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Day: 26 April 2016

Pledge for Parity discussion

Employers ‘need more flexible culture’

Budge and Heaney
More employers need to build greater flexibility into their company culture, it was claimed at a forum held in Edinburgh. READ MORE

Accusations flying over collapse of retailer

Edinburgh Woollen Mill circles Bhs as Green to face MPs

British Home Stores Bhs
Philip Day, the entrepreneur behind the Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Peacocks chains, is said to be among a number of parties circling Bhs.. READ MORE

Additional funds for Aberdeen firm

Plexus raises $5m for Russian expansion

Ben Van Bilderbeck
Oil and gas technology firm Plexus Holdings has raised $5 million (£3.4m) to build its footprint in the Russian energy market. READ MORE

$2.5 billion market

Collagen forges JV to exploit Chinese market

Stewart White Collagen YouTube
Stem cell firm Collagen Solutions has made a significant move into China by entering into a joint venture agreement with a Chinese investment company. READ MORE

Burnet succeeds Anderson

First female head of Big Four in Scotland

Accountancy firm KPMG has appointed Catherine Burnet as the first female to head a big four accountancy firm in Scotland. She will succeed Craig Anderson who is retiring after 37 yearsRead More

116-year-old firm hits the rocks

Fashion chain Austin Reed is latest retailer to collapse

Austin Reed
Fashion chain Austin Reed is the latest retailer to call in administrators, adding to the growing crisis for Britain's high streets. READ MORE

Supply and demand 'rebalancing'

Dudley predicts oil price rise as BP beats expectations

Bob Dudley
BP reported a fall in profit in the first quarter as it continued to battle low oil prices, though it was better than expectations. READ MORE

Third biggest penalty imposed by regulator

ScottishPower fined £18m for poor customer service

scottishpower
ScottishPower has been hit with an £18 million fine for poor customer service. READ MORE

More productions in pipeline

New Sky commission as STV in good shape

Rob Woodward
STV will tell shareholders today that trading is in line with expectations and that its production division has secured a recommission from Sky. READ MORE