Glasgow wholesale firm Sher Brothers sees turnover drop hit profits
Sher Brothers, the Glasgow-based wholesaler, has dipped into the red following a 7 per cent drop in turnover, which it blamed on a downturn in hardware sales.According to accounts filed at Companies...
View ArticleString of new contract wins helps PwC to increase both revenues and growth
Revenues at accounting giant PwC accelerated last year as the firm picked up work on a range of high-profile mergers and acquisitions and won new audit contracts, though the profits paid to each...
View ArticleTravel: Turkey
NO ONE should ever doubt the ingenuity of the Romans. They were nothing if not innovative.How else can we explain their hugely inventive idea of building a secret underground passage from the splendid...
View ArticleJewel and Esk electric vehicle project is set for massive expansion
SCOTLAND’S largest electric vehicle project is set for a massive expansion – after the first year of the scheme saw the low-carbon cars cover 18,000 miles without a single breakdown.Every journey made...
View ArticleOutdoors: Revered for millennia, the rowan isat its most striking in the autumn
ONCE commonly planted outside houses as a protection against witches, the rowan is one of our most elegant trees and it is particularly conspicuous at this time of year due to its hanging bunches of...
View ArticleFSA’s £500,000 fine for Peter Cummings, only part of the story of a scandal
THE FSA’s £500,000 fine for former head of corporate banking at HBOS, Peter Cummings, is only part of the story of a scandal that has still not been properly investigated nor explained, writes Ray...
View ArticleScottish independence: No sign of surge in Scots’ support
SCOTTISH independence has failed to win the backing of more than a third of Scots, with support for leaving the UK lower than before the SNP won power, a newly-published survey has found.Only 32 per...
View ArticleStewart Group’s shooting star to target double win
SHARP shooter Alex Stewart is targeting success in his career as well as at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after becoming Stewart Group’s latest recruit.A trainee shipbroker at the...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Fed opens the floodgates in bid for prosperity
They told us it was coming and we noted it was coming but when it came shares still leapt in surprise. Confirmation that the European Central Bank would “do whatever it takes” to deal with the...
View ArticleBoots takes stake in Chinese drugs company for £56m
Chemist chain Alliance Boots yesterday said it was paying £56 million to take a stake in Chinese wholesaler Nanjing Pharmaceutical.The deal, first touted more than a year ago, will strengthen Alliance...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Hastings | Superdry | Emaar Properties
Insurance broker Hastings Direct has unveiled plans to create 200 jobs over the next 12 months to meet growing demand for its services.The firm, based in East Sussex, specialises in car and motorbike...
View ArticleThe week ahead: Retailers take turn in the spotlight
THe retail sector will be in sharp focus this week as the likes of online fashion firm Asos, department store stalwart Debenhams and suits specialist Moss Bros issue new figures.Debenhams, which is due...
View ArticleTravel: The Torridon Hotel by Achnasheen, Wester Ross
THIS lochside hotel is the perfect base for an indulgent weekend Y ou don’t need a reason to visit Wester Ross, but there are a few good omens in the ether in case you were looking for one. I can give...
View ArticleSports Direct may swoop for JJB, but hundreds of jobs still at risk
Struggling retailer JJB Sports looks set to be snapped up by rival Sports Direct International, although fears have been raised that a deal might see at least half of its stores closed and hundreds of...
View ArticleInterview: Hugh Fearnley - Whittingstall, chef
THERE’S something strange about meeting Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in the swanky surroundings of London’s Langham Hotel. In the lofty Palm Court on a busy Wednesday morning, businessmen are brokering...
View ArticleFamily: Find Enid Blyton-style adventure at Gunsgreen House
MY GIRLS are massive Enid Blyton fans, and Five Go to Smuggler’s Top is their all-time favourite read. The plot concerns the five getting tangled up in adventures involving smugglers and tunnels...
View ArticleBanks turn down 40% of credit requests
Banks are turning down more than four out of ten applications for credit from Britain’s small businesses, according to a new survey which also reveals a further fall in confidence levels.The Federation...
View ArticleWalk of the week: Stob choire claurigh
xOne of the best high-level, non-scrambling ridges in the country, on the north side of upper Glen Nevis, a traverse of the Grey Corries was eagerly anticipated.An east/west route starts with the...
View ArticleStrong growth sees Senergy double its capital workforce
Energy services firm Senergy is seeking to more than double its workforce in Edinburgh after opening a new office in the city.The Aberdeen-based group currently employs 16 people in the capital but its...
View ArticleGadget review: Bolle BP-300 Wi-Fi Smartphone Printer
xxThe passage of photos from the digital world to the physical world can be both tortuous and tedious. I like to think of my smartphone as a bit like a visual diary, its built-in camera capturing...
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