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NEW DIRECTOR FOR SCOTLAND APPOINTED FOR IT FIRM

Global IT firm transACT Technology Solutions has appointed tech entrepreneur Duncan Girvan (pictured above) as its Director for Scotland. Mr Girvan, who previously co-founded Glasgow-based Disrupt Group Ltd, takes on the newly-created role as the London-headquartered firm embarks on a strategic UK-wide expansion to incorporate Scotland and the north of England. TransACT, a digital transformation […]

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M&S BOSS MAKES PLEA TO SAVE THE HIGH STREET

The chief executive of M&S has called for a radical reform of the business rates system in the UK to prevent the total collapse of high streets. In a hard-hitting intervention, Stuart Machin has described the current system as “daylight robbery” and blamed it for cities and towns becoming “increasingly full of vacancies and dodgy

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FIRST MINISTER HELPS LAUNCH TALLEST UK TURBINES

 (L) Gordon Thomson Head of Projects at Banks Renewables & (R) Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK’s tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist

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ENERGY TRAINING ACADEMY ADDS TO ITS BOARD

The Energy Training Academy has strengthened its board with the addition of Alan Earsman (pictured above) as finance director. A former senior finance figure with the Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr Earsman joins the senior management team running Scotland’s first community-focused energy training centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Formerly a chief operating officer at

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GAME VETERAN JOINS TECH ADVISORY BOARD

Leading business advisory and accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its Tech Advisory Board (TAB) by adding leading Scots gaming figure Colin Macdonald (pictured above) to its ranks. Colin, a former producer on the multi-billion dollar generating Grand Theft Auto franchise and a previous Channel 4 Games Commissioner, has joined the firm’s TAB, which includes

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SCOTTISH PLUMBER TAKES HIS PLACE AT WORLD FINALS IN GERMANY

It was the Big Event, the Final of the massive WorldSkills Plumbing competition, all the pressure was on, the crowds were cheering and Scotland’s Connor Cruden (pictured above) stepped up to the plate. In a stellar performance, the hugely-gifted plumber from Turriff in Aberdeenshire walked away with the Medallion for Excellence, coming within a whisker

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ATS GROWS TEAM WITH NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER

Fife-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Smith as Operations Manager. With 12 years of industrial concrete flooring experience, his arrival is part of ongoing expansion being enjoyed by the Rosyth firm. Smith joins from Technic Concrete Floors Ltd, where he was in

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FIGURES FROM DRINKS & HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES DEMAND A PAUSE TO RETURN SCHEME

Senior figures from the drinks and hospitality industries have demanded that the Scottish Government pause its deposit return scheme (DRS) for empty bottles and cans to avoid a “catastrophic impact” on businesses and consumers. More than 500 leaders have signed an open letter to circular economy minister Lorna Slater calling on her to postpone the

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BUSINESS NETWORKING ORGANISATION UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

A leading Aberdeen business networking organisation with more than 7,000 online members and a multi-million pound track record in facilitating deals has a new owner. Entrepreneur Leigh Reid has quit her job and acquired ABN (Aberdeen Business Network) from director Andrew Smith, who launched the company in 2008. ABN has six different networking services which

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