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Scottish Business Resilience Centre ‘Days of Action’

Safety and security have always been the top priority for Clacksfirst BID and this is due to it ranking highest whenever we consult with our members. That’s why we work closely with organisations such as SBRC.
Whilst cybercrime hits the headlines when it comes to business crime, and it is an extremely dangerous aspect of doing business, we invited Police Officers Sergeants Keith Jack and Carole Wyllie to visit businesses in the BID area to discuss ‘traditional’ crime targeting businesses. We visited a number of businesses all varying in size and sector so that we get a broader understanding of the threats faced.
The information gathered from the visits, and a survey of our BID members, will now be compiled into an online presentation that SBRC will deliver exclusively to businesses in Clackmannanshire.
The businesses that we visited included Mulraney Group, Ceteris, Central Rebar, Mackies Coaches, Siabann and Tektronic and the information gathered by the Police officers was extremely
insightful however, the common thread throughout the discussions was ‘community’.
Regardless of the size of the business everyone, in one way or another, mentioned that the community in the immediate business surroundings have played a part in keeping each other safe and secure.
From neighbouring businesses highlighting unwanted attention in their absence to local residents calling the police, each business we met had experienced a sense of the community coming together.
Sergeant Keith Jack said “We were invited to Clackmannanshire by Kevin at Clacksfirst BID and it proved to be a brilliant day, speaking to a range of different businesses focusing on the question
‘What matters to you’. The biggest take away from everyone we spoke to was community, we often look to someone else to keep us safe, the Police, security guards, stewards, the reality is we keep
each other safe and, if we all look after each other, we will all be looked after”.
We might not realise how important it is but, if you see something unusual or suspicious, contact your neighbouring business, contact the Police as well as Clacksfirst BID, if you let the BID know, we can share your information using our Security Alerts in partnership with Police Scotland.

David Anderson

David was a partner in the local aggregate business Hamilton & Brydie and had been a Director of the business for almost 20 years. Hamilton & Brydie was sold recently and David is now the owner and Director of Anderson Properties (Scotland) Ltd.

Ali Davidson

Ali has 25 years’ experience in local economic development, firstly as Property Manager and then Assistant Director at STEP in Stirling. Ali then joined Ceteris in Alloa where she managed the Business Development team, delivering Business Gateway support in Clackmannanshire. Ali’s current role is Team leader, Economic Development at Clackmannanshire Council, overseeing employability programmes, UKSPF projects, and other economic development activity. Ali has a BA (Hons) degree in Economics, Post Graduate Diploma in Facilities Management and SFEDI Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support.

William Marlin

William is a Director at 123v LTD, a family run business which was established in the 1990s that specialises in carport and canopy design and install. He studied Law & Management and was involved in property renovations for many years. In 2015, he joined the family business where he works in Sales and Marketing as well as general management.

Doug Moodie (BA FCCA DipM)

Doug is a Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant having worked predominantly in Financial Services. 

He was appointed by Scottish Government in 2022 as Chair of Care Inspectorate in Scotland, Director of NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Director of Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and has been Chair of Children’s Panel in Falkirk for over ten years. Doug is passionate about young people and is the owner of Kidz World Nursery Ltd in Alloa and Stirling. Doug is also Managing Director of various property companies involved in Lettings, Holiday Homes, Development and Property Factoring.