Lomond to extend property empire south after Alba Residential takeover
LOMOND Capital has become Scotland’s biggest independently owned property management group after acquiring Edinburgh-based Alba Residential.The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is the firm’s eighth in...
View ArticleScottish Water looks for views of customers
SCOTTISH Water is launching a major consultation this week on proposals for the future of its services.Its customers will be asked for their opinion about future charges and the extent to which they...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Support for small businesses is a big concern
MID-WAY through one of the busiest periods for small business events and networking, and some major and all-too-familiar issues have bubbled to the fore. An important and well-attended event was held...
View ArticleTaxman set for thin pickings as City bonuses drop further
BANKERS and the taxman are facing a disappointing Christmas as a collapse in City activities cut bonuses to a fraction of the level paid out before the financial crisis.The Centre for Economics and...
View ArticleAccountancy firms seal £10m merger deal
Accountancy firm French Duncan, headquartered in Glasgow, has swallowed Stirling-based rival Macfarlane Gray to create one of the largest indigenous accountancy practices in Scotland, with a combined...
View ArticleInterview: John Waddell keeping Archangels top of investment tree
IT ALL began 20 years ago when Mike Rutterford and Barry Sealey were introduced to Douglas Anderson, a budding businessman with an idea for an eye-scanning device, writes Terry Murden.Rutterford and...
View ArticleBusiness people: Duo’s marathon task to raise cash to help SMEs
NOT content with setting himself the Herculean task of running 40 marathons in two months, Glasgow businessman Stephen Lyall is planning to take to the stage in between runs as he seeks to raise £4...
View ArticleScotland’s private sector is growing, but weaknesses remain
SCOTLAND’S private sector economy returned to growth last month, but failed to allay concerns of underlying weakness and stagnation. The latest purchasing manager’s index (PMI), published today by Bank...
View ArticleHiccup for Irn-Bru maker Barr’s Britvic deal
A PROPOSED £1.4 billion merger between the owner of Irn-Bru and the maker of Robinsons was facing uncertainty yesterday after a key investor reportedly hit out at the terms of the deal.Britvic, whose...
View ArticleArchangels polishes its halo after two decades of investing in Scotland
Archangel Informal Investment is believed to be the longest-standing angel syndicate in the world as it celebrates 20 years of backing Scottish start-up firms. The firm has invested £174 million in...
View ArticleMinisters get just 5/10 in CBI report on procurement
PRIVATE-SECTOR companies have delivered a verdict of “needs improvement” on the UK government’s reform of how it procures contracts in the wake of the aborted West Coast mainline rail franchise, a new...
View ArticleCalMac parent sees loss despite hike in revenues
Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL), owner of Caledonian MacBrayne’s fleet of ferries and ports, upped revenues by nearly £4 million to £19.3m thanks to a rise in the charges it got renting out its ships...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: City’s spotlight falls on power firms
RISING energy bills and the battle for supermarket and mobile phone customers will be in the spotlight this week with figures from SSE, Vodafone and Sainsbury’s.The heat will be on energy giant SSE on...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: RBS | ScottishPower | JJB | 3i
ROYAL Bank of Scotland has appointed UBS to look into ways of selling 316 branches following the collapse of talks with Santander UK last month.The bank must sell the business by the end of 2013 as a...
View ArticleComment: Food exports could be key to Scotland’s economic health
EVEN a cursory glance at the 99-year history of NFU Scotland reveals that a fair percentage of its time and energy has been spent either repelling imports or raging against export bans. This is not...
View ArticleFirstGroup offloads two bus businesses for £4.5m
Transport giant FirstGroup today said it has agreed to sell its bus operations in Birkenhead and Chester to Perth-based rival Stagecoach for £4.5 million.Today’s deal is the second in as many weeks...
View ArticleSooty finds a new home at One Media
The worldwide rights to classic children’s television character Sooty were snapped up today by music and video rights acquisition vehicle One Media.The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will see One Media...
View ArticleProfits rise at funeral services group Dignity
Dignity, the UK’s only listed provider of funeral services that traces its roots back 200 hundred years to Glasgow, today reported a 10 per cent increase in profits for the first nine months of the...
View ArticleTrio of builders report steady trading
Demand for new build homes is holding steady amid help from various government schemes, three of the UK’s largest housebuilders said today.Redrow and Taylor Wimpey told the City that access to mortgage...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Monday 12 November, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. ECONOMICSScotland’s private sector is...
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