An Edinburgh pub has become the first bar in the UK to install a futuristic heating system using the same technology as found in baby incubators. The Earl of Marchmont, a boutique food and drink establishment, decided to install the innovative Infranomic system from energy savings specialist Direct Savings after looking for an alternative heating [...]
THE SCOTS catering firm behind the Queen’s Holyrood garden party has been granted a Royal Warrant. Edinburgh-based Heritage Portfolio have been catering for Her Majesty at the Palace of Holyrood House since 2002. They have now been awarded a Royal Warrant of Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen as Supplier of Catering Services. The team, who have catered [...]
Sodexo, a leading provider of onsite service solutions, is celebrating after its key people claimed three coveted spots in a list of the top 40 influencers in Scotland’s catering sector. The first ever Hot Scot Power 40 list was drawn up to mark 40 years of the ScotHot exhibition, the major annual showcase of the [...]
A TOP catering company has won a contract to serve 600 guests at a star-studded awards ceremony in Edinburgh. Sodexo Prestige has been appointed as the caterer for the 10th annual Radio Forth awards which will take place on November 6. The company will draft in an 80-strong team and create specially constructed kitchens in [...]
A family made of toast are set to make their television debut in an advert aimed at educating homeowners in Scotland on a revolutionary energy efficient heating system. Scots firm Direct Savings developed the animated commercial with capital firm LA Media which centres upon the family life of Mr & Mrs Toasty and illustrates the [...]
A HOTEL has become the first in Scotland to offer “female-friendly” accommodation after winning accreditation by a women’s social networking site. Skene House Hotelsuites in Aberdeen are hoping to appeal to increasing numbers of professional women and female leisure travellers who are visiting the city. As well as providing enhanced security such as double locking [...]
A HOTEL boasts it has created the ultimate dorm-style room for rowdy stag parties or a raucous lads’ Six Nations holiday in Edinburgh. The jumbo bedroom at the Central Hotel in Edinburgh’s Cowgate – which sleeps up to nine people – will see revellers being delivered hangover cures in the morning. There’s a freestanding Smeg [...]
A SCOTTISH brewery has won a contract to sell two of its ales in supermarkets across the whole of the UK. Traditional Scottish Ales Co, a brewery from Throsk in Stirling, has signed a deal with Aldi to sell the beers in all of its 462 UK stores. The company was approached by the supermarket [...]
THE Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is celebrating after earning a listing in the prestigious Good Food Guide. Just two years after the Queen opened a new £15.7 million visitor centre, the John Hope Gateway, its signature restaurant, the Gateway Restaurant, earned a listing in the respected food bible. The accolade is doubly satisfying for [...]
ACTOR Stephen Mangan hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate the best talent in the events industry. The Sodexo Prestige team in Scotland, a company that specialises in providing catering for meetings and events, scooped two awards at the ceremony. The team won gold for the Best Corporate Responsibility category and silver for Best Hospitality Experience while [...]
By Melissa Clark A NEW non-profit business is set to open on 8 September in an Edinburgh shopping centre. ICE Store will display the work of independent designers and artists in Edinburgh’s St James Centre off of Princes Street. The new shop will provide training and work experience for young people and showcase their [...]
IT’S Robert the Brew- a beer named after the famous Scottish king is being launched at a festival in his honour. Visitors to the Bruce Festival in Dunfermline will be able to toast their hero with de Brus Dunfermline Blond Ale. The beer is the brainchild of David Austin, a café owner who wanted to [...]
IRN-BRU has announced a new competition to help Scots combat the rain-drenched start to the summer. After one of the wettest on record so far, IRN-BRU is offering trips to the sun-drenched ‘BRU-Island’. Ten winners will be revealed throughout the summer, each winning an all inclusive stay for four people to the Cape Verde Islands [...]
EDINBURGH Airport has today launched a summer campaign to dispel the myths surrounding cabin baggage for holidaymakers after research showed almost 40% of passengers are unsure on hand luggage rules. Feedback collected by the airport is that many passengers are confused about how many bags they can carry on to a flight, with different airlines [...]
A LOCAL adventure play area designed for children with additional support needs is to benefit from an innovative partnership with Edinburgh home emergency firm First Call Home Assist. The Yard in the capital’s Eyre Place aims to improve the lives of children and young people with learning difficulties while also providing support to their siblings, [...]
TROUBLED banking giant RBS was given an industry award for its computer know-how last week – just as a massive IT failure hit thousands of customers’ accounts. The bank received a gong for “exceptional business innovation through technology” from Scotland’s computer industry body. Scotland IS said: “This was a special award made to the RBS [...]
A RECENT study has revealed that the number of Scots who were considering starting up their own business in the next three years increased significantly between 2010 and 2011. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2011 survey, carried out by an academic at the University of Strathclyde, revealed that the proportion of Scottish individuals of a [...]
A POPULAR UK high street chain is set to open its first concept store in Scotland later this year. River Island’s new ‘Accessories Boutique’ will soon be a feature in Aberdeen’s Union Square and will provide a boost to the town’s jobs market creating both full time and part time positions. The new 2900 sq [...]
ONE of the largest junior golfing events in the UK’s sporting calendar is set to bring a bumper economic boom to East Lothian when it tees off its biggest ever event this summer. The 2012 U.S. Kids Golf European Championship has attracted a record number of competitors – who, together with their families, are predicted [...]
A BUSINESSMAN from Ayr has been dealt a seven year court order after concealing money and assets in a bankruptcy case. Joseph Nelson, of Nelson Civil Engineering, has had strict financial limitations imposed on him until 2019 after the Scottish insolvency service, Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) imposed a Bankruptcy Restrictions Order (BRO) on him. Mr. [...]