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Day: June 7, 2019

Birthday Honours

Tunnock, Crerar and Docherty among Queen’s honours

Lorne Crerar 2
Lorne Crerar is among those honoured   Business leaders were among those recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours with confectioner Boyd Tunnock receiving a knighthood for services to business andRead More

Northern Law Awards

Top honour for Aberdein Considine’s Newcastle team

Aberdein Considine team
Winners: the firm’s Governance, Risk and Compliance team   Aberdein Considine has won a top honour at one of the UK’s most prestigious legal award ceremonies. The firm’s Governance, RiskRead More

University Innovation Awards

Edinburgh University’s visionary inventors rewarded

University award winners
Prize-winners with their awards   Human-like skin for robots, personalised synthetic voices for people who lose theirs through illness, and environmentally friendly sanitary products were among the prize-winning inventions celebratedRead More

Festival of Female Entrepreneurs

Amazon to open Clicks and Mortar shop in Edinburgh

Clicks and Mortar
Ten Clicks and Mortar shops are planned across the UK (pic copyright: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   Amazon is hoping to open its first Scottish high street store inRead More

Contracts signing postponed

Ministers under fire after broadband roll-out delayed

Paul Wheelhouse
Paul Wheelhouse: ‘timeline extended’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Ministers have pushed the roll-out of superfast broadband into the slow lane, postponing the programme and prompting a chorus of criticism fromRead More

IPO confirmed

Former Widows CEO Kane leads ReAssure to listing

Scottish Widows
A closed book life insurance consolidator, chaired by former Lloyds Bank and Scottish Widows executive Archie Kane, has confirmed plans to float the business on the stock market. The announcementRead More

Edinburgh conference

Women gather for Festival of Female Entrepreneurs

Julie Grieve
Julie Grieve: passing on advice (pic: Terry Murden)   A number of high-achieving female entrepreneurs will share their experiences at a conference today aimed at improving opportunities for women. TakingRead More

Talks to acquire IFA business

1825 plans £30m bid for Grant Thornton advice arm

1825 Standard Life
Standard Life Aberdeen’s wealth advisory business 1825 is in talks to acquire the IFA division of Grant Thornton in a deal valuing the unit at £30 million. If would addRead More

Hopes rise for almost 500 jobs

Union welcomes MBO talks at Arjowiggins paper mill

Arjowiggins
Trade union representatives have welcomed talks with a management team to acquire Arjowiggins Fine Papers’ Stoneywood and Chartham mills after negotiations with a preferred bidder broke down earlier this week.Read More