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
  • Learn to achieve your strategic objectives and goals by harnessing the power of your own people to achieve greatness TOGETHER!

    15th October 2019

    About this Event In 2016, Harvard Business Review reported that 67% of CEO’s globally failed to deliver on their strategic objectives, due to poor internal execution! In 2017, the National Employee Well-being Survey reported 84% of employees experienced work-related symptoms of poor mental health, yet only 16% felt able to speak to their line managers through fear of negative implications to their job…

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  • Dine in the Sky at Tynecastle Park

    15th October 2019

    The hugely popular ‘Dine in the Sky’ pop-up restaurant at Tynecastle Park will open its doors on the last weekend of October for a fine-dining evening and a family friendly Sunday roast. The Friday evening will offer a vibrant menu of the very best Scottish cuisine where diners can experience…

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  • Ryden secures the pre-letting of 41 Melville Street, Edinburgh to eco-friendly packaging company Vegware

    15th October 2019

    On behalf of private clients, Ryden has successfully pre-let 41 Melville Street, Edinburgh to manufacturer and global specialist in plant-based compostable foodservice packaging Vegware. Vegware has expanded into these new offices and now occupy c. 8,000 sq ft on Melville Street, after signing a new lease over this office space…

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  • RHASS announce 2020 Nuffield Farming Scholar

    15th October 2019

    October 15th – Edinburgh – The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced that Emma Patterson-Taylor from Edinburgh has been awarded funding for the 2020 Nuffield Farming Scholarship. Emma, a project manager from the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS), will undertake a study into the position of…

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    Exception reporting: when is it unnecessary to provide a Home Report?

    15th October 2019

    Home Reports, now a wholly accepted part of Scotland’s residential property landscape, celebrated their tenth anniversary late last year. But, remarkably enough, there remains a significant degree of ignorance of the fine detail surrounding their required use. Home Reports replaced a system in which every buyer who was seriously interested…

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  • Turner & Townsend: Productivity is construction’s Achilles heel

    15th October 2019

    UK Market Intelligence Report highlights third successive quarterly fall in confidence in the UK construction industry Collapsing levels of new orders and rising insolvencies obscure the longer-term threat of productivity Productivity remains the Achilles heel of construction, with industry still not prioritising solutions Confidence amongst UK contractors has reached historic…

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  • Give the gift of good taste this Christmas

    15th October 2019

    Give the gift of good taste by slipping one of Harvey Nichols’ Christmas Hampers under the tree. Presented in elegant black wicker baskets and boxes, choose from their expertly curated wine hampers, as well as hampers packed with festive foods and stocking fillers in a host of warming seasonal flavours.…

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  • Engineering 110 Years of History

    15th October 2019

    This year, Balfour Beatty celebrates its 110th birthday. When George Balfour, an Engineer, and Andrew Beatty, an Accountant, first established Balfour Beatty in Scotland in 1909, they aimed to create the essential infrastructure that underpins daily life. Scotland has remained to be a location of strategic importance for the company…

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  • Full fibre diet for Scotland

    15th October 2019

    Scottish politicians quizzed engineers from Openreach about Scotland’s digital future during a recent drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament. They heard about the work being done to upgrade the country’s broadband network and how politicians can help industry investors to speed up the build. According to thinkbroadband, the UK’s largest…

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  • John McIntyre Conference Centre – 10 Year Anniversary

    15th October 2019

    Edinburgh First’s purpose-built conference centre, John McIntyre Conference Centre (JMCC) is celebrating being 10 years old this year! To honour this birthday we are hosting a party at the venue as well as offering some discounts throughout the year for those who are booking JMCC conferences or events up to…

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