Volo TV tunes in to overseas growth
OVERSEAS rail companies are being targeted by an Edinburgh-based firm that provides on-board television for passengers.Volo TV, which has secured a six-figure banking deal, already supplies screens on...
View ArticlePattern Cutter UK has expansion all sewn up
A CLOTHING manufacturer that counts designers Jaggy Nettle and Terry Fox among its clients is to double its headcount and expand its production facilities after being inundated with demand.Fife-based...
View ArticleGoals Soccer Centres seeks another period of extra time for takeover
FIVE-A-SIDE football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres is expected to ask for yet more time to work through discussions about a possible takeover bid from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTTP).If...
View ArticleMergers on the agenda for Diageo
DIAGEO chief executive Paul Walsh has revealed that Scotland’s largest distiller would “participate” in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the Scotch sector if demand for whisky continues to...
View ArticleSky-high fuel costs and weak demand add to Flybe woes
FLYBE, Europe’s largest regional airline, has flown deeper into the red in its second financial year since flotation, as City concerns mount over dividend prospects at the group.The airline, which...
View ArticleMArket Watch: Patriotic party-goers tipped to lift sales at Sainsbury’s
RETAILERS will come into focus this week as Carphone Warehouse, Sainsbury’s and gift card firm Park provide an insight into consumer spending.Strong sales of party food and patriotic fare for the...
View ArticleMortgage misery for retired homeowners
MANY finding lenders unhelpful when seeking to extend terms, remortgaging or moving home, writes Jeff SalwayRetired homeowners with home loans still to pay off are struggling to secure remortgage deals...
View ArticleSo where can hard-pressed investors find a shelter for their money?
SAVERS turning to traditional refuges are taking a bigger risk than they think, writes Jeff SalwayInvestors in search of a safe haven for their money can be forgiven for not knowing where to turn in a...
View ArticleInsolvency firms ‘mis-selling to vulnerable Scots debtors’
PERSONAL debt crisis being made worse by bad practice, writes Jeff SalwayInsolvency practitioners have been accused of mis-selling vulnerable debtors into unsuitable bankruptcy agreements that leave...
View ArticleHighlands getting raw deal over services and fuel costs
POOR internet and public transport top OFT report, says Claire SmithConsumers in the Highlands and Islands are getting a raw deal on a whole range of services, according to a report from the Office of...
View ArticleMeeting or eating, the Highland Show is the place to be
FOCUS on food and drink as celebrity chefs and producers gather to show off the best Scotland has to offer, writes Claire Smith.With preparations hotting up for this year’s Royal Highland Show, food is...
View ArticleBusiness in brief: Mulberry | Encounter Oil | McCarthy & Stone | VW
LUXURIOUS handbag brand Mulberry is expected to reveal this week that its upmarket clientele have shrugged off the recession to help boost the company’s profits by 50 per cent to £40 million on sales...
View ArticleThe Week ahead: Supermarkets prepare to give City food for thought
BRITAIN’S biggest and third-biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury’s respectively, go toe-to-toe this week with their latest trading updates. Many City analysts forecast Tesco will again bear...
View ArticlePeople: Anne Reid has gone from licensee to owner of SpeakingLives
A WOMAN who records her customers’ life stories on to CD or MP3 files as gifts for their family and friends is starting a new chapter in her own life after buying out her bosses.Anne Reid joined...
View ArticleFears as China output slows
China’s factory output rose by 9.6 per cent year-on-year in May, missing expectations and further entrenching concerns that the world’s second-largest economy may slip into its worst downturn in...
View ArticleDiageo moves ahead of rival as it boosts international sales growth
DRINKS giant Diageo is leading the race into emerging markets ahead of French rival Pernod Ricard, and looks set to be first to get half its sales from these growth areas as it serves drinkers from...
View ArticleHamish Patrick: Independent Scotland must retain businesses
SCOTLAND’S larger financial services players are not purely Scottish and various types of retail and business financial services are provided from outside Scotland to those living or operating in...
View ArticleMetro Bank raises £126m from investors to expand
METRO Bank, the boutique rival to Britain’s “big-five” high street lenders, has raised a further £126 million from new and existing institutional and personal investors to finance more branch openings...
View ArticleHealth issues ‘never discussed’ by small businesses
Two out of five small business owners never talk to their staff about their physical or mental health, despite the cost of stress in the workplace, according to new research.A survey of 250 business...
View ArticleVodafone hits back at claims that it paid no corporation tax
Mobile phone giant Vodafone faces a fresh tax row after a Sunday newspaper claimed yesterday the firm had paid no UK corporation tax last year.The firm earns several hundred million pounds from its 19...
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