2023




Diageo boss Ivan Menezes dies at 63

Scotch Whisky giant Diageo plc announced on Wednesday that Ivan Menezes, who held the CEO role at the world’s biggest spirits company for 10 years, has…








Brewster invests millions in second recycling plant

Scottish construction waste recycling firm Brewster Brothers is investing £6 million in a second recycling plant at Gartshore, near Cumbernauld. “The increasing appetite for recycled aggregates and…



Hargreaves Lansdown appoints Vaughan as new CIO

Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed former Brown Shipley executive Toby Vaughan as its new chief investment officer, responsible for the HLFM fund range. “Toby’s responsibilities include…















Scotgold Resources CEO Phil Day resigns

Scotgold Resources Limited, which owns the Cononish Gold and Silver Mine near Tyndrum, said on Thursday that its CEO Phil Day has notified the board of his…











900-job Hunterston cable plant gets go-ahead

Cable manufacturing company XLCC said North Ayrshire Council Planning Committee has granted full planning permission for its HVDC subsea cable manufacturing operations in Hunterston. The decision…












Iomart, Glasgow cloud firm, in board changes

Glasgow-based cloud computing firm Iomart Group announced the appointments of Annette Nabavi and Adrian Chamberlain as independent non-executive directors of the company. Following six years on…




Oldham becomes sole MD at Highland Spring

Blackford, Perthshire-based natural source water producer Highland Spring Group announced that Mark Steven, who alongside Simon Oldham, is currently joint managing director of the business, “has…







Wood Group Urged To Launch Share Buyback

London-based investment fund Sparta Capital on Friday repeated its call for John Wood Group, the Aberdeen-based global engineering and consulting giant, to launch a share buyback…







Scottish Mortgage falls 33%, commits to growth firms

The £13.3 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, has reiterated its commitment to investing in “exceptional growth companies” despite announcing share price and net…



James Anderson joins Agnelli-backed fund firm

Former Baillie Gifford and Scottish Mortgage fund manager James Anderson has joined an investment management firm backed by the Agnelli Italian industrial dynasty. Anderson has joined…