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Network contract

North secures another top sports event IT deal

Scott McEwan of North
Scott McEwan: lasting legacy IT network company North has added another high profile sporting event to its roster of clients. North will enable delivery of critical network and telecommunications servicesRead More

Biggest Covid failure

Shop jobs at risk as Arcadia falls into administration

Top Shop Edinburgh
Stores will remain open (pic: Terry Murden) Arcadia group plunged into administration tonight becoming the biggest corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. The collapse of Sir Philip Green’s retail empireRead More

Making progress

Shares rise as Omega ‘encouraged’ by prospects

lab
Omega is working on Covid test kits The Scottish food and drug testing company announced an anticipated loss in the first half but chairman William Rhodes said it expects toRead More

Leader's speech

FM pledges £500 to NHS staff and support for apprentices

Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon called on Boris Johnson to make payment tax free Nicola Sturgeon today promised a one-off payment of £500 to the country’s health and social care workers – andRead More

Deal with chef

Kitchin cooks up a partnership with Compass

Tom Kitchin and David Hay
Partners: Tom Kitchin and David Hay Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin is to work as a consultant to catering company Compass Scotland which has been launched as a distinct business withinRead More

Arcadia in crisis

Top Shop collapse may leave £250m trail of unpaid bills

Top Shop
Top Shop’s fate is in the balance (pic: Terry Murden) Arcadia’s collapse is expected to cost suppliers £250 million in unpaid invoices, it has been claimed. The failure of SirRead More

Fintech deal

Virgin signs up Redspire for business account project

Virgin Money flag 2
Virgin will be flying the flag for SMEs (pic: Terry Murden) Virgin Money, the Glasgow-based bank, has announced a partnership with local fintech company Redspire to help it build aRead More

Funding pledge

Forbes offers SMEs £11.8 million digital boost

Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes: ‘immediate boost’ (pic: Terry Murden) A further £11.8 million is being made available to help businesses take advantage of digital technologies. It comprises £10m for financial incentives andRead More

Investment

Thomas takes chair at Scottish Investment Operations

Denise Thomas SIO
Denise Thomas: stepping up Scottish Investment Operations (SIO) has appointed Denise Thomas as its chairman, replacing Pauline Burns who has held the position since 2017. Ms Thomas is commercial & clientRead More

New bank chief

Lloyds hires HSBC’s Nunn as chief executive

Lloyds Banking Group
Charlie Nunn will replace Antonio Horta-Osorio Lloyds Banking Group, which embraces Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows and Halifax, has appointed HSBC wealth boss Charlie Nunn as group chief executive toRead More