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Gray steps aside as Covid hits Scotgold mine

Richard Gray
Richard Gray: stepping down (pic: Terry Murden) Scotgold Resources, which is behind the gold mine near Loch Lomond, has named Phillip Day as chief executive as it revealed coronavirus hadRead More

Daily Business Live

Stock market plunges; BoS monitor; IAG; Rightmove

London Stock Exchange
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Sell-off in London The FTSE 100 plunged 169 points (2.5%) to 6,483 as traders followed the Dow Jones which was down 228 points at midday.Read More

Engineering report

Support schemes not alleviating Brexit pressures

Paul Sheerin
Paul Sheerin: ‘harsh reality’ (pic: Terry Murden) Support provided by the UK Government through the extension of the furlough scheme has enabled many companies to retain key skills and offsetRead More

Green fuel

Alexander Dennis unveils hydrogen powered bus

H2.0 bus
Under development: the H2.0 bus Falkirk bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has announced that its next generation double decker hydrogen bus will deliver a zero-emission range of up to 300 miles.Read More

Daily Business Live

Aston Martin; BAE Systems; Centrica; Drax; Macfarlane

Aston Martin DBX
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Commodities underpin FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 ended the session 7 points lower, a 0.1% dip, at 6,652, having been supported during the day byRead More

Space engineering

Orbex orders giant 3D printer for rocket engines

Orbex 3D printed rocket engine
3D printed rocket engine A rocket firm has commissioned the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe to make engines at its plant in the Highlands. Aerospace company Orbex announced lastRead More

New R&D centre

Ashtead invests in expansion into decom sector

Fraser Collis
Fraser Collis: dynamic market Ashtead Technology has invested £1million in an R&D and engineering facility in Aberdeenshire as it aims to increase its foothold in renewables and decommissioning. The subseaRead More

Green vehicles

Alexander Dennis secures Hong Kong bus order

ADL-Enviro500-for-KMB-Alexander-Dennis
An Enviro500 bus in service in Hong Kong Alexander Dennis has received an order for 56 of the latest green-technology buses from Hong Kong. It will build the Enviro500 double-deckersRead More

Successful talks

Union hails deal to save 650 Rolls-Royce jobs

Rolls Royce Inchinnan
Rolls-Royce Inchinnan More than 650 Rolls-Royce jobs have been saved from compulsory redundancies for at least five years after Unite secured agreements at the company’s plants in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire andRead More

Shipping

Marine veteran Bruce joins board of CNE

Callum Bruce
Hybrid power solutions company, Carbon Neutral Energy (CNE), has appointed Callum Bruce as its first non-executive director to help build the business, following the announcement that it is to embarkRead More