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Day: 3 June 2015

Rebecca develops unique device

Exclusive: Student’s bra strap alarm aims to foil attackers

A student whose neighbour was violently attacked by a man hiding in rubbish bins has developed a unique personal alarm that clips on to a woman’s bra strap. Rebecca Pick’sRead More

CIPR Excellence Awards

Big night for public relations industry

CIPR awards
The CIPR awards for the UK’s public relations industry was held in London tonight with a host of Scottish contenders among those shortlisted. The winners were: Lansons – Corporate andRead More

Trio join board of Scottish Tourism Alliance

David Lonsdale
The Scottish Tourism Alliance has appointed thee board members: Alison McRae, projects Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, David Lonsdale (pictured), director of the Scottish Retail Consortium) and Henk Berits, directorRead More

Baker Tilly bolsters consulting practice

Baker Tilly has made two senior appointments in its consulting practice in Scotland. George Walker joins the firm’s technology consulting team as associate director while Dougie Graham, also associate director willRead More

Auditors under growing scrutiny

PwC loses third big audit as John Lewis hires KPMG

John Lewis has become the third key client in six months to drop PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor.  The department store chain has followed similar decisions taken by Sainsbury’s and Tesco. PwCRead More

Pop star's ranch for sale

Jackson’s Neverland looking for a buyer

One of the most intriguing property sales in the US has just been announced – pop star Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The 2,700 acre estate near Santa Barbara, California, isRead More

Wed close: FTSE rise capped by weak services data; Aggreko demoted

Weaker services data pointed to slower UK growth and impacted on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index which was up 0.3% to close at 6,950.46. London underperformed European markets. The Paris CACRead More

Uncertainty remains over constitution

Property investors return to Scotland after No vote

Spectrum
Investors have returned to the Scottish property market since the independence referendum which lifted uncertainty over the sector, according to a new report. Property agent JLL said there been “aRead More

Spaceright in second deal in a year

Scots educational supplier on acquisition trail

Spaceright
Spaceright Europe, a manufacturer and supplier to the education sector, has acquired Millhouse Manufacturing Design after securing £1.55 million of follow-on funding from the Scottish Loan Fund (SLF). Millhouse is aRead More

Re-financing will help growth

Redeem secures £7m BoS facility to expand overseas

Redeem
Mobile devices recycling firm Redeem Holdings is looking to expand in Europe and the Middle East after securing a £7 million funding package from Bank of Scotland, The long-term refinancing facility willRead More