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
  • Edinburgh College building on international success

    15th May 2019

    With summer fast-approaching, Edinburgh College’s international team is reflecting on a busy start to the year and focussing on developing new partnerships across the world to expand its international commercial activity. Edinburgh College’s international team has enjoyed a busy start to the year with a number of new projects and…

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  • Edinburgh-headquartered Standard Life Aberdeen first foreign firm to enter China’s pension market

    Edinburgh-headquartered Standard Life Aberdeen first foreign firm to enter China’s pension market

    15th May 2019

    On 20 March 2019, Heng An Standard Life (HASL), a joint venture between Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) and Tianjin TEDA International, was pleased to announce that it has received local regulatory approval to move forward with developing its pensions business in China. This makes HASL the first, and so far…

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    On Housing First

    15th May 2019

    I am not big on being told what to do. I will listen and learn; I will discuss and discover; I will converse, be curious and when necessary revise my understanding – or as John Maynard Keynes (or maybe Winston Church) allegedly put it – ‘when the events change my…

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  • Workplace health & safety must be more than a tick box exercise

    15th May 2019

    Health & Safety campaigner on a mission to reduce workplace fatalities following the death of her brother  Health & safety campaigner Louise Taggart, whose brother was killed in a preventable work-related incident, is on a mission to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace. Michael Adamson, who was 26…

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  • Nominations open for SQA Star Awards 2019

    15th May 2019

    Nominations are now open for the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s 2019 Star Awards, SQA’s annual celebration of excellence in education, and training. The SQA is seeking entries across thirteen categories which recognise the achievements of the individuals working towards its qualifications, as well as the schools, colleges, training providers, and employers…

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  • New Edinburgh College school partnership police course fits ‘The Bill’

    15th May 2019

    All Edinburgh and Lothians S5 and S6 pupils offered the opportunity to study part-time HNC police course Edinburgh College’s Enterprise and Commerce team is holding its first ever HNC Police Studies recruitment day this weekend, as applications to the course continue to pour in. As the College establishes its position…

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  • New social enterprise initiative in North Edinburgh calls for ideas that make positive changes in the area

    15th May 2019

    What if…North Edinburgh, a social enterprise programme looking to inspire residents in the north of the city to test ideas that have a positive impact in the community has officially launched this week (w/c 13 May). What if… will provide one to one advice, resources and training to North Edinburgh…

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  • Service improvements that First West Lothian

    15th May 2019

    Details of service improvements that First West Lothian will introduce to its network with effect from Monday 27 May 2019: Service 21: Monday to Saturday daytime frequency improved between Whitburn and Bathgate to operate every 30 minutes, offing a half-hourly service along the entire route length between Whitburn and Livingston.…

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  • Gowrie Care’s Edinburgh resource hub secures over £300k of funding

    15th May 2019

    The future of Gowrie Care’s resource hub in Edinburgh has been secured for the next three years after being awarded funding from the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (IJB). The £213,216 from Edinburgh IJB will mean that people who have experience of, or are at risk of homelessness will receive the…

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  • Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership takes part in national campaign to encourage sustainable tourism and discovery by rail – “Highland Fling” comes to King’s Cross.

    15th May 2019

    A Scottish community group, Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership, is taking part in a nationwide campaign, organised by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP), encouraging people to explore the historic and scenic destinations and attractions that surround their local railway lines. The Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership…

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