Scottish Business News
La Tasca owner ‘attracts buyout interest’
LA TASCA owner Bay Restaurants is being circled by private equity-backed firms keen to snap up the group, it was reported yesterday.
Published: 09/02/2010
Oil service firm’s chiefs hail winning of £32m African deal
Two north-east businessmen revealed yesterday that their new oil service venture in Africa has landed a £32million contract.
Published: 09/02/2010
High-street sales hit by snow and economic woes
The high street suffered its worst January in at least 15 years after snow and economic woes hurt sales, the British Retail Consortium said today.
Published: 09/02/2010
North-east legal practices merge
TWO long-established north-east legal practices, James & George Collie and Kinnear & Falconer, have joined forces.
Published: 09/02/2010
AGR gears up for well management venture
AGR Petroleum Services will begin a £2million-plus well management contract on a significant drilling campaign off the Falklands this month on behalf of two oil and gas explorers.
Published: 09/02/2010
Big freeze pushing up number of pothole-related claims
The number of insurance claims for pothole-related damage to cars has soared following the recent big freeze, according to AA Insurance.
Published: 08/02/2010
A lot more to hedge funds than many investors might appreciate
You have all probably heard of hedge funds, but what exactly are they?
Published: 08/02/2010
Help at hand to track down ‘lost’ pensions
IT CAN be surprisingly easy to lose track of a pension scheme, particularly if you have changed jobs regularly throughout your working life, or indeed if you have lived at several addresses over a period of many years.
Published: 08/02/2010
Weather puts the brakes on growth
Growth in private-sector economic activity stalled at the start of 2010 as adverse weather exacerbated signs of economic weakness.
Published: 08/02/2010
IC Training plans emergency response centre in city
NEW training and consultancy firm IC Training has opened in Aberdeen to deliver an integrated package of training solutions for oil and gas businesses internationally, aimed at ensuring competence in the workforce in technical and operational disciplines.
Published: 08/02/2010
Bosses satisfied with advice from Gateway
Figures released by Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business advice service, have shown that 92% of respondents to customer satisfaction surveys in the third quarter of 2009 were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the service they got.
Published: 08/02/2010
Still good-value deals to be had in home-loan market
The fact that we are now officially out of recession in the UK would tend to suggest that things are starting to get a bit brighter economically.
Published: 08/02/2010
Mexican business potential bonanza for Scots firms
Scottish firms are being urged to look to Mexico for new business opportunities, with the north-east seen as particularly fertile territory for likely candidates to pick up work.
Published: 06/02/2010
Growing north-east haulage firm on the move
ABERDEEN firm Colin Lawson Transport has grown from a one-man band since Mr Lawson founded the firm with just one lorry in 1997 to a substantial operator with a 40-strong fleet and 46 staff and more jobs on the way.
Published: 06/02/2010
Eurozone debt fears keep Footsie on downward trend
Global stock markets plunged deep into the red yesterday as fears over debt-laden countries such as Greece, Portugal and Spain shook stocks for a second session in a row.
Published: 06/02/2010
Blacks looking to tap City investors for £20m
Outdoor-equipment specialist Blacks Leisure asked City investors for more than £20million yesterday to help to fund a major overhaul and expansion.
Published: 06/02/2010
