The first tranche of investments in a series of transformative projects in Edinburgh and South East Scotland have received approval as part of the City Region Deal. Combined funding of [...]
Commenting on the draft Scottish Budget for 2019 – 20, published today by the Scottish Government, Liz Cameron OBE, Director & Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: [...]
By Christopher Lamotte, Real Marketing Specialists www.real-m.com 01620 825751 “There are only two ways to get more customers and increase the return from your website – by increasing your [...]
Business Excellence Awards 2018 The best of the best came together at a black-tie dinner to celebrate business success at the luxurious Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall on Friday [...]
The Ashwood Scotland Foundation, which was set-up over a decade ago by the Bathgate-based construction company Ashwood Scotland, has raised nearly £7,500 at its latest Annual Ball. Over 140 [...]
World’s first BrewDog airport bar opens at Edinburgh Airport. The world’s first BrewDog airport bar has opened at Edinburgh Airport. The bar from BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewer, [...]
A new initiative aimed at recycling coffee cups at Edinburgh Airport aims to cut down on the number going to waste. Almost 3 million cups are sold at the airport each year, which if laid side by [...]
Escape Recruitment are delighted to announce promotions for two of their colleagues, Dan Stewart and Lauren Daly Dan Stewart Dan, has been appointed to Escape Recruitment’s board of Directors. [...]
The first of Morton Fraser’s Let’s Be Clear series gives an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing Scottish mid-sized businesses in the current economic conditions and [...]
Businesses to benefit from a new alliance created between Scotland and Ireland’s Gaeltacht Areas as part of a recent Business Trade Visit. At a recent Trade Visit to Donegal by West Lothian [...]
More daily connections from Scotland to the United States EDINBURGH, October 19, 2018 – Delta Air Lines [NYSE:DAL] will double its flights from Edinburgh next summer by adding a new service to [...]
The latest SCC Quarterly Economic Indicator Survey for Q3 of 2018 illustrates a broadly positive Scottish economy, but slowing investment across a range of sectors, and a challenging set of [...]
A total of 1,366,026 people passed through Edinburgh Airport last month making it the busiest September on record at Scotland’s busiest airport. The numbers are 5.8% up on the same month last [...]
Every year the Chamber picks a local charity that we support through our Business Excellence Awards Charity raffle as well as other activities throughout the year. The chosen charity for [...]
Scottish Chambers of Commerce submitted to the recent consultation on non-domestic rates reforms, which closed for responses yesterday, 17 September. The full response from SCC is available by [...]
Migration Advisory Committee Report on International Student Migration Today, the Migration Advisory Committee released the first of two reports on the UK’s migration system. This initial [...]
Commenting on the First Minister’s Programme for Government announcement, Liz Cameron OBE, Director & Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: On International Trade & [...]
Recognised as West Lothian’s premier business awards, West Lothian Business Excellence Awards showcase organisations that have achieved Business Excellence across all the categories. [...]
Commenting on the publication of the UK Government’s technical notices aimed at giving businesses and consumers advice on the implications of a ‘no deal’ exit from the European [...]
The latest GERS report for Scotland illustrates an improving fiscal balance (in percentage terms) for Scotland, with the net fiscal balance at £13.4Bn, or -7.9% of GDP, in comparison to -8.9% of [...]
Brewster Bros’ new state-of-the-art facility in Scotland’s central belt is now fully operational Brewster Bros, a family-run business in Livingston, is officially launching the largest recycling [...]
Today Michelle Quinn has become the latest addition to Almond Engineering Limited’s board. She becomes the youngest and first female director of the company since it began trading in 1979. [...]
Quarterly National Accounts and Revised GDP Figures for Scotland The latest Quarterly National Accounts for Scotland have brought welcome news, with Scotland’s GDP revised to higher levels from [...]
The 1.5 million passenger barrier has been broken for the first time ever at a Scottish airport as Edinburgh Airport recorded its busiest ever month on record. A total of 1,501,988 people passed [...]
Commenting on the release of Labour Market Figures this morning, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “The latest UK labour market statistics illustrate a jobs [...]
UK GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter, driven mainly by growth in services, and a positive contribution from construction. Commenting on the figures, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish [...]
A proposal to modernise Edinburgh Airport’s airspace has been resubmitted to the industry regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority. The airport’s airspace was designed in the 1970s when the [...]
The Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise interest rates today by 0.25 percentage points, increasing the Bank of England base rate to 0.75%, the highest level since March 2009. Responding to [...]
A new route between Edinburgh and the German city of Munich will take-off this winter. The Lufthansa service will fly twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays during the winter season with the [...]
The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Indicator survey sees Scottish businesses displaying continued resilience, however, in an uncertain policy and business environment, [...]
VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards shortlist announced Paterson Arran Ltd in Livingston is among the 43 best green businesses in Scotland chosen as finalists for the VIBES – [...]
Commenting on the release of the UK Government’s White Paper on the future UK-EU relationship, Liz Cameron OBE, Director & Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: “The release [...]
Let’s face it – University isn’t for everyone. And indeed it shouldn’t be either. West Lothian needs our young people to have the full range of skills that will be required to grow our economy in [...]
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Abbey| Tuesday 3rd July 2018, 2.15pm Leading Scottish businesswoman, Liz Cameron OBE, will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the [...]
Commenting on the recently released GDP figures for Scotland, Liz Cameron OBE, Director & Chief Executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “It is positive to see that Scotland’s GDP [...]
Heathrow green light is great for Scottish business Commenting on the vote to approve expansion at Heathrow Airport, Liz Cameron OBE, Director & Chief Executive of Scottish Chambers of [...]
Charles Dickens’ Mr Micawber said: “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure [...]
Edinburgh says hi to Hainan Direct route to Beijing comes into operation. The first ever direct flight between Scotland and China has landed at Edinburgh Airport in a momentous day Scotland’s [...]
On Tuesday 5th of June, we celebrated our local young people at the Pump It Up School Challenge Final at Howden Park Centre. This school project is in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Air [...]
As GDPR came into affect today, West Lothian Chamber of Commerce would like to assure our members and businesses we have interactions with that your contact details and data is securely stored on [...]
West Lothian Chamber of Commerce have opened bookings for our upcoming Brexit Conference which will be happening on the 7th June, 8:30- 11:30am at the luxurious Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, [...]
Labour market figures for the three months ending March 2018 has shown that the UK wide employment rate continues to be record breaking, reaching the highest level since records began, at [...]
One of the world’s most renowned airlines will arrive into Edinburgh later this year with the launch of an Emirates service to Dubai. The daily service will begin on the 1st of early [...]
China’s Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Liu Xiaoming last night invited Scottish business to “roll up its sleeves and get down to business” in order to profit from [...]
UK GDP figures for the first quarter of 2018 were released today. The data shows that UK GDP grew by 0.1%, the slowest growth observed since the fourth quarter of 2012. As with the [...]
PHIL SPENCER ANNOUNCES TOP AGENTS IN THE UK Letting Solutions also won the Best in County for Landlords, Best in County for Tenants and Top Six Scotland for Landlords. The Livingston based agency [...]
Premiership Experience, the Glasgow-based sports tourism company that offers tailored packages for football fans, has signed a “significant seven-figure” deal in Beijing with a leading Chinese [...]
The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Indicator survey has shown rising levels of investment across Scottish businesses, as expectations grow amongst firms for a strong [...]
Scotland’s GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2017 were posted today. The data shows that Scotland’s GDP grew by 0.3%, demonstrating that Scotland’s economy has grown in every quarter of [...]
Labour market figures for the three months ending January 2018 has seen the UK wide employment rate once again return to the joint highest level since records began, at 75.3%. There has been a [...]
By Christopher Lamotte, Real Marketing https://www.real-m.com/ A brand should be at the core of every ambitious small and medium sized enterprise (SME). If it isn’t, you may be missing out on the [...]
On the 3rd of May the Chamber will be hosting our annual Spring Keynote Address Dinner at Norton House Hotel, Ingliston sponsored by DYW- West Lothian Regional Group. This business dinner is a [...]
Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s “low-key” first Spring Statement, but urged that the stabilising economic fundamentals revealed by growth and borrowing [...]
Letting Solutions shortlisted for top ESTAS Awards for tenants and landlords Letting Solutions of West Lothian in Scotland has been recognised for its outstanding customer service to its clients [...]
More than 846,000 people passed through Edinburgh Airport in February, making it the busiest ever February at Scotland’s busiest airport. Numbers were up 4.3% on the same month last year despite [...]
West Lothian College open information day is fast approaching. This is a fantastic opportunity for families and friends to drop in to see what the campus is like and find out more about the [...]
Scottish Chambers of Commerce Chief Executive Liz Cameron OBE has been recognised for her “trailblazing” contribution to the growth of Scotland’s business sector, with a Women of Inspiration [...]
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network has welcomed a firm commitment from the UK Government to liaise directly with Scottish business to boost Scotland’s economy. Talks between an SCC-led [...]
14th – 21st April 2018 | Cross-Sector Delegation to China | Beijing – Yantai – Jinan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network will be leading a cross-sector trade delegation to China [...]
Written by Christopher Lamotte- Real Marketing Specialists – www.real-m.com This article is an extract from Francis Ogilvy’s talk at Winton Castle in East Lothian given to an audience from [...]
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed the Prime Minister’s speech on the UK’s future economic partnership with the European Union and called for both sides to show flexibility and [...]
