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Ahead of talks this week...

£100m wind power fund offers lifeline to Bifab yards

Pat Rafferty
Pat Rafferty: ‘last chance saloon’ (pic: Terry Murden) BiFab’s mothballed yards in Fife have been thrown a possible lifeline in the form of a £100 million UK government fund toRead More

New Changeworks vehicle

First all-electric recycling van hits Edinburgh streets

Changeworks
Forbes Connor, Lord Provost Frank Ross and Roddy Smith, Essential Edinburgh’s chief executive   Businesses in central Edinburgh will benefit from the first all-electric waste and recycling vehicle designed specificallyRead More

Funding deal

Matheson flicks switch to electric vehicle charging hubs

Falkirk electric hub
New charging hub   Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson has announced £20.6 million funding package to support electric vehicle charging across Scotland. Falkirk Council has been awarded overRead More

McQueens buys facility

Revival of doorstep deliveries drives dairy expansion

Calum McQueen, Mick McQueen and Ruairidh McQueen
Calum McQueen (commercial director), Mick McQueen (chairman) and Ruairidh McQueen (sales director)   A revival in demand for doorstep milk deliveries has led to 100 jobs being created at anRead More

Statement from union

Dwindling Scotsman staff ‘struggle’ to produce papers

Scotsman
Journalists at The Scotsman newspaper have criticised “constant cost-cutting” by owner JPI Media as more staff leave amid concern that the printed paper could be lost. JPI Media, owned byRead More

Regulator cracks down on fraud

Bank of Scotland fined £45.5m over Reading scandal

A fine imposed on the bank was reduced after it agreed to early settlement (pic: Terry Murden) Bank of Scotland has been fined £45.5m by the financial regulator for delayingRead More

Tycoon demands new review

Sports Direct wants removal of Goals board in tax row

Mike Ashley Sky vid
Mike Ashley: unhappy at probe into Scottish firm   Retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is demanding the removal of the entire board of five-a-side football company Goals Soccer CentresRead More

Latest FDI report

Swiss trade links help Scotland lure foreign investors

Sue Dawe
Sue Dawe: positive news for Scotland   Scotland continues to be the most attractive location for international investment into financial services outside London, according to new data. The number ofRead More

Private equity buyer

Macdonald selling 27 hotels to clear mounting debt

Rusacks Hotel
Sold: Rusacks in St Andrews is among those being offloaded   Macdonald Hotels is selling 27 of its properties to a private equity player in a deal aimed at clearingRead More

Critical new report

Government ‘failing’ to provide key digital leadership

Kate Forbes, SNP digital minister
Kate Forbes: ‘more work to be done’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Government ministers are failing to provide the required leadership to put digital technology at the heart of deliveringRead More