Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, recently announced the promotion of 13 new partners in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME), the largest ever round of promotions in the region. The promotions take effect on 1 May 2023. In addition, in the past 12 months, the firm has welcomed 14 partner hires, to […]
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Scotland’s leading joinery manufacturer of door sets, Donaldson Door Systems (DDS), has appointed Billy Cameron (pictured above) as Director of the business, and he will join the board. Billy brings 26 years’ experience in the industry and has had multiple positions with the business in that time. He first joined as a forklift driver in
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Left to Right: Donald MacKay, managing director; Ken Robertson, non-executive director; Neil Skene, non-executive director and Jonathan Smith; chairman of Glencraft Aberdeen-based social enterprise Glencraft has appointed two non-executive directors to bolster its existing team as part of a broader development strategy. The addition of Neil Skene and Ken Robertson as non-executive directors takes the
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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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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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Employers organisation the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has sacked its director-general Tony Danker (pictured above) with immediate effect following the conclusion of an independent probe into complaints of workplace misconduct. The investigation, carried out by leading employment law firm Fox Williams, followed allegations over Mr Danker’s conduct involving a female employee. Three other CBI
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All 250 jobs threatened by the closure of British Steel’s coke ovens are to be saved. The company will be offering alternative roles to those put at risk of redundancy by the decision, part of a drive to overcome global economic challenges. A need for more staff across the business had been highlighted by unions
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The first annual Scottish Ladies Football Cup (SLFC) hosted by Oceanic Sports and The Well Foundation was won yesterday by the team representing Motherwell based mental health charity, You Are My Sunshine (YAMS). Their team included retired footballer Rhonda Jones who played as defender for the Scottish National Team winning 117 caps in her career.
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BrewDog’s co-founder James Watt (pictured above) is putting up £5m of his own money up in search of the next billion-dollar company. Using a new investment model where members of the public can also back the chosen companies, Watt’s The Next Unicorn search aims to create the next generation of unicorns, following in the footsteps
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A group of Scottish business founders looking to scale-up and grow their new sustainable brands received advice from Sir Richard Branson as he attended the official launch of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. The six businesses, which have all had support from Virgin StartUp, Virgin’s not-for-profit incubator, were given the opportunity to show their products to the
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