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Day: 4 August 2020

Mushroom cloud above harbour

Huge blast rocks Beirut, leaves ‘at least 80 dead’

Mushroom-cloud-over-Beirut
My brother sent me this, we live 10 KM away from the explosion site and the glass of our bldgs got shattered. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MPByBc673m — Abir Ghattas (@AbirGhattas) August 4,Read More

Textile workers cut

Cashmere firm Johnston’s of Elgin reveals 88 job cuts

Johnston's of Elgin
Union reps are attempting to save jobs Johnstons of Elgin is expected to shed 88 jobs – 65 in Elgin and 23 in Hawick because of the impact of theRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: EasyJet flights boost; pubs warning; AA bids; Beeks

Easyjet
5.45pm: Johnston’s of Elgin to axe 88 jobs Johnstons of Elgin is expected to shed 88 jobs because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the business.  Full storyRead More

Acquisition

Baxters chills out with London fresh foods deal

Audrey Baxter
Audrey Baxter: ‘opportunity to expand’ Baxters Food Group has acquired Orexis Fresh Foods, a London based chilled foods business, for an undisclosed sum. Orexis is a well-established fresh food manufacturerRead More

Civll engineering

Civil engineer Sinha joins SWGR as group MD

SWGR, the Glasgow-based civil engineering business, has appointed Raj Sinha as the company’s group managing director. Mr Sinha (pictured) is a chartered civil engineer with 30 years experience in theRead More

Tech Talk

Festive ‘normality’ will see a sackful of automation tech

Bill Magee
Tech Talk: companies have seized on the lockdown to build more automation into their operations, says BILL MAGEE

Dividend held

Johnnie Walker giant Diageo sees profits fall by half

Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes
Ivan Menezes: ‘we are well-positioned to emerge dstronger’ (pic: Terry Murden) Drinks giant Diageo said operating profit plummeted almost by half as bars and restaurants closed around the world. ReportedRead More

Oil giant shifts focus

BP reinvents itself as dividend cut following loss

BP
BP aims to reduce oil reliance Oil giant BP unveiled plans to reinvent itself as an integrated energy company as it reported a loss and cut its dividend for theRead More

10th year of growth

Lawyers must learn from pandemic says Brodies’ chief

Nick Scott
Nick Scott: inspired Top Scottish lawyer Nick Scott says the impact of the coronavirus has given the legal sector “much to learn” about how it can adapt and evolve inRead More

Backlog mounting

Courts expect ‘tsunami’ of Covid-driven fraud cases

cash money
Fraud has been ‘hidden’ during the pandemic (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s courts are facing a ‘tsunami of fraud cases’ over the next year as courts deal with a backlog ofRead More