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Iain Stewart’s Retirement

Iain Stewart joined Henderson & Paterson Ltd in May 1997 with a brief sabbatical in 2008 (but he couldn’t stay away). Now in 2023, Iain has accomplished 26 …

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

The beginning of this week marked Mental Health Awareness Week 2023. George Nicolson strongly believe in the importance of Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health First Aid training …

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CITB Awards 2023

The annual CITB Awards 2023 were held on 31st March at The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, Kirknewton during the Scottish Painting & Decorating Trade Show hosted by …

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Ongoing & Forthcoming Apprenticeships

George Nicolson have welcomed 3 new apprentices within the last 12 months. We are delighted with the progress of all our apprentices who continue to work hard and …

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International Women’s Day 2023

Today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The aim of IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity campaign …

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Supporting Apprentices for over 50 Years

2023 sees our 51st year of being in business. Even from the start of our humble beginnings, George Nicolson was aware of the importance of apprenticeships within the …

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Training For Growth 2023

George Nicolson have historically proven our dedication to training for growth throughout the industry. We are pleased to once again promote Scottish Apprenticeship Week taking place between 6th and …

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Apprentice Of The Year 2022

(Pictured above left to right: Peter H, Kye H and Keiren N). Andrew Scotland, Contracts Manager gave the following presentation: “2022 was a special year. It was the …

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Legends

One of the ways we chose to mark our 50th anniversary was to release articles of some truly special and inspirational people who have played a huge part …

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Freddie Blues & Tam Blyth

Freddie was George Nicolson’s first ever apprentice. In those days the business operated from George’s one bedroom flat in Leith and Freddie’s first job every day was to …