Scottish Business News
FSB bemoans planning ‘logjam’ north of the border
Scottish firms are having to wait longer for decisions on planning applications despite efforts to speed up the process, a business group said yesterday.
Published: 03/07/2009
North-east accountant posts positive figures
Chartered accountant Johnston Carmichael reported full-year results yesterday which showed growth despite a challenging year for the economy.
Published: 03/07/2009
Belhaven team performs strongly again for Greene King
Brewer and pub chain Greene King said yesterday its Scottish Belhaven business was making substantially larger profits than at the time of its acquisition by the group four years ago.
Published: 03/07/2009
Prospect of bidding war for T-Mobile
A potential bidding war for cellphone operator T-Mobile was in prospect yesterday after reports said O owner Telefonica was eyeing the business.
Published: 03/07/2009
M&S lifted by sales improvement
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose eased pressure on the high-street retailer yesterday by announcing a smaller-than-expected fall in sales.
Published: 02/07/2009
Rum deal helps whisky group to strong sales and profit growth
Whisky distiller Edrington Group has reported strong growth in sales and profits for the year to March 31, with its acquisition of a 61% stake in Dominican rum producer Brugal accounting for a substantial part of the growth.
Published: 02/07/2009
Aberdeen chief hails £250m Credit Suisse deal
Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management has completed its acquisition of some fund-management assets and businesses from Credit Suisse.
Published: 02/07/2009
North food and drink firms urged to act fast
The closing date for entries for the Williamson Foodservice Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards is looming.
Published: 01/07/2009
Employers must take time to understand new rules on temps
The European Union’s new directive on temporary agency workers is poised to enter British law towards the end of 2009, after six years of consideration.
Published: 01/07/2009
Forsyths reckons previous year will be hard to beat
Rothes-based Forsyths has entered its latest trading year with lower expectations after an “excellent” 2007-08, accounts from the engineering firm show.
Published: 01/07/2009
Uncertainty puts brakes on growth at bus builder
Scottish bus builder Alexander Dennis said yesterday its prospects were being hampered by the uncertain conditions facing wider transport markets.
Published: 01/07/2009
Granite City operator has grown into blue-chip player
FIRSTGROUP has seen massive expansion in 20 years.
Published: 30/06/2009
Online retailer’s stellar growth slowing
ONLINE fashion retailer ASOS showed signs yesterday that its stellar rate of growth was slackening off despite virtually doubling annual profits.
Published: 30/06/2009
Dark Star latest McKever firm to go into administration
Two north-east hotels are continuing to trade normally despite owner Dark Star Scotland being placed in administration yesterday.
Published: 30/06/2009
FirstGroup takeover approach rebuffed by debt-laden UK rival
The UK’s biggest transport firm, FirstGroup, said yesterday that struggling rival National Express had snubbed an approach over a possible takeover.
Published: 30/06/2009
