Councillor content Slap purchase will benefit isles
An elected member says he is satisfied Shetland will see “significant benefits” from the SIC’s purchase of Shetland Leasing and Property Developments (Slap), despite news
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SIC acquires Slap in £17.5 million deal
Shetland Islands Council has acquired the property organisation, which owns buildings including the so-called “White House”, for around £17.5 million. On Tuesday the SIC and…
READ FULL STORYSLAP recruits two new board members
The property investment company owned by Shetland Charitable Trust has appointed two new directors.
READ FULL STORYOfficials refuse to say if SIC has agreed to pay for White House repairs
Officials have declined to confirm claims that the SIC has agreed liability for the cost of repairs to its troubled headquarters, nearly six months after
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‘White House’ evacuation blamed on sagging floors
Sagging floors are to blame for the evacuation of the £7.3 million SIC headquarters at North Ness in Lerwick, engineers have determined.
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End of era for HNP as company move complete
HNP engineering’s 47 year occupancy of its Commercial Road site comes to an end on Monday when director Ian Walterson hands over the keys to
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Ward closures, air accident investigation and mental health waiting times
• Gilbert Bain’s Ronas Ward is set to close. • NHS Shetland is the worst performing health board in Scotland when it comes to mental
READ FULL STORYHNP to vacate site in December
The legal battle between Lerwick engineering firm HNP and the company that leases the land it’s workshop is on – Shetland Leasing And Property (Slap)
READ FULL STORYRegulator rules charitable trust acted correctly over HNP site sale
The charities regulator Oscr has ruled that trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust and directors of its subsidiary Slap acted properly in the sale of the…
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Posts were not advertised – Billy Fox
Posts were not advertised In light of the recent media comments surrounding the governance of the Shetland Charitable Trust it is worth looking back at…
READ FULL STORYMoral duty of care (George Hobbin)
It must concern all that if HNP were to close upwards of 20 people would lose employment, not to mention their customers.
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Fishermen concerned over continuing HNP dispute
The Shetland fishing industry is calling for a rapid resolution of the HNP dispute, after plans by Shetland Leasing and Property (Slap) to evict the
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Trust cuts are charitable Althing decides
An Althing debate touted by one punter as an epic “rumble in the jungle” turned out to be a rout in the Staney Hill as
READ FULL STORYSlap and HNP (James Sandison)
On its website, Slap states its key values to be: Professional – We’ll look to develop professional and long-term relationships based on trust, openness and
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