George Brewster: Extension Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has started an expansion offensive into England with the introduction of Shepherd Property Consultants. The firm includes Bigwood Properties in Birmingham and SJ Higgins Property Consultants in London. George Brewster, Senior Partner at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, said, “Shepherd Property Consultants was born out of an understanding of the importance
Plan: Calum MacLeod expands to Dubai. Glampitect, Scottish glamping site design consultancy, is expanding into the UAE less than two years after it was founded. Founded 18 months ago by friends Calum MacLeod and Alisdair Young, the international expansion follows a period of strong growth for the Edinburgh-based company, which has been involved in more
Real estate consultancy Galbraith has appointed Alexander Scott Head of the Edinburgh residential property sales team. Mr. Scott, who joins Galbraith from BTO Solicitors, has over two decades of experience selling and renting real estate in Edinburgh. Galbraith saw sales increase 20% in 2020 compared to 2019. The average retail price in Edinburgh rose 3.68%,
Magnus Swanson: “Strengthening Our Services” Law At Work expands its business through three acquisitions of the parent company Marlowe. Youmanage, a Dundee-based HR software company, has closed deals worth a total of £ 5.15 million. Employee Relations Law Firm and Technology Company ESPHR; and HR Services Partnership, a third sector specialist, will join Marlowe’s labor
Return: Angus Macdonald. Construction and real estate consultant Summers-Inman has added the welcome to their operations in Scotland Angus Macdonald as deputy director for the management of cost advice. Mr Macdonald’s arrival at the company’s new Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh marks the return to the company who previously worked for the company for four years
Julie Arbuthnott and Glenn Hogg Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting, the consulting arm of the Anderson Anderson & Brown Group, has promoted Julie Arbuthnott as Managing Consultant to Glenn Hogg, who joined the company in January in the same position. Ms. Arbuthnott has worked with many clients on service design and digital projects and has
Malcolm Robertson, Founding partner of Edinburgh-based strategic consulting firm Charlotte Street Partners, has been named as the new chairman of Street Soccer Scotland. Founded in 2009 by David Duke, Street Soccer Scotland is a social enterprise and charity that uses the power of football to create positive change by providing purpose, opportunity and connection to
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
