﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:01:20 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>FUJITSU AIMS TO DOUBLE ALNESS SERVICE DESK WORKFORCE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/fujitsu-aims-to-double-alness-service-desk-workforce,c9700658</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1781848</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Fujitsu

  · Fujitsu earmarks Alness for new jobs boom
  · Workforce expected to increase at north of Scotland service desk
  · IT firm impressed with quality of local staff
The IT giant Fujitsu has plans to grow the workforce at its Alness service centre as it steps up efforts to bring new jobs to the north of Scotland.

The company moved the centre to larger premises this year and is already planning to extend it further to accommodate new posts in 2015 as part of its ongoing drive to attract new business.

It further underlines the importance of the Ross-shire base]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HOLIDAY PAY RULING: A LOOMING AND COSTLY HR CRISIS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/holiday-pay-ruling--a-looming-and-costly-hr-crisis,c9674594</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1741780</guid><description><![CDATA[A decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will have widespread implications for employers across the UK.

It could lead to a wave of holiday pay claims to Employment Tribunals this year and the result could even force some companies out of business.

Background

Since 1998 most employers in the UK have calculated holiday pay without usually including payments such as working allowances, overtime, commission and bonus payments, unless the pay varies with the amount of work done or time of the work (shift work).

Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice ruled that]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:32:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MACROBERTS RECRUITS NEW PARTNERS TO GROW KEY AREAS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/macroberts-recruits-new-partners-to-grow-key-areas,c9666401</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1729300</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
MacRoberts

• MacRoberts appoints two new partners
• Rod Munro and Craig Bradshaw join growing practice
• Arrivals will enhance projects and construction teams
Leading Scottish law firm MacRoberts has recruited two new partners to enhance its projects and construction teams and help develop both key areas.

Rod Munro specialises in project finance, working with leading developers and public and private sector investors on major infrastructure contracts, including NPD schemes.

Craig Bradshaw’s specialism is in non-contentious construction work across a wide range of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:30:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FUJITSU TARGETS ENERGY FIRMS FOR SUPER FAST PILOT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/fujitsu-targets-energy-firms-for-super-fast-pilot,c9662937</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1724619</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Fujitsu

• Fujitsu to outline benefits of high performance computing in Highlands 
• IT company seeking first two firms for pilot scheme 
• Pioneering system to feature in first Energy North PLaN event
The countless benefits of bringing super-fast computer technology to the Highlands will be outlined to energy firms in the north of Scotland by IT giant Fujitsu next week.

Senior members of the Fujitsu team in Scotland will be presenting information about High Performance Computing (HPC), and the recently publicised pilot that will be implemented in partnership with Energy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MACROBERTS TARGET FURTHER GROWTH OF DUNDEE OFFICE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/macroberts-target-further-growth-of-dundee-office,c9658263</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1717304</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
MacRoberts
The leading Scottish law firm MacRoberts is aiming to expand its presence in Dundee and double its city-based workforce within a year.

The plans have been revealed by John Macmillan, who led the firm’s expansion into Dundee last year and who has been elected to a second term as Managing Partner.

Mr Macmillan has set out proposals for significant development at MacRoberts, including increasing the overall workforce by ten per cent within a year.

The growth plans follow the release of MacRoberts’ accounts, demonstrating the strong underlying financial position]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:40:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MACMILLAN TARGETS GROWTH FOR MACROBERTS IN HIS SECOND TERM</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/macmillan-targets-growth-for-macroberts-in-his-second-term,c9658048</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1717261</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
MacRoberts
The new Managing Partner of leading Scottish law firm MacRoberts has set out plans for significant development, including increasing the workforce by ten per cent within a year.

John Macmillan, who led the expansion of MacRoberts into the north east of Scotland last year with the opening of an office in Dundee, sees the city as a prime growth area. He aims to expand the company’s presence there and double the workforce over the next 12 months due to increasing demand for legal services.

