Edinburgh Airport installs fast Rohde & Schwarz security scanner

New R&S QPS201 security scanners complete a scan cycle in under 4 seconds, delivering high-precision and efficient security control while ensuring an unobtrusive experience for passengers. Fleet, UK, 21 January 2019 — Rohde & Schwarz and Edinburgh Airport today announced that three R&S QPS201 scanners have been installed in the…

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Council and Scottish futures trust launch new affordable partnership for Edinburgh

Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart yesterday (Tuesday 22 January) visited the first homes to be delivered as part of “Edinburgh Living”, a new housing partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Futures Trust. Around 1,500 new affordable homes will be delivered through the Edinburgh Living initiative over…

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New trade waste service composts Bristol’s plastic-free takeaway packaging

Bristol food businesses can now Close the Loop with a new composting collection launched by Vegware, the leading manufacturer of compostable catering disposables. Vegware’s Close the Loop service collects clients’ used takeaway packaging to turn into rich compost for UK fields. Additionally, their new bring-back scheme, the Composting Collective, captures…

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Sheraton Edinburgh’s much-loved Six Nations buffet lunch is back!

Available Saturday 2nd February, Saturday 9th February & Saturday 9th March 2019 from 12:30 – 2:30pm. Our much-loved Six Nations buffet lunch is back! With an exciting Rugby twist to celebrate the tournament. Enjoy the extensive selection with your choice of a glass of wine, bottle of beer or soft…

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Edinburgh Leisure set to tackle under 5s rugby

With the Six Nations Championships kicking off soon at the beginning of February, Edinburgh Leisure is looking to tackle the under 5’s market by offering a 6-week taster block of mini-rugby for initially just £6 – essentially £1 per session. Edinburgh Leisure’s Mini-Scrummers is a new, non-contact, rugby-based activity, suitable…

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DM Hall appoints ex Montagu Evans’ Partner

DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered surveyors, has appointed Gavin Anderson as an Associate in the firm’s West of Scotland Commercial Property team. He will be based in the firm’s Glasgow city centre offices in St Vincent Street. Gavin, who is returning to DM Hall after…

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BCC: Flexible labour market limiting impact of sluggish economy

Commenting on the labour market figures for January 2019, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:  “The marked increase in employment is further evidence that the jobs market remains a major positive for the UK economy. Although some firms report…

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UK CEOs in hiring mode despite heightened concerns about the global economic outlook

-CEOs bullish about business prospects and recruitment, despite nearly three-fold increase in number of CEOs expecting global growth to decline -Intention to hire accompanied by concerns about  skills shortages – CEOs’ top concern – and 72%  believing AI will significantly change the way they do business in the next five…

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Intellectual property practice Marks & Clerk named EU’s top patent filer

Leading intellectual property practice Marks & Clerk has been named the top filer of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in the EU, according to figures released by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. PCT applications are one of the primary means by which innovators can secure intellectual property protection for novel inventions,…

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Pinsent Masons Ranked Stonewall’s Most LGBT-Inclusive Employer 2019

International law firm Pinsent Masons has been named the most inclusive employer in the UK by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall in its Top 100 Employers list for 2019. The firm, which employs 500 lawyers and support staff in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has also been ranked…

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