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Day: 28 September 2020

Technology

Appelo take sales and marketing role at Dukosi

Roger Appelo
Wireless battery developer Dukosi has appointed Roger Appelo as VP global sales and marketing as it bids to commercialise its solution for electric vehicles, grid storage and distributed energy storageRead More

Property briefs

Pure soon to unveil first tenants at Edinburgh Park

Pure-Offices-Edinburgh-Park
Scott Martin of BUD Architecture (design) with Katie Whell and Yolanda Wringe of Pure Offices Diageo’s former Scottish headquarters is preparing to receive new tenants following a £3.8m refit. PureRead More

Integrated software

Infographics develops ‘world first’ fire and rescue system

Infographics
Infographics provides an integrated system A Scottish resource management solutions company has completed an integrated data system for a fire service that it believes could be a world first. Infographics,Read More

Labour questions policy

Downing St rejects calls to review 10pm curfew

Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth: called for review The 10pm curfew on pubs will remain in place, despite concern over drinkers piling on to busy streets at closing time. Downing Street has resistedRead More

Newspaper sales suffer

Record group Reach sees upturn after Covid hits sales

Record and Express
Reach: advertising suffered in the lockdown (pic: Terry Murden) Daily Record and Express newspapers group Reach said profits fell in the first half but the company is currently performing “materiallyRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: Wall St leaps; Diageo improves; Wm Hill bid firms

Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes
9.30pm: Wall Street leaps Wall Street jumped as investors cheered progress in negotiations over the next coronavirus stimulus bill. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.5%, more than 400Read More

Sales rise by a third

Consumers turn to ice cream to lick lockdown blues

Mac Mackie
Mac Mackie: ‘adjustments’ Sales of ice cream rose by a third in the summer as consumers sought comfort foods during the lockdown. The sharp rise emerged despite the closure ofRead More

As more stores open...

Aldi eyes online expansion as shopping habits shift

Aldi shopper in mask
Aldi is expanding its portfolio (pic: Terry Murden) Aldi is following rival supermarket chains by building its online ordering offer in response to changes forced on shoppers by the pandemic.Read More

Energy

Gillies leaves SSE board, replaced by Cocker

Crawford Gillies
Crawford Gillies has confirmed he will step down from the SSE board on 30 September after five years service and his role as senior independent director by Tony Cocker. MrRead More

Unease over rise

Radio 2’s Ball volunteers pay cut to BBC bosses

Zoe Ball: ‘uncomfortable’ (pic: BBC) BBC presenter Zoe Ball has asked the BBC to cut her pay because she feels “uncomfortable” about receiving a £1 million pay rise. The Radio TwoRead More