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NHS Nightingale is the temporary hospital that will always be remembered
6th April 2020In these troubling times it has been truly inspirational to witness the efforts of organisations throughout the construction and security sectors in building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at ExCeL London. As an integral part of this massive collaborative feat, Wilson James used its security and logistics expertise to help create…
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Scotland’s Railway keeping key workers moving
6th April 2020Train punctuality has reached its highest level for almost three years as everyone across Scotland’s Railway works flat out to deliver a vital service for key workers. Despite two timetable revisions, and alterations to critical services for NHS staff and other key workers, the figures for the most recent period…
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Housing provider receives vital donations from local distilleries
6th April 2020A SCOTTISH housing provider has been overwhelmed by the kind gestures of two distilleries who have donated hand sanitiser to allow key workers to continue to safely work with vulnerable older people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bield Housing & Care has received two very generous donations from The Port of…
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New measures introduced for Right to Work checks – including video calls and accepting scanned documents
6th April 2020Insight from Gurjit Pall, Immigration law specialist at Thorntons In light of the police-enforced lockdown and other social distancing measures, employers face an unprecedented challenge in ensuring they comply with their responsibilities whilst trying to maintain business continuity. New measures are now detailed in the Home Office’s guidance to make…
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Blog/Outdoors circular innovation comes in from the cold
6th April 2020Mark Stewart 2020 was the winner of the Innovation in Circular Economy at this year’s Edinburgh Chamber Business Awards held in February. Mark Stewart “I have an interest in the outdoors and it is that interest in the natural environment which really drives my concern for responsible and sustainable practices.”…
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Balfour Beatty appointed as Principal Contractor to deliver temporary NHS Louis Jordan Hospital in Glasgow.
6th April 2020Balfour Beatty today announces that it has been appointed as Principal Contractor to transform Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus (SEC) into the new temporary NHS Scotland Hospital, NHS Louisa Jordan, on behalf of the Scottish Government. The hospital is being constructed as a precautionary measure to provide extra patient capacity and…
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Scottish business community calls for clarity, consistency and cooperation in Covid-19 response
6th April 2020Scotland’s leading business organisations have issued a joint-statement in response to the private sector’s role in tackling the Covid-19 crisis. The statement reads as follows: “As thirteen of Scotland’s leading business organisations, we speak as one in restating that protecting the lives and livelihoods of all Scottish citizens remains our…
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Wide range of support for families in Edinburgh
6th April 2020We’ve put in place a wide range of much-needed support for families of children with additional support needs during the Coronavirus pandemic. This is clearly a very worrying time for everyone in Edinburgh but even more so for those families with children who have complex needs and require additional support.…
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Thanks everyone for helping us through this pandemic!
6th April 2020Council thanks the public and voluntary organisations for all their help so far pulling the city through this pandemic People asked to ‘Think Local and Act Local’ and be good neighbours, where they can To keep essential services running and look after vulnerable people Council constantly monitoring how it deploys…
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Barclays: Supporting our customers and clients impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
6th April 2020Free banking measures for SMEs with turnover under £250k -Barclays will provide free everyday banking* and overdrafts to 650,000 customers with turnover up to £250k -The bank will waive all everyday banking fees and charges for existing business banking customers until July 2020 o Free account fees o Free everyday…
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