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Scottish Head of Financial Services selected to lead the UK regions for PwC FS
25th September 2023PwC UK has named its new Regional Leader for Financial Services as Glasgow-based Fraser Wilson. Fraser, who already leads on Financial Services for PwC Scotland, takes on the new leadership role, overseeing activity with financial services clients across the UK regions outside of London – including Wales, the Midlands and…
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Balfour Beatty features in the Construction Index discussing the future of hydrogen
21st September 2023Jo Gilroy, Balfour Beatty Group Director of Sustainability, has featured in the Construction Index’s ‘Re:Construction’ podcast, discussing the future of hydrogen and decarbonising the construction and infrastructure industry. In the podcast, Jo shares the lessons learned from Balfour Beatty’s journey towards a Zero Carbon Construction Site of the future at…
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New exhibition focusing on the impact of war in Kyiv to open at the Museum of Edinburgh
21st September 2023A photography exhibition entitled ‘Kyiv is the Unbreakable Heart of Europe’ will open this Saturday (September 23) at the Museum of Edinburgh. The exhibition is made up of 32 images of Kyiv and its surrounding areas and was commissioned by the Kyiv City State Administration. These images illustrate the stark reality of…
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Shepherd And Wedderburn Advises New Cask Whisky Association Launched To Protect Customers And Uphold The Reputation Of The Scotch Industry
21st September 2023Shepherd and Wedderburn is proud to be legal advisor to the newly formed Cask Whisky Association (CWA), a new organisation established to create a safer environment for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks for investment. George Frier, Partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, who has over 30 years’…
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Trump Turnberry St. Andrews Charity Ceilidh
21st September 2023Join us for our annual St. Andrews Charity Ceilidh on Friday 24th November 🏴 Enjoy a sumptuous 3-course meal in our extraordinary ballroom, dance to the rhythm of a traditional Scottish ceilidh performed by the MacDonald Brothers and contribute to a noble cause through an inspiring auction benefiting Glasgow…
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International House World Organisation Welcomes IH Edinburgh as a New Affiliate
21st September 2023It is a great pleasure to announce that there is a new IH affiliate, IH Edinburgh! This progressive school and its dedicated team have a lot to offer, and they will be a fantastic addition to the IH network. “Roland and the team at IH Edinburgh show the commitment to…
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Business Confidence In Net Zero Plans Is Vital
21st September 2023Responding to the announcement of changes to several key Net Zero policies, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “If we are to meet the challenge of making the UK Net Zero by 2050 then we must have pragmatic goals, that business can be confident they will be…
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Renewable energy training academy secures investment to tackle green skills shortage
21st September 2023The Energy Training Academy (ETA), a Dalkeith-based social enterprise that provides high-quality training and education in the gas and renewables industry, has secured £300,000 investment from the Catalyst Fund. The investment will help ETA address a looming skills shortage in engineers trained to install air source heat pumps and other…
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DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has been named as a 2023 Top 30 Employer for Working Families
20th September 2023The national charity for working parents and carers, Working Families, has announced that DWF has been awarded a place on its prestigious list of the top family-friendly employers in the UK. Now in its fourteenth year, employers large and small from across the public, private, and third sectors compete annually…
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Inflation measures gradually easing
20th September 2023Reacting to the latest inflation data from the ONS, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Today’s CPI rate of 6.7%, while proving stubborn, shows that inflation is continuing to gradually ease off. Producer price inflation (PPI) fell by 2.3%. This should give the Bank…
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