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Leo Quinn discusses Diversity, Inclusion, and Apprenticeships in the Eastern Eye

Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group Chief Executive and Founder of The 5% Club, has featured in Britain’s biggest Asian weekly newspaper – Eastern Eye – discussing diversity and inclusion in the workplace and building a workforce that is representative of society as whole. In the article, Leo explores the importance of…

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Irwin Mitchell Combines With Scottish Law Firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie

Together The Two Firms Will Provide Full-Service Legal and Financial Services Across More Than 20 Locations In Scotland, England and Wales Irwin Mitchell is investing in a Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie – which has a base in Edinburgh city centre – with the two firms working in…

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Cutting corners now could risk projects’ future performance and viability, warns Turner & Townsend

With construction firms facing increased insolvency risk from inflation, slowing demand and the climate crisis, a new report from Turner & Townsend warns against short-term thinking which could derail vital, long-term strategic priorities. The global professional services firm’s Autumn 2023 UK Market Intelligence Report underlines the perfect storm of challenges…

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ScottishPower launches new insight to help British businesses boost their finances through green energy solutions

ScottishPower is encouraging Britain’s 5.5 million small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to consider adopting low carbon solutions as it launches new advice on how using green technology can help improve their finances. SMEs account for 99.9% of UK enterprises and are responsible for around half of business carbon emissions.…

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Date announced for reopening of Drumbrae pool

Edinburgh Leisure has announced that the swimming pool at Drumbrae Leisure Centre will reopen on Monday, 18th September. Nicola Duffy, Manager at Drumbrae Leisure Centre said: “We’re delighted to be reopening the Drumbrae Pool after a closure for essential maintenance work over the summer and we’d like to thank our…

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A new haven for Hutchison as Edinburgh’s ‘Growing Together’ project beds in

Housing estates are in store for a bumper harvest thanks to a number of new and growing community gardens in the Capital. The Edinburgh Growing Together project, which began gardening last year after a survey of plots in 2021, has reported a busy summer with new planters and raised beds being…

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Business In The Dark Over Regulatory Avalanche For EU Trade

New research by the BCC has uncovered that the vast majority of businesses are unaware and unprepared for a swathe of fast approaching changes in EU/UK regulations. When asked about their knowledge of a number of changes coming down the track, the survey of more than 700 firms found: 84%…

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Irwin Mitchell Combines With Scottish Law Firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie

Together The Two Firms Will Provide Full-Service Legal and Financial Services Across More Than 20 Locations In England, Scotland, and Wales Irwin Mitchell is investing in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie with the two firms working in collaboration to provide a full suite of legal and financial services…

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Boost for law firm as it retains place on Scottish Government Legal Services Framework

Anderson Strathern will provide a suite of legal services to government and public sector bodies for a further four years. Murray McCall, Managing Partner: “This win keeps us at the top of the tree for public sector work.” Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern’s public sector legal credentials have received a…

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BCC Economic Forecast: Fragile Economy Stuck In First Gear  

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) marginally upgrades its 2023 GDP forecast to 0.4%, but economic activity will remain very weak throughout 2024 and 2025, according to the organisation’s latest Quarterly Economic Forecast.       UK Economic Outlook    The UK economy remains on course to avoid a technical recession, but…

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