Scottish Business News

Beauty product boost for firm

Aquapharm Biodiscovery said yesterday it expected the first beauty products containing its ingredients to hit the shelves next year.
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Published: 10/02/2012

Diageo hails strong demand for Scots spirit

A growing global thirst for Scotland’s national drink helped to drive up first-half profits at whisky-maker Diageo.
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Published: 10/02/2012

BG Group, Amec and Petrofac shares among biggest risers

London’s leading shares index crept higher today after Greece took an important step towards avoiding a default and the Bank of England said it would pump £50billion into the economy.
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Published: 10/02/2012

UK subsea sector needs more stability

The global subsea industry faces massive growth but in the UK the sector needs more stability, the head of Subsea UK said yesterday.
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Published: 09/02/2012

Bra firm’s profits plunge

Scottish lingerie entrepreneur Michelle Mone said yesterday rising manufacturing costs and investment in new products had led to falling profits for her company.
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Published: 09/02/2012

Trend of ‘social dumping’ eroding work opportunities

Trade unions representing North Sea offshore workers vowed yesterday to tackle what they said could be a catastrophic trend in the use of low-cost labour.
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Published: 08/02/2012
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