www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com 19 MEMBER NEWS
Cask Aged Gin set to ‘Fly from Scotland’s Airports’
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lasgow Distillery Company has soared into World Duty Free (WDF) with a lucrative new partnership that sees its MAKAR Cask Matured Oak Aged Gin and MAKAR Gin available to all WDF passengers. Flying high for Scottish gin, MAKAR is the first cask aged gin to be sold in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports, as well as being stocked
Lindsays expands its footprint in Glasgow
Lindsays has moved to new offices in central Glasgow, reflecting the growth of the award- winning law firm’s team, services and client base in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. The offices, at 100 Queen Street, are at the heart of the city’s corporate and professional services district in the building recently recognised as the Best Refurbished and Recycled Workplace at the British Council for Offices' regional property awards. The base offers a client-friendly environment for the full- service legal firm, which now has almost 60 staff in Glasgow.
MAKAR is the first cask aged gin to be sold in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports
across terminal and departure lounge bars.
Released as a limited-edition last
year, the award-winning cask aged variant has won high acclaim at every major spirit competition as consumers seek out new botanical flavour combinations, most recently being named Scotland’s ‘best aged gin’ at the inaugural Scottish Gin Awards 2017 and receiving the highly
coveted Master of Gin award at the Global Spirit Masters. MAKAR has grown substantially
since it was launched in 2015 as Glasgow’s first ever gin. Sales have more than doubled year on year, and with the introduction of MAKAR Old Tom, MAKAR Oak Aged and MAKAR Mulberry Aged, the range now features four varieties with new additions due to be released soon.
Lindsays has moved to 100
Queen Street
Ryden's Awards triumph
Lindsays has taken the third floor of the newly refurbished Art Deco building, which is close to all major transport links and convenient for clients from both Glasgow and beyond. Lindsays’ growth in
Glasgow has been both organic and through acquisitions. The firm acquired Brodies’ personal injury business earlier this year which strengthened the Glasgow team, and brought the number of partners based here to 11. These partners include the heads of Lindsays' highly-regarded employment law, family law, and personal injury claims teams.
Ryden scooped nine trophies at CoStar’s annual awards ceremony
Ryden is celebrating after taking home an impressive nine trophies at CoStar’s recent annual awards in Glasgow. The firm scooped its multiple wins after topping four out of five league tables in both the Scotland Industrial and Glasgow Office categories. Partner Neil McAllister
was also singled out as Scotland Industrial Dealmaker of the Year. Cementing the firm’s leading position, Ryden was also recognised for its role in the Scotland Industrial Deal of the Year and Glasgow Office Deal of the Year categories.
An analysis of CoStar’s research shows that in the past 12 months Ryden’s industrial team completed 194 disposals in Scotland, more than double the number of its closest competitor and disposed of over 1.4 million sq ft, almost 0.4 million sq ft more than the firm in second place. Turning to the Glasgow office market, Ryden transacted more space than its two closest competitors combined by disposing of c. 390,000 sq ft. The team also concluded 68 deals compared with its closest rival's 33.
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