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Day: 17 March 2015

Emirates National Oil launches bid for Dragon Oil

Hawthorn takes chair at Scottish Renewables

Scottish Renewables has appointed Patricia Hawthorn as chairman. She is the first female to hold the post and will be supported by Gordon MacDougall, west European managing director, renewables developer RES,Read More

Kidd becomes first FD at Urban Union

Craig Kidd has been appointed to the newly-created role of Finance Director for the growing specialist regeneration company Urban Union. Mr Kidd will bring 15 years experience in the buildingRead More

Borders business expanding

Blackcircles rolls into fleet vehicle market

Mike Welch
Blackcircles.com, the online tyre retailer, is moving into the business market by targeting company vehicles and fleet operators. The Borders-based firm has hired industry expert Martin Towers to launch Blackcircles.com Business, a division dedicated toRead More

Tue City brief: Record owner in talks with Express

Traders were mulling over a possible swoop by Trinity Mirror on Express newspapers, and fourth quarter figures from supermarket group Sainsbury. The publisher of the Daily Record and Daily MirrorRead More

New campaign targets capital's drinkers

Innis & Gunn urges Scots to drink home-brewed lager

Innis lager ad landscape
Craft brewer, Innis & Gunn, has launched a six-figure advertising campaign urging drinkers in the capital to go native and buy home-brewed lager. The Edinburgh-based company said it was frustrated byRead More

Critics say new rates 'still too low'

Above inflation minimum wage rise ‘affordable’ for small firms

Pay
The national minimum wage is to be lifted by an above-inflation rate in a move that is likely to be regarded as “affordable” by smaller companies. A rise in the apprenticeshipRead More

Company needs to halt gas imports

Ineos offers £2.5 billion sweetener for community fracking support

Grangemouth
Ineos, the owner of the giant petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth, has unveiled a £2.5 billion package of sweeteners for local communities around the UK if they support its shale gasRead More

E-cigarettes and craft beer have been added to the items included to calculate inflation

No point starting from scratch says Abellio

Montgomery stays on to lead ScotRail’s new Dutch operator

Steve Montgomery
Dutch rail operator Abellio, which takes over the ScotRail franchise next month, has confirmed that Steve Montgomery will remain in place as managing director. The company said that while itRead More