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Day: 5 May 2015

Tue City brief: Macfarlane lifted; HSBC disappoints

Results from HSBC failed to impress and UK stock markets dropped into the red by the close. The FTSE 100, which rose to a high of 7,053.18 early on, finished down 58.37Read More

PR briefs: latest client wins for Scots agencies

MacRoberts
Recent client wins for PR companies include MacRoberts, the law firm which has been picked up by Lucid PR, the Glasgow-based outfit run by Peter Kane. Weber Shandwick has justRead More

Glasgow helps to boost figures

Grade A demand gives office take-up a lift

150 St Vincent
Glasgow’s booming office market is helping fuel an uplift in the UK commercial property market. New figures show a strong start to the year with regional office take-up outside centralRead More

£150m project for Straiton

Pentland film studio moves step nearer

Outlander
A £150 million film studio on the outskirts of Edinburgh has come a step nearer after detailed plans were unveiled to finally give Scotland the facilities it has demanded for years.Read More

Ritchie takes top post at Havelock Europa

David Ritchie
Shopfitter Havelock Europa has promoted chief operating officer David Ritchie (pictured) to chief executive with immediate effect. Mr Ritchie, 43, joined the Fife company in 2013 as group commercial manager andRead More

Doors open to elegant dining experience

Afternoon tea on the menu in historic Library

Colonnades at Signet
One of Edinburgh’s treasured venues will be inviting diners to enjoy afternoon tea from next month when the Colonnades opens in the Signet Library. The Library adjacent to St Giles’Read More

Search begins for successor

Kelly to leave as chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise

Owen Kelly
Scottish Financial Enterprise chief executive Owen Kelly is to leave the post, prompting an immediate search for a successor. Mr Kelly has held the role at the group since January 2008Read More

Group makes no mention of IPO

Threefold profits rise for Miller as homes market gathers pace

Keith Miller
Housebuilder and mining company Miller Group today unveiled a threefold increase in annual pre-tax profits as the appetite for new homes continues to grow. The company gave no indication thatRead More

Ryanair says it carried 16% more passengers in April than a year ago following improvements to customer service

Pubs and breweries group Greene King said Scots drink driving legislation made it a ‘tougher’ second half; sales up 0.4% but 0.8% taking out impact of law