The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire. Our purpose is to publicise our members, and to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of industry, commerce and business services available within the county boundaries of Ayrshire in southwest Scotland.
Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse and the Western House Hotel, and member company activities include estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, legal services, brand management, website design and public relations consultancy.
The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle runs its own online news magazine, which can be found at www.AyrshireBusinessNews.com
As well as regularly updated illustrated articles about member companies, Ayrshire Business News also features rolling news, business and sports headlines, and its own online department store.
To request an invitation to join The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, send an e-mail to: EliteAyrshire@aol.com
First Minister Alex Salmond and Finance Secretary John Swinney today welcomed plans by pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline to invest more than £100m and create 100 new jobs across its two Scottish operations in Irvine (pictured below) and Montrose. This new investment will be used to make the Irvine site a centre of excellence for the prod...
Budding entrepreneurs in Ayrshire are set to receive a fantastic boost in 2012 â and beyond â as South Ayrshire Council has agreed to part fund a fantastic new and fully expensed support unit for new businesses. The Council has agreed to contribute £50,000 year, over three years, with the same commitment being made by East Ayrshire Council and...
LEADING Scottish property consultants CKD Galbraith are offering for sale The Stables, a superb extended cottage in the heart of the peaceful village of Craigie, South Ayrshire. Craigie is easily accessible from the M/A77 corridor and has a pretty historic church and village inn. Formerly the stables for the village Inn, the house is beautifully pr...
Images of the Brig oâ Doon and Turnberry lighthouse and the Ailsa Craig, two of South Ayrshireâs most iconic landmarks, have been placed at the bottom of Ayr High Street by Ayr Renaissance as part of their regeneration work within the town. Alan Macdonald, Chair of Ayr Renaissance said: âThe images are stunning, they really brighten up the st...
Leading Ayrshire training provider JB Management celebrated their candidate David Paterson of Scottish Coal being awarded the Medal for Excellence from City & Guilds at Dumfries House on the 9 March 2012. David was awarded this coveted award for his achievements in the Occupational Health & Safety Practice Level 4 NVQ. Davidâs portfolio showcased...
Celebrity TV chef Mafiz Ali has created two special Motherâs Day menus at his haute cuisine Indian Restaurant in Minishant, Ayrshire, Scotland. As always, Mafizâs food will be a sheer delight, and the wonderful setting of Ayr Spice Restaurant in the converted Memorial Church in Minishant will provide an ideal setting for what will undoubtedly p...
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is being put up for sale by its New Zealand owners, Infratil. Infrastructure investment company Infratil said it will also look for a buyer for Manston Airport in Kent. Prestwick, which is budget airline Ryanairâs Scottish base, has a terminal capacity of three million and is situated in Ayrshire, about 45 minutes from G...
On Thursday 5 April 2012 Turnberry Resort in Ayrshire will welcome four of Scotlandâs leading childrenâs authors who will be offering interactive sessions and readings from a selection of their books at a free family event. The Turnberry Childrenâs Book Event, organised in partnership with The Herald and Sunday Herald and with the support of ...
A new âTown Teamâ partnership between local communities in Girvan and South Carrick and the public, private and voluntary sectors is to be established to ensure ongoing active community participation in the regeneration of the local area. The âTown Teamâ â which will hold its first meeting at the end of the month â is just one of the ou...
Leading figures from the UK and Europeâs Space sector descended on Glasgow this week for the second Scottish Space Symposium, to explore the benefits that Space technology can provide as the multi-billion pound industry continues to grow. The symposium, organised by the University of Strathclyde and supported by Scottish Enterprise, focussed on t...
A new business centre that was built as a key part of plans to regenerate Stevenston has been hailed a success by the Scottish Government. The Grange, the new business and commercial centre in the heart of the town, developed by Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, has been officially opened by Alex Neil MSP, the Scottish Governmentâs Cabinet Secreta...
By: Iain Ferguson Ayr Racecourse stages a two-day March meeting featuring La Barrique Fine Wines Raceday on Friday 9 March followed by Irish Raceday on Saturday 10 March. There are seven races each afternoon, and Fridayâs racing highlights include the Coca-Cola Handicap Chase at 5.05pm and the Guinness Beginners Chase both run over three miles o...
Approval of planning permission by South Ayrshire Councilâs Regulatory Panel has given the green light for the first phase of a multi-million pound project to transform the historic gateway to Ayr town centre. The £2.5 million Ayr Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) â funded by the Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) â will transform...
South Ayrshire Council has won a prestigious silver award in the Service Innovation and Improvement category at the 2012 COSLA awards. The award was made for the pioneering work being undertaken by the Councilâs library service in developing ebooks. The silver COSLA Award was welcomed by Councillor Margaret Toner (pictured above) who commented: â...
Approval of planning permission by South Ayrshire Councilâs Regulatory Panel has given the green light for the first phase of a multi-million pound project to transform the historic gateway to Ayr town centre. The £2.5 million Ayr Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) â funded by the Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) â will transform...
