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Day: 12 December 2016

Need for transitional agreement

Hammond says Brexit deal needs longer than two years

Philip Hammond
Chancellor Philip Hammond says it will take longer than two years to agree a deal with the European Union...

Rider rode Shergar to victory

Derby winner Swinburn dies aged 55

Walter Swinburn who won the Derby three times has died at the age of 55. He was only 19 when in 1981 he won the Derby on Shergar, the MichaelRead More

Creative agency founder hired

Drinks developer joins board of 71 Brewing

Mark Fowlestone, one of the founding partners of Edinburgh & London based creative agency Multiply, has taken on his first outside board role as non-executive director of 71 Brewing inRead More

Petition before parliament

Closing shops on Boxing Day ‘outdated’ idea

David Lonsdale serious
MPs will tonight debate a demand for shops to close on Boxing Day following receipt of an online petition containing more than 100,000 signatures...

Funding from Steel group

Staircase firm takes steps to expansion

Staircase manufacturer Stockwell is to expand its production capabilities and almost double its workforce after raising investment from UK Steel Enterprises. The Cumbernauld-based company, which has been supplying Scotland’s housebuilders and homeownersRead More

Non-Opec nations agree cut

Oil price soars after landmark deal to cut supply

Oil rig vid
Oil prices have surged by more than 6% after producers reached their first deal since 2001 to slash output...

New network in America

US angels plan deals with St Andrews Uni

A group of American business angels have launched a network in New York City to encourage deal flow between..

Mackay Budget under pressure

SNP ‘could afford tax cut by tackling overspending’

Derek Mackay
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay could afford a tax break being introduced south of the border if the Scottish government stopped..

Engineering development

Edwards bought by Cartalex in growth plan

Edwards Engineering in Perth has been acquired by investment group Cartalex as part of a plan to ..

Firms shrug off Brexit vote

Chambers raises forecast on ‘business as usual’

Eu referendum
The British Chambers of Commerce has raised its forecast on economic growth because of a "business as usual" approach by UK companies following the Brexit vote...