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Day: July 5, 2019

£55m city centre deal

Saudi investor Arbah Capital buys Glasgow retail block

Sauchiehall Building (Montagu Evans)
Sold: Sauchiehall building   Saudi Arabia investment firm Arbah Capital has acquired the Sauchiehall building in Glasgow from KKR and Quadrant Estates for £55m. The building comprises 309,000 sq ftRead More

Design appointment

Ackermann appointed principal at BDP architects

Chrisoph Ackermann
Architect Christoph Ackermann has been appointed as principal at BDP one of the world’s largest inter-disciplinary design practices. Mr Ackermann will join Scott Mackenzie in the Glasgow Studio where heRead More

Further growth

Several promotions at accountants Wylie & Bisset

Shehzad Ashaq, Graeme Wright, Joseph McKeeman, Laura Fagan and Gavin Brown
Shehzad Ashaq, Graeme Wright, Joseph McKeeman, Laura Fagan and Gavin Brown   Chartered accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset has made a number of wide-ranging promotions and now has 11 partnersRead More

Honour for Hearts owner

Edinburgh Award ‘a special moment’ for Budge

Ann Budge
Ann Budge: special moment   Ann Budge, owner and chairman of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, has been chosen to receive the esteemed Edinburgh Award. In recognition of her businessRead More

Glasgow companies merge

Bell & Bain buys J Thomson to forge £30m print firm

It’s a deal: Stephen Docherty, Karen Baillie and Kevin Creechan (pic: contributed)   Two printing companies in Glasgow are merging to form a combined £30m annual turnover business. The dealRead More

Additions to tax team

Wright and Thomson join MHA Henderson Loggie

Diane Wright and Kimberley Thomson
Diane Wright and Kimberley Thomson   Accountancy firm MHA Henderson Loggie has announced key appointments in two of its Scottish offices. Kimberley Thomson joins the firm as tax partner inRead More

As I See It

Bookies still favourites to see a growth in gambling

William Hill's closures won't be the last, nor will they curb the growth in gambling, says TERRY MURDEN

New CEO takes action

Aviation difficulties force Menzies to warn on profits

Menzies Aviation
Aviation services face a number of issues John Menzies, the Edinburgh-based aviation services company, has warned that full-year profits will fall below expectations because of a range of industry-wide issues.Read More

Growth accelerated

Loan boosts PURE Spa’s UK-wide expansion plan

Becky Woodhouse
Becky Woodhouse: expansion (pic: Terry Murden)   Health and beauty chain PURE Spa has received a £100,000 loan to fast-track the opening of more locations and develop a new product range.Read More

Investment paying off

Canada and US driving income for STATS Group

Stephen Rawlinson, STATS Group regional director for Americas
Stephen Rawlinson: infrastructure in place   Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group is growing its market share across the Americas and expects activity in the US and Canada to improve furtherRead More