Ayrshire Scotland Business News

Ayrshire Scotland Business News is provided by the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire. We celebrate and promote the wealth and rich diversity of business activity and entrepreneurial talent that abounds here in Ayrshire, south-west Scotland. To submit an article to Ayrshire Scotland Business News, e-mail it to murdochmacdonald@aol.com Telephone: 01292 281498. To join The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, e-mail eliteayrshire@gmail.com

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Ayrshire Business Directory
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ACCIDENT & INJURY CLAIMS

Accident & Injury Claims Centre
Dalblair House
46 Dalblair Road
Ayr KA7 1UQ
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Norman Geddes, Senior Partner
Tel: 07000 326243
Fax: 01292 272600
E-mail: advice@accidentclaims.com
Web: http://www.accidentclaims.com/

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ARCHITECTS

ARPL Architects Ltd
Architects and Quantity Surveyors
11 Wellington Square
Ayr KA7 1EN

Contact: Patrick Lorimer
Tel: 01292 289777
Fax: 01292 288896
E-mail: enquiries@arpl.co.uk
Web: http://www.arpl.co.uk/

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BANK

Clydesdale Bank
Financial Solutions Centre
43 Alloway Street
Ayr KA7 1SP
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Willie Mackie, Managing Partner
Tel: 01292 272072
Fax: 01292 280202
E-mail: william.mackie@eu.nabgroup.com
Web: http://www.cbonline.co.uk/

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BUILDING CONTRACTORS

Westgale Ltd
Building contractors
63 Midton Road
AYR, Ayrshire
Scotland KA7 2TN

Telephone: 0845 0707 670
E-mail: info@westgale.co.uk
Web: http://www.westgale.co.uk/

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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Sinclair Scott
3 Wellington Square
Ayr KA7 1EN
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Andrew Sinclair
Tel: 01292 288999
Fax: 01292 272150
E-mail: ca@sinclairscott.com
Web: http://www.sinclairscott.com/

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CREATIVE MARKETING AGENCY

Paligap
Apex House
1 Carrick Road
Ayr KA7 2RA
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Stephen Cosh, Managing Director
Tel: 01292 263777
Fax: 01292 285334
E-mail: stephen@paligap.com
Web: http://www.paligap.com/

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DIGITAL CCTV SYSTEMS

Visimetrics (UK) Ltd
Skye House
Skye Road
Prestwick KA9 2TA
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Barry Rooney
Tel: 01292 673770
Fax: 01292 677990
E-mail: rooney@visimetrics.com
Web: http://www.visimetrics.com/

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ESTATE AGENTS

Donald Ross Estate Agents
11 Beresford Terrace
Ayr KA7 2ER
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Steven Miller, Managing Director
Tel: 01292 288222
Fax: 01292 280083
E-mail: steven@donaldross.co.uk
Web: http://www.donaldross.co.uk/

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FINANCIAL PLANNING

Christie Financial Planning Limited
82 West Nile Street
Glasgow
G1 2QH

Contact: Paul Christie
Tel: 0141 333 9636
Fax: 0141 333 9639
E-mail: paul@christiefp.com
Web: http://www.christiefp.com/

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HOTEL ****

Western House Hotel
6 Craigie Road
Ayr KA8 0HA
Ayrshire, Scotland

Tel: 0870 055 5510
Fax: 01292 610140
E-mail:
Web: http://www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk/hotel.html

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HOTEL & GOLF RESORT

Turnberry
Maidens Road
Ayrshire
KA26 9LT

Contact: Tracey Smith
Tel: 01655 334 031
Mob: 07919 570 862
Fax: 01655 331 706
E-mail: Tracey.Smith@LuxuryCollection.com
Web: http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/

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INSURANCE BROKERS

MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers
38 Miller Road
Ayr KA7 2AY
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: David MacKay, Director
Tel: 01292 611028
Fax: 01292 611179
E-mail: d.mackay@mackaycorporate-brokers.com
Web: http://www.mackaycorporate-brokers.com/

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KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Easton Kitchens & Bathrooms
Easton House
Main Street
Dundonald KA2 9HF
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Steven Easton
Tel: (01563) 851123
E-mail: steven@easton-uk.com

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

South Ayrshire Council
Enterprise & Property Services
Burns House
Burns Statue Square
AYR KA7 1UT
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Enterprise Manager
Tel: 01292 616133
Mobile: 07970 298569
E-mail: Lesley.Cannon@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/

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PRINTERS

Kestrel Press (Irvine) Ltd
25 Whittle Place
South Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine KA11 4HR
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Graeme Ferguson
Telephone: 01294 222222
Fax: 01294-222219
E-mail: gferguson@kestrelpress.com
Web: http://www.kestrelpress.com/

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PROPERTY CONSULTANTS

CKD Galbraith
7 Killoch Place
Ayr KA7 2EA
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: R A Cherry BSc MRICS
Tel: 01292 268181
Fax: 01292 292300
E-mail: bob.cherry@ckdgalbraith.co.uk
Web: http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk/

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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

