News & Blog

Read the latest business news, blogs and thought leadership articles from our members, as well as updates on the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's work in the city.

News & Blog
  • ScotRail to increase services on 3 August

    29th July 2020

    Five rules for safer travel remain in force, including the wearing of face coverings at stations and on trains. Customers still urged to consider alternative travel options where possible, as physical distancing can’t be guaranteed ScotRail will increase the number of services it operates from Monday, 3 August, it was…

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  • Alan Lees appointed new director of BT’s Enterprise business in Scotland

    29th July 2020

    Alan Lees, who has held several senior sales related roles at BT, has been appointed as the new director of its Enterprise business in Scotland. The Glasgow-born executive started his career at BT in 2001 and has worked in a variety of roles during nearly twenty years with the firm.…

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  • Bright Green Placements

    28th July 2020

    Bright Green Business provides the opportunity for businesses to engage with students and graduates throughout the year on short-term projects. We place students or graduates in areas such as sustainability awareness, science, technology, business and software development. An 8 to 12 week placement can help projects move forward or start…

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  • The Best Steak and Chips in the UK for £10

    28th July 2020

      Admittedly, there may be *a little* subjectivity in that statement.  What isn’t up for debate is the price. As part of the Eat Out to Help Out government scheme to help restaurants get back on their feet, Hawksmoor diners will be able to get The Best Steak and Chips…

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  • Travel Planning Support Workshops for Employers

    28th July 2020

    Returning to work post-COVID-19 Transport Scotland is offering free travel demand management workshops to employers in the Edinburgh and Glasgow Regions to enable you to better support your employees as they return to their places of work following lockdown. Our workshops Online workshops will be facilitated by travel planning specialists…

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  • BIG strengthens team with new senior hire

    28th July 2020

    Full service marketing agency, BIG Partnership, has recruited Stewart Argo as an associate director based in its Edinburgh office. Stewart joins BIG following six years as an associate director at Weber Shandwick, where he led a wide variety of corporate and public sector accounts, including award-winning campaigns in the health…

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  • Corporate Moves and Recycle Scotland 

    27th July 2020

    Corporate Moves and Recycle Scotland is a single source provider of commercial relocations, furniture installation services and ethical recycling services to businesses making a change within their current workplace or embarking on a move to new premises. We provide a Commercial relocation service which is moving businesses from one location…

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  • £1m chapel conversions for sale at Edinburgh’s ‘most sought after’ site

    27th July 2020

    Three homes converted from the former chapel at The Playfair at Donaldson’s have been unveiled by developer City & Country. The chapel is described as “one of the former college’s most dramatic and striking spaces”, dating back to the 1840s, with original features including stained-glass windows. Each chapel apartment features…

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    Scotland’s golf courses face a difficult lie, but the game need not be a bogey for forward-thinking clubs

    27th July 2020

    By Donald Yellowley Bob Dylan’s song might sigh wistfully about A Simple Twist of Fate, but for Scotland’s hundreds of world-class golf clubs, it must seem that the Fates are conspiring against them with a quite unnecessary degree of malevolence. At last count, there were 587 clubs affiliated with national…

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  • Edinburgh College Virtual Training supports workforce mental health

    27th July 2020

    Whether you have a team of 10, 100, or 10,000, it’s crucial that the welfare of a firm’s employees is a top priority for staff operating at all levels across the business. According to the Scottish Government, one in three people are affected by mental illness in any year, and…

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