The growth plans follow the release of MacRoberts’ accounts, demonstrating]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO CASTLE SECURITY COURT CASE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/statement-in-response-to-castle-security-court-case,c9650070</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1705371</guid><description><![CDATA[Jim Ferguson, managing director of Castle Security, statement in response to the court case heard at Inverness Sheriff Court on September 24 2014
Jim said: “What’s been shown today is that Castle Security has been a victim of what can only be called a Human Trojan Horse. It is a matter of public record and has been revealed in court, that a former senior operations manager acting alone initiated the actions that brought the company to court today (Wednesday 24 Sept).

“This man, Robert Mason, acted alone and deliberately, subsequently creating this threat to the reputation of Castle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:58:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW JOBS HOPE AS CASTLE SECURES QUALITY CERTIFICATION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/new-jobs-hope-as-castle-secures-quality-certification,c9637543</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1685981</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Castle Security Group Northern

• Security firm gains prestigious certification

• Major endorsement of firm’s quality management

• Accolade will lead to more work and job opportunities
The largest provider of security services in the Highlands and Islands is seeking new work and to create more jobs after achieving one of the highest certification standards for quality management.

The accolade will allow Inverness-based Castle Security Group Northern to pursue larger contracts, particularly in the oil and gas and renewable energy fields, while offering an even better]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:28:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>STATKRAFT BLOWN AWAY BY BERRY BURN FAMILY FUN DAY SUCCESS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/statkraft-blown-away-by-berry-burn-family-fun-day-success,c9637422</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1685915</guid><description><![CDATA[NEWS RELEASE
STATKRAFT
Nature demonstrated its power at Berry Burn Wind Farm’s family fun day on Saturday (30 August). Despite wind and rain, over 400 hardy adults and children enjoyed a day of entertainment and activities to help mark the official opening of the Berry Burn Wind Farm.

Kite flying displays, lessons and design sessions, magic tricks, balloon modelling, a mini Highland Games and Highland dancing were among the attractions at the Berry Burn Family Fun Day, organised by wind farm operators Statkraft as part of the company’s good neighbour and local involvement approach.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:55:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FUJITSU'S SUPER FAST PILOT WILL DRIVE COMPUTER REVOLUTION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/fujitsu-s-super-fast-pilot-will-drive-computer-revolution,c9637401</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1685807</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Fujitsu

  · Highlands to host high performance computer network
  · Super-fast links could lure companies and jobs to north of Scotland
  · Countless R&D uses for pioneering system
Super-fast computer technology with capabilities previously unseen in Scotland will be piloted this month, aiming to revolutionise research and development skills and create thousands of new jobs.

The high performance computing (HPC) network will link a hub in the Highlands with computer clusters in other parts of the UK, as well as in Europe, China, Japan and the US.

The combined power]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:33:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CREATIVE COMPETITION IN THE WIND FOR MORAY/HIGHLAND YOUNGSTERS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/creative-competition-in-the-wind-for-moray-highland-youngsters,c9622085</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1663030</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Statkraft
Children aged five to twelve, who live or go to school in the area of Moray and Highland broadly ringed by Forres, Elgin, Aberlour and Grantown, are being asked to take part in a competition to design a printed pattern for a kite, and to name a turbine at a newly-completed wind farm.

Plaques bearing the names put forward by the winners will be mounted permanently on each of the 29 turbines at Berry Burn Wind Farm – situated broadly between the four locations – which can produce enough clean energy annually to meet the average electricity need of over 43,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:27:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LUCID PR EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS AND RANGE OF SERVICES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/lucid-pr-expands-its-horizons-and-range-of-services,c9615887</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1654430</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Lucid

  · New set-up enhances Lucid PR services
  · Inverness company now part of newly-formed Neptis Group
  · One-stop-shop operation with head offices in Glasgow will provide marketing and PR, business advice and multi-lingual sales facilities
Lucid PR Events and Marketing is expanding the range of services it offers to its growing portfolio of clients by joining a multi-faceted organisation.

