Farming
Aberdeen-Angus breeders travelled from across the globe yesterday to compete for a slice of the breed’s rare heritage in a green Forfar field.
Aberdeenshire
Businesses in and around Cairngorms National Park (CNP) are being urged to get to get behind the Snow Roads Scenic Route and follow in the footsteps of those reaping the rewards of the North Coast (NC500).
Business
Administrators have revealed there is no cash left to pay creditors owed £3.5million after the collapse of north firm UBC Group more than five years ago.
North of Scotland
Banchory-based construction firm Bancon Group has appointed Allan Clow as managing director of its homes business.
Business
A Highland timber supplier celebrated the opening of new headquarters yesterday, meaning new offices for about 90 workers as it focuses on “remaining a major player in the British sawmilling industry”.
Business
Each week, we ask small businesses key questions. Here we speak to Mike Scott, owner of Mike’s Filling Station in Alness
Business
North and north-east gin-makers are celebrating new deals which will see their drinks go on the shelves of Co-op food stores throughout Scotland.
Business
Highland Fuels has recruited younger blood to lead future growth at a business currently celebrating its 60th year.
Business
Environment Secretary Michael Gove was in friendly territory when he visited Peterhead to talk Brexit and fishing yesterday.
Business
Environment Secretary Michael Gove will encounter plenty of support for Brexit during a visit to Peterhead today.
Business
Rival Scottish transport operators FirstGroup and Stagecoach Group are involved in a three-way battle to run the UK’s new high-speed trains.
Business
A final-year medical student at Aberdeen University has secured £500,000 of seed finance to take forward his novel treatment for superbug infections.
North of Scotland
The Capitol building in Aberdeen has been named as the best new office development outside central London.
Business
A £50million new business park near Aberdeen has already welcomed its first tenant.
Business
The developer behind a renewable-energy scheme taking shape off the north-east coast has named the projects that will share a £2.6million pot of funding for research into the environmental impacts of offshore wind generation.
Scotland business
Closing major productivity gaps between different parts of Scotland could help to unlock up to £25billion of economic growth over the next decade, according to a leading business group.
Business
Shellfish firm Shetland Mussels aims to double production after a multimillion-pound finance package.
Business
Scottish companies need “reassurance and clarity” over US president Donald Trump’s tax plans, Grant Thornton said yesterday.
Business
I was glad to support the launch last month of KickStart Money, a ground-breaking collaborative project that aims initially to invest £1million in financial education for 18,000 children in 100 primary schools.
Business
The latest version of an innovative north-east scheme to help entrepreneurs get their businesses off to a flying start or take them onto the next level is up and running.
North of Scotland
Lunar Fishing Company, of Peterhead, has reported a boost to turnover and an even bigger jump in profits, thanks to higher mackerel prices.
North of Scotland
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has insisted the status of EU migrant workers will be a priority in Brexit talks.
Scotland business
Businesses looking for significant investment can claim a share of a £200million funding pot through a new scheme launched by the Scottish Government yesterday.
North of Scotland
The Aberdeen office of the Business Growth Fund (BGF) has signed off an £8.3million investment in a German bus operator.
North of Scotland
FirstGroup chief executive Tim O’Toole enjoyed a small rise in his total pay package to £1.26million in the year to March 31, the Aberdeen-based transport giant’s latest annual report has revealed.
UK and abroad
Seafood industry body Seafish has urged more women to join the sector in the UK after a survey found evidence of gender bias.
North of Scotland
A global fishing and offshore industry supplier has signed a 10-year lease for office and warehouse space at Enerfield Business Park between Aberdeen and Ellon.
North of Scotland
New industry figures point to some green shoots of recovery in Aberdeen’s beleaguered hotel market.
North of Scotland
A changing of the guard at the Aberdeen Association of the Royal Warrant Holders Association (RWHA) has seen Christopher Leigh, managing director of smokehouse John Ross Jnr installed as new president.
Business
The north-east’s top chefs were unveiled last night following a pulsating cook-off to sort the best from the rest.
Business
A long-awaited return to growth at Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) is back on track after a small rise in passenger numbers in May.
Business
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) said yesterday it welcomed the appointment of Michael Gove as the new secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs.
