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
  • Why Edinburgh Community Food?

    Why Edinburgh Community Food?

    14th September 2017

    A healthier workforce is rated as one of the top five ‘people’ issues on the agenda for any Business.

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  • SCC hails continuing positive jobs figures

    SCC hails continuing positive jobs figures

    14th September 2017

    The Scottish Chambers of Commerce have welcomed another set of strong quarterly labour market figures from the ONS, which show Scotland outpacing London to record the highest growth in employment rate in the UK since April 2017. The UK jobless figure of 4.3% is the lowest since 1975.

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  • Gillespie Macandrew expands sector leading tax team

    Gillespie Macandrew expands sector leading tax team

    14th September 2017

    Leading Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has bolstered its Tax and Private Client team, with the recruitment of Tax Director Anne Marie Renz and Senior Tax Manager Alison Pryde.

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  • Colliers International welcomes statement on Barclay review

    Colliers International welcomes statement on Barclay review

    13th September 2017

    Adoption doesn't have to be revenue neutral but core fairness measures must be pushed through

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  • Two female-led Scottish business success stories ‘tie the knot’

    Two female-led Scottish business success stories ‘tie the knot’

    13th September 2017

    Award winning businesses Fuze Ceremonies and Appointedd have teamed up to provide an online Celebrant booking App which taps into consumers desire to book online in real time.

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  • SCC Comment on Inflation Figures

    SCC Comment on Inflation Figures

    13th September 2017

    Commenting on the latest UK inflation figures showing CPI increasing from 2.6% to 2.9%, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said...

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  • Lindsays advises Black & Lizars on strategic acquisition

    Lindsays advises Black & Lizars on strategic acquisition

    13th September 2017

    A multi-service team from Lindsays advised Black & Lizars on all aspects of the transaction which included corporate input from Partner, Douglas Roberts, property advice by Stacy Campbell, Director, and employment law assistance from Ben Doherty, Partner.

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  • July UK House Price Index

    July UK House Price Index

    13th September 2017

    The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2017 was £149,185 – an increase of 4.8 per cent on July in the previous year and an increase of 2.8 per cent when compared to the previous month.

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  • New Bank of Scotland Appointments to Support Manufacturers and the North East

    New Bank of Scotland Appointments to Support Manufacturers and the North East

    13th September 2017

    Bank of Scotland has appointed a new area director of its manufacturing division as it continues to invest in this sector, as well as a new area director covering Aberdeen and the north east.

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  • Double Award Nomination for Bid Specialists

    Double Award Nomination for Bid Specialists

    12th September 2017

    Bidding and tender experts, AM Bid Services, received news last week that two of their team have been nominated for national awards.

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