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Day: December 14, 2015

Engineers hope to reopen the Forth Road Bridge on 4 January

Swinney to unveil income plans

Budget will focus on property and income tax

John Swinney at Digital
  John Swinney is expected to reveal in tomorrow’s Budget statement whether he will match the 3% second homes and buy-to-let tax which the Chancellor George Osborne introduced south ofRead More

Scottish Futures Trust delivers £135m ‘benefits’

Barry White SFT
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) says it has unlocked £135 million of benefits for the public sector through cost-effective and energy-efficient building methods. SFT prioritises its efforts on achieving  valueRead More

R&D in new green fleet

Ford invests billions in 13 electric vehicles

Ford electric corp
Ford has made a $4.5 billion investment in electric vehicles as part of a plan to add 13 models to its product line by 2020. READ MORE

FTSE slips on oil price; Garrett-Cox sells Alliance

Katherine Garrett-Cox 3
Mon: The FTSE 100 plunged to a three-year low on lower oil prices and as investors looked ahead to a US interest rate rise on Wednesday. The index closed down 1.32% at 5,874.06 points.Read More

Time for a rethink

Airport boss says Edinburgh ‘need not rely on London’

Gordon Dewar
Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar says it is time Scotland began to rethink its relationship with London's hubs... READ MORE

Shock withdrawal of power supplier

Aggreko ‘pulls out’ of Rio Olympics over delays

Temporary power supplier Aggreko has withdrawn its tender to provide generators to the Olympic Games in Rio next year... READ MORE

Transport minister Derek Mackay says he will allow full disclosure of Forth Road Bridge documents

Three deals for Edinburgh firm

Capital to supply £3m of education contracts

Tom Flockhart
Office equipment supplier, Capital Document Solutions, has secured £3 million of contracts in the education sector. The Edinburgh company has been awarded supply and service contracts from the Western Isles toRead More

Finance issues remain

Start-ups ‘still depend on family and credit cards’

Money - own pic
Many start-up firms are still depending on family, friends and credit cards to provide them with support in their early years, according to an Institute of Directors survey. READ MORE