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Crowne Plaza Hotel named best for events in Scotland at awards


The Crowne Plaza Glasgow has been named ‘Event Hotel of the Year’ at the 2014 Scottish Hotel Awards. The awards, which are now in


their 11th year, are viewed as the pinnacle for those operating in the Scottish hospitality industry and they receive thousands of entries and nominations each year. Crowne Plaza Glasgow, which


underwent an extensive £1 million refurbishment in 2013, stood out from the competition to scoop the award. The hotel is a regular venue of choice for VIP events that come to


Freedom Brands


Company goes coconuts... and secures a place on shop shelves


Glasgow company Freedom Brands has successfully launched it’s Gococo Coconut Water into the retail market. The product has secured listings with Waitrose and Tesco stores up and down the country. Its award-winning healthy drinks brand is now available in 500 stores across the UK. As the food and drink industry discuss the perils of sugar-laden food and drink, the company has been in the right place at the right time, taking innovative healthy drinks to market. Owners and directors Tracey Hogarth and Dr Ross Currie have been banging the coconut drum for the past two years and it’s finally paying off. Gococo is currently exporting to 16 countries


the city, including the 65th British Science Fiction convention, the Liberal Democrats conference and it is soon to be the media host hotel for the Commonwealth Games. The awards ceremony


was hosted at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh with more than 500 guests in attendance. The theme was an ‘International Night’ that reflects the historic nature 2014 is set to have for the city with the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup, the Year of the Homecoming and the referendum on independence.


From left: Andrew Murphy, Conference and Events (C&E) Sales Manager; Margaret Rankin, C&E Supervisor; Gabriella Pacitti, Assistant C&E Operations Manager; Dominic McVey, General Manager; Andrea White, Commercial Manager; Ronnie Richardson, Head C&E Porter and Joanne Gourley, Assistant C&E Operations Manager, Crowne Plaza Glasgow


Freedom Brands has successfully launched into Waitrose and Tesco


Keppie


Grand design for Malaysian city


Architectural practice Keppie has completed the detailed design for a new £40-million sports development in Malaysia on behalf of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund. The International Sports Village at


Iskandar will be located in the heart of Medini, destined to be the country’s second city after Kuala Lumpur. The complex comprises community and


across Europe and Middle East, and the list is steadily growing. Tracey said: “The journey has been an emotional rollercoaster, but we kept at it and we believe that we can build the brand to be a global success – bringing to market


innovative healthy food and drinks out of Glasgow. “None of this would have been possible without the likes of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, E-spark and Scottish Enterprise to support us.”


development pitches for various sports, including a ‘Wembley’ replica football pitch and a 10-wicket international standard cricket oval with temporary accommodation to allow viewing for 20,000 spectators. Internal facilities, housed in a 16,000 sq m building, will include an 18-court games hall and competition venue, four squash courts, multiple studio spaces, a gym, a sports science department, changing facilities and administrative offices. The project will start on site later this


year and is scheduled for completion in 2016. Accountancy institute becomes an SCQF-approved credit rating body


The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has become a Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)- approved Credit Rating Body (CRB) through the SCQF Partnership. This allows ICAS to make


decisions about the SCQF level and SCQF credit points allocated to its accountancy qualifications. To become a CRB for the SCQF,


ICAS had to demonstrate that it had robust quality assurance processes and a rigorous approach


to qualifications development and credit rating. Being an SCQF-approved


CRB allows ICAS to make its own professional judgements – using tools provided by SCQF Partnership – about what level a qualification sits


at on the SCQF. Once a qualification has an SCQF level, it attracts national and international recognition for the learners who achieve it. ICAS is now one of six SCQF-


approved CRBs.


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