Easton Property
Easton House
Main Street
Dundonald KA2 9HF
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Ken Easton
Tel: (01563) 851123
E-mail: ken@easton-uk.com

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PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANCY

Fame Publicity Services
10 Miller Road
Ayr KA7 2AY
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Murdoch MacDonald
Tel: 01292 281498
Mobile: 07833 667322
E-mail: murdoch@famepublicity.co.uk
Website: http://www.famepublicity.co.uk/

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RACECOURSE

Ayr Racecourse
2-6 Whitletts Road
Ayr Ayrshire
Scotland KA8 0JE

Tel: 01292 264179
Fax: 01292 610140
E-mail: info@ayr-racecourse.co.uk
Web: http://www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk/

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RADIO STATION

West Sound Radio
Radio House
54a Holmston Road
Ayr KA7 3BE

Contact: Brenda Ritchie, Station Manager
Tel: 01292 283662
Fax: 01292 283665
E-mail: Brenda.Ritchie@westsound.co.uk
Web: http://www.westsound.co.uk/
http://www.westfm.co.uk/

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RESTAURANT

Fouters Restaurant
2A Academy Street
Ayr KA7 1HS
Ayrshire, Scotland

Tel: (01292) 261391
E-mail: chef@fouters.co.uk
Web: http://www.fouters.co.uk/

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SOLICITORS

Frazer Coogans Solicitors
Dalblair House
46 Dalblair Road
Ayr KA7 1UQ
Ayrshire, Scotland

Contact: Norman Geddes, Senior Partner
Tel: 01292 280499
Fax: 01292 611645
E-mail: norman.geddes@frazercoogans.co.uk
Web: http://www.frazercoogans.co.uk/

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TRAINING PROVIDER

JB Management (Scotland) Ltd
12 Wellington Square
AYR
KA7 1EN

Contact: Kellie Zdanaowicz
Tel: 01292 886664
Fax: 01292 270182
E-mail: info@jb-management.com
Web: www.jb-management.com

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THE EDITOR

The Editor of Ayrshire Scotland Business News is Murdoch MacDonald, a graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge University, where his journalistic contemporaries included John Simpson, now World Affairs Editor with the BBC, and Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the Guardian.

Murdoch MacDonald has been in the public relations industry and a freelance journalist and broadcaster for more than 35 years.

He has handled the PR accounts of many top Scottish companies, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, John Menzies, Kwik-Fit and Barratt Homes.

He has hosted his own family finance programmes - "£s, Pence and Sense" on Radio Forth and "Moneywise" on Scottish Television.

He now runs Ayrshire’s top PR consultancy Fame Publicity Services.

Wherever you are in the world, no other public relations consultancy, PR firm or publicity company can offer you a better or more cost-effective worldwide news distribution service, combined with search engine optimisation techniques that will drive customers and qualified sales leads to your company's website.

Murdoch MacDonald is also managing director of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire.

Telephone: 01292 281498
E-mail: Murdoch@eliteayrshire.com

Murdoch and his wife Lilian (pictured above) have written a book called "Phoenix in a Bottle", describing how they overcame alcoholism and are now, contrary to conventional wisdom, able to drink alcohol responsibly again. "Phoenix in a Bottle" is published by Melrose Books price £16.99 and is now available worldwide.

Reviewing the book, eminent American addiction expert Dr Stanton Peele PhD commented:

“Phoenix in a Bottle is a modern version of The Days of Wine and Roses, and tells the true story of how two people who entered a period of desperate drinking stayed with one another in a close loving relationship, and emerged from their alcoholism able to drink responsibly again.

“Both a wonderful love story and a challenge to conventional wisdom about how people can recover from drinking problems, Phoenix in a Bottle gives people hope, and helps them to confront their own demons - alcohol or otherwise.”

And now "Phoenix in a Bottle" has been selected as a set text by a top American university.

“Phoenix in a Bottle” by Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald will now be required reading for all doctoral students in a psychology programme at Alliant International University in San Diego, California.

Alliant International University, headquartered in San Diego and San Francisco, California, was formed in 2001 by the merger of the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and the United States International University. Alliant has 6 campuses throughout California and also runs programmes in Mexico City, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant is one of the premier psychology schools in the US, and it counts roughly half the licensed clinical psychologists in California as its alumni.

Dr. Gary W. Lawson is Professor of Psychology at CSPP. He says: “I adopted Phoenix in a Bottle because the dilemma this couple struggled with and the questions they ask themselves are like so many others I have encountered in 35 years of clinical experience treating addictions.

“However, nowhere in addiction literature have I seen these issues examined and explained as well as Lilian and Murdoch do in Phoenix in a Bottle.

“I also recommend Phoenix in a Bottle to many of my patients as well.”

You can buy "Phoenix in a Bottle" by Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald online now direct from the publishers Melrose Books for immediate delivery or from Amazon UK (click on book cover image below) or through all good bookshops and online stores.

You can read more on Murdoch and Lilian's website "Alcoholics Can Drink Safely Again": CLICK HERE

Ayrshire Scotland Business News

Saturday, 16 June 2007

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