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180 jobs at risk

St Rollox closer to closure as notices served on workers

St Rollox Works (date and photog unknown)
Historic works could close (pic: unknown)   Workers at the historic St Rollox rail plant in Glasgow are fearing for their jobs after being served with a statutory consultation periodRead More

Meeting called for next month

RBS seeks buyback to hasten return to the private sector

RBS Gogarburn
Share purchases are planned by the bank (pic: Terry Murden)   Royal Bank of Scotland is looking to buy up to £1.4 billion worth of its shares from the governmentRead More

'MPs cannot solve this alone'

Brown calls for Brexit delay and public consultations

Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown: ‘Our crisis is now so profound that Parliament cannot now solve it on its own’   Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for Parliament to delay exitingRead More

Latest whisky project

ISG secures contract to revive malt distilling in capital

Holyrood Distillery
Distillery will be first to produce single malts in the capital for 90 years   ISG has secured the prestigious contract to deliver Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery forRead More

Further support for key exporter

Moulded Foams to roll-out expansion after BGF backing

Patrick Graham
Paddy Graham: ‘Moulded Foams reflects and underpins British exporting’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Britain’s largest independent manufacturer of moulded foam products has secured investment from BGF to finance its nextRead More

Property swoop

Iconic Glasgow office block sold to Canadian investor

Sutherland House
One of Glasgow’s finest 20th century office buildings, which has undergone an extensive refurbishment, has been acquired for £9.75 million by a Canadian property investor. Sutherland House in St VincentRead More

Acquisition cleared

Menzies Aviation cleared for takeover of Airline Services

Menzies Aviation
Deal cleared for takeover   The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today cleared Menzies Aviation’s takeover of part of Airline Services’ business after an in-depth investigation allayed competition concerns.Read More

Plan for all-year attraction

Plan for highest zip wire at revamped ski centre

zip wire at ski slope
High wire: users of a planned zip wire will get views across the Forth   Plans to turn a snowsports centre near Edinburgh into an all-year-round visitor attraction include creatingRead More

Next phase of £1bn project

Hunter and CALA team up for Winchburgh project

Winchburgh
Winchburgh: a new central belt community    Almost 3,500 homes will be built as the next phase of one of the UK’s biggest housing-linked infrastructure projects. Winchburgh Developments is a newly-createdRead More

Brits spend £25bn on phone

Buying on mobiles outstrips shopping centres for first time

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Shopping on smartphones and tablets will outstrip shopping centres this year for the first time as Brits become addicted to buying goods on the go. The amount spent via smart devicesRead More