Inspirational ideology gets job done
It is an inspirational philosophy on the success of the business by Douglas Anderson, who runs GAP Group with his brother Iain, as pre-tax profits rose to an all-time high of £18.7 million in this its 50th year of hiring plant and equipment.
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When asked if he was surprised that the business had grown to the scale it is today, Douglas Anderson replied: “I am only surprised when I think about it. I don’t think about it very often because I have found thinking about it doesn’t actually achieve anything. You just do what you do.”
Student flats kitted out with cinema
Soller Real Estate’s Base Glasgow, designed by Mosaic Architecture + Design, has opened its doors in time for the new student term.
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Developed for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, it is equipped with a variety of facilities centred around the main social hub and spacious common room, with study areas, a large games room, a state-of-the-art gym, and multiple practice rooms which are perfect for music, dance or drama practice, all fair enough for such a student group. On-site cinema also helps.
Primark makes its point online
Reports suggested Primark, the retail chain that is doing well even without, unusually, any online shopping presence, had gone online.
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The high street store opted for an online response, saying it had not entered a partnership with a third party marketplace.
The BBC reported that whoever was selling the Primark products was adding a mark-up. Primark Tweeted: “We encourage our customers to visit us in our stores to find the best value.”
We do not have a commercial partnership with Amazon and any Primark products which appear on the site are being re-sold by third parties, at higher prices. We encourage our customers to visit us in our stores to find the best value.
— Primark (@Primark) October 15, 2019
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