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www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com MEMBER NEWS
Nexus has recently launched in Glasgow’s West Regent Street
Eva Borland, The Rt Hon The Lord Provost with Dr Graham Paterson, Executive Director, City Building and representatives from its suppliers, SBH Scotland and Cash For Kids
City Building swings into action for local charities
C
ity Building, along with its suppliers, is helping to provide a brighter future for thousands of children and young people
across Scotland, with a donation of £18,000 to specialist charities. The Glasgow-based construction firm
swung into action, organising a corporate golf day to raise funds for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland (SBH Scotland) and Cash For Kids, the company’s official charity partners for the year. The event, held at Sandyhills Golf Club,
attracted teams from organisations in City Building’s supply chain, 80 per cent of which are small to medium sized
businesses (SMEs). Of the total funds raised on the day, £10,000 has been donated to SBH Scotland, a specialist charity providing personalised care to more than 3,500 children, young people and their families, who are affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus. The money will be used to fund crucial
services, such as home and hospital support, children’s play schemes, and health and wellness clinics. The additional £8,000 has been gifted
to Cash For Kids, an organisation helping disadvantaged children in the West of Scotland, which City Building has supported for the past three years.
Anderson Strathern launches new claims arm
A new company, Alba Claims, has launched aimed at helping Scottish businesses pursue commercial claims. Uniquely positioned to advise and engage in relation to construction disputes, insolvency claims and other commercial disputes, Alba Claims has been set up in response to market feedback and industry research indicating that tens of millions of pounds in claims fail to be recovered every year. Alba Claims, co-founded
by Anderson Strathern Chair Bruce Farquhar (left) and Solicitor Advocate Alistair Dean (right), enables clients to pursue commercial cases on a ‘no win no fee’ basis with Alba Claims sharing the risk by
way of a success fee. Clients of Alba Claims will have access to Anderson Strathern for related legal services. Market feedback carried out by Alba Claims indicates that business owners often fail to pursue claims because of the actual or expected drain on resources experienced when funding a court claim and the uncertainties associated with embarking on a legal process.
Alba Claims anticipates a high level of interest from the construction sector and insolvency practitioners in particular, in addition to other industry sectors, and has already generated around £1m of claims that are being pursued.
Nexus business space
opens in Glasgow Founded in Edinburgh
in 2012 to cater for creative industries looking for an alternative to corporate-style business centres, Nexus has recently completed the renovation of a well-known landmark building on West Regent Street in the heart of Glasgow. Following a full
overhaul of the 12,000 square feet building, Nexus has launched a new 125-desk creative business centre which includes an in-house café operated by ‘Piece’. The building provides fully serviced, interior- designed office space which is creative and colourful, yet highly professional, and also offers a 5-star front of house service for visiting clients. Nexus believes in
allowing its residents to use the space freely and giving residents great connectivity to allow them to breakout of their offices and use the in-house café, as well as the relaxed business lounges, breakout zones and meeting rooms. With offices ranging
in size from a single person room to a 20 desk office, Nexus can accommodate most smaller businesses.
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