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Scottish shipbuilding revival could boost economy by £342m a year

  The latest analysis from finance expert, RIFT has shown that despite the steep decline from the glory days of the 1900s, Scotland’s shipbuilding industry has remained steadily consistent in recent years; however, a push to rebuild the sector could bring a potential boost of £342 million to the Scottish economy. In the early 1900s, […]

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Brother and sister’s catering business hits the high street following £400,000 bank support

  Aberdeenshire’s Skoff Catering, a family-run food firm from Dyce, is set for expansion following six figure funding from Royal Bank of Scotland. Brother and sister Josh and Alex McKenzie, whose mobile catering business is well known in the area, have purchased The Cloggy House in Dyce Drive, a favourite in the town. This duo

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Aberdeen oil & gas team raise £10K for Army family

   A team of oil and gas workers have raised over £10,000 for the Army family by marching 54 miles in 24 hours. The six-strong team from Serica Energy in Aberdeen joined nearly 1,000 soldiers, veterans, and civilians from across the globe, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Army Benevolent Fund. This weekend’s Cateran

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HR firm encourages open conversation as new flexible working law comes into effect with busy summer of sport ahead

  An award winning HR & Law firm is encouraging businesses to open up conversations with its employees as new laws on flexible working arrangements come into effect, especially with a busy summer of sport coming up. Both England and Scotland will be hoping to progress in the men’s football European Championship, which kick-off in

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Independent burger chain expands with the first sites in Birmingham signed up

  Amigos Burgers and Shakes have declared their intentions to rapidly expand their presence in the UK with new stores in Birmingham later this year. Founded in 2011, Amigos is the most successful independent burger brand in the UK.  Owners Waqas ‘Wax’ Siddique & Kasim ‘Kaz’ Akhter have helped turn amigos into a brand that

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Aberdein Considine strengthens its Glasgow employment law team

(L) Laurie Anderson with Aberdein Considine Partner and(R) Head of Employment, Robert Holland  Aberdein Considine has strengthened its employment law team in Glasgow through the appointment of a new Senior Associate. Laurie Anderson brings more than 15 years’ experience in the field and is accredited as a Specialist in Employment Law by the Law Society

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NatWest to welcome 2,500 entrepreneurs to its accelerators in September

  Entrepreneurs looking to grow and scale their businesses are being urged to apply to join one of the UK’s leading accelerators, as NatWest prepares to welcome a record number of new businesses on its accelerator programme in September. Up to 2500 places will be available for free to entrepreneurs. NatWest Group is the biggest

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Glasgow business named as one of Deloitte’s Fast 500 fastest growing companies in Europe

Simple Online Pharmacy Co-Founders (L) Addy Mohammed and(R) Karim Nassar Glasgow based, online healthcare provider Simple Online Pharmacy was recently named in the prestigious 2024 Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of Europe, Middle East and Africa’s fastest growing companies. The company was the only digital pharmacy and online doctor and one of 81 UK businesses that

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HFD makes experienced hire for senior property management role

  HFD, Scotland’s leading commercial property company has appointed Lisa Gribben (pictured above) as property management director to support the operation and growth of its serviced offices portfolio. Lisa was previously a partner at independent commercial property consultancy Knight Frank, covering the whole of Scotland, and has over two decades of experience in property management.

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virtualDCS wins Veeam Innovation Award for second consecutive year

  virtualDCS, a leading cloud service provider (CSP) and business continuity specialist, has been bestowed its second Veeam Innovation Award at VeeamON 2024. IDC ranks Veeam Software as the global market leader for its data protection and ransomware recovery, protecting 20 million users of Microsoft 365. From nearly 100 nominations, virtualDCS was amongst just six

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