Engineering 110 Years of History

This year, Balfour Beatty celebrates its 110th birthday. When George Balfour, an Engineer, and Andrew Beatty, an Accountant, first established Balfour Beatty in Scotland in 1909, they aimed to create the essential infrastructure that underpins daily life. Scotland has remained to be a location of strategic importance for the company…

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Full fibre diet for Scotland

Scottish politicians quizzed engineers from Openreach about Scotland’s digital future during a recent drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament. They heard about the work being done to upgrade the country’s broadband network and how politicians can help industry investors to speed up the build. According to thinkbroadband, the UK’s largest…

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John McIntyre Conference Centre – 10 Year Anniversary

Edinburgh First’s purpose-built conference centre, John McIntyre Conference Centre (JMCC) is celebrating being 10 years old this year! To honour this birthday we are hosting a party at the venue as well as offering some discounts throughout the year for those who are booking JMCC conferences or events up to…

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BCC comments on the Queen’s Speech

Commenting on the Queen’s Speech opening a new session of Parliament, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Our message to government is simple: put the economy at the forefront of your agenda. These are unnerving times for businesses facing Brexit uncertainty, global headwinds and…

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Stagecoach shortlisted for top industry awards

Two Stagecoach East Scotland Depots shortlisted for ‘Top National Depot’ Stagecoach East Scotland nominated for ‘Top Shire Operator’ Express City Connect network in the running for ‘Sustained Marketing Excellence’ once again Stagecoach East Scotland are finalists at the UK Bus Awards 2019 within three award categories. The company has once…

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Minister to deliver keynote at Industry 4.0 conference

A MAJOR conference will turn the spotlight on the skills needed to drive economic growth in the 21st century. Business Minister Jamie Hepburn MSP will deliver the keynote address at the event at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School on Wednesday October 23. A series of expert speakers will also focus…

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Desirable Residential Property with an Established Income

A most attractive former dairy farm in a Lanarkshire market town has been put up for sale at offers over £445,000. With grounds extending to more than 1.1 acres, the grazing land surrounding Wee Westlinbank Farm in Strathaven was historically used for cattle, but has more recently been used for…

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Scottish Water Newsletter – October 2019 – Renewables & Low Carbon Energy 

Welcome to our first Scottish Water Renewables Newsletter.  We wanted to highlight just some of the exciting examples of what we are doing at over 70 sites around Scotland to deliver our commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. In future issues, we will be sharing more examples that…

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Scottish businesses celebrate success with Barclays Entrepreneur Awards

Two Scottish entrepreneurs have come out on top in Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2019, which celebrates the most innovative, disruptive and socially inspiring businesses across the UK. Following a rigorous judging process, the overall national awards crowned Brie Read, founder of Snag, a size-inclusive tights brand, Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year,…

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Creating a ‘greener’ railway for Scotland

With all the talk of climate change in the news recently, it got us thinking about what we do to reduce carbon emissions and be more energy efficient. Every single person that uses the railway is playing their part in helping to reduce carbon emissions. Train travel is among the…

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