Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce

𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬' 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 👉 Duncan and Todd Group strengthens its leadership team 👉 Mackie's of Scotland appoints military veteran into pivotal role 👉 TWMA appoints new commercial director Read all about it and more here: https://lnkd.in/eJYNjWuw Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers | Aberdeen Arts Centre | Gilson Gray LLP | Airpac Rentals #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #aberdeenbusinessnews #onthemove

✨ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 ✨ On Monday evening we were delighted to celebrate the 2025 Northern Star Business Award finalists at a reception hosted by principal sponsor, Brodies LLP A total of 70 companies have been shortlisted across 14 categories for what will be the biggest business celebration of 2025! The Northern Star Business Awards recognises the exceptional accomplishments of organisations across the North-east of Scotland. A huge congratulations again to all of the finalists!!✨ ✨ 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/escpiNJE #NSBA2025 #timetoshine #NorthernStarBusinessAwards #aberdeen #businessnews Aberdeen International Airport | ATPI | Balmoral Comtec | Business Gateway | bp | Cala Group Limited | Craig International Ltd | Luxe Scot | Port of Aberdeen | Robert Gordon University | Royal Bank of Scotland Business | Shell | Sodexo | Swagelok | University of Aberdeen

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 🔮📈 Thank you to everyone who joined us bright and early this morning at the Aberdeen Douglas Hotel for our last business breakfast of the year. First up, Bob Keiller took to the stage and spoke to our guests about the progress made since the emergency summit just two years ago. He shared exciting ideas and aspirations for Aberdeen’s City Centre and showcased the hard work from his team of volunteers at Our Union Street. Next up, Matthew Freckleton from Uber announced that he wants to create 1000 new jobs for drivers in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Inspired’s Adrian Watson highlighted the positive impact that NuArt, the Aberdeen Gift card and the Christmas markets have on our local economy. 🎤Ryan Crighton hosted a panel session with Sharon Burgess Alex McLellan Zoe Ogilvie Shona Byrne and Bob Keiller to answer the questions from the audience. Finally our 2025 Business Breakfast series is now live and today we were joined by Nico Simeone from Six by Nico to announce his appearance in our 2025 Business Breakfast line up. Take a look and book your season tickets today⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e5R9UWtq A huge thank you to our host Ryan Crighton for another amazing event and of course our sponsors bp. A special thank you to PCL Live AV for helping us with the AV. Anna Forsyth, Cody Mowbray, Amy-Leigh Innes, Rebecca Henderson

𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 👉 Bold St Media creates new position for graduate 👉 CRC Evans appoints a new chief financial officer 👉 Somebody Cares Scotland welcomes a permanent chief executive officer Find out who else is on the move: https://lnkd.in/eNgE85gM The Archie Foundation | nexos | Urbane Media | Apex Tubulars Ltd | GEODIS #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #aberdeenbusinessnews #onthemove

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐚 Equinor and Shell have announced that they will combine their North Sea oil and gas assets to create a new company. When the deal is signed off Equinor UK will control 50% of the new firm and Shell UK will hold the remaining 50% stake - creating what will be the UK's largest independent producer employing 1,300 people. The company will be based in Aberdeen and will be set up to sustain domestic oil and gas production and the security of energy supply in Britain, Equinor said. 👉 Click here to read the full story: https://lnkd.in/efgwKzvv 📱 Read today's Morning Bulletin: https://lnkd.in/ejgwvgGG #aberdeen #northeast #aberdeenbusinessnews #northsea

AGCC calls for action as report reveals 18,000 Aberdeen jobs gone since 2010 EY ITEM Club's latest Scottish Autumn Forecast paints a tough picture for the North-east, and oil and gas in particular. The report highlighted that Aberdeen's prospects remain "heavily-tied to the oil and gas sector", but notes prospects could imporove with "significant" and "effectively targeted" investment. Russell Borthwick, chief executive of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce called for policy makers to take action in response to the report. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyvDrmF7 #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #northeast #aberdeenbusinessnews

𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 👉 3t | Training Services strengthens its services with new managing director 👉 ITWORX UK announces service delivery manager promotion 👉 Peterson Energy Logistics appoints a new senior legal counsel 👉 G5 Technologies Ltd welcomes a new sales manager Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/eNc-X7tj #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #aberdeenbusinessnews #onthemove

𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 Royal Caribbean, one of the world's biggest cruise operators on the planet, is considering adding Aberdeen to the list of stunning ports across the globe its mammoth ships dock at, AGCC can reveal. The industry giant is currently asking loyalty club members how appealing various potential stops around northern Europe would be to them - including the Granite City. Royal Caribbean International owns seven of the 10 biggest cruise ships in the world, and any stop in Aberdeen would likely be a record-breaker. You can read the full story here 👉: https://lnkd.in/eJ_FYe37 #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #aberdeenbusinessnews #economy

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 '𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬' 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has been urged to deliver "better news" for businesses under pressure after the UK Government's £25billion national insurance tax raid. Ahead of the Scottish Government Budget next week, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has set out a nine-point plan to grow the country's economy. It is calling for a simplification of Scotland's income tax system, reform of business rates - including immediate relief for hospitality firms - and the relocation of key offshore wind decision-making bodies to Aberdeen. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲:  https://lnkd.in/eHGP-fRF 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/ebv8eERJ #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #budget #northeast

𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 👉 Camm-Pro Ltd strengthens leadership team amid turnover increase 👉 ITWORX UK has announced strategic promotions and appointments 👉 Clan Cancer Support has announced a new chair Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-MTj8yc #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #aberdeenbusinessnews #onthemove Asset One | University of Aberdeen| Farsight | NHV Group