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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

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

New facility to tackle obesity

Dermalclinic expands weight loss treatment to Aberdeen

Jackie Partridge
Aesthetic treatment clinic, dermalclinic, is expanding into Aberdeen with the launch of Alevere by dermalclinic, a weight loss treatment which grew by 13% at its Edinburgh centre last year.  TheRead More

Faulds to leave board

Visiativ Group acquires R&D tax specialist Jumpstart

R&D tax credit specialist Jumpstart has been acquired by Visiativ Group which will see its current shareholders exit the business. Chairman Jim Faulds (pictured), who was introduced by BGF’s talentRead More

US keen on Scottish ecosystem

Deals activity holds up despite uncertainty over Brexit

Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis: US investors are impressed by Scottish community   Deal activity and investment in Scotland have remained buoyant despite the uncertainty caused by Brexit and other international tensions, accordingRead More

Work starts this year

Contract awarded for Berriedale Braes improvement

Berriedale Braes project
Berriedale Braes project: work due to start this year   RJ MacLeod has been awarded the construction contract as part of the £9.6 million Berriedale Braes project on the A9. TheRead More

Consortium makes offer

Virgin Atlantic heads £2.2m deal to acquire troubled Flybe

Flybe contributed
Flybe: suffering from higher costs   Virgin Atlantic has joined forces with Stobart Aviation and Cyrus Capital Partners in a joint bid to buy Flybe in a deal valuing theRead More

Engineering firm acquired

Valor adds North Sea Power Solutions in third deal

North Sea Power Solution
Done deal: Graeme Harper and John Ferguson   Valor Energy Group, the Aberdeen-based collection of oil and gas companies, has acquired electrical engineering specialist North Sea Power Solutions (NSPS), alsoRead More

Board likely to be ousted

DNO wins bitter battle for Faroe Petroleum with raised offer

Faroe Petroleum rig
Faroe’s board said the bid undervalued the company   Norwegian oil company DNO has secured control of Faroe Petroleum after last night raising its hostile bid for the Aberdeen company to £641.7Read More