GlamCandy, the Scottish make-up academy, has bolstered staff numbers with the appointment of 18 former students. It selected hires from over 100 applicants to the college with an aim to encourage amateur makeup artists to join the business. GlamCandy, which has bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Aberdeen, said it is rebuilding its staff count from the
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Demand for technology professionals has increased in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the past year, but Scotland faces fierce competition from other regions to secure the right technology skills. The latest Tech Talent Tracker from Accenture, which analyses LinkedIn’s Professional Network data, found that demand for technology professionals has increased in every region across the UK from last
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Scottish based Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Natalie James (pictured above) as Head of Retail for the UK, operating from its new Leeds office. Experienced in project management, quantity surveying and Construction Health & Safety, with transferrable leadership skills to drive successful teams, Mrs James is a collaborative and determined construction professional with
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L-R: Natalie Dalgleish & Simon Harper The UK’s third largest ports group Forth Ports has boosted its award-winning learning and development team with a major appointment and promotion. Simon Harper has been promoted to Group Learning and Development (L&D) Manager, taking on responsibility for the Learning & Development teams across the Group which operates eight ports
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Scotland is home to more micro-business owners over the age of 55 than anywhere else in the country. GoDaddy analysis of 2.3 million micro-business owners in the UK, alongside research into correlations with data from the Office for National Statistics and the UK Household Longitudinal Study, led by Professor George Saridakis from Kent Business School.
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A progressive firm of architects has appointed a renowned sustainability specialist as part of its drive to help commercial clients adapt to stringent new environmental standards. Scottish-headquartered Halliday Fraser Munro (HFM) has pledged that all seven of its UK offices and every project it undertakes could be carbon neutral by 2026. HFM was founded in
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The store manager at M&S’s recently expanded foodhall store in Falkirk has been shortlisted for a ‘store hero award’ at the Retail Week Awards 2022. Brian Torley (pictured above) is one of only a handful of people across the UK to have been shortlisted for The Quadient store hero award which recognises everyday shop workers
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One of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors DM Hall has appointed experienced property professional, Kirsten Nicolson (pictured above) as Residential Property Director. She will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. With 16 years’ experience of the Capital’s property sector, Kirsten worked initially as an estate agent for Simpson & Marwick and Strutt
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An award-winning investment advisory firm has adopted employee ownership following the wishes of its late founder, Alan Steel (pictured above). After setting up Alan Steel Asset Management [ASAM] in his hometown of Linlithgow in 1975, Alan began looking at a succession plan which coexisted with his values and the culture of his company. Despite being
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Scottish Sea Farms’ Assistant Farm Manager, Derek Ferguson (pictured above), has been recognised with not one but two prestigious accolades at the Lantra Scotland Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS) 2022. Ferguson, 34, was named winner of the Higher Education SCQF Level 9+ category for completing a Technical Apprenticeship in Aquaculture Management at Shetland
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