From today (Monday 14 July 2014) Lucid will be an integral part of the newly-formed Neptis Group, based in Glasgow and which also includes an international contact centre]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW-LOOK CONTACT CENTRE RINGS UP 120 NEW JOBS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/new-look-contact-centre-rings-up-120-new-jobs,c9615853</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1654432</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Vitel

  · Vitel launches new operation in centre of Glasgow
  · Enhanced contact centre creates over 120 new jobs
  · Workforce set to quadruple in less than a year
More than 120 new jobs are being created in Glasgow following the acquisition of a leading call centre operation.

The former Bellcom Worldwide business in Waterloo Street is today (Monday 14 July) re-launched as Vitel which is on target to quadruple the workforce by early next year.

Vitel, whose name derives from the words ‘vital’ and ‘telephone’, is now part of the newly-formed Neptis Group whose CEO Joe]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>INTEGRO PROVIDES TAILOR MADE ADVICE TO HELP MEN SUCCEED</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/integro-provides-tailor-made-advice-to-help-men-succeed,c9600037</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1630815</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Integro Image Consultants

For use - immediate

  · Image consultants target male clients ahead of Britain’s Men’s Fashion Week
  · Busy professionals offered speed styling service
  · Men are “less emotional” about clothes as a powerful business tool
Growing numbers of men are using the way they dress as a powerful business tool to help them gain an advantage in the workplace.

While well-cut suits and good quality shoes can help make a good impression, choosing the right colours and contrasts can also provide a psychological edge in a number of situations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:29:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>JENNA AND LARA JOIN GROWING TEAM AT LUCID PR</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/jenna-and-lara-join-growing-team-at-lucid-pr,c9574794</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1592039</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Lucid PR, Events and Marketing
Inverness-based Lucid PR, Events and Marketing has appointed award-winning journalist Jenna MacCulloch as client service controller to add to its growing staff.

Jenna formerly worked at the Highlands News for six years and was voted Reporter of the Year in the Highlands and Islands Media Awards in 2012.

She is the third award-winning journalist to enhance Lucid’s growing team of experienced professionals.

John Ross, formerly Highlands and Islands correspondent with The Scotsman, joined as news and media manager in 2012, and ex BBC]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:59:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RE-LIVE RUNRIG’S PARTY ON THE MOOR</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/re-live-runrig-s-party-on-the-moor,c9558157</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1567406</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Runrig

  · Runrig 40th anniversary concert now available on DVD
  · Chance to re-live famous Party on the Moor gig
  · Event celebrated legendary band’s four decades of music
One of the most significant and successful concerts staged by Runrig, to mark the band’s 40thanniversary, has been recaptured on DVD.

The Gaelic rock legends staged the massive gig at Muir of Ord near Inverness last August to celebrate the remarkable journey from island dance band to international phenomenon.

Party on the Moor became the ultimate Runrig concert, a never-to-be-repeated]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FUJITSU PROVIDES A BRIGHTER HORIZON FOR CRUISE CHARITY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/fujitsu-provides-a-brighter-horizon-for-cruise-charity,c9515584</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1505292</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Fujitsu

  · Fujitsu helps Highland charity to maintain services
  · IT firm takes on booking role for cruise volunteers
  · Free trips will now continue next season
Computer firm Fujitsu has stepped in to ensure a long-established Highland charity stays afloat to provide popular canal cruises for elderly and disabled people of all ages.

Seagull Trust Cruises has been providing free trips on the Caledonian Canal for disabled, elderly and special needs users since 1987.

This year it enjoyed its most successful season, with the new purpose-built canal boat Highland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS MEDIA AWARDS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/shortlist-revealed-for-highlands-and-islands-media-awards,c9514569</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1502664</guid><description><![CDATA[The highly anticipated shortlist for the Highlands and Islands Media Awards is revealed today.

