ecoConnect would be delighted if you could join us at our next forum on Cleantech: The Key Ingredient for a Sustainable Food & Drink Industry
Food & drink is one of Scotland’s key business sectors, employing over 300,000 people, and has been earmarked to grow into a £16.5 billion industry by 2017.
Click on the link below to ‘Register‘ for the event http://www.cvent.com/events/cleantech-the-key-ingredient-for-a-sustainable-food-drink-industry-edinburgh-/event-summary-543af2a3e1f348aa97b4bbb42953edd7.aspx
This is an award which recognises Langstane’s real excellence through the successful performance of their business.
The news marks the third year in a row, and sixth time in total, that Langstane – whose head office is in Aberdeen but has branches throughout Scotland – has been given the award.
An annual turnover approaching £28million makes Langstane Scotland’s largest independent office products company, and one of the largest independents in the UK. The success comes from an increase in sales in the sectors of Office Furniture and Health Care Products.
Colin Campbell, Managing Director who collected the award at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham said “It is very pleasing to receive this award for an unprecedented third year in a row. I am extremely proud of the whole team at Langstane, who through their hard work and professionalism bring us success year after year. Receiving this award acknowledges our approach to providing excellent customer service and recognises the efforts of our team who go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy our clients throughout Scotland on a daily basis”
Edinburgh Rugby’s European home game gets underway against French contenders Lyon who are new to the Top 14 on Friday 24 October, Kickoff is 7:45pm
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Voice your support at BT Murrayfield Stadium with this excellent value membership which gets you fifteen top-class matches.
Maggie’s Edinburgh is turning 18 and to celebrate, we are inviting you to come and join in the fun on Friday 7th November for our centre party!
Drop in between 10am and 4pm for entertainment, music, raffle, home baking and of course, some birthday cake.
Join the staff in browsing the stalls and celebrating 18 years of Maggie’s.
All welcome – see you there!
If you are unable to attend, click HERE to see how you can support Maggie’s!
P.S. We are always on the look out for home baking donations on the day…
For more information please follow the link: https://www.maggiescentres.org/how-you-can-help/take-part/all-events/maggies-18th-centre-birthday-party/
THE EVENT:
“Buying Customers” is an innovative breakthrough in customer acquisition, lead generation, and customer service with proven strategies to drive repeat business to you.
If you’re just starting out in business, or are a seasoned entrepreneur or business owner, “Buying Customers” will give you new insights and strategies to turn all of your sales and marketing investments into guaranteed profit outcomes!
The event is FREE and so the only investment you need to make is an investment of your time…..and it’s an investment that will generate massive returns for your business!
If you are serious about taking your business to the next level this is a ‘must-attend’ event.
BRAD SUGARS:
Brad is a regular columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and is the author of 15 books including “Buying Customers” and “The Business Coach”. He founded the World’s No1 Business Coaching Company – ActionCOACH – at just 22 years of age and has since grown it to 1,000+ world class business coaches in over 50 countries. In short you are about to experience three hours with a bonafide business genius.
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BRAD:
“I took my whole team to see Brad in Manchester at Old Trafford. Everyone. The guy’s a genius and a brilliant speaker. We went up in a minibus and on the way there were grumbles about having to be at a work event in the evening. On the way back it was amazing. They just talked about what they’d heard and how they could use it in our business. The girls all wanted to marry him. The guys all wanted to know when we could get started on some more of this stuff. It didn’t stop until we got home. Next morning the office was buzzing. That event changed my team and my business. Totally. If you don’t go and see Brad in the small group you’re nuts. Take as many people from your team as you can to see the public seminar. It’s free and they’ll love it.” Jess Scott, owner of Oracle Asbestos
VENUE DETAILS:
Location: Glasgow
Venue: Hilton Hotel
Date: Monday 20th October 2014
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Promotional Code: SCASM18
Register at: www.buyingcustomers.com
If you are interested in spending a full day coaching session with Brad earlier that day with just 25 other business owners where you can have YOUR specific questions answered, please contact Chamber member and local business coach Alan Smith on 07972 310997 or alansmith@actioncoach.com.
