of Pelican Rouge Coffee. The London Coffee Festival is Pelican Rouge’s first UK event, and
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Pioneering dental care app Toothfairy has teamed up with a major healthcare insurer to offer a ground-breaking new benefit to millions of workers in the UK. From this month, Toothfairy will be available on all Canada Life’s group protection schemes, to provide employees with on demand virtual access to a real dentist, 24 hours a day,
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Edinburgh based coach tour operator Timberbush Tours has marked its 25th anniversary by rolling out a multi-million-pound coach replacement programme, as the company’s founder urges the Scottish and UK Governments to offer more support for the coach industry’s transition to zero emission coach travel. The company is in the process of taking delivery of £1m of
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For the image from Left to Right: Linda Leaworthy, Lesley Stewart & Matthew Garstang CFO Solutions group Opulus has expanded east with the acquisition of George + Co, the long-established firm of Chartered Tax Advisers and Accountants based in Edinburgh’s West End. Commenting on the acquisition, Matthew Garstang, CEO at Opulus, said: “As part of
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Respected Chartered Accountant, Richard Patterson (pictured above), has this month celebrated a full year back with his old firm, Robb Ferguson, one of the oldest and most venerable Chartered Accountancy practices in Scotland. Returning as a Director in the firm where he was a Partner for five years between 2002 and 2007, Richard, 55, has
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New research has found approximately a quarter of all luxury new build homes in UK towns and cities are being bought by over 60’s. Findings from leading property agents, Savills, revealed downsizers are increasingly viewing accessibility as the most important factor when relocating from their family home, dispelling the notion retirees set their minds on a
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