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Shepherd and Wedderburn banking and finance team reports £13.4 billion year-on-year deal value growth
9th September 2019Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported another strong year for deals, with the value of transactions rising by 10% (£13.4 billion) in the 2019 financial year to 30 April. The team completed 167 deals with a combined value of £145.4 billion, up from 162 deals valued at…
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Scottish workers call for upskilling support as impact of technology bites
9th September 2019Scottish workers have indicated a strong appetite to learn new skills in the face of increasing automation, but many are not being given the chance to adapt their skillsets, new research from PwC has found. The Upskilling Hopes and Fears research reveals that, despite a willingness to learn new skills,…
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Annual report and accounts for 2018-19 published.
9th September 2019Registers of Scotland (RoS) today publishes our 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts which details our business activities and financial performance over the financial year. The past financial year has seen RoS make significant progress with Land Register completion, enhance the quality and accessibility of our data and innovate the way…
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Tayside property expert to lead Aberdein Considine expansion into Perth and Dundee
6th September 2019One of Scotland’s most respected property lawyers has joined Aberdein Considine to lead its expansion across the Tayside region. Lindsay Darroch has taken up a new role as Partner with the firm, with responsibility for the firm’s existing Tayside office and its expansion into Dundee. The 48-year-old was previously a…
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Fountain Court serviced apartments announces £1.2 million investment
6th September 2019Prestigious Edinburgh serviced apartments company Fountain Court are modernising their business model to meet the needs of the 21st century traveller. The well-established business is investing more than £1.2 million in an extensive refurbishment of its West End serviced apartments and is developing a range of forward thinking, guest-friendly initiatives.…
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Vegware’s European Warehouse – a successful first 6 months
6th September 2019The new European warehouse of Vegware, the plant-based compostable foodservice disposables manufacturer, celebrates a successful first six months in operation. A partnership with the Raben Group, Vegware’s Dutch warehouse is a central hub to better service mainland and Northern European clients. Vegware’s HQ is in Edinburgh; this new Eurozone logistics centre is part of the company’s Brexit-readiness.…
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Things are about to get messy at Clambers
6th September 2019Things are about to get messy at Clambers soft play as they launch Messy Play on Thursday, 12 September. And the best thing is, for once, it will be Edinburgh Leisure staff clearing up after the children, rather than you. Messy Play is an opportunity for children to get involved…
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My Verona
5th September 2019easyJet adds Verona to Edinburgh destinations. A new year-round service to the Italian city of Verona will take off this December as easyJet expands its destination choice at Edinburgh Airport. The inaugural flight will depart Scotland’s busiest airport for Verona on 7 December, perfect for those looking for ski options…
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Travelknowhow Scotland is on hand to offer Scottish businesses the support and guidance they need to change workplace travel behaviour.
3rd September 2019Travelknowhow Scotland is an online resource which offers organisations across Scotland FREE, easy access to a wide variety of travel planning solutions to develop and implement workplace Travel Plans and to engage with employees in order to start changing travel behaviour within organisations. Changes that are a vital part of achieving the…
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BTO Welcomes Seven New Trainee Solicitors
3rd September 2019BTO Solicitors LLP welcomes seven new trainees to the firm this week, bringing its total number of trainees to thirteen. Left to right: Max Roper, Katie Hendry, Stuart Craig, Karly Ward, Miriam Farooq, Emily Campbell and Lucia Spadaro Max Roper joins the firm’s market leading insurance litigation team which represents…
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