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Day: 16 November 2020

Daily Business Live

Dow Jones surges; Free Port bids invited; Menzies deal

Menzies Aviation
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 10pm: Wall Street surges Wall Street traders drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close thanks to an injection of news about another vaccine.Read More

Commercial property

Pure Offices upbeat; Wemyss makes industrial move

Katie Whell
Katie Whell: ‘We are confident’ The firm behind a £3.8 million serviced office development at Edinburgh Park says it is confident that demand will pick up after seven tenants signedRead More

IT Solutions

Smith returns to key role at Network ROI

Richard Smith
Richard Smith has returned to Network ROI as service delivery manager. He previously worked for the company as the client services manager. Mr Smith, pictured, brings 35 years’ experience fromRead More

Business interruption case

Insurers insist firms were not covered by pandemic

shop closed notice
Businesses were forced to close and claim they should be compensated (pic: Terry Murden) Insurance companies told a legal hearing that thousands of small companies who were hit by theRead More

Quitting after two years

Whyte blows for full-time on her SFA compliance role

Exit: Clare Whyte (pic: SNS Group) The Scottish FA is on the look-out for a new compliance officer after Clare Whyte’s decision to leave the role after just two years.Read More

Driving proposal

Motorists may be charged for using Britain’s roads

cars
Road pricing is under consideration Motorists could be charged for using Britain’s roads under plans being considered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. The proposal is said to be part of plans byRead More

Climate action

Scots firms back COP26 as Boris ‘missing targets’

North Bridge demo - Extinction Rebellion
Climate change protestors in Edinburgh last year (pic: Terry Murden) NatWest (RBS) Group, SSE and ScottishPower will be among the big companies helping to underpin the COP26 climate change summitRead More

Five star venue shuts

Old Course Hotel latest to be closed by Covid rules

Old Course hotel St Andrews
The Old Course Hotel: shutting temporarily The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is the latest five-star hotel to close because of the coronavirus restrictions imposed by the government. AllRead More

Energy deal

Aviva launches solar carport at Perth offices

Perth car solar port
Solar car port at the Aviva offices Aviva, with support from the Scottish Government, has launched one of the UK’s largest combined solar carports and energy storage facilities at itsRead More

House building

Swan Group recruits commercial director

Swan Group, the Glasgow based developer of affordable and mid-market homes, has strengthened its leadership team with the recruitment of Colin Anderson as commercial director. Mr Anderson (pictured) joins managingRead More