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North-east businessman Sandy Manson has called time on his career at Johnston Carmichael after more than three decades at the firm.

Necessity is the mother of invention - or, as Martin Gilbert put it, the key to success in hard times is to turn risks into opportunities.

Network launched to help unlock innovation in food and other manufacturing sectors, as well as drive economic growth across Scotland.

© Opportunity North East Plans for SeedPod were approved earlier this week. Aberdeen’s new SeedPod food and drink hub will be an “amazing asset” for the industry in the north-east, according to a leading brewery owner. The £21 million development, which was given the green light by councillors yesterday, aims to play a pivotal role in boosting the region’s green economic recovery as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis. Led by Opportunity North East (One), the project is expected to bring a major boost to the area and will help those businesses, which are only just starting to find...

Plans submitted for £21m Scottish food hub Plans for a £21m food and drink industry hub in north east Scotland has been submitted for approval by Aberdeen City Council. SeedPod will be located on Scotland Rural College’s (SRUC) Craibstone campus, near Aberdeen, and is designed to provide specialist support and facilities for growing start-up, early-stage and established businesses. Features would include 12 commercial-grade manufacturing and production incubator units and two development kitchens and full-service managed production and storage space; presentat...