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Day: 6 May 2019

Unique partnership

UWS and Ayr Rugby sign up to swap best practice

ayr rugby and UWS
Andy Nicol; Paul Davidson, chairman of Ayr Community Rugby Trust; Professor Craig Mahoney, UWS principal and vice chancellor; Billy McHarg, Ayr Rugby Club president; and Gavin Hastings   University of theRead More

Inspection boost

ICR spreads wings with acquisition of drone business

Sky-Futures drone
Drone technology will boost ICR’s growth in inspection   Energy maintenance firm ICR Integrity (ICR) has acquired drone firm Sky-Futures Partners, which provides inspections and drone pilot training for theRead More

Property Update

Taylor Wimpey’s prototype homes; Edinburgh Park sale

Taylor Wimpey launch
Two prototype homes which allow buyers to adapt them to their requirements have been unveiled at Taylor Wimpey’s Dargavel Village development at Bishopton.  Titled Project 2020, the homes are alsoRead More

Legal firm promotions

Four Pinsent Masons lawyers become legal directors

Pamela Gilmour
Law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted four Scottish lawyers to legal directors. Glasgow-based Susannah Donaldson, Elaine MacGregor and Katherine Metcalfe, together with Edinburgh colleague Pamela Gilmour make the step upRead More

Rio Recommends

Dog walk: Bubbles and badminton in the Old Town

Bubbles in Royal Mile

Film

Review: Marvel brings its franchise to an emotional end

Avengers Endgame

US-China trade talks

China market slumps as Trump imposes higher tariffs

Stocks fell sharply in China after US President Donald Trump heightened the stakes in trade talks. Mr Trump said he would impose higher tariffs on $200 billion (£152bn) worth ofRead More

Council looks to extend initiative

Edinburgh’s silent streets may lead to wider car ban

Rio on Royal Mile
Chris Inglis with daughter Nina in Cockburn Street (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh’s old town fell silent yesterday – or at least the area which was closed to traffic asRead More

£1.5m from existing investors

Livestock disease testing firm raises further funding

John McNicol and Alan Hale
Farm support: John McNicol and Alan Hale   Investors are backing pioneering Scottish technology which can minimise the devastating effects of infectious diseases in livestock. Edinburgh-based Biotangents is ready toRead More

Plan for 30% growth

Cathcart promotes three seniors in expansion strategy

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Murray Simpson, Stuart Manderson and Liam Wilson   Cathcart Associates, a specialist IT recruiter, has announced the promotion of three senior staff as it embarks on plans to expand headcountRead More