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Building for Growth Spring 2017 concludes!

hub South West's sixth building for growth programme concluded this month with an awards presentation at 29 Private Members Club in Glasgow. 

Steven Maclaren, founder and managing director of East Kilbride- based electrical business, MacLaren Electrical services, was awarded the 'best presentation' prize on the day. 

Steven Maclaren, who started Maclaren Electrical Services in 2006 and which now has annual sales in excess of £1m, impressed the judges with his drive and ambition for the business as well as his determination to always do the right thing for his 21-strong workforce. All of the company’s employees, for example, enjoy private medical insurance cover.

Steven said: “I was delighted to be judged best performer at the hub South West Award Event especially since the overall standard of company presentations by my fellow participants on the programme seemed to me to be very high.”
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Our sixth Building for Growth programme got under way in March this year and ran over 8 half-day sessions (10-2) over a period of 12 weeks.  42 companies based in the south west region have now ‘graduated’ from the programme.

The programme is open to any business looking to grow in a sustainable manner by building the skills and internal capacity to take on increasing volumes of business. A golden rule is ‘no competitors’, leaving participants free to discuss any business issues, challenges and opportunities in a safe and supportive environment with a like-minded group of business people.