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Shipyard plan

McColl in surprise bid to regain control of Ferguson Marine

Jim McColl
Jim McColl: thought to have lodged bid Scottish tycoon Jim McColl is seeking to regain control of the Ferguson Marine shipyard just weeks after he was forced to relinquish controlRead More

Bank review

Sainsbury’s looking for £1.3bn from sale of mortgage book

Sainsbury's Bank hq
Sainsbury’s Bank is based at the Gyle Sainsbury’s could be the second supermarket chain to offload its mortgage book following a review of its financial services arm. The company isRead More

Former PM's memoirs

Cameron breaks silence to take swipe at Johnson’s EU plans

David Cameron annual conf
David Cameron: worrying over Britain’s future Former Prime Minister David Cameron has emerged from political exile to challenge the strategy of his fellow Old Etonian Boris Johnson. In an explosiveRead More

Brexit on the menu

Johnson to meet EU president Juncker for ‘working lunch’

Jean Claude Juncker
Jean Claude Juncker will meet the PM for lunch Boris Johnson will meet the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday for the first time since he became Prime Minister.Read More

Adviser appointed

Schuh confirms plan to cut costs across footwear estate

Schuh
Stores face cutbacks Shoe retailer Schuh has hired a retail property consultancy to look at cutting costs across its 130-store estate. The move by the Livingston-based company comes shortly afterRead More

Household services deal

Ovo moves into big energy league after £500m deal with SSE

SSE
Ovo has become Britain’s biggest energy supplier in the UK after British Gas after sealing a deal to acquire Perth-based SSE’s household retail business. The ‘challenger’ energy company will payRead More

Project Heather

Stock Exchange board hires due as CEO insists project is ‘on plan’

Tomas Carruthers at parliament
Scotland’s proposed new stock exchange is due to unveil two board members, possibly a chairman, as the chief executive of the steering group insists it remains on schedule. Tomas Carruthers,Read More

Waste clampdown

Sainsbury’s makes pledge to cut plastic packaging by half

Sainsbury's Local
Supermarkets are urging changing habits (pic: Terry Murden) Sainsbury’s is to meet packaging firms, food manufacturers and scientists to outline its plan to halve the amount of plastic used inRead More

Firm should prepare

No Deal Brexit could trigger four quarter recession

Port of Grangemouth
A Brexit deal could see the UK perform better than expected A disorderly exit from the European Union on the 31 October could prompt a four quarter recession with GDPRead More

Development delayed

Murray hits out at decision to call in Edinburgh gateway project

David D Murray
David D Murray: disappointed The Scottish Government planning minister has been accused of risking investment and up to 12,000 job opportunities after calling in a proposed development near Edinburgh Airport.Read More