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NORTH WEST COMPANIES SWITCH TO FOUR DAY WEEK AFTER SUCCESSFUL TRIAL

Tyler Grange Team The North West companies who are sticking with their switch to a four-day working week as part of a national pilot have been named. A total of eight businesses with operations across the region confirmed they were part of the experiment which saw them give staff an extra day off for no […]

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BUSINESS GATEWAY HELP JEWELLERY MAKING BUSINESS

A Shetland-born jewellery designer has successfully relocated her business to the islands and expanded operations, following support from Business Gateway. Karlin Anderson (pictured above) has been making bespoke high-end jewellery inspired by the island’s rugged landscape and culture since 1994. Born in Shetland, she moved to Glasgow in 1994 to further her education and then

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EDISON GROUP ACQUIRES LIVINGSTON BASED COMPANY

Scottish-based UK and internationally operating construction and property business Edison Group has acquired The Edinburgh Driveway Company Ltd, a twelve-year-old Livingston- based business specialising in driveways, paving and landscaping, for an undisclosed sum. The Edinburgh Driveway Company, which operates throughout central Scotland and Ayrshire, provides a complete range of driveways, landscaping and artificial grass products

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AIRPORT TECH FIRM DOUBLE HEADCOUNT AFTER RECENT FUNDING

Left to Right: Paul Secker, George Richardson and Ian Forde-Smith A Cheshire company behind an airport management platform has plans to double its headcount after raising $12.6m. The Series A funding round into Macclesfield-based AeroCloud was led by US fund Stage 2 Capital and supported by I2BF Global Ventures, Triple Point Ventures and Praetura Ventures.

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AFBE-UK STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH KEY APPOINTMENTS

Dr Ollie Folayan MBE (L) and Dr Roy Bitrus (R), co-chairs of AFBE-UK Scotland Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has appointed two new co-chairs. Dr Awai Collins-Harrison becomes AFBE-UK England’s co-chair alongside national chair, Dr Nike Folayan, while Dr Roy Bitrus becomes AFBE-UK Scotland’s co-chair alongside chair, Dr Ollie Folayan.  AFBE-UK supports young people, particularly

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SHOPPING CENTRE HIRES NEW MANAGER TO OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT

Five Valleys shopping centre in Gloucestershire has appointed a new manager to oversee its final phases of redevelopment. Jack Simpson (pictured above) will head up the operations team at the complex in Stroud town centre, which developer Dransfield Properties has invested £30 million in regenerating. Cheltenham-based Mr Simpson, who has eight years experience of managing

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SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY SECTOR RESPONDS TO NEW GOVERNMENT RULES

The Scottish Government has announced that hospitality businesses will be able to place tables and chairs outside their premises without a planning application. They have also backed the relaxation of planning rules for conversions of certain premises into some hospitality venues. Business leaders have welcomed the relaxation of the rules, which is likely to be

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NORTH EAST BUSINESS LEADERS WELCOME MAJOR DEVOLUTION DEAL

An expanded devolution deal for the North East has been welcomed by business groups in the region. The £4bn deal – which will extend the current arrangements in the North of Tyne to cover Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham – aims to create 24,000 extra jobs, deliver 70,000 courses each year and leverage

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HERO BRANDS APPOINT FRANCHISE DIRECTOR TO HELP GROW PORTFOLIO

Hero Brands has appointed Nil Naik (pictured above) as its new Franchise Director to grow the group’s impressive collection of genre-defining brands of the future. Nil has over 20 years’ experience in Franchise Sales and Operations, working across a variety of franchise models including some of the world’s leading food and drink brands such as

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