BOTANIC LIGHTS: NIGHT IN THE GARDEN
Thursday 30 October to Sunday 23 November
As darkness descends, follow a magical trail of light through the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Take a path illuminated by fantastic effects and experience the unfamiliar sights and sounds of the Garden after dark. See the Victorian Palm House lit superbly against the evening sky, enjoy the twinkle of lights over the Pond, play with installations which cast colour and shadow on the landscape before making your way to a finale of light on Inverleith House lawn, overlooking the Edinburgh skyline at night.
Night in the Garden has been created by the Botanics and is produced by Edinburgh-based Unique Events in association with Black Light, Scottish light artist Malcolm Innes and Euan Winton from Edinburgh Napier University. It is part of Homecoming Scotland 2014 and is supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery and Sodexo Prestige, the Garden’s exclusive caterers.
Make sure you don’t miss out on this special family event. Go online and book your tickets today. Tickets cost £12.50 for adults, £6 for children (aged 4-15). A booking fee applies. Children three years and under go free, as do essential carers.
Buy tickets here
You can also book tickets by calling 0844 573 8455 or in person at The Fringe Shop, 180 High Street, Edinburgh. For more event info, visit www.rbge.org.uk/botaniclights.
Images by Lloyd Smith
ecoConnect CIC is asking businesses and individuals to debate and contribute to the discussions around how Scotland is going to decarbonise its heat – a key challenge in meeting the Government’s climate targets & a key challenge for companies trying to achieve cost savings.
Combined heat and power (CHP) technology is a recognised tool for energy efficiency across a multiplicity of commercial and industrial end-users: by integrating & combining the production of usable heat & electricity, reductions in carbon emissions of up to 30% can be achieved compared to the separate means of conventional generation & potential cost savings of 15%-40% over electricity sourced from the grid & heat generated by on-site boilers.
It has real potential to improve business bottom-line butthere are real barriers to take up, not least that CHP plants are capital intensive.
Join ecoConnect to debate the issues surrounding this topic with an expert panel:
Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director – Energy Efficiency, Green Investment Bank; Dr David Kane, Systems Development Manager, IE-CHP; Jonathan Graham, Policy Manager, Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA); Kate Turner, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons; Dave Pearson, Director, Star Renewable Energy.
The event will begin with a panel and audience discussion and finish with a networking reception and takes place at the Edinburgh offices of Pinsent Masons, Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AQ from 5-8pm.
Please use discount code ecco5324 to get a 20% discount against the event price at http://www.cvent.com/d/44qrr2 or at http://www.ecoconnect.org.uk/ecoconnect-events/or contact lakvinder.dhillon@ecoconnect.org.uk for more information.
Combined heat and power (CHP) technology is a recognised tool for energy efficiency across a multiplicity of commercial and industrial end-users: by integrating & combining the production of usable heat & electricity, reductions in carbon emissions of up to 30% can be achieved compared to the separate means of conventional generation & potential cost savings of 15%-40% over electricity sourced from the grid & heat generated by on-site boilers.
It is a sector with support – through the EU Cogeneration Directive which seeks to promote the use of high efficiency CHP where there is an economically justifiable demand for heat – and one which is seeing growth. The number of CHP schemes in Scotland rose from 87 in 2010 to 118 in 2012.
But barriers to take up exist: CHP plants are capital intensive; savings are only achieved when the plant is operational so there must be a high & constant demand for heat; the site, infrastructure & source of supply need to be suitable & grid connection remains an issue.
