Glasgow Business . 13 www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com State-of-the-art machine


arrives for Scotland’s biggest waste water tunnel 15


Ramsay Borthwick, Glenkinchie Distillery Manager and Derek


Robertson, CEO, Keep Scotland Beautiful raise a dram as they


toast Diageo’s success in environmental excellence


Industry


Glasgow furniture firm acquired by Northern Ireland’s Alpha Group


Keep Scotland Beautiful Top award presented to Diageo Scotch Whisky distilleries


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hree of Scotland’s most iconic Scotch Whisky distilleries have been presented with the


highest accolade for environmental quality from leading sustainability charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful. Glenkinchie Distillery in


East Lothian, Oban Distillery in Argyll & Bute and Dalwhinnie Distillery in the Highlands were all awarded Gold accreditation – the highest available standard – in the charity’s National


Announcement Launch wins international marketing account


Ayr and San Francisco have a lot in common. They are popular tourist destinations, have stunning waterfronts and are both home to great tech marketing agencies. So when London-based software


house, JPY, started looking for an agency to handle their global marketing and to launch its latest product, Threads, its choice was simple: Ayrshire or America. Its search ended with a decision to pick Launch. John Yardley, Chairman at JPY, said: “Never in the history of JPY has such


an easy selection been made. Why? Well, apart from the fact that Launch’s own marketing was the marketing I wanted for Threads, they clearly ‘got’ Threads like few have done before. For us, this was a vital prerequisite in attempting to find a potential market that ‘gets’ it too. Launch is a breath of fresh air.”


Stephen Cosh, Director at Launch,


said: “Since our appointment, we’ve sorted the brand’s positioning and messaging, built its new website, designed its Facebook page and run email marketing campaigns. We’ve also worked on funding presentations and planned the international media campaign.”


Launch has been awarded the


marketing account for Threads


Paul Black (right), CEO, the Alpha Group, and Nick Lyons, Sales Director, Alpha Scotland, at the Alpha Scotland premises in Glasgow


Award for Environmental Excellence scheme. Te distilleries, all owned by


leading global drinks business Diageo, are the first in Scotland to receive Gold accreditation and were recognised for their exceptional efforts across a wide range of criteria, including environmental quality, waste management and community participation. Praised for its continued


commitment to the sustainability agenda, Diageo


was presented with the award at a ceremony at Glenkinchie. Over the last year, Diageo has


witnessed a 13 per cent increase in visitor numbers across its 12 distillery visitor centres in Scotland, atracting a total of 370,150 guests. A record 54,444 people (+15 per cent) visited Oban Distillery, Dalwhinnie Distillery welcomed 44,288 people (+20 per cent) and Glenkinchie Distillery atracted 38,162 people (+7 per cent) in the year to June 2015.


Northern Ireland’s largest office furniture provider, the Alpha Group, has acquired a company in Glasgow from the world’s leading office furniture firm Steelcase. The acquisition is predicted to increase sales turnover for the business to in excess of £20million. Now named Alpha


Scotland, the eight-person team in Glasgow will remain at its city centre location on West Regent Street, bringing the total number of employees to 92 across the group. The Alpha Group now operates across Ireland, England and Scotland with its headquarters in Northern Ireland.


Alpha Group has already


completed a number of significant jobs in Scotland, including the refurbishment of the Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde, the biggest project in the company’s history. The acquisition follows


Alpha’s most successful year in business. The group saw a 12 per cent sales increase in 2015 following the company’s success in securing a number of large contracts.


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