30 years of Chamber membership
Fantastic to recognise Prosafe's 30 years' Chamber membership. Huge congratulations and thank you to Grant Fraser and the entire Prosafe team!
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Two more comedians ‘In the Frame’ for comedy festival
Two more outrageously funny comedians join the Aberdeen International Comedy Festival line-up which returns to the city from October 6-16, 2022.
Legendary comedian, broadcaster and author Harry Hill and festival favourite Sofie Hagen have been announced as the latest acts added to the festival’s line up next October.
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OPITO names 2021 Apprentice of the Year
A 27-year-old from Dunfermline with ambitions to forge a new career in the energy industry has been named 2021 Apprentice of the Year by global energy safety and skills organisation, OPITO. He is now set to continue his training at the Fife Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) plant, Mossmorran with his sponsor Shell UK.
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Elevator awarded £2.8m from UK Government
Elevator, Scotland’s leading private sector organisation dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship and employability, has been awarded £2.8m from the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund (UKCRF) making it the only Scottish organisation to receive multiple awards from over 1,000 applications.
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Aberdeen businesses join forces to give children’s charities a Christmas boost
Marketing agency, Prospect 13, and global business development company, 4C Global (4C), have rallied their respective client bases in a collaborative effort to raise £4,250 for AberNecessities and Northsound 1 Cash for Kids Mission Christmas.
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Ocean Plastic Pots help to turn the tide, following Business Gateway support
A business that specialises in sustainable plant pots, made from end-of-life rope and finishing net increased business operations substantially following support from Business Gateway.
Founded by former North Sea Saturation diver Ally Mitchell in January 2021, Ocean Plastic Pots is the first business in the world to sell plant pots made from end of life or discarded fishing gear, and plastic fish boxes.
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North Star embarks on green transformation of UK fleet with Houlder sustainability study
North Star, the UK’s largest ship operator servicing the oil and gas industry, has kick started its ambitious fleet decarbonisation plans with an in-depth sustainability study across its 44 offshore infrastructure support vessels. The results will deliver a roadmap to help the business futureproof its tonnage, enhance operational performance, and meet its net zero 2040 target.
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Shell expands its global renewable power business
Shell New Energies US LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has signed an agreement to buy 100% of Savion LLC (Savion), a large utility-scale solar and energy storage developer in the United States, from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group. With this acquisition, Shell expects to significantly expand its global solar portfolio.
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Hall Morrice fill newly created senior position
Accountancy firm Hall Morrice has made a senior appointment to the newly created role of tax director. Chris Colville, originally from Turriff and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, has most recently been a business tax associate director at a big four firm. Prior to this, Chris worked across Scotland in two large national practices.
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