Debating the Issues will be our Expert Panel including:
Kate Turner, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons LLP
Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director – Energy Efficiency, Green Investment Bank
Jonathan Graham, Policy Manager, Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA)
Dr David Kane, Systems Development Manager, IE-CHP
Moderated by: Dave Pearson, Director, Star Renewable Energy
Topics to be Discussed Include:
• Which areas of CHP (eg. micro, industrial, linked to District Heating) are showing the greatest success & why?
• Given the different levels of penetration for CHP in Scottish industries (eg. 11.1% of capacity is in paper/printing but only 2.8% is in food/drink), where are the sectors for growth?
• How big a game-changer is electricity storage and which technologies are the focus area for CHP?
• Where is the long-term funding come from? Are the financial incentives currently in place enough? Are investors interested &, if not, why?
• What is the role of innovation (eg. Biomass Indirect Air Turbines, Organic Rankine Cycles in increasing the proportion of plants powered by renewables?
• Who/what will drive the industry – utilities, SMEs, community initiatives, District Heating? And are there forward obstacles to engagement?
Followed by a drinks and networking reception hosted by Pinsent Masons LLP
WHEN
Thursday, October 23, 2014
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
WHERE
Pinsent Masons LLP
Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AQ
FORUM FEE
£30 + VAT for non-members
ecoConnect Members attend at a 50%-100% discount
A flagship event for the Scottish public sector will see Capital Document Solutions offer expert advice on a wide range of office equipment and print solutions.
Procurex Scotland Live 2014 is a major, annual exhibition for buyers and suppliers in the public sector. The established event will be held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow on Tuesday, October 21.
Capital, which has operations across the length and breadth of Scotland, is exhibiting at stand G49. In 2013, Capital was re-appointed as a successful supplier on the Scottish Government’s National Framework Agreement for Office Equipment for the second successive term.
The company will offer visitors expert advice on the latest office technology as well as guidance on how organisations can make substantial cost savings, improve document processes, increase security and minimise their impact on the environment.
Procurex is expected to attract more than a thousand key decision-makers from across the private and public sectors. For more information visit www.procurexlive.co.uk/scotland
The event will also host the Scottish Government’s National Public Procurement Conference before culminating in the prestigious Government Opportunities (GO) Awards Scotland, which recognises the best suppliers in the public sector.
In October 2012, Capital Document Solutions won the Best Service honour at the GO Awards Scotland for the high level and quality of its services to end users in the Scottish public sector.
Tom Flockhart, founder and managing director at Capital, said: “We’re delighted to be returning to Procurex as it brings together many of the leading public sector bodies in Scotland. As an exhibitor, it represents a great opportunity to demonstrate our wide range of capabilities to a mixture of existing and potential partners in the public sector.
“I’m very much looking forward to the opportunity to share our expert knowledge with existing and potential clients on how their businesses and organisations can enhance cost control, efficiency and security as well as reduce their environmental impact.”
Established in 1979, Capital is Scotland’s largest independent supplier of office equipment and document solutions. It provides copiers, printers, scanners and software with comprehensive national maintenance and training support to businesses and organisations in the private and public sectors.
The company employs 200 people at operations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness and Shetland.
For further information visit www.capital-solutions.co.uk
Dunedin Canmore were delighted to sponsor Edinburgh’s first Social Enterprise Festival ‘Social in the Square’ at St Andrew’s Square last weekend.
Chief Executive, Ewan Fraser, Dunedin Canmore said “We signed up to supporting Social in the Square from the start and really see the social benefit of local business in local communities and with profits returning back into communities. As a Social Enterprise ourselves, it is encouraging to see the rich variety of businesses represented at this event.”
Keeping in tune with the ethos of the festival – the security, marketing materials, recycling and water for the volunteers was all being provided by social enterprises.
Guests to the festival took part in a variety of activities including massages at the Health and Wellbeing tent, arts and crafts, musical performances, chef demonstrations and the chance to buy local produce from a wide range of Social Enterprise businesses.
The event was a real success attracting families and member of the public passing through St Andrew’s Square.
