Almost three-quarters of employers in Scotland (71%) have said that, to address skill shortages, they would be willing to employ staff without the necessary skills, while over a fifth (22%) have increased their training budget to focus on upskilling staff. The Hays Salary & Recruiting Trends guide 2023, which includes over 13,000 responses from UK
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Seven talented pupils are being given a rare opportunity to concoct and simulate the commercial development of new dessert sauces with one of the UK’s largest ingredient manufacturers. The students in their final year at Mearns Academy, Mackie Academy and Portlethen Academy have joined the Macphie Ltd team for seven weeks as part of a foundation
MANUFACTURER SUPPORTS BUDDING FOOD SCIENTISTS WITH APPRENTICESHIPS Read More »
PRA Group Inc. a global financial services company, today celebrated 10 years of operating in the UK. UK Government Minister for Scotland Malcolm Offord joined PRA Group President and CEO Kevin Stevenson, other local leaders and employees to mark the milestone at PRA Group’s state-of-the art offices in the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre in
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The Glasgow-headquartered temporary power solutions company Aggreko has made a cash offer to the board to the Burton-on-Trent based rival Crestchic. The offer for the entire share capital is valued at £122m, representing a premium of approximately 13% to the closing price per share of 356 pence on the 8th December. It also gives an
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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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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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Fife College is delighted to announce that it has appointed a new Principal and Chief Executive. Jim Metcalfe (pictured above), currently Chief Executive at College Development Network (CDN), will take up his new position at Fife College in Spring 2023. The appointment, following a rigorous selection process, has been made following the decision of the
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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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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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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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