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Tech titans trades the cloud for coastal restoration

The UK’s leading finance software implementation specialists have taken to the beach to help a conservation charity restore an historic Scottish coastline. A team of 30 employees from Eureka Solutions descended upon the Cramond Foreshore and assisted The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) charity in restoring the coastal habitats and dune systems in the area. The team’s […]

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Brewery taps up expansion through property consultancy Vail Williams

Left to Right: May Palmer of Harry J Palmer Ltd,Steve Farrell, Brewer and Founder of Eight Arch Brewing Co, and BryonyThompson, a Vail Williams’ Associate An expanding brewery in Dorset has raised a glass to the future with a 10-year lease on a warehouse which has been transformed into a production centre and tap room.

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Scottish entrepreneurs return home to expand bespoke tailoring empire

Scottish entrepreneurs Ryan Smith and Calvin Smith, founders of bespoke tailors Suited & Booted Dubai, are set to launch their first store in the UK this summer when they open in Glasgow. Ayrshire-born Ryan teamed up with Edinburgh pal Calvin in the UAE to establish the brand in 2017 after identifying a gap in the

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Shepherd opens new office in Bearsden

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire as its strategic growth plan continues apace. Headed up by Bearsden local, Shepherd residential partner Alan Fleming (pictured above), the new office, situated at a prime location at 4 Canniesburn Toll is Shepherd’s 38th in the UK and the first to present its

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Yorkshire furniture maker awarded top industry accolade

HSL, the Yorkshire based family business which employs more than 500 people, has been awarded the prestigious Manufacturing Guild Mark for business excellence by The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and furnishing industry charity. Owned and managed by the Burrows family, who established the company over 55 years ago, HSL is

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Ex-offenders “neglected” in the workplace due to lack of digital skills, warns Digital Poverty Alliance

Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has warned that with current reoffending rates on the rise, prison leavers are facing neglect when seeking to reintegrate into society due to insufficient digital skills. Government statistics reveal that the criminal reoffending rate is currently at 26 per cent, and has increased since 2021. The DPA believes that schemes like Tech4PrisonLeavers would

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Safestay Hostels & Hotels appoints General Manager of new Edinburgh Cowgate location

Safestay Hostels & Hotels, the owner and operator of 18 city-centre hostels and hotels in the UK and Europe, have announced the appointment of David McLachlan (pictured above) as General Manager of Safestay Edinburgh Cowgate, opening on the 6th of June, 2024. David joins Safestay from Novotel Glasgow Centre, where he was Front Office Manager,

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Shepherd and Hardies align new brand identities

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Hardies Property & Construction Consultants have aligned their new brand identities. Marking the latest stage of their evolution, and part of a strategic plan for continual growth and improvement, the comprehensive rebranding exercise lends both firms a contemporary, dynamic edge positioning them at the forefront of the digital age. The new

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One-third of execs prepared to quit over return to office mandates

One in three senior executives would leave their roles if they were obliged to comply with return-to-office mandates, according to Gartner. While 19% of non-executives also claimed they would leave their organisation due to a return-to-office mandate. The survey of 3,500 employees highlighted the disagreement over mandatory office days between employers and employees after the

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Accountancy firm MHA plans to merge with Irish firm following Scottish expansion

One of the UK’s largest accountancy firms, MHA, which recently expanded into Scotland, has now revealed plans for a move into Ireland.   At the end of last year, MHA established its first Scottish presence through the merger with Aberdeen-based Meston Reid & Co. This was followed in February when the firm, Baker Tilly International’s UK member, merged with

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