The awards attracted 134 entries across the 11 categories, reflecting the wealth of talent across the Highlands and Islands.
The Media Awards are this year sponsored by Diageo, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Fujitsu.
Winners will be announced at the 2014 Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards, to be held on Friday, 7 February, 2014 at the New Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. Tickets for the night sold out in record time and organisers are now operating a waiting list.
One]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:48:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BENEFITS TO FOLLOW IT CONTRACT EXTENSION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/benefits-to-follow-it-contract-extension,c9509209</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1494324</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Fujitsu

  · Fujitsu awarded 18 month continuation of IT services
  · Partnership agreement will now continue until 2016
  · Move will help enhance services at a lower cost
The Highlands of Scotland is set to benefit from new jobs after The Highland Council agreed to continue its IT partnership with Fujitsu for another 18 months.

The award means the contract, which has seen the computer network in every school and local authority office across the region upgraded, will now run until October 2016.

Fujitsu says the agreement provides stability to explore with the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:28:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FIRMS URGED TO SWITCH ON TO GLOBAL IT OPPORTUNITIES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/firms-urged-to-switch-on-to-global-it-opportunities,c9496130</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1475030</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Fujitsu

  · Fujitsu holds Inverness procurement event for SMEs
  · Chance for Highland firms to engage with IT giant
  · International potential for suppliers
Small and medium sized companies in the Highlands are being given the chance to bid for work on an international scale with one of the world’s biggest IT companies.

An event in Inverness later this month – the first of its kind in Scotland - will bring together SMEs in the region with the procurement team of Fujitsu to learn how they may supply services directly for the computer giant or for larger government]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TURBINE RACE DELIVERS WINDFALL FOR CAITHNESS GROUPS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/turbine-race-delivers-windfall-for-caithness-groups,c9494738</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1471897</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Baillie Wind Farm Ltd

• Charities to benefit from The Turbine 10 success
• Local groups will also receive donations
• Harriers to receive equipment store and race clock as a thank you
The first and only 10-kilometre course at a Highland wind farm is providing a funding boost for a number of local organisations.

About 100 runners took part in The Turbine 10 event, held over the undulating service tracks around the Baillie Wind Farm, near Thurso in Caithness, on 15 September. Over 80 also took part in an accompanying four-kilometre fun run/walk around Baillie’s perimeter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:37:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LONDON CALLING FOR MARATHON WOMAN DONNA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/london-calling-for-marathon-woman-donna,c9492798</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1469080</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Fujitsu

  · Inverness athlete secures place in London Marathon
  · Donna flies flag for Scotland in Team Fujitsu
  · Another milestone in short running career
When Donna Fitzpatrick was unsuccessful in the public ballot for next year’s London Marathon she thought an immovable hurdle had been put in the way of her athletic ambition.

However Donna will be in the line-up next April after being selected as the only Scottish member of a five-strong team from leading IT firm Fujitsu. Her team-mates, three men and another woman, are all from the London area.

It is another]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:06:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LUCID PR HAS A NEW VOICE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/lucid-pr-has-a-new-voice,c9489367</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1464070</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Lucid PR, Events and Marketing
The man who was the Voice of the Highlands for more than 25 years is to talk up businesses in a new role with Inverness-based Lucid PR, Events and Marketing.

Award-winning journalist Iain MacDonald retired this year from the BBC which he joined in 1977 and went on to become a household name in the Highlands and Islands, covering a wide range of news stories on both radio and TV.

He has twice been named Journalist of the Year at the Highlands and Islands Media Awards and in 2012 was presented with the Evan Barron Trophy for a lifetime’s]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:23:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HIGHLAND MEDIA KEEN TO RUN WITH BALL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/lucid-pr/r/highland-media-keen-to-run-with-ball,c9488733</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1463942</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards
The premier event for the media in the Scottish Highlands and Islands has sold out in record time.

Within five days of going on sale, all 280 tickets for the Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards have been snapped up.

The event, to be held at the New Drumossie Hotel in Inverness on Friday, 7 February, 2014, is being organised for the third year in succession by Inverness-based Lucid PR, Events and Marketing. In February this year the Silver Jubilee ball was held, marking 25 years of it running in its current]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>