Yesterday, 28th February 2018, the Home Office released a statement on immigration policy under the expected transition / implementation period intended to follow the UK’s exit from the European [...]
Today, 27th February 2018, Ryanair announced the decision to close its Glasgow base, cutting the number of routes operating from Glasgow from 23 to three. The airline cited the pressures caused [...]
Written By Ewan Menzies- Mount Parnassus Partnership Ltd- www.goconcorde.com For as long as I can remember business planning has always been the same. You analyze the opportunities, set aims, [...]
Yesterday, 21st February, the Scottish Parliament passed the Budget Bill with 70 votes for and 56 against. SCC welcomes many of the changes brought forth by the Budget, including continued [...]
Viju and VisionsConnected, two leading visual collaboration specialists, have joined forces to form a single brand identity – Kinly. The move makes the new company one of the largest audiovisual [...]
What does it mean to be an export-ready company? The activity of exporting is not restricted to larger companies – companies of any size can enjoy the benefits of selling their products or [...]
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the Data Protection Act (1998), and is due to take effect from May 2018. This new piece of European legislation is meant to [...]
Labour market figures for the three months ending November 2017 have seen a number of national records broken. The number of full time employees now stands at a record high of 20.25 million, [...]
EYP Event For Young People and Business Mid January Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Linda Scott and Chamber Co-ordinator Nicole Scott joined our Erasmus+ Partner Arega in Torino, Italy for [...]
There is little doubt that one of the biggest business news stories of the last 10 days has been the collapse of Carillion into liquidation. Aside from the banks who were bailed out by the [...]
The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Indicator survey shows Scottish firms continuing to display resilience in the face of economic uncertainty. To view the full report [...]
16th January 2018 The latest inflation figures show CPI has fallen to 3.0% in December, from 3.1% in November. Downward contributions from transport prices such as air fares, and recreational [...]
Since the UK voted to leave the EU we have increasingly been asked to advise businesses on what the immigration system may look like in the future and how to deal with EEA members of staff [...]
Responding to the Draft Budget 2018/19 announced by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP today, Liz Cameron, chief executive of SCC praised the Scottish Government’s commitment to the key economic [...]
The latest labour market figures have held to the trend of a strong employment rate, while continuing to illustrate a job market characterised by wages that are failing to keep pace with [...]
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce is calling on Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP to match rates benefits for businesses introduced in the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s November Budget. Setting [...]
On Saturday night the Chamber team (Brenda Cumming, Hannah Bardell MP, Linda Scott, Nicole Scott and Amy Connell) joined 8,000 people for Social Bite’s ‘Sleep In The Park’ to raise awareness and [...]
Commenting on the latest UK inflation figures, Liz Cameron, Director & Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: “The higher than expected inflation rate will now prompt a [...]
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed today’s announcement of a new National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland to be based at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire. Liz Cameron, chief [...]
More Scottish businesses will have the opportunity and support to trade abroad, thanks to a new initiative. Five pilot Local Export Partnerships (LEPs) are being launched by the Scottish [...]
The annual West Lothian Business Excellence Awards was held on Friday, 24th November, at Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall. These awards celebrate the success and achievements of local [...]
The West Lothian Chamber of Commerce are taking part in the Sleep in the Park this December. The West Lothian Chamber team will be participating in Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park on the [...]
Sibbald Training have been declared as champions of sustainability at the VIBES Scottish Environmental Business Awards 2017. The VIBES – Scottish Environmental Business Awards encourages [...]
Last week, the Chamber hosted our European Partners and a group of young people for a week of cultural activities to celebrate the Employable Young People Program ( EYP) the Chamber has been [...]
15th November 2017 Commenting on the latest labour market statistics released today, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce said: “The latest ONS statistics released today [...]
The latest UK inflation figures for October show that consumer price inflation has held at its highest level since April 2012, with the CPI rate holding at 3.0%. As with the figures released in [...]
Our annual Business Excellence Awards Dinner is almost here and we can’t wait! This is the most premiere event on West Lothian’s business calendar providing a night to celebrate the [...]
Thank to everyone that attended our Breakfast on Brexit event last Thursday at Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel. We were delighted to have the CEO of South Dublin Chamber, Peter Byrne to give an [...]
Building Connections at our Annual Spring Keynote Address Dinner It was the West Lothian Chamber of Commerce annual Spring Keynote Address dinner this month and we would like to thank all who [...]
SCC WELCOMES FURTHER CLARITY ON RIGHTS OF EU CITIZENS Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed the additional clarity provided by the Prime Minister around the UK Government’s proposals on the [...]
DESIGN ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AS BATHGATE ACADEMY PUPILS CROWNED WINNERS OF MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ‘PUMP IT UP’ CHALLENGE 1600 pupils across Eleven West Lothian senior schools [...]
