Space Solutions strengthens Facilities Management team with appointment of Tracey Bell

Space Solutions strengthens Facilities Management team with appointment of Tracey Bell

Workplace design and management consultancy, Space Solutions, has appointed Tracey Bell as Senior Facilities Manager, to boost its expert FM division. Tracey’s appointment expands the Facilities Management team to over 30 and builds on skills in supporting client operations from procurement and contract management to service delivery, performance monitoring and…

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Spring Statement: Chancellor must act now to ease ‘cost of doing business crisis’ 

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the Chancellor to take bold and decisive action in his Spring Statement to tackle the escalating cost of doing business crisis. As global and domestic headwinds mount following the invasion of Ukraine, the BCC believes he must act now to protect the…

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Over Half of Firms Say Treasury Support for Plan B Inadequate – BCC Calls for Delay of NICs Rise

• 54% of firms say the business support provided by the UK Government in response to Plan B measures is not sufficient in the short term • 59% say Government did not adequately assess the impact of Plan B measures on businesses • 38% of business to consumer (b2c) firms…

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EDINBURGH CHAMBER BACKS TEMPORARY VISAS TO TACKLE STAFF DROUGHT

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce today called on the UK Government to help ease a recruitment crisis which provides a major obstacle to the economic recovery – including issuing temporary visas to foreign workers in the most impacted sectors. The problem has been caused by a lack of overseas staff following…

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BCC Forecast: Trade to drag on the recovery as supply disruption weakens outlook 

The UK economy will grow at a slower pace than expected with trade set to lag significantly behind the wider recovery, according to the British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) latest economic forecast. UK Economic Outlook – 2021 The leading business group has downgraded its expectations for UK GDP growth in 2021 from 7.1% to 6.8%. The downgrade reflects the expectation that the UK’s economic recovery will stall in the final quarter of 2021.…

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‘Earn while you learn’ scheme produces first Edinburgh Napier graduates : University’s first Graduate Apprentices cross the Usher Hall stage

  A groundbreaking initiative which allows students to study for a university degree while in paid employment today (October 27) produced its first graduates at Edinburgh Napier University.   Twenty-nine students graduated from the university’s School of Computing under the Graduate Apprenticeships scheme, with their degrees including BSc (Hons) IT…

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ECC Policy Update

We are continuing engagement through the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and British Chambers of Commerce on national and UK-wide issues. Some of the issues we’ve been focusing on this quarter have included: The relaxation of Covid rules, and working with Scottish Government on new guidance to help businesses navigate the…

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MONSTER ‘ICE SCREAM’ TRUCK SERVES GORY-IOUS TREATS THIS HALLOWEEN

— Ardbeg’s grown-up ‘ice scream’ truck set to deliver special edition ghoulish treats across the UK —   — The truck was created by The Persuaders and took three months to make — — The Ice Scream truck will tour 3 x UK cities: London, Glasgow and Edinburgh — —…

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CFOs see labour shortages and supply disruptions persisting, but remain focused on investment

  The majority of CFOs report being impacted by labour shortages or recruitment difficulties as well as supply chain disruption, which are expected to persist for a year Expectations for a rise in operating costs over the next 12 months reaches a record high, with the majority of CFOs expecting…

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Businesses championing diversity and inclusion awarded airtime on STV

Four SMEs awarded a total of £100k airtime through the broadcaster’s Growth Fund Recipients include a social enterprise gift box business, an ethically sourced baby boutique, a charity supporting the diversity of deaf people across Scotland and a community interest company championing women in enterprise  Four Scottish businesses with diversity…

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