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Stake in transport firm

Property tycoon Tchenguiz takes stake in embattled FirstGroup

FirstGroup train, First Group rail services,
First has as high profile shareholder Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has emerged as a shareholder in the Scottish bus and train company FirstGroup. Mr Tchenguiz now owns a 3.2% stakeRead More

Agreement saves jobs

Ferguson Marine yard saved for second time in nationalisation deal

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Unfinished business: work will continue on the ferry contract Ferguson Marine has been saved for the second time after being taken into public ownership. Three hundred jobs will be madeRead More

Report reveals new data

Scotland’s high-growth firms rely mainly on government support

Codebase
Codebase Edinburgh: Home to many early stage firms (pic: Terry Murden) Most high growth firms turn to government funding to help them through their early stage development, according to newRead More

Unusual fund raising idea

BrewDog considering £10m bond with payback partly in beer

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Beer coupon: lenders may get payments in IPA Brewer and pubs chain BrewDog may issue a £10 million bond that would repay lenders partly in beer. BrewDog founder James WattRead More

'Bitter sweet' data

Airport breaks record despite slowing of passenger growth

Edinburgh Airport
Passenger growth at Edinburgh has declined (pic: Terry Murden) Edinburgh Airport has recorded the busiest ever month for a Scottish airport but the domestic market has contracted on a yearRead More

Details awaited

New Town project steps up a gear as Orion outlines proposals

RBS New Town North Dundas Street
Site of development is at centre of photograph Former RBS offices in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town are poised to become a new neighbourhood of homes, work places andRead More

New brand to emerge

Coulters Lettings offloaded, to be run as separate business

Coulters
All change: the lettings business is being split off Coulters, the residential law firm and estate agency is ending its six year association with Coulters Lettings.  Marcus Di Rollo andRead More

Victory for activist

Martin finally installed as FirstGroup chairman after deadline fiasco

FirstGroup bus
Bus company has new chairman FirstGroup has announced that David Martin will join the transport group as chairman with immediate effect. Mr Martin, the former chief executive of Arriva, hadRead More

CEO calls for action

Aegon’s Grace calls on new government to ‘make up for lost time’

Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace: ‘we need to push ahead’ Aegon UK chief executive Adrian Grace has called for Boris Johnson’s new government to “make up for lost time” by pressing ahead withRead More

Four year fall

North Sea oilfields’ efficiency measures cut downtime by a third

BP Clair Ridge
Oil workers have become more efficient North Sea oilfield operators have reduced the frequency of offshore downtime by 32% in the past four years, fulfilling plans to improve operating efficienciesRead More