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
  • Central Taxis Covid-19 Fleet

    26th June 2020

    Dear Customer, We would be obliged if you could circulate this letter throughout your organisation to all staff that use our service. As lockdown measures begin to ease and we hopefully start to see a return to a new normal we would like to share some useful information regarding  Central…

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  • Going virtual with Business Gateway’s DigitalBoost programme

    26th June 2020

    Following support from Business Gateway, a Tayside-based physiotherapy centre has launched a series of online consultations and classes, delivering up to 60 per week, to navigate the impact of COVID-19. Launched in 2004, Heal Physiotherapy Limited is a first-class physiotherapy service offering a range of treatments including private GP care,…

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  • Golphin, the award-winning junior golfing specialist, needed to digitally transform its MyPathway2Golf programme.

    25th June 2020

    Vidatec, their trusted digital partner based in Stirling, worked with Golphin to design and develop a new mobile app for their MyPathway2Golf programme. Golphin successfully launched their new app in America earlier this year at the PGA Show in Orlando. The app – which is now available to kids through…

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  • Next big op for Surgeons hotel: reopening after lockdown

    25th June 2020

    Frontline workers offered £249 staycation deal as ‘thank you’ A LANDMARK city hotel is to reopen to the public for the first time since it provided a safe haven during lockdown for more than 500 frontline medical workers. Ten Hill Place will build on its proud lockdown legacy by immediately…

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  • Burges Salmon Net Zero team hosts virtual roundtable on hydrogen

    25th June 2020

    The firm has hosted the latest in its series of Net Zero events, which focused on the role of hydrogen in meeting the UK’s Net Zero target. On Monday 22 June, Burges Salmon’s Net Zero Services team hosted a virtual roundtable, ‘The road to Net Zero: The role of hydrogen’,…

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  • Work begins on £14.5m Motherwell station redevelopment

    25th June 2020

    From Monday, 29 June, contractors will begin work on the initial stage of the redevelopment project with the demolition of an old building at the bottom of Platform 1 to make way for a new staff car park. The demolition and construction of the new car park is expected to…

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  • Charities are warned to be aware of extra building costs

    25th June 2020

    Third sector leaders would benefit from having honest conversations with landlords about financial pressures caused by Covid-19 pandemic  Kenny Gray is a Partner in Lindsays’ Commercial Property team and is experienced in advising our charity and third sector clients.  In this article for Third Force News he urges charity leaders…

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  • SELECT and SJIB launch engaging new apprentice animation explaining the steps to a successful FICA

    25th June 2020

    SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have once again teamed up to develop another eye-catching animation – this time shining the spotlight on the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA). As testing centres prepare to reopen next week, and apprentices across Scotland pick up their tools and books again,…

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  • R&D Tax Relief Proves To Be A Lifeline During COVID-19

    25th June 2020

    Edinburgh Chamber members Access2Funding have submitted over £5.4m of R&D tax relief to HMRC for SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This milestone contributes to the expansion of Access2Funding across the UK, who have welcomed 8 new staff members since March. The company is set to double their team by the…

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  • Lap The Map – ECHC’s new summer event!

    24th June 2020

    Join the race to Lap the Map in a friendly battle of East versus West this July, as Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity takes on Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity in an unique fundraising challenge to raise essential funds for each children’s hospital. Lap the Map is a virtual race to cover the…

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