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Construction awarded in Renfrewshire

Morrison Construction, a firm which is part of the Galliford Try Group, was been awarded the contract to build the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).The £42 million contract will create the new Institute at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Distric
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Forbidding infected clockings

All UK employees should be following a policy of self-isolation if they have a fever and/or a new dry cough.However, this is a self-certified process, and many employers might be anxious that their employees are not following the full 7-day isolation period – and this period can
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Helios IP Force IP intercom

During this COVID-19 pandemic, businesses from all industries, from schools to GPs to the more traditional factories and high-security buildings are finding a need for intercom technology, to make sure that only essential staff are entering and leaving.(See the government’s COVID
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Keep business alive through the pandemic

MadeBrave, a creative branding agency from Glasgow, has taken an unusual approach to the problem of combating coronavirus while still keeping themselves commercially afloat.The leader, Andrew Dobbie, was aware of the potentially business-ending impact of all of his team being off
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New Edinburgh flexible workspace

Clockwise, a provider of flexible workspaces, will open their second Scottish premises in a Leith warehouse.Its first Scottish workspace was the refurbished Savoy Tower in Glasgow.The new building, which will be named Clockwise Commercial Quay, is intended to act as a hub for Edi
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London managed pubs worse than elsewhere

According to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, managed pubs outside of London have seen an increase of 2.3% in like-for-like sales in January compared to January 2018, as opposed to London with just 0.7%.Restaurants outside of London did the best, with a 2.5 increase.Trevor Wats
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Premier Inn expansion plans

Well-known hotel operator Premier Inn plans to open five new hotels in Scotland this year (2020.) This is part of its £70 million expansion plans for the UK as a whole, for 37 hotels this year and 4,000 rooms in total.These new sites include a 60-bed hotel in Aviemore, an 85-bed
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New Malmaison hotel opens in Edinburgh

A Grade-A listed building, first built in 1775, in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, has been transformed into a much-anticipated new hotel.The Malmaison boutique hotel has 72 rooms, along with the Chez Mal Bar and Brasserie. It is now open for business after a 20-month development, a