Aberdeen offers best hope for jobseekers
ABERDEEN is among the easiest places in the UK to find a job, according to new research that says competition for work varies wildly across the UK.There are 55 jobseekers for each vacancy in Hull, the...
View ArticleTerry Murden: Changing habits prompt new ideas to revive the high street
MOUNTING casualties are forcing retailers to revise their business model, writes Terry MurdenHard-pressed retailers were relying on bargain hunters to give them a festive lift, but the crisis on the...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Oil prices | HSE | United Arab Emirates
OIL prices rose yesterday amid hopes that US President Barack Obama would reach a deal to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff” after cutting short his Christmas holiday in Hawaii to fly to Washington and...
View ArticleContractor eyes emergency repairs
A CONTRACTORS firm is predicting a surge in sales after spotting a niche in the market for a fixed-price emergency repair contract for Scottish businesses.Edinburgh-based First Call Business Assist has...
View ArticleFarming: Highland fling for sheep sector with one-off event in Dingwall
A MAJOR one-day event for sheep farmers in the Highlands and Islands is to be held next year by the Scottish region of the National Sheep Association (NSA).NSA Highlandsheep will take place at Dingwall...
View ArticleFarming: Sow stall ban looms with EU in denial
The European Commission is facing another debacle in the New Year as a result of its failure to impose new animal welfare rules which are due to come into force on 1 January.Only five of the 27 member...
View ArticleMarkets: Fresh US fiscal cliff fears arrest rally
THE FTSE 100 Index abandoned an assault on the 6,000 mark yesterday as news from America suggested it may be too late for the world’s largest economy to avoid its “fiscal cliff”.The Footsie closed...
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Forum accuses banks of not grasping the damage their actions have caused
A SMALL firms lobby group has criticised the banks for being risk averse and for failing to recognise the damage they have done.Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business, said the...
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Insulation industry warns Green Deal delay costs 2,000 jobs
MORE than 800 jobs in the UK’s insulation industry have been lost because the Westminster government has delayed the start of its Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding schemes, a trade...
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Xscape to adventure: Centre owner buys out partner
CAPITAL Shopping Centres (CSC) has bought out Xscape Braehead joint venture partner Capital & Regional (C&R) in a £4 million deal.CSC bought C&R’s 50 per cent stake in the development,...
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Comment: Domestic firms also minimising their tax costs
AND we fondly thought it was just an imported American disease. The likes of Amazon, Google and Starbucks sparked outrage when it appeared they were paying no, or nominal, corporate taxes in Britain...
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Dundee waterfront investment to hit £500m mark in the new year
Backers of a £1 billion transformation of Dundee’s waterfront are confident that the new year will see investment in the ambitious scheme reach the crucial half-way stage.It is forecast that well in...
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Tempestuous weather hits Romeo well
NORTH Sea driller Trapoil yesterday warned that its Romeo exploration well was 16 days behind schedule because of bad weather and “operational delays” on board the Awilco WilHunter rig.The well, in the...
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British and German industrial estates sold for £70m
PROPERTY investor Hansteen yesterday sealed a pair of industrial estate deals worth a total of nearly £70 million after securing a fresh financing package from Royal Bank of Scotland.The London-listed...
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Medical materials maker confident of finding buyer for polymer unit
AORTECH, the former Glasgow life sciences firm now based in Utah, will hold talks in the New Year to sell its medical polymers business.The Aim-quoted business, which produces plastics used to make...
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Scottish finance director leads US firm’s Aim float
A SCOTTISH financial director is leading an American technology company’s plans to join the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) in London.Bruce Casely, who divides his time between Scotland and the...
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Retail giants to expand overseas as British shoppers feel squeeze
RETAILERS will increasingly turn to overseas markets for growth as UK shoppers continue to feel the squeeze on household budgets.Spending in shops and online is expected to surge to £300.7 billion next...
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Job application numbers rising
COMPETITION for jobs north of the Border is hotting up, with previous benefit claimants starting to look for work following Prime Minister David Cameron’s changes to the welfare state.The average...
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Bank customers will access accounts at the Post Office
BARCLAYS yesterday unveiled a major extension of its operations north of the Border after sealing a deal to give its customers access to their bank accounts at the Post Office.The lender, which only...
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Business news in brief: Swiss banks | SeaWorld | Maybourne Hotel Group
SWITZERLAND’S aim of preserving banking secrecy has been cast in doubt after the finance minister suggested all options are open, reopening the debate over a pillar of the country’s economy.The Swiss...
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