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Film-Ocean appoints Senior Contracts Specialist as commercial team grows

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/film-ocean-appoints-senior-contracts-specialist-as-commercial-team-grows

Aberdeen-based ROV services company, Film-Ocean has welcomed Alana Macrae to its commercial team as Senior Contracts Specialist — an appointment that further strengthens the company’s ability to deliver complex ROV projects for energy sector clients across the globe.

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Two-thirds of Scottish small businesses unprepared for new digital tax deadline

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/two-thirds-of-scottish-small-businesses-unprepared-for-new-digital-tax-deadline

With under two weeks remaining until the first Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax submission deadline, new research from Bank of Scotland suggests that two-thirds (65%) of small businesses in Scotland still have work to do before they are ready to comply with the new rules, compared with 55% of small businesses UK-wide.

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Nominations extended for UK offshore energy awards

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/nominations-extended-for-uk-offshore-energy-awards

Nominations for the OEUK Awards 2026 have been extended until 5pm on 10 August, giving the UK offshore energy industry extra time to recognise the people, companies and innovations helping to shape the nation's energy future.

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Scottish businesses turn to self-funding as growth confidence dips in H2

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/scottish-businesses-turn-to-self-funding-as-growth-confidence-dips-in-h2

Over two thirds (68%) of private business owners in Scotland are confident in delivering growth in the second half of 2026, according to KPMG.

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Hall Morrice announces senior appointment

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/hall-morrice-announces-senior-appointment

In its landmark 50th anniversary year, Hall Morrice has announced a senior appointment to support its strategy and future growth whilst building on its corporate finance capabilities.

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Munro's Travel staff and families join Aberdeen community beach clean

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/munros-travel-staff-and-families-join-aberdeen-community-beach-clean

The Munro's Travel team, together with their partners and children, spent Saturday morning taking part in a community beach clean organised by Aberdeen Climate Action, with 28 people joining the initiative.

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Smart LoA coming shortly

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/smart-loa-coming-shortly

Blu-Tech ADV is transforming how UK wealth management firms handle the Letter of Authority process, automating a task that once took weeks and days of manual admin and reducing it down to just minutes.

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Scarf celebrates two years of Good Business Charter accreditation

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/scarf-celebrates-two-years-of-good-business-charter-accreditation

Scarf is celebrating two years as an accredited member of the Good Business Charter, reinforcing its commitment to responsible business practices and putting people at the heart of everything it does.

OpenGraph Image for Business leader and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84

Business leader and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/business-leader-and-philanthropist-sir-ian-wood-dies-aged-84

Sir Ian Wood, one of Scotland's most influential business leaders, industrialists and philanthropists, has died at the age of 84.

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Market Watch: Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn baby powder settlement

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/market-watch-johnson-johnson-offers-5-5bn-baby-powder-sttlement

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay up to $5.5billion (£4.14billion) to settle lawsuits claiming its talcum powder products cause ovarian cancer.

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Obituary: Sir Ian Wood, 21st July 1942 - 26th July 2026

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/obituary-sir-ian-wood-21st-july-1942-26th-july-2026

Sir Ian Wood was a visionary business leader, industrialist and philanthropist, instrumental in Aberdeen’s emergence as a major international energy hub.

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Tributes pour in for Sir Ian Wood from political and business leaders

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/tributes-pour-in-for-sir-ian-wood-from-political-and-business-leaders

Senior politicians, business figures and philanthropists have praised Sir Ian Wood's lasting contribution to the economy, the North-east and communities around the world.