Award-winning gin maker, the Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery based near Lunan Bay on the Angus coast, is the latest company to supply hand sanitiser to frontline NHS staff. Iain Stirling, who co-owns the business alongside his brothers John and David, earned...
Read MoreAn Angus gym owner has loaned out thousands of pounds worth of equipment to help the public keep fit while in isolation. The Warehouse Gym, based at Dens Road, Arbroath, was forced to temporarily close its doors on March 20. Lee Page,...
Read MoreA critical breakthrough in the drive to export millions of pounds worth of daffodil bulbs to the United States and Europe has been launched in Scottish fields. After weeks of negotiation, horticultural inspectors from SASA (Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture)...
Read MoreAn Angus laser cutting and engraving firm has begun to manufacture hands-free door openers and clips to make wearing surgical masks more comfortable. The Altered State, based in Carnoustie, offers a range of services from design and customisation, to small volume...
Read MoreScottish fruit growers are calling on thousands of furloughed workers to take the chance to top up their wages by signing up for farm work this summer. The farmers’ union says the potential labour force has been boosted by HMRC’s decision...
Read MoreAngus garage firm Mackie Motors has upped its support for Voluntary Action Angus by supplying the group with two new electric cars. The vehicles will be supplied free to the third sector organisation for the next six months to help distribute...
Read MoreA total of 294 grants with a combined value of £3,285,000 have been handed out across Angus to local businesses by the Council through the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus Business Support Fund. 271 of those have been grants of £10,000 and 23...
Read MoreA free online learning opportunity ‘Discover Digital’ is being run by Dundee and Angus College to support learners looking to strengthen their ICT and digital skills to enhance their daily life. In the current unprecedented business environment there may be individuals...
Read MoreA nationwide labour-matching service to support cattle, sheep and other farmers struck down by Covid-19 has been launched by the Perth-based Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society (AACS). The imminent plight of fruit growers has been widely publicised, but livestock farmers who are currently...
Read MoreOilfield services giant Halliburton will “significantly reduce” its workforce in the coming weeks, according to it its chief executive. In an email sent to the firm’s employees, CEO Jeff Miller said it was “with a heavy heart” he made the announcement,...
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