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LEADING GIN BRAND GAINS NEW OWNERS

For the Image From Left to Right: Secret Garden Owners Isobel, Kate & Imogen Armstrong Luxury gin brand, Secret Garden Distillery based outside Edinburgh, is under new ownership. The new directors of the business are a mother and daughters team: Imogen, Isobel and Kate Armstrong.  A veteran of the business world, Kate Armstrong was the […]

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LACK OF SANITARY DISPOSAL BINS HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR ISSUE WITH COMPANIES INCLUSIVITY

A petition has been created to tackle the lack of sanitary disposal waste facilities within the engineering and construction industries. The current Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations do not include sanitary bins, leading to calls for national change within the construction sector and their attitude towards menstrual cycles.  Charity Rose, an Assistant Engineering Geologist,

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SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY MISSING OUT ON MILLIONS FROM ST ANDREWS DAY

A leading brewing industry veteran and Scotland’s National Chef, Gary Maclean (pictured above) have called on the Scottish retail and hospitality trades to get behind a new campaign to make the country’s National Day – St. Andrew’s Day – a major moment in the annual calendar. Nigel McNally who spearheaded the trade rebirth of St.

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SPFL ANNOUNCES RECORD TURNOVER & PAYMENTS TO CLUBS

The SPFL has today announced record financial results for Season 2021/22, with its highest-ever turnover of £39,523,000 (up 7% from £36,784,000 in 2020/21). The accounts also reveal that club fees for Season 2021/22 were £29,717,000 (up 5% from £28,358,000 in Season 2020/21). Additional payments to clubs included prize money and television facility fee payments from

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SCOTTISH PRINT INDUSTRY APPRENTICES HONOURED AT APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

For the image: Hazel and Kyle from J Thomson Colour with colleagues Print Scotland, the trade association and voice of Scotland’s graphic communication industry, has honoured four outstanding young apprentices in its seventh annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards. The occasion is part of its mission to represent the Scottish print community and

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INAUGURAL SALONNIÈRE BRINGS TOGETHER LEADING LIGHTS IN SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY AND DESIGN

From left to right: The inaugural Hickory Salonnière panel, Lauren Hughes-Glass, Celia Joicey, John Glen and Emma Jackson Key representatives from Scotland’s architecture, design and hotel sectors gathered at one of the country’s landmark arts institutions this month for the first in a series of stimulating discussion dinner events looking at trends in the hospitality industry.

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PLATINUM WAVE SCALES UP AWARD WINNING CONSULTANCY TEAM WITH NEW APPOINTMENT

Platinum Wave Franchising has boosted its renowned consultancy team to support the organisation’s worldwide offering to brands looking to launch into international growth regions. Sarah McLean (pictured above) joins as Franchise Development Coach amid the global franchise consultancy continuing to expand its offering to more business across the globe. Prior to her arrival at Platinum

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DONALDSON GROUP CONTINUES GROWTH BY CREATING NEW ROLE

Leading timber expert, Donaldson Group, has appointed Mark Murphy as chief risk officer in a newly created role. Mark joined Donaldson Group in 1986 as a management trainee before taking roles as a production assistant, quality assurance representative, stock manager and mill foreman. He then moved into systems management firstly as integrated systems manager, and

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WYLIE & BISSET LAUNCHES NEW TRAINING ACADEMY

Accountants and Business Advisers Wylie & Bisset, has launched a pioneering in-house Training Academy for all entry-level employees with the aim of equipping them with the comprehensive range of knowledge and skills to further develop their careers. Developed and headed by Helen Moreland, HR Director and Laura Smith (pictured above), Partner in the Business Advisory

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Her Majesty The Queen laid to rest: State funeral marks the end of an era

After a momentous state funeral at the Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September, the world finally bid adieu to the Queen.  She has been laid to rest with her family and next to her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor at 7.30 pm on Monday, marking the end of her tremendous journey as

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