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Copy-scan-print firm gifts 3D printer to School’s PPE effort
15th April 2020A GLASGOW school has enhanced its work delivering vital PPE for frontline health and care workers, with the loan of a 3D printer from Scotland’s leading copy-scan-print expert. Staff at Kelvinside Academy are helping in the battle to contain the Coronavirus, by creating a manufacturing hub within the school producing…
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Cruden Homes offers the opportunity to reserve a new home for just £99
15th April 2020Award winning housebuilder Cruden Homes has introduced a new offer for prospective new home buyers – the chance to reserve a plot of their choice at any Cruden Homes development for only £99. With a range of developments across the east and west of Scotland, the £99 reservation offer lets…
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Blog/COVID-19: ‘Cash is Reality’, don’t underestimate the CBILS Loan opportunity
15th April 2020Cash is Reality. There is an old adage that accountants often trot out to new business start ups. Turnover is vanity Profit is sanity Cash is reality In the current environment this adage takes on a whole new level of importance as the business community tries to make sense of…
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Two-thirds of respondents awaiting funds from furlough scheme as payday approaches
15th April 2020Results from the third BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that the majority of businesses responding to the survey have now furloughed a proportion of their workforce, and are awaiting funds from the government’s Job Retention Scheme to enable them to pay staff. 66% of survey respondents have furloughed staff in anticipation of scheme going live More than half of firms (59%) have three months cash in reserve or…
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Organisation first to match UK health workers with accommodation
14th April 2020Organisation first to match UK health workers with accommodation – Free service to help frontline staff find vital places to rest – CLINICAL and medical staff battling the COVID-19 pandemic are being offered a helping hand from a travel agent to find free accommodation near to their places of work.…
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Keeping Scotland’s Water Flowing – April 2020
14th April 2020The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting an unprecedented challenge to people across Scotland. It is being met by an extraordinary response from our NHS and right across our communities. We wanted to give you a quick update on the steps that Scottish Water is taking to ensure we can maintain…
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A unique scholarship opportunity for Scottish business here at Heriot Watt University, the Skills Scotland Scholarship for Business
14th April 2020You know us primarily for being leaders in providing practical and flexible work-based learning through our Graduate Apprenticeships programme. However, as pioneers in education, we’re also committed to building partnerships that not only help businesses prepare for the future, but can also help you navigate the current crisis we are…
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Blog/Changes to the Tapered Annual Allowance 2020/21
14th April 2020In the past few years there have been significant restrictions on the level of contributions that high earners can pay to their pension without incurring a tax charge. This was due to the introduction of the Tapered Annual Allowance in April 2016. Because of this, many employers redesigned remuneration packages…
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One thousand free nights booked for medical staff at city hotel
14th April 2020– Workers on pandemic frontline thank hotel for its unwavering support – MEDICAL and clinical staff battling COVID-19 in Edinburgh have booked 1,000 nights of free rooms and meals at the largest independent hotel in the city. Ten Hill Place, owned by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RSCEd),…
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Lothian Buses continue to assist key workers with special Covid-19 service
14th April 2020Lothian Buses has today (Friday 10 April) announced its intention to introduce an update to its critical services network from Sunday 12 April to help keep key workers across Edinburgh and the Lothians moving during this time. Since the introduction of the Critical Services Network on Sunday 29 March, teams…
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