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UK and abroad
New Flybe boss Christine Ourmieres-Widener said yesterday the airline was focused on “controlled expansion” after legacy orders for new planes and a slowdown in the market sent it hurtling into the red.
North of Scotland
Magical duo Fifth Dimension said yesterday their business had shaken off the north-east downturn and was thriving on the back of £100,000-worth of contracts secured this year.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen specialist-paint manufacturer Spencer Coatings is under new ownership after US company Axalta Coating Systems swooped to buy it from its five directors.
North of Scotland
Regional airline Flybe will go head-to-head with Loganair on routes to Orkney, Shetland and the western isles after their long-standing franchise deal ends in the autumn.
Business
Scottish law firm Stronachs has beefed up its senior team, with promotions in both Aberdeen and Inverness, in response to “positive growth” in the economy.
Business
Tomatin Distillery Company’s growing focus on its own-label, higher margin whiskies has paid off in bigger profits.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen Football Club’s latest signing cost it £5.7million but sadly for fans of the Dons it will not appear on any team sheet next season.
North of Scotland
FirstGroup boss Tim O’Toole insisted yesterday the transport giant had no plans to relocate its headquarters from Aberdeen despite faster business growth across the Atlantic.
North of Scotland
The best of the north-east’s human resources (HR) professionals and practices were celebrated at the 10th annual cHeRries Awards last night.
North of Scotland
Private housing landlords are facing a huge increase in tax in the biggest shake-up of Scotland's letting industry in 30 years, an Aberdeen-based expert warned yesterday.
Scotland business
Scotland enjoyed a boom in mussel production during 2016, with a record 7,732tonnes harvested, new figures show.
North of Scotland
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said yesterday investments during 2016/17 helped create or retain 1,688 full-time equivalent jobs.
Business
Chartered accountant and business advisor Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB), of Aberdeen, has topped a list of Scottish “dealmakers” for a 12th consecutive year.
North of Scotland
The first fishing boat to be built in Buckie for about 15 years has entered the water.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen entrepreneur Jeanette Forbes has been appointed chairman of the Scottish development group for type 1 diabetes charity JDRF.
North of Scotland
The future of fishing after Brexit will be under the spotlight in Aberdeen later this week.
North of Scotland
Accountants in Inverurie, Fraserburgh and Inverness are celebrating promotions at Aberdeen-based Johnston Carmichael (JC).
North of Scotland
Family-run office supplies firm Langstane said yesterday it had recruited one of the next generation to its boardroom team as it continues to grow its business across Scotland.
North of Scotland
Fred "the Shred" Goodwin and other former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bosses will be trying to defend their tattered reputation in a £700million lawsuit which gets under way in London this week.
North of Scotland
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North of Scotland
Aberdeen FC may have a large Far East following supporting the team from afar at tomorrow’s Scottish Cup final, thanks to an international conference focused on the multibillion-pound global business of football.
North of Scotland
An Aberdeen woman’s passion for chocolate is paying off after she sank more than £30,000 into a business start-up in Rosemount.
Scotland business
One of the flagship new office developments in Aberdeen city centre is more than 85% let, defying fears that finding tenants in a local economic downturn would be a major challenge.
North of Scotland
A Northern Irish property company has swooped to buy an Aberdeen shopping precinct for £2.7million.
Who would invest in and launch a new company in the current climate of political uncertainty and rocketing business rates?
North of Scotland
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North of Scotland
One of Scotland’s leading salmon producers has reported record earnings for the first quarter of 2017 despite industry-wide “biological challenges”.
North of Scotland
A Scottish project aimed at helping to stop whales and other marine animals getting tangled in fishing nets has been hailed as a winning partnership between fishers and conservationists.
North of Scotland
Scottish commercial property consultancy FG Burnett has survived the past few years “unscathed” against a backdrop of economic turmoil in its home city, the company’s boss has said.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen hotels are still operating in a declining market, new figures show.
North of Scotland
North-east firm Bancon Group said yesterday its construction arm had recruited two new directors to help drive growth, including through the delivery of new contracts worth a total of £12million.
North of Scotland
A retired north-east fishing skipper has warned the industry must “wake up” to what the fall-out from Brexit will mean for the Scottish fleet.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) boss Martin Gilbert has added another boardroom role to his roster.
North of Scotland
Barratt North Scotland bricklayer Darias Shade was crowned Scotland’s top apprentice at a prestigious building industry event in Edinburgh yesterday.
