Scots fishing fleet landed £560m catch in 2017
Latest figures show Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 466 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of £560 million in 2017. “This is a three…
Latest figures show Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 466 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of £560 million in 2017. “This is a three…
Scottish Development International (SDI) said 2017 was a “strong” year for inward investment projects and job creation in Scotland, with 126 foreign direct investment (FDI)…
BP said on Thursday that approval has been received from the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to proceed with the £200 million Vorlich development…
Securing a smooth Brexit transition is “vital” to protect Scotland’s growing economy – even if that means extending the Article 50 negotiation period – according…
Perth-based energy giant SSE said on Tuesday it is exercising its pre-emption right in the sale of Fluor Ltd.’s 50% share in Seagreen Wind Energy…
Cumbernauld-based Irn-Bru maker A.G. Barr said its revenue grew 5.5% to £136.9 million and profit before tax and exceptional items increased 4.0% to £18.2 million…
Edinburgh-based Wireless Infrastructure Group’s (WIG) said it completed a debt fund raising of £220 million to “accelerate its investments into neutral-host, 5G-ready wireless infrastructure.” The new…
French oil and energy group Total said on Monday it made a major gas discovery on the Glendronach prospect, located off the west coast of…
North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group is in talks to buy a number of ScottishPower assets as it continues to diversify away from coal-burning generation. Drax said…
Aberdeen-based Verus Petroleum said it agreed to acquire Cieco Exploration & Production (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Japanese commodity trading house Itochu Corporation, in a deal…
Edinburgh-based Miller Homes said its revenue for the half year to June 30, 2018, rose 7% to £356.1 million and operating profit increased 11% to £70.5 million. Miller…
Scottish GDP grew by 0.8% in the first half of this year compared to 0.6% in the UK, according to new statistics from Scotland’s chief statistician….
Celtic plc said it made record sales revenue of £101.6 million (2017: £90.6 million) and a profit before tax of £17.3 million (2017: £6.9 million) for…
Royal Bank of Scotland is trialling two standalone digital banks under its NatWest brand, according to a report by the UK’s Press Association. A senior…
Aberdeen-based Faroe Petroleum had a “constructive” meeting with Norwegian oil and gas company DNO last week, Faroe’s chief executive said on Tuesday, amid expectations that…
UPDATE 1 — Shares of Elgin-based housebuilder Springfield Properties rose about 10% on Tuesday after it announced its maiden annual results — for the year…
Standard Life Aberdeen joint chief executive Martin Gilbert told CNBC in an interview he believes the merged firm is “a couple of years ahead of everyone…
Edinburgh-based asset management giant Aberdeen Standard Investments and London-based Rock Rail and have finalised an agreement to fund, purchase and then lease new fleets of trains…
About £615 billion of assets are currently managed in Scotland by fund management firms that are members of the UK’s Investment Association (IA), according to the latest…
The sales value of oil and gas produced in Scotland in 2017-18 is estimated to be £20 billion, an increase of 18.2% compared to 2016-17, despite…
Shares of Perth-based energy giant SSE fell about 8% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update it expects its adjusted operating profit for the…
Glasgow-based intellectual property law firm Murgitroyd Group said on Tuesday its revenue slipped to £43.9 million in the year ended May 31, 2018, from £44.3 miilion the previous year. Underlying…
Edinburgh-based funds platform Nucleus Financial Group Limited on Tuesday announced its inaugural set of interim results as a quoted company, with period end assets under administration rising…
Ineos on Tuesday announced plans to invest £60 million to expand its Grangemouth refinery. It awarded a contract to build an additional furnace on its…
Oil & Gas UK, the representative body for the UK’s offshore industry, warned on Tuesday that the sector is at a crossroads as it publishes…
Shareholders of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG and shareholders of Virgin Money on Monday overwhelmingly approved the all-share deal for CYBG to take over its Newcastle-based…
VisitScotland and Expedia Group, the world’s largest online travel company, are joining forces to help drive travel demand through supporting the country’s hoteliers. “Through the…
Royal Bank of Scotland announced announced it will use 100% renewable energy for all of its electricity by 2025. RBS demonstrated its commitment by joining…
Glasgow-based media firm STV said it appointed David Mortimer — the man behind hit shows including Dragons’ Den, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends and 71 Degrees North…
Stirling-based construction and infrastructure firm Robertson Group said it delivered a 33% increase in turnover to £752 million and an 18% hike in profit before tax…
Glasgow-based drinks giant Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said on Thursday it has formed a strategic partnership…
Shares of Glasgow-based engineering giant Weir Group fell about 7% on Thursday after it warned in an update on North American oil and gas market conditions of “a…
Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday it will close a further 54 branches and cut 258 jobs in a move that is related to its…
Shares of Edinburgh-based Craneware, a software firm that specializes in the US healthcare market, rose more than 15% on Tuesday after it said its revenue increased 16% to $67.1…
Glasgow-based media firm STV Group plc said its revenue rose 6% to £57.7 million in the six months to June 30, 2018, as STV enjoyed its…
UPDATE 3 – TSB Bank Plc said on Tuesday that its CEO Paul Pester is leaving the company after months of pressure that followed a botched…
Glasgow-based media firm STV Group plc and Virgin Media on Monday signed a four-year strategic partnership will see Virgin TV customers in Scotland having access to…
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said on Monday that the number of Scottish businesses winning work from Scottish local authorities — which spend £7 billion…
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Monday £16.7 million of additional funding to help significantly increase the number of green buses across the country and…
TSB — which is owned by Spain’s Banco Sabadell — said on Monday some of its customers are having problems using its internet banking facilities, its…