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Expansion for surveyor

DM Hall acquires JA Pollock Property Consultants

Graeme Pollock
DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has acquired Livingston-based JA Pollock Property Consultants. A director, Graeme Pollock, pictured, will join the firm as the commercialRead More

First tranche of funding approved

Concert hall and digital skills gain from £384m City Deal boost

Impact Centre interior
The Impact Centre will receive funds from the deal   A new concert hall and research into the digital economy are the first projects to benefit from the first trancheRead More

Merger of global operations

GSK and Pfizer unveil £9.8bn healthcare joint venture

Glaxo
GlaxoSmithKline will have a majority stake in new venture   Drugs giants GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer are to combine their consumer health businesses into a joint venture, with combined sales ofRead More

Funding for care homes

First BGF foray into Highlands with £5m Parklands deal

Ron Taylor and Keith Barclay, Parklands
New plans: Ron Taylor and Keith Barclay   Parklands Group, one of the largest independent care home providers in the north of Scotland, has received a £5m investment from BGF.Read More

$66m contract

Wood hails Amec merger after securing nuclear deal

Sellafield
Energy services firm Wood hailed its merger with Amec Foster Wheeler as the big factor in securing a $66m nuclear power deal. Aberdeen-based Wood has won a contract to supplyRead More

Group expands with acquisition

M&D Green adds pharmacy shops with Thomas McLean deal

Grant Bett and Martin Green
Grant Bett and Martin Green (pic contributed)   M&D Green Group, one of Scotland’s largest independent pharmacy operators, has acquired Thomas McLean & Son which operates five retail outlets inRead More

Deal called off

SSE and Npower scrap plans for energy services merger

SSE Hydro
SSE sponsors the Hydro concert hall in Glasgow (pic: Terry Murden) Gas and Electricty giants SSE and Npower have scrapped the planned merger of their energy services businesses. Perth-based SSERead More

Games win for power firm

Aggreko triumphs with $200m Tokyo Olympics deal

Tokyo 2020
Power generator Aggreko has been awarded a $200m (£160m) supply contract for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Glasgow-based company’s Events Services division in Japan (AESJL) will provide temporary electricityRead More

Accelerating plans

Boston Networks focused on growth with 2020 acquisition

Scott McEwan of Boston Networks
Boston Networks’ chief executive Scott McEwan     Boston Networks, the Glasgow-based smart integrated solutions business, has completed the acquisition of 2020 Vision Systems as it accelerates its UK growth plans.Read More

100 jobs planned

Barclays’ £4m funding package to aid AAB growth

Anderson Anderson & Brown
Plans (l-r): Ricky Cowan, AAB business development director; Graeme Allan, managing partner; Lyn Calder, corporate finance partner – head of deals, central belt; Fraser Porter, CEO of AAB Wealth  Read More