Deeside Distillery welcomed Olympic snowboarder Ben Kilner to fill his cask of founders’ release future single malt whisky. The first cask of 88 available is owned by the Banchory athlete who now runs The Unit Gym and Fitness in the Deeside town. The distillery announced the sale of just 88 limited edition casks as part…

VT Wealth Management Ltd, one of the North-east’s comprehensive wealth management specialists, has moved to new premises in the award-winning development at 1 Marischal Square on Broad Street, opposite the iconic Marischal College. Vee Thom, Director, explained, ‘We’re excited about the move to bigger premises and the next stage in the development and growth of…

Whether you need eco-friendly disposable food packaging for your business, or an event, try Grampian Packaging’s Happy Planet. The Dyce-based company’s versatile new range of plastic-free food packaging doesn’t cost the earth. Grampian Packaging’s Samantha Wright explained, ‘As a leading local packaging company, we wanted to bring environmentally-friendly, but competitively priced, food packaging to the…

What feels like a lifetime ago, I graduated from Gray’s School of Art with a degree in fine art, specialising in printmaking. After graduating I worked as a receptionist at a tarpaulin manufacturing company, then found myself running their graphics department. I learned a lot of useful new skills about digital printing and finishing. My…

At the age of 21, Lewis Proctor was talent-spotted by McLaren racing team during a race in Austin Texas, and now a year on, due to a combination of serendipity, hard work and family support, his contract has been renewed with the racing giant for another year. Lewis grew up racing with his dad at…