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    How to stop winter sniffles from sabotaging workplaces

    2nd December 2019

    By Claire Sharman, Employee Benefits Business Development Manager, Jelf With winter tightening its grip and snow predicted to return across the UK in December, coughs, colds and flu bugs will inevitably rise in the workplace. While they may not last long, winter sniffles can have a significant impact on businesses.…

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  • Sir Paul Grice formally installed as Principal of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

    2nd December 2019

    Sir Paul Grice has formally taken the helm of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, (QMU) after being installed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the institution at a ceremony in Musselburgh today (Friday 29 November). Sir Paul, who was previously Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament, took up the role…

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  • Politicians add their names to electrical association’s Wall of Support after event at Holyrood

    2nd December 2019

    More than 30 MSPs have added their voices to SELECT’s rapidly-growing campaign for regulation of the electrical industry. Some 32 new politicians have joined the swell of cross-party backing after Scotland’s largest trade association spent three days meeting MSPs and delivering its vital message about safety at Holyrood. The MSPs’…

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  • Edinburgh College launches new Early Years partnership in China

    2nd December 2019

    Edinburgh College has launched a new partnership in China which will see the College play a key role in the teaching of Early Years education in one of the country’s major cities. This month marked the start of the College’s new three-year English Language and Early Years Education Programme in…

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  • Intelligent Mobile Win UK App of the Year 2019

    2nd December 2019

    After storming The Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards in October, we have done it again at the UK App Awards, taking home the top prize on the night for UK App of the Year for our app, Longleat. With almost 50,000 downloads since launching in late July 2019, the app…

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  • No freeze in property sales this winter

    2nd December 2019

    A LEADING city estate agent has revealed that their sales in the three months to October were up 36% on the same period last year, while the average house price has risen only 2.8% over the same period. In the final weeks of 2019, the number of properties sold across…

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  • Fifteen new homes to be created following DM Hall’s sale to developer of St Agatha’s Primary School in Kirkintilloch

    2nd December 2019

    Acting on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council, DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has completed the sale of the former St Agatha’s Primary School in Kirkintilloch. The property, on a one acre site at the corner of Gartshore Road and Waterside Road, has been sold…

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  • New Industrial Property Lettings at Belleknowes Industrial Estate, Inverkeithing, Fife 

    2nd December 2019

    Hermes Investment Management, the £36 billion fund manager, has announced two lettings at Belleknowes Industrial Estate to Pict Offshore Ltd and AIC Heating UK Ltd. Within the last 12 months, Hermes Investment Management has invested over £1.5M in the estate. All units have been painted and the vacant accommodation refurbished.…

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  • UK road and rail networks not meeting business needs 

    26th November 2019

    Business satisfaction rates fall, underlining need for parties to make good on infrastructure  promises UK businesses are even less satisfied with UK infrastructure than they were a year ago, according to research published today by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Stagecoach. The survey of 1,200 business leaders finds…

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  • Scots economy set to slow, but will nudge ahead of UK in 2019

    26th November 2019

    Economic growth in Scotland will remain subdued in 2019 and 2020, but slightly ahead of the UK overall this year, according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook. The report projects growth of 1.3% in Scotland this year, down 0.3 percentage points from July’s projection, but ahead of the 1.2% expected…

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