Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an internationally recognised approach to economic development originally developed in the United States. It has been adopted by the Scottish Government and is described as a practical approach to economic development. focused on five pillars of activity: Spending/Procurement Workforce Land and Property Plural Ownership Finance Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) on […]
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This Co-op Fortnight we’re joining with Co-operatives UK and the co-op sector to celebrate how co‑operatives offer an altogether different way to do business. We thought this was a great opportunity to catch up with an established co-op. In our newest blog article, Sally Green of Edinburgh based New Leaf chats to us about why a co-op […]
Who is New Leaf? New Leaf Co-op is a shop that was established in 2012 that specialises in good quality, responsibly sourced foods and home products, aiming to make them as accessible as possible. They offer an extensive range of organic, vegan and low-packaged products and aim to support local producers whilst cultivating good relationships […]
Creating a fairer economy through employee ownership featuring Jerba Campervans Guests: Simon Poole, Co-founder and Chairman Jerba Campervans, Glen Dott, Specialist, Co-operative Development Scotland. The team at Co-operative Development Scotland have seen growing interest in employee ownership over recent years. This business model has become a popular succession option for business owners looking ahead to […]
The potential of community businesses featuring GlenWyvis Distillery Guests: Josh Fraser, Office Manager GlenWyvis distillery, Suzanne Orchard, Specialist, Co-operative Development Scotland. Co-operative models create democratic, purpose led, resilient businesses that jointly prioritise people and planet alongside profit and are recognised as having an important part to play in creating a wellbeing economy. In this episode […]
The Role of community wealth building and inclusive models in achieving Scotland’s economic goals featuring North Ayrshire Council. Guests: Mhairi Paterson, CWB Co-ordinator, North Ayrshire Council, Jude King, Programme Manager, North Ayrshire Council and Darah Zahran, Team Leader, Co-operative Development Scotland. Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) published in March 2022, sets out an […]
Dunkeld, Perthshire based Land Rover Experience Scotland has become the country’s latest employee-owned business after giving staff an 83% share in the company via the establishment of an employee ownership trust (EOT). We caught up with Director Will Cox to find out more about why Employee Ownership was the right succession option for the company.
Slaghammers is a feminist welding collective, prioritising women, trans and non-binary people. Based in Glasgow, they first came together in 2016 and took their name from the first tool they had in their workshop. They formalised their structure and became a co-operative in 2021. Their central belief is that learning how to weld is empowering […]
Esteem Training Ltd – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, founder and director Trudy Mackenzie, and operations director Martina Höfner from Esteem Training Ltd, specialists in delivering leadership, management, and business improvement to the construction industry, explain the decision behind the transition to employee ownership in 2022. Listen below and don’t forget to […]
Ownership Culture in an Employee-owned Firm In this episode, Carole Leslie from Ownership Associates explains what ‘good’ employee ownership looks like. She outline the key components of a thriving ownership culture including an appropriate governance structure and the sharing of clear communication and information. Listen below and don’t forget to subscribe to the series to […]
Quantics Biostatistics – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, founder and medical director Ian Yellowlees (BA(Eng), MB ChB, MPhil) and chief executive officer Philip Speakman from Quantics Biostatistics, a biostatistical solutions provider for the bioscience and medical devices industries, explain the decision behind the transition to employee ownership in 2021. Listen below and […]
Auchrannie – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, co-founder & executive chairperson Linda Johnston from Auchrannie Resort, Scotland’s first hotel and resort to become employee-owned, explains the decision behind the transition to employee ownership in 2017 and the resultant benefits. Listen below and don’t forget to subscribe to the series to keep up […]
Union Industries – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, managing director, Andrew Lane from Union Industries, specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality, long lasting, bespoke industrial high-speed doors for all industry sectors, explains the decision behind the transition to employee ownership in 2014 and his role in making that […]
Swanson’s Food Wholesalers – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, founder and managing director Magnus Swanson from Swanson’s Food Wholesalers, a local company working with local producers to give its customers the freshest of produce whilst maintaining a low carbon footprint, explains the decision behind the transition to employee ownership in 2021. Listen […]
Accord Energy Solutions – An Employee Ownership Case Study In this episode, one of Accord’s founder directors James Arthur and director and principal consultant Gordon Inglis from Accord Energy Solutions Limited, the first employee owned start-up business in Scotland and a specialist hydrocarbon accounting resource base for the international oil, gas and LNG industries, explain […]
Scotland’s current National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) was published in March 2022. With its clear commitment to a wellbeing economy and the role of alternative business models such as co-ops, employee ownership and social enterprises, the timing was perfect for Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) as the team was busy planning for 2022-2023. Those of […]
Last month we launched our brand-new Inclusive Business Models Video Guide which demonstrates the type of business models our team can support. Each video stars one of our specialist advisors so in our latest blog article, we’re shining a light on them to find out more about who they are and why they love working […]
It was a great start to 2023 for employee ownership as three Scottish businesses implemented an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), safeguarding the long-term future of their companies, retaining jobs, skills and investment. We caught up with Clare Alexander, Head of Co-operative Development Scotland, to find out more. SVM Glasgow, Stoneywood Care Services in Denny and […]
What is it with your people? They all behave as if they own the company! Superb job!”. That was a comment from Brian Gallagher, Founder and Chairman of Pacific Building, the successful Scottish construction firm that became employee-owned in 2018. Construction firms gathered at the state of the art BE-ST (Built Environment-Smarter Transformation formerly known […]
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