Scotland business
New car sales in Scotland suffered a 17.5% year-on-year plunge in April as motor traders felt the impact of sweeping tax changes, industry figures show.
North of Scotland
Global luxury hotel chain MGM Muthu Hotels (MMH) has entered the Scottish market through the acquisition of five Highland hotels.
North of Scotland
The family behind one of Scotland’s most successful whisky firms has kept its place at the top of an annual league table of Scotland’s wealthiest people.
Business
Work on the Aberdeen city bypass road has blown a giant hole in the balance sheet at construction giant Galliford Try.
Business
The second of two new Hampton by Hilton hotels in the north-east is officially open for business.
North of Scotland
Caithness youngsters are getting to grips with examples of Scottish seafood at an educational roadshow taking place in Wick this week.
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North of Scotland
Firms across the north-east have deliver a business wish list for tomorrow’s council elections.
Business
The proposed merger of Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) and Standard Life will not lead to “dramatic” job losses, AAM chief executive Martin Gilbert said yesterday.
Aberdeen
A new hotel being built in Aberdeen is expected to create more than 200 jobs following a £20million-plus investment by Canadian billionaires.
Scotland business
The Scottish Government is holding onto valuable mackerel quota while it gauges the success of voluntary efforts by fishers to help increase the amount of fish they land into the country’s ports.
North of Scotland
Two brothers are making new plans to further expand their Aberdeen-based vehicle recovery business.
Business
The brightest young business brains in the north-east battled for supremacy last night in an event billed as “Dragons’ Den meets the Apprentice”.
North of Scotland
The body that represents the largest number of scallop fishers in Scotland has welcomed new government measures to help protect King scallop stocks.
North of Scotland
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North of Scotland
Administrators are mulling bids for two hotels that were among businesses owned by Aberdeen-based entrepreneurial duo Ivor Finnie and Alan Wallace.
Business
Property developer Muir Group has submitted a planning application for three more industrial units at its flagship Aberdeen Gateway business park.
Business
The Scottish Conservatives say fishing communities will “not be fooled" by SNP general-election candidates who try to keep them onside by signing a Brexit pledge.
Scotland business
Scottish seafood businesses have reeled in a near-£1million EU funding boost to help them showcase their produce at international trade shows.
North of Scotland
North-east entrepreneur Mark Cavanagh has added another business to his fast-growing portfolio.
Scotland business
Scottish companies are targeting post-Brexit markets at the world’s largest seafood trade show.
Scotland business
The loss of a key contract which threatened a processing factory in Fraserburgh took a large bite out of profits and turnover at Young’s Seafood in its last trading year.
North of Scotland
A new director has been appointed to oversee the delivery of the £800million new community of Countesswells in Aberdeen.
North of Scotland
North-east entrepreneur Danny Cowie has added another business, The Printer, to a growing portfolio of companies now operating under the Jasmine name.
North of Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has pledged to support another 5,000 first-time exporters, helping them to follow in the footsteps of north businesses Hebridean Spa and Cairngorm Brewery.
UK and abroad
Researchers at two Scottish universities have teamed up for a groundbreaking new study into the implications of Brexit for the country’s fishing industry.
North of Scotland
The 2017 Queen’s Award for Enterprise (QAE) winners were unveiled yesterday and there was not a single north or north-east firm among them.
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UK and abroad
A new report into the health of EU fish stocks has been hailed as proof that decades of industry self-sacrifice have restored fisheries to “greatness”..
North of Scotland
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UK and abroad
Whisky-maker Pernod Ricard said yesterday it had notched up a 4% year-on-year jump in sales, boosted by strong growth in the Americas.
Scotland business
Scotland’s largest independent co-operative said a “lacklustre” retail market and the national living wage impacted on profits during the year to January 28.
North of Scotland
An Aberdeen nightspot owner has teamed up with two other UK bar scene experts to launch a gin made with Darjeeling tea.
North of Scotland
A new Aberdeen office market report shows the strongest quarterly take-up in and around the Granite City since 2013.
Scotland business
North Sea herring has been given the thumbs up by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the body behind a highly-prized certification scheme, amid an ongoing furore over haddock.
Scotland business
The Capitol office building in Union Street, Aberdeen, has been recognised as one of the best workplaces in Scotland.
