Companies

Companies

CodeBase joins £150m effort to accelerate digital sector

Tech
Hampden & Co chief executive Graeme Hartop said the deal marks a "significant business opportunity" for the bank. Picture: Contributed

Private bank Hampden & Co wins 'significant' Lloyd’s deal

Financial
RBS admitted it has 'more to do' in restoring its financial strength. Picture: John Devlin

Scottish business wire: RBS | Greene King | ShepWedd

Companies

Shepherd & Wedderburn acquires Aberdeen law firm CLP

Law

Loss of T in the Park 'would be a victory for neds'

Politics 5

Bruce Stevenson brokers hospitality charity sponsorship

Financial
The SRUC report found Brexit uncertainty could have a negative impact on the rural economy. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Brexit vote sends shock waves through rural Scotland

Farming 1
Anita and Andrew Stirling of Angus-based Stirfresh have won a supply deal with Lidl. Picture: Contributed

Business briefs: Stirfresh | Flybe | Countryside

Retail
Hampden & Co chief executive Graeme Hartop said the deal marks a "significant business opportunity" for the bank. Picture: Contributed

Private bank Hampden & Co wins 'significant' Lloyd’s deal

Financial
The team at Bruce Stevenson will offer a range of services to HIT Scotland. Picture: Cate Gillon

Bruce Stevenson brokers hospitality charity sponsorship

Financial
Aberdeen Asset Management said Donald Trump's presidency will contribute to ongoing market volatility. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

Aberdeen warns of ongoing market volatility as profits drop

Financial
RBS was a major victim of the crisis of 2008. Picture: John Devlin

Cat MacLean: Bank’s apology not enough to restore faith

Opinion
Peter Griffiths, Sainsburys Bank chief executive, and Councillor Lesley Laird. Picture: Donald MacLeod

Sainsbury’s Bank opens Fife call centre

Financial

Clydesdale set to ‘shake up’ rivals after profits jump

Financial

Taxpayer stake in Lloyds Banking Group cut by 1%

Financial

City watchdog proposes shake-up for fund management

Financial 4

LendingCrowd and Scottish Enterprise talk SME lending

Financial
CodeBase chairman Jamie Coleman will act as an investment lead for Accelerated Digital Ventures. Picture: Murdo MacLeod

CodeBase joins £150m effort to accelerate digital sector

Tech
BT has faced mounting calls for a full split from its Openreach arm. Picture: Rod Kirkpatrick/VisualMedia/PA

Watchdog calls on BT to spin off Openreach division

Tech
The study shows firms around the Aberdeen area fared best at growing their revenues above three million pounds. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Scottish firms struggling to break £1m revenue mark

Companies
Pete Flockhart says manufacturers stand to benefit from embracing emerging technologies. Picture: Fraser Band

Pete Flockhart: Manufacturing set for digital revolution

Tech

CodeClan software skills academy expands into Glasgow

Tech

Steve Ewing: Scots start-ups focus on global growth

Tech

Edinburgh must build appeal to tech firms, says property chief

Tech 2

Scottish business wire: Aberdeen | Tech firms | Services

Companies
Manufacturers have become more worried about the lights going out after Brexit. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Brexit fallout raises firms’ fears over energy shortages

News 3
Any pick-up in oil and gas sentiment is from an 'extremely low base', writes Martin Flanagan. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Martin Flanagan: Glimmers of hope for energy industry

News 1
There are signs of confidence improving across the oil and gas sector. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

More jobs pain for oil sector but signs of optimism ahead

News
The office complex is located at Altens, Aberdeen. Picture: Contributed

Wood Group moves in after refinancing deal

News
Morrisons Petrol station at the gyle.

Morrisons petrol is less than £1 a litre thanks to promotion

News
Nove Innovation have secured funding from the European Commission to demonstrate a direct drive tidal turbine.

Nova Innovation secures EC funding for tidal generator

News 10

Farming firm taps into renewables revenues

News

Parkmead explores more deals on back of low oil price

News

380 jobs at risk as Shell plans to close Glasgow office

News 13
The SRUC report found Brexit uncertainty could have a negative impact on the rural economy. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Brexit vote sends shock waves through rural Scotland

Farming 1
Anita and Andrew Stirling of Angus-based Stirfresh have won a supply deal with Lidl. Picture: Contributed

Business briefs: Stirfresh | Flybe | Countryside

Retail
The AHDB said barley producers should 'wait and see' for new varieties. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Barley growers still face wait for new varieties

Farming 1
Fergus Ewing said the cost was a 'very small fraction' of the money to be delivered by the Scottish Government. Picture: John Paul Photography/PA Wire

Farm payments chaos cost taxpayers £1m, admits Fergus Ewing

Farming 23

Judge hails ‘very good show of cattle’ at LiveScot

Farming

Young families wanted to become crofters on Skye

Farming 1

Don’t ignore sporting rights valuation, owners warned

Farming 3

Rural charity RSABI offers lifeline for fuel-poor

Farming
Anita and Andrew Stirling of Angus-based Stirfresh have won a supply deal with Lidl. Picture: Contributed

Business briefs: Stirfresh | Flybe | Countryside

Retail
The two Icelands are seeking to resolve their trademark row. Picture: PA Wire

Martin Flanagan: N’ice and easy does it with trademark row

Retail
The new flagship Edinburgh store marks a multi-million pound investment by the company. Picture: Contributed

Jeweller takes wraps off flagship Edinburgh store

Companies 2
Ikea has a presence in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Straiton near Edinburgh. Picture: Esme Allen

Ikea vows to build more UK stores amid rising sales

Retail 1
Palm oil plantations in Indonesia are using child labour. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Nestlé among brands hit by palm oil child labour claims

Retail

JD Sports pockets Go Outdoors in £112m deal

Retail

Online brand BHS looks to higher Cyber Monday sales

Retail

Black Friday: UK spending expected to reach a record £1.97bn

UK 1

Lookers Audi invests £2m in Edinburgh site

Retail
T in the Park has been cancelled in 2017 after two troubled years at Strathallan.

Loss of T in the Park 'would be a victory for neds'

Politics 5
The team at Bruce Stevenson will offer a range of services to HIT Scotland. Picture: Cate Gillon

Bruce Stevenson brokers hospitality charity sponsorship

Financial
Dundee's new waterfront V&A museum is expected to be at the heart of any bid to become European City of Culture in 2023.

SNP warns Dundee's European culture capital bid is threatened by Brexit

Politics 31

T in the Park set to quit Strathallan as organisers plot new event in Glasgow

Politics 36

Stirling Castle named Scotland’s best visitor attraction

People & Places

New blow for Perthshire as Dougie MacLean cancels his own festival in 2017

Lifestyle
Shepherd & Wedderburn
 chief Stephen Gibb said Aberdeen remains a 'cornerstone' of the Scottish economy. Picture: