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Day: 19 May 2017

Sale in Hong Kong

Bottle of rare whisky sells for £14,500

Brora
The oldest official bottle of Brora whisky, distilled in 1972, has been sold at auction for more than £14,500 by Bonhams in Hong Kong...

Townsend finalising plans

Scots prepare for testing summer tour

Zander Fagerson
It is highly unlikely the old adage: ‘by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail’ will ever apply to new Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend. The Borderer has takenRead More

Boost for mum's product design

Child safety system reins in distributor

Lucy Bostock
An Edinburgh mother, who has developed a safety rein for children, has secured a distributor for her fledgling company...

First UK oil for Cairn + Moss Bros upbeat

Simon Thomson
Cairn Energy: Simon Thomson, chief executive will tell shareholders in Edinburgh that it has made “excellent progress” on its strategic objectives. The company expects first oil from the Catcher and Kraken developmentsRead More

Magazine writer

Rab McNeil’s Week: a sideways look at business

Rab McNeil
Egg collecting…a few banana skins…and an unusual message to staff from Coca-Cola… Rab McNeil begins a new Daily Business column with a sideways look at the week.  Catch his debutRead More

Growth in numbers

Low pound sees surge in overseas visitors

tourist, tourism, Chinese tourists
Scotland continues to benefit from the low pound with 2016 figures showing a  6% rise in visitors who spent 9% more than the previous year. Statistics published by the Office for NationalRead More

Key position at advisory firm

Hollis takes senior partner role at Deloitte

Graham Hollis
Deloitte’s Graham Hollis (far left) has been appointed senior partner at the firm’s Aberdeen office, ahead of the retirement of longstanding practice lead, Derek Henderson (left). Mr Hollis moved to theRead More

Insurance promotions

Dance takes reins at BLM Scotland

Karen Dance
BLM, the UK and Ireland insurance and risk law firm, has made two key appointments to its Scottish staff. Glasgow-based partner Karen Dance (pictured) becomes head of its Scotland business stream whileRead More

Strategic alliance

Relaymed signs roll-out deal with Siemens

Neil Farish
Scottish health tech startup Relaymed has signed a deal with the healthcare unit of Siemens AG..

Revenue falls at Scotsman owner

JP stays positive amid CEO bonus dispute

Scotland on Sunday scotsman
Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman, Falkirk Herald and the 'i' newspaper has attempted to quell a potential showdown with shareholders on Monday with a positive outlook on trading performance...