UK and abroad
New industry figures show UK sales of British seafood, much of it from Scotland, grew at their highest rate for four years during the 2016 festive season.
North of Scotland
Drum Property Group said yesterday it had completed the construction of a 102,000sq ft office building at Prime Four business park in Kingswells, Aberdeen.
North of Scotland
Scottish construction giant Robertson Group has been appointed as lead contractor for up to £750million of work expected to be delivered under the Major Works Scotland (MWS) scheme.
North of Scotland
Professional services giant EY has confirmed it is closing its audit and accounting department in Inverness, which employed 35 people.
North of Scotland
Award-winning north-east hotelier David Littlewood has become the youngest ever president of Scotland’s national body for chefs.
North of Scotland
North-east builder Stewart Milne Group (SMG) slumped to pre-tax losses of £26.1million during the year to June 30, 2016, its latest accounts show.
North of Scotland
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Scotland business
A project aimed at saving lives at sea has distributed around 3,500 pieces of vital safety kit to Scottish fishers.
North of Scotland
Aberdeen MPs have backed a campaign to encourage more Scottish firms to join the international Elite programme.
North of Scotland
Public sector contracts worth more than £1million during the past year highlight ongoing diversification at Aberdeen-based business software consultancy Absoft.
Business
Property developer Ardent Group is looking to further opportunities to help it achieve its growth ambitions after celebrating the completion of its latest project.
Scotland business
The company behind Scotland’s “other national drink” insisted yesterday its sugar-cutting plan would not get in the way of its long-term growth.
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Scotland business
Scottish fishing chiefs took the opportunity in the final hours before the triggering of Article 50 to hammer home their demands for their sector to be wholly under UK control after Brexit.
North of Scotland
Sir Ian Wood is on the hunt for a “Loch Ness Monster” for the north-east to give the region iconic tourism appeal.
North of Scotland
Flybe’s new service between Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) and London Heathrow took to the skies yesterday, creating competition on the key route for the first time since autumn 2015.
Scotland business
The health of key Scottish fishing stocks is closely linked to the type and quality of the seabed, new research findings have confirmed.
Scotland business
North America’s largest seafood trade showcase has been hailed as a big success for the Scottish firms on a mission to grow their exports across the Atlantic.
North of Scotland
Henry Boot said work on the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) contributed to one of the busiest years in its 131-year history.
North of Scotland
Each week, we ask small businesses key questions. Here we speak to Jenny Harper, owner of Patch of Blue Studio in Cullen, Moray
Aberdeen
Kier Group has said it is on track to complete the refurbishment of Aberdeen Music Hall by summer 2018 despite a major engineering challenge.
North of Scotland
Brexit uncertainty is threatening potential new routes for Aberdeen, Inverness and other UK airports, aviation industry chiefs have warned.
Scotland business
Scottish fishing chief Mike Park has warned the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) it could face legal action over its controversial haddock claims.
Business
Scottish fishing chiefs yesterday called for a conservation group to retract “false” claims about the state of North Sea and west coast haddock stocks.
Business
Scottish salmon producers celebrated 25 years of the prestigious Label Rouge accreditation at a seminar and dinner in Edinburgh yesterday.
North of Scotland
Scotland’s favourite fish has taken a battering of a different kind in a conservation group’s new guide to seafood species to eat and avoid.
Business
The Aberdeen office market is back in growth mode after bottoming out during an “awful” 2016, a commercial property expert said last night.
Aberdeen
New research at Aberdeen University has highlighted the potential size of the prize awaiting Scots fishers after Brexit.
Business
A cloud hanging over 90 jobs at Peterhead Power Station has been temporarily lifted after the Scottish Government confirmed they are not in any immediate danger.
Business
A new award scheme has been launched to promote the growing range of high quality gins produced in Scotland.
North of Scotland
An extra day for leap year in 2016 is all that stood in the way of Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) bosses celebrating a long-awaited return to passenger growth at the terminal in February.
Scotland business
Scottish airline Loganair said yesterday it had beefed up its top management team in advance of it flying solo after 24 years of working under franchise deals with other operators.
North of Scotland
Each week, we ask small businesses key questions. Here we speak to Christopher Bruce, who runs Ballater firm Roaring Stag Coffee Roasters
