Market report

Weir rises as investors back margin targets

Jon Stanton

IGS deal

Scottish vertical farm firm powers UAE project

David-Farquhar-of-Intelligent-Growth-Solutions

Talks underway

New interest in taxpayer-owned Prestwick Airport

Cargo at Prestwick

Investment demand

Offshore leaders doubt UK can hit net zero target

DeepWind offshore

Media move

O’Donnell switches to Charlotte Street Partners

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Capital boost

Laings to open second Scottish TAG Heuer store

TAG Heuer

Investors regroup

EIE startup pitching event returns with new format

Duncan Martin and Laura Goodwin

Homes growth

Bancon posts profit slip despite record activity

Kevin McColgan

Game leaked

GTA VI: Rockstar trailer release sparks frenzy

GTA-6-with-Lucia-masked

Change at top

New president Soames says CBI ‘still needed’

Rupert Soames

Market report

Miners hit by China downgrade, Quiz falls on alert

City-of-London

Rates demand

Scottish pubs closing at twice the rate of England

Iron Horse Glasgow

DB Direct – Branded Content

Ex-soldier gunning for success with stock market venture

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Patron Tequila

Latino bar El Santo secures Patron Tequila tie-up

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Exception and AI

Pushing past the AI paradox: Exception’s CIO guide

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Magazine

Katie Mearns

Hunt puts pensions back in legislative limbo

Further changes to pensions are ahead but when will we get clarity, asks KATIE MEARNS

Bill Magee

Tech guru Logan’s laptop order running late

BILL MAGEE asks if the government’s digital plan is being held back

Terry Murden

Banking on Sid to fire up NatWest shares sale

Jeremy Hunt wants to rekindle the spirit of privatisation to sell the government’s remaining shares in NatWest, but will it work asks TERRY MURDEN

Natasha Edgecombe

ID checks will ensure more transparency

A new filing era beckons and NATASHA EDGECOMBE outlines how SMEs can get ahead of the game

Rent

Landlords need help to stay in rental market

Tenants and landlords are stuck in a tug-of-war in a tight housing market, says ADRIAN SANGSTER

Terry Murden

Conference, tell me something I need to know

Delegates are being short-changed by events that fail to tackle pressing issues, says TERRY MURDEN

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Sport

Steve Clarke

‘Technical error’ sees SFA delay Euro 2024 ticket sales

The Scottish FA will kick-off the sale of tickets for Euro 2024 tomorrow after abandoningRead More

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Appointments

David Montgomery

Aviva hires ex-M&G Wealth exec David Montgomery

Former M&G Wealth executive David Montgomery, who was the firm’s Scotland-based managing director, has beenRead More

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Business services

Adrian-Gillespie-Susan-Aitken-and-Indro-Mukerjee-Nov-23

Agencies to cut red tape and boost innovation

Two agencies have drawn up a plan to cut red tape and create a moreRead More

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Careers & Management

Freelance worker

Hybrid working levels out with swing back to office

Hybrid working among Scotland’s professionals is levelling out with a noticeable swing towards full-time officeRead More

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Company finance

locked gate

Calls for more help as insolvencies head for record

Company insolvencies could hit a record this year, prompting further pressure on the Chancellor andRead More

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Construction

Jane Wood

Wood warns that housing crisis is at ‘tipping point’

Ministers will be warned today that the housing crisis is at a “tipping point” andRead More

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Consumer & Retail

Quiz Clothing

Quiz chair to review options after group posts loss

Quiz Clothing chairman Peter Cowgill will lead a review of the Glasgow fashion group’s optionsRead More

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Deals & Enterprise

Lucy Dimes

Dimes’ first Iomart deal, says ex-CEO had ‘difficult time’

Iomart, the Glasgow-based cloud computing company, has acquired Accesspoint Group Holdings, an IT hosting partnerRead More

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Economy

Gray puts business voice ‘at heart of government’

Business needs and concerns are being placed at the heart of government policy making, WellbeingRead More

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Energy

Mark Ruskell

SNP-Greens resist global plan to expand nuclear

The Scottish Government will resist calls to drop its opposition to nuclear power despite anRead More

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Environment

Hamilton Waste

Biffa acquires Hamilton Waste & Recycling

Waste management firm Biffa has acquired Hamilton Waste and Recycling (HWR), a family-owned company whichRead More

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Finance & Law

Jennifer Young

Ledingham Chalmers ‘will not hit turnover target’

Law firm Ledingham Chalmers said pre-tax profits slipped from £4m to £3.5m in the year toRead More

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Food & Drink

Bottles of alcohol

Alcohol marketing back on government agenda

The Scottish Government is to resume talks on marketing of alcohol just months after businessRead More

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Industry

Paul Sheerin

Hopes fade of green opportunities for factories

Hopes are fading that Scotland’s manufacturing sector could benefit from the opportunities to tackle climateRead More

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Logistics

Caledonian-and-Bond

Bond delivery firm Caledonian sold to English courier

Speed Couriers, a Manchester-based courier company is expanding into Scotland after acquiring a Glasgow companyRead More

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Markets

Innes-Smith

Rate cut hopes | gold hits record | Springfield sale

Investors consolidated last week’s gains as they look ahead to key data on the USRead More

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Media & Creative

Andrew-McCallum-Founder-and-CEO-of-Aspect-left-and-Peter-Smyth

Aspect hiring after opening Edinburgh office

A public affairs agency is due to announce five hires in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, addingRead More

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Money

Heating themostat

Energy bills to rise in January as price cap jumps

Ofgem has announced that energy bills from the new year will rise by 5%, orRead More

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Politics

Michael Russell

Russell quits as SNP president weeks after re-election

Michael Russell has resigned as president of the Scottish National Party, just weeks after heRead More

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Property

Rent

Short term lets plan again ruled unlawful by judge

A self-catering sector leader has called for constructive talks with Edinburgh City Council after aRead More

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Technology & Health

Bioliberty glove

Robotic glove firm Bioliberty grabs US opportunity

A developer of a robotic glove to help rehabilitate stroke patients has received almost halfRead More

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Telecoms

Tommy Cook

Calnex ‘well-positioned’ despite sliding to loss

Calnex Solutions, the telecoms testing equipment firm, fell to a loss as revenue plunged byRead More

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Tourism & Leisure

Andy Roger

Ex-Cameron House chief heading up Lost Shore

The former boss of the Cameron House Hotel has been appointed chief executive at Scotland’s firstRead More

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Transport

Low emission zone

LEZ-bruised councillors launch bid for visitors

Desperate Glasgow City Council bosses, reeling from the backlash to the unpopular low emission zoneRead More

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