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Day: 7 February 2019

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Treasured link restored at new home of printmakers

Treasure Island and Edinburgh Printmakers

New director for team

Courtney takes global tax post at Johnston Carmichael

Peter Courtney
Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a director to head up its international corporate tax offering. Peter Courtney joins from HMRC,Read More

Waste management

Food and drink firms need more green energy incentives

Steve Wilcox
Water and wastewater asset management company Alpheus Environmental has called for more government support for large-scale Scottish food and drink manufacturers who want to install anaerobic digestion facilities on-site. AnRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Hat-trick hero Kinghorn dropped for Irish clash

Blair Kinghorn
Blair Kinghorn’s hat-trick against Italy wasn’t enough to keep his place for the visit of Ireland (pic: SNS Group)   Blair Kinghorn, Scotland’s Six Nations hat-trick hero against Italy, hasRead More

Law firms combine

Blackadders scales up with Plenderleath Runcie merger

Johnston Clark
Law firm Blackadders is merging with Aberdeen-based solicitors, Plenderleath Runcie, increasing the business to 28 partners and more than 230 staff. Partners at Plenderleath Runcie – John Plenderleath, Colin Runcie andRead More

Company expands horizons

Dragons’ Den contestant takes manager role at RTC

Entrepreneur Gill Hayward, who secured funding from Dragons’ Den duo Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden, has been appointed managing director of Edinburgh and London-based company RTC Leadership & Coaching. MsRead More

Finance for bank HQ

Funding secured for Glasgow’s biggest office development

Clydesdale new HQ
New home: Cydesdale Bank will move to Bothwell St   Clydesdale Bank’s new head office building in Glasgow has secured a loan deal to make progress on the development. HFDRead More

Surprise move by Labour leader

Corbyn writes to PM setting out terms for backing Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has written to the Prime Minister (pic: Terry Murden)   Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to the prime minister offering his party’s support for her Brexit dealRead More

Calls to scrap parking levy

Mackay’s car park tax ‘could cost £400 for every worker’

Murdo Fraser
Murdo Fraser: ‘tax is already falling apart’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Opposition MSPs have united to call for the SNP to abandon its car park tax, claiming it would costRead More

New plans to raise money

Tourist tax and asset switch give councils new finance

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
The Royal Concert Hall is among the properties in the Glasgow deal (pic: Terry Murden)   Scotland’s two biggest local authorities are putting new plans in place to raise fundsRead More