London wants to secure its place in the financial services sector Nearly 1,500 EU-based financial services companies have applied for approval to operate in the UK. Around 1,000 of them are planning to set up their first office in the UK. Financial regulator Bovill says the numbers provide further evidence that the UK will continue
Andy Clarke: off to Menzies Menzies Distribution, the Edinburgh-based logistics company, has appointed former Asda CEO Andy Clarke as non-executive chairman. Under Clarke, Asda became the UK’s second largest grocery retailer and its clothing store in George became the UK’s top-selling clothing brand. Before that he worked at Wm Morrison, Matalan and Iceland and worked
The hall of the Halden reactor in Norway A nuclear safety contract won by a consortium led by a risk management consultancy in Edinburgh is considered a milestone for SMEs in global competition. Abbott Risk Consulting (Arc) is one of a group of companies selected by the Norwegian regulator DSA to support their nuclear safety
New company: Ruaridh Macdonald and Simon Jackson Hotel veterans Ruaridh Macdonald and Simon Jackson have launched a management consultancy aimed at restaurants struggling with the pandemic. They bring a combination of more than 50 years of industry experience to the Trinity Hospitality Group, which is already in detailed discussions with various resort operators, investment funds
One of the UK’s leading data scientists, Dr. Chris Foleyis to lead the data science team at Edinburgh-based management consultancy Optima Partners. The company works internationally with well-known customers in the field of data analysis and customer loyalty. Dr. Foley will join Optima after several years at Cambridge University, where he has worked in AI
Pubs were among those hardest hit by the lockdown (Image: Terry Murden) The UK hospitality sector lost more than half of its annual sales – a staggering £ 72 billion – last year amid renewed concerns about new lockdown measures. Revenue fell 54% from £ 133.5 billion in 2019 to £ 61.7 billion in 2020
