Renewables and innovation leaders sought for Gold Awards prize
Innovative thinkers and renewables leaders are being sought to enter this year’s highly coveted Gold Awards.
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Growth opportunities in Angus at Orchardbank Business Park
Angus is open for business with successful international, national and local businesses choosing to invest in the region, providing a strong and exciting economy, supported by a skilled, flexible and motivated workforce with an envious quality of life.
Mental health first aid is a must
Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing.
Knowledge next: Bilfinger focuses on a digital future
German engineering has long been respected for its unrivalled quality, and the Mannheim-based Bilfinger group continues to live up to this reputation by creating future-facing digital solutions.
Positive about gender balance
When FWB Park Brown started more than 25 years ago, discussions about gender balance in the boardroom were not particularly commonplace in the oil and gas sector.
Viewport3 transforming maintenance with 3D scanning
Three dimensional scanning is transforming the way we inspect and maintain our subsea assets – delivering technically accurate data in time frames that add real efficiency to inspection operations and decision making. One Aberdeenshire-based firm is at the vanguard of this revolution.
IR35: An ‘attack’ on self-employment
In 1999, the Revenue decided to change the contracting landscape with the introduction of IR35, an anti-avoidance tax legislation. The legislation originally imposed a series of tests to verify whether the worker could be classified as self-employed or not. Qualifying questions included “could they replace themselves if they were unable to go to work”, and “how many companies do they contract with each year” in order to establish their true status.
The real cost of absenteeism
Absenteeism can be a big problem. Average employee absence is 6.6 days per year and the annual cost to British businesses is around £554 per employee, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Empower and engage workers, Tendeka VP says
In these pages we’ve often focused on “getting smarter with technology”, but we also need to get smarter with people.
An uncommon understanding
Why not “A Common Understanding”? Well, because when it comes to cost sharing, a common understanding is all too rare.
Offering our clients a different approach in subsea engineering
Advisian, the consulting business line of the WorleyParsons Group, has arrived in Aberdeen.
Experts’ top tips to grow a business
The new year is the ideal time to start fresh. It brings a sense of opportunity as many people seek to start their own entrepreneurial journey and 2019 will be no different.
Hurren takes hot seat at ASCO
For industry stalwart Glenn Hurren, the new year heralded exciting change as he stepped into a new role as UK managing director of ASCO.
PIM to hold second annual integrity management event
PIM is delighted to announce that its second annual integrity management conference, ‘Risk: strategy rather than chance’, will take place on Thursday March 28.
We can use technology to optimise deepwater well safety
Hydrocarbon supply is still key for meeting global energy demand and while a continued focus on maximising recovery from existing wells is important, it is also crucial for the industry to continue to identify new prospects as many aging assets come to the end of field life.
Bilfinger Salamis UK grows strategically
Established at the outset of Aberdeen’s oil boom in 1973, Bilfinger Salamis UK began as an industrial blasting and painting specialist.
Orkney harbours competing at the highest level
Orkney’s location is a unique attraction for both oil and gas and marine tourism activity.
cHeRries Awards on the hunt for exemplary employers
The organisers of the prestigious cHeRries Awards are on the hunt for an exemplary employer of choice as the next edition of one of the north-east’s most prestigious business events looms closer.
Iqarus: Supporting medical learning and professional development
For the industry at large, sourcing medics, like many specialist roles, is increasingly a major challenge.
Lerwick: Port with proven track record
Lerwick Harbour’s strategic location has been the building block for its huge contribution to the development of east Shetland Basin oil fields over the past 50 years.
Petrasco managing director says firm ready for the upturn
This year holds special significance for the team at Petrasco as it marks our 45th year in business since first opening our doors in the Granite City in 1974.
Funding need not be daunting
As Scotland’s energy sector transitions to a lower-carbon future, diversification has become a buzzword for businesses looking to take advantage of new opportunities.
Good investment and finance advice delivers an ACE result
At AAB we are experienced in advising management teams, corporate clients and private shareholders on how to raise appropriate funding aligned to their business needs, whether it be for organic or acquisitive growth, working capital purposes, or an equity investment to unlock the value held by existing shareholders.
Middle East remains a land of opportunity for Scottish firms, says Petrasco commercial manager
Despite signs of an upturn in the North Sea, global oil and gas producing areas continue to be an attractive option for companies looking to establish new operations.
Top notch line-up of speakers to address IMCA seminar
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has brought together an impressive line-up of speakers for its two-day Annual Seminar in The Hague, on November 28-29, 2018.