Craneware order book is reason to be cheerful
STOCK market darling Craneware will begin rebuilding investor confidence in its business model this week when the Edinburgh-based software firm releases its full-year results. Chief executive Keith...
View ArticleTraining firm 20/20 sets sights on expansion
A TRAINING company in Dundee that lists BP, Rolls-Royce and Wood Group among its clients has sealed a six- figure funding deal with Clydesdale Bank to fuel further international expansion.20/20...
View ArticleGenesco’s strong footing due to Schuh
STRONG sales at Scottish footwear chain Schuh are driving profit upgrades at its US owner Genesco and boosting its management team’s chances of securing a windfall of up to £25 million.Genesco, which...
View ArticleGo-Ahead Group stalls as rail division profits head south
BRITAIN’S economic woes will dent profits at one of the UK’s biggest rail and bus operators on Thursday.Go-Ahead Group – which runs London Midland, Southeastern and Southern rail services as well as...
View ArticleStandard Life plans to quadruple operations in Asia and emerging markets
INSURANCE giant Standard Life has unveiled plans to quadruple the size of its Asia and emerging markets division as it seeks to diversify its core UK and Canadian life and pensions business. The...
View ArticleMorrisons’ sales to show toll of Asda’s acquisitions
MORRISONS will ring up tough first-half trading results this week as a result of fiercer competition from rival Asda after the latter’s acquisition of value operator Netto.Morrisons, Scotland’s...
View ArticleComment: Steady pair of hands for scandal-tossed Barclays
SIR David Walker, incoming chairman of Barclays bank, was expected to draw up a list of global candidates to replace the tarnished chief executive Bob Diamond. In the end the board opted for the devil...
View ArticleTalkTalk hiring 500
PHONE and broadband company TalkTalk is hiring 500 engineers to cope with anticipated demand for its new YouView television service, and avoid the chaos that accompanied its introduction of free...
View ArticleCBI steps up fight for UK single market
A POWERFUL defence of the economic and business benefits of Scotland staying in the union will be delivered this week by the head of Britain’s biggest employers’ lobby group.John Cridland,...
View ArticleScottish food ambassadors target China
SCOTLAND is planning to establish a network of food ambassadors in China as the country switches increasingly to a western-style diet. A campaign run by Scotland Food and Drink (SFD), an industry...
View ArticleDirector dealings: Food firm chiefs get their fill of shares
AFTER returning to growth in sales and profits last year, ingredients firm Real Good Food Company has embarked on a three-year plan to “transform the scale of the business”.The company owns divisions...
View ArticleRuth Davidson: Best solution to Scotland’s air dilemma is third runway at...
WITH 70 million people passing through every year, Heathrow Airport is full up. How we solve the problems facing the UK’s most vital gateway is an issue for the whole country, Scotland...
View ArticleEdinburgh spin-out targets drug makers
A SPIN-OUT company from Edinburgh University has been launched to give international drugs companies access to the institution’s expertise in areas including multiple sclerosis (MS) and pain...
View ArticleBeware the seven-year hitch with long-term mortgage deals
Locking in to loans can be a problem if homebuyers move again before the time is up, says Jeff Salway FIRST-TIME buyers will receive a rare boost this week as one of the UK’s biggest lenders launches a...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Small is beautiful in desperate times
A STRANGE spectacle presents itself this weekend. Two figures in business suits are bent double, huffing and puffing as they scour the ground with a magnifying glass.They are engaged in an intense...
View ArticleSports Direct boosted by troubles at JJB
SPORTS Direct is due to deliver a positive trading update this week as it benefits from the woes at debt-laden rival JJB Sports, which put itself up for sale last week after failing to secure the funds...
View ArticleVirgin territory for burgeoning bank
THE Edinburgh head office may be more familiar to locals as the former home of Scottish Equitable and Scottish & Newcastle, but the array of framed prints now adorning the main stairwell make an...
View ArticleFitness group sets sights on race recruits
OUTDOOR exercise class operator British Military Fitness is unveiling plans to double its number of customers in Scotland by targeting big events such as endurance races.The company – which was...
View ArticleArnold Clark buys John R Weir showrooms
Arnold Clark, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned companies, today snapped up smaller rival John R Weir in what is thought to have been a multi-million pound deal.All 321 staff at Weir’s 11...
View ArticleVarley drawn into FSA’s Qatar probe while Jenkins hints BarCap will shrink
JOHN Varley, former chief executive of Barclays, has been drawn into the Financial Services Authority (FSA) probe into unusual payments to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund in the bank’s multi-billion...
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