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OFFSHORE SPECIALIST TAKES MAJOR STAKE IN GLASGOW BASED FIRM

Offshore living quarter & engineering specialists, Modutec, has announced a majority investment in Glasgow-based co-at Marine. Co-at Marine are experts in marine and offshore HVAC and refrigeration solutions providing the most cost-effective and reliable means of creating a safe and comfortable environment on board ships and offshore structures. The move for the HVAC services company […]

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SCOTTISH APPRENTICES MAKE TOP EIGHT AT WORLDSKILLS FINALS

From Left to Right Sean Esslemont, Kayne Forsyth and Jack Forbes Three Scottish plumbing apprentices, all of whom are employed by SNIPEF members, qualified for the top eight at the UK WorldSkills final held last month at Middlesbrough College. One of them, Sean Esslemont, who studied at Moray College and is employed by Elgin-based McDonald

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LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP FIRM MAKES MULTIPLE PROMOTIONS

KPMG UK has promoted ten colleagues to director across its three Scottish offices. The new appointments, effective from 1st December, come across key capability areas for the professional services firm and reflect its continued investment in its people. Laura Wiseman (Audit) and Meredith Casey (Deal Advisory) become directors in KPMG’s Edinburgh office. Along the M8,

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GLASGOW BASED FIRM ACQUIRES RIVAL

From Left to Right Paul Lynch, director of TLIP; Gordon Stark, chief executive of Murgitroyd and Dr Alex Turnbull, managing director of TLIP Intellectual property protection business Murgitroyd has acquired another rival, TLIP making this the firm’s fourth acquisition inside two years. TLIP was founded in 2014 and employs 14 people – nine patent attorneys and

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FIRST MINISTER CELEBRATES THE COUNTRY’S FINEST ENTREPRENEUR

A total of 42 businesses with high growth potential from across Scotland benefitted to the tune of over £1.6million, after being rewarded in the twentieth round of the Scottish EDGE Awards. This round’s guest speakers featured Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Minecraft founder Chris Van Der Kuyl, and philanthropists Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie

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DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR FORMER SCHOOL SITE REVEALED

Cruden Homes has revealed proposals to deliver 76 homes for social rent, on the site of the former Howdenburn Primary School on Lothian Road in Jedburgh. The school, which was built in 1970, was closed in 2020, with pupils transferring to Jedburgh Grammar Campus at Hartrigge Park. In addition to the new homes, the 5.57-acre

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BREWDOG AD BANNED OVER FALSE CLAIMS

An advert for BrewDog has been banned over a “tongue-in-cheek” claim that its fruit-flavoured beers constitute “one of your five a day”. An email, dated 20 July, featured the subject heading and advertised beers with names that included Lost in Guava, Pineapple Punch and Lost in Lychee & Lime. A recipient complained that the five-a-day

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DIGGERS START AT NEW DUNDEE SITE

Construction work has started at a major housing project in Dundee which is set to bring 66 specialist homes to the area. Senior figures from Blackwood including Julie McDowell, Blackwood Chair, will meet yesterday with John Alexander, SNP Leader of Dundee City Council, Dougie Herd, Joint Managing Director of Campion Homes and other key stakeholders at one of

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BAIRD LUMSDEN BRINGS RURAL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

A fantastic redevelopment opportunity to create a rural enterprise or private home in the heart of the countryside is available for offers over £340,000 from Baird Lumsden. Baird is the rural property arm of DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, with the proposed sale of a former outdoor centre and

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