November 2017





Stagecoach shares up 13% amid UK rail changes

Shares of Perth-based train and bus giant Stagecoach rose 13% after the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced a number of changes to franchises currently operated…





Apex Hotels revenue up 6% to £65m

Edinburgh-based Apex Hotels Limited reported another consecutive year of growth in the 12 months to April 30 with a 6% rise in turnover from £61.3 million to…


EnerMech forecasts 2017 revenue of £360m

Aberdeen-based mechanical engineering group EnerMech said its 2016 revenues rose by almost £10 million to £263.7 million on the previous year — and forecast that 2017…




Menzies to unveil plans to split in two by March

Edinburgh-based aviation logistics and news distribution company John Menzies said in a trading update that it expects “to be able to make a firm announcement” on splitting the…



























Aggreko hires Atkins’ Heath Drewett as CFO

Glasgow-based Aggreko, the world’s largest temporary power firm, announced the appointment of Heath Drewett as its chief financial officer (CFO). Drewett was the group finance…



Scots salmon exports up 56% to £483m

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation said latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs show continued record growth for Scottish salmon exports so far in 2017….







South-west Edinburgh family home prices up 20%

Three bedroom houses in the south-west suburbs of Edinburgh experienced some of the highest increases in average selling prices between August and October of this year amid a…







Johnston Press investor in formal board move

Johnston Press announced it received a letter from major shareholder Custos Group AS requisitioning a general meeting of the company’s shareholders. Custos is run by Norwegian…




McColl, Betts among new SCDI appointments

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry announced a number of key appointments to its board — including Scotch Whisky Association CEO Karen Betts and Clyde Blowers…


Scots salmon farming employment up 13%

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said in its latest Scottish Salmon Economic Report that employment in the Scottish salmon farming industry rose 13% to 2,472…



£6bn Baillie Gifford fund bets on healthcare, tech

The fund managers who run Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford’s flagship £6 billion fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, are making new investments in cutting-edge healthcare companies that…