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Day: 18 December 2019

Regulator halts campaign

BrewDog advert banned after parents complain

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The advert outside a school was deemed offensive A poster advertising BrewDog’s non-alcoholic beer has been banned following complaints from angry parents. The promotion for the company’s alcohol-free IPA featured theRead More

Building momentum

Mackay rings success bell to mark Emtec’s office launch

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Bellringer: Derek Mackay at the opening of Emtec’s new office (pic: Terry Murden) Finance Secretary Derek Mackay marked the opening of building services company Emtec’s new office in Edinburgh byRead More

As I See It

Business can benefit from managing digital waste

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Tech Talk: Digital waste and sustainable IT is something that every business should be aware of, writes GRAEME HAWKES

Public bid expected

Matheson terminates Abellio’s ScotRail franchise

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New electric trains have been introduced Abellio’s contract to run the ScotRail franchise will end early in March 2022, it was announced today. Transport Secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs thatRead More

Review published

Auditors ‘should be standalone profession’

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Carillion was a high profile failure that auditors failed to spot Auditors should be approved and licensed as operators in recognised standalone profession, it has been claimed in a reviewRead More

Board changes with deal

LDC confirms investment in telecoms group Commsworld

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Ricky Nicol: ‘insatiable demand’; (pic: Terry Murden) Private equity house LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has confirmed a “major investment” in Commsworld, the Edinburgh-headquartered telecommunications and ISP provider. TermsRead More

Support for Ferguson Marine

Mackay commits funds to complete CalMac ferries

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Yard awaits re-start of work on ferries Ferguson Marine will be offered the funding needed to allow a contract for two ferries to be completed. But the cost of finishingRead More

20-year project approved

Village goes ahead amid call for ’rounded communities’

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How it will look: the new Durieshill village Springfield Properties has received consent to build a 3,042-home village at Durieshill, Stirling, over 20 years. The project will create an entirelyRead More

Longannet project

Talgo train factory on track after winning planning consent

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High speed trains destined for Scots factory A plan to build a 1,000-jobs train-building factory on the site of Scotland’s last coal-fired power station has secured planning consent from FifeRead More

Technology

Technology champion Redmond to chair CENSIS

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Jacqueline Redmond: ‘great initiative’ The Scottish Innovation Centre for sensor and imaging systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – has appointed technology development and energy industry expert Jacqueline RedmondRead More