Leader comments on UBC collapse
Responding to last week’s news that UBC Group has now ceased trading with the loss of 90 jobs in the Western Isles, Angus Campbell, Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar said:
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Theft on North Uist
Between 4pm on Thursday May 10 and10am on Friday May 11 a Yamaha outboard motor was removed without the owners permission from a boat at the Wee Pier Lochmaddy, North Uist.
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NHS Western Isles provides a grant to support Western Isles Foyer services
The local health service is continuing to support Western Isles Foyer, recently providing a grant for £10,000 to help maintain the continued success of Foyer’s Homeless Drop-in Service, 12 week independent living skills Lifeshaper Programme and its accommodation services.
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Hundreds of jobs axed as bid to save Inverness building firm fails
Hundreds of people in the Highlands will lose their jobs after the collapse of the building firm collapsed HUNDREDS of people are being made redundant in the Highlands and Islands by administrators for Uist Builders. The construction group has fallen prey to the downturn in the economy and has struggled because of tough trading conditions. Nearly 100 jobs are being lost in Inverness whilst 90 are being lost in the Western Isles, 45 in Bathgate and five in Glasgow. Administrators Zolfo Cooper hope to find a buyer for the Wyvis Roofers subsidiary, which employs 30 people in Inverness. Zolfo Cooper was appointed earlier this week to administer a range of businesses which...
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Ninety-eight jobs go in Inverness at UBC
UBC's office in Inverness NINETY-EIGHT people in Inverness have lost their jobs today following building and civil engineering company UBC going into administration. In total the company has made 238 redundancies across Scotland including 90 in the Western Isles, 45 in Bathgate and five in Glasgow. On Tuesday, the company, based in Henderson Drive, Inverness, went into administration after experiencing cash flow problems due to challenging trading conditions. Elizabeth Mackay, Joint Administrator and Lead Partner for Zolfo Cooper in Scotland gave the news this afternoon. "It was with great regret that we have had to take today’s extremely difficult decision. "We are fully aware of the impact that these redundancies have on the communities in which UBC Group operated for many years and my team...
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Ninety UBC workers made redundant in islands
Ninety UBC Group workers in the Western Isles have been made redundant today (Friday) as administrators announce the cessation of trade.
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