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Michael Stephenson, President, Glasgow Caledonian University Students’ Association (in blue); Gary Paterson, President, University of Strathclyde Students’ Association (in red); Dougie McPherson (GTL driver) and Stephen Flynn, Vice Chairman of Glasgow Taxis Ltd at the launch of the Glasgow Safe Taxi Scheme
Safe Taxi scheme Cashless students guaranteed a lift home by card
Students without cash will now be able to get home safely in a Glasgow taxi, just by using their matriculation card. Through the Safe Taxi scheme,
Glasgow Taxis Ltd will work with universities to continue to make sure
the late night trip home is a safe one for students. Even if they don’t have cash
nor have a debit card on them, students will now be able to guarantee payment with their matriculation card.
Students will be able to access a
Safe Taxi by calling Glasgow Taxis and quoting a code available from the university. The student will then give the
driver their student card, and repay the cost to the Students’ Union when
they collect their card after one working day.
The scheme will be run by
Glasgow Taxis in partnership with the University of Strathclyde Students’ Association and Glasgow Caledonian University Students’ Association.
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A WORLD-CLASS CAMPUS FOR A WORLD-CLASS CITY
Johanna Dow, Chief Executive, Business Stream, and Frank J Slevin, Executive Chairman, House of Fraser
Utility efficiency
New water supplier comes on stream at House of Fraser
House of Fraser has become one of the first major UK retailers to take advantage of the reform coming to the English water market, by switching water supplier at three of its key city centre stores. Business Stream, the largest
provider in the world’s first competitive water market, has agreed a two-year deal with the chain, covering its flagship Oxford Street store in London, as well as its stores in Birmingham and Manchester.
As part of the partnership
approach to House of Fraser’s water management strategy, Business Stream will also install automated meter readers into 10 stores across their English estate, following successful AMR deployment at its stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The technology measures water consumption every 15 minutes which allows spikes in use to be identified quickly, which in turn can highlight underlying problems such as leaks.
The much-anticipated first part of City of Glasgow College’s new £228 million twin-site super campus on Glasgow’s waterfront is opening on Monday 17 August. Glasgow will soon be home
to one of the biggest colleges in Scotland and Europe with state- of-the-art facilities. This new maritime and engineering campus – the size of two football pitches – will bring together employers, employees, students and teachers in a world-class industry- standard environment. Top floor theatre and conference suites will offer breathtaking panoramic views across the city and multi-purpose high-tech spaces for courses and events. There will be a choice of more than 150 learning spaces across seven floors with ultra-modern classrooms, workshops, labs, studios and seminar suites.
Outdoor areas include cloister
and sunken gardens. Indoors, a vast atrium – with a full-height seven- storey window giving views of the Clyde and the city – will host events. The completed campus, with
another larger campus opening on Cathedral Street next year, will feature more than 500 futuristic learning spaces along with a mock aeroplane cabin, a working ship engine room, a renewable energy centre and a ship simulator suite. Pioneering facilities and links to
more than 1500 businesses across the globe will deliver 21st century learning in the heart of Glasgow – and graduates that help to drive our businesses and the economy.
FIND OUT MORE Visit
www.cityofglasgow
college.ac.uk
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