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
  • DM Hall’s Summer Ball at Prestonfield House will raise funds for its two charity partners, Alzheimer Scotland and Macmillan Cancer Support

    DM Hall’s Summer Ball at Prestonfield House will raise funds for its two charity partners, Alzheimer Scotland and Macmillan Cancer Support

    16th May 2018

    A sumptuous night of glitz, humour and networking – all in a very worthy cause - is to be staged by DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered surveyors, at Edinburgh’s beautiful Prestonfield House on Friday, 22 June 2018.

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  • Pupils Cook Up A Storm At Racecourse Career Day

    Pupils Cook Up A Storm At Racecourse Career Day

    16th May 2018

    Musselburgh Racecourse have supported senior pupils seeking a career in hospitality and tourism as part of the racing industry’s community day.

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  • Extra seats for Scottish Cup Final

    Extra seats for Scottish Cup Final

    16th May 2018

    ScotRail is adding extra carriages to trains to help fans travel to the Scottish Cup Final.

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  • Sodexo staff reach Women in Business awards final

    Sodexo staff reach Women in Business awards final

    16th May 2018

    Two rising stars from Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events are celebrating after reaching the final of a prestigious business award.

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  • Edinburgh Airport celebrates busiest ever April

    Edinburgh Airport celebrates busiest ever April

    15th May 2018

    Edinburgh Airport has celebrated its busiest ever April with new routes helping to drive the increase in passenger numbers. In total 1,206,540 passengers passed through the airport last month, up 5.7 per cent on the same month in 2017.

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  • Scottish Chambers of Commerce comment on Labour Market Figures

    Scottish Chambers of Commerce comment on Labour Market Figures

    15th May 2018

    Labour market figures for the three months ending March 2018 has shown that the UK wide employment rate continues to be record breaking, reaching the highest level since records began, at 75.6%.

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  • Represent appoints Janet Anderson as PR & Digital Account Manager

    Represent appoints Janet Anderson as PR & Digital Account Manager

    15th May 2018

    Edinburgh-based PR and digital communications agency, Represent, has appointed Janet Anderson as PR & Digital Account Manager to support in the management of the company’s growing list of clients.

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  • Royal Highland Show launches new integrated public transport campaign

    Royal Highland Show launches new integrated public transport campaign

    15th May 2018

    Organisers of The Royal Highland Show, Scotland's largest outdoor event, are encouraging visitors to use public transport when heading to the Show (21 - 24 June).

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  • BCC: Productivity decline sign that wage growth can’t be taken for granted

    BCC: Productivity decline sign that wage growth can’t be taken for granted

    15th May 2018

    Commenting on the labour market figures for May 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

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  • Royal Bank of Scotland and Talent Spark Sponsor the 2018 Converge Challenge Kickstart Award

    Royal Bank of Scotland and Talent Spark Sponsor the 2018 Converge Challenge Kickstart Award

    15th May 2018

    Royal Bank of Scotland and Talent Spark announced their sponsorship of the Converge Challenge Kickstart Award with a cash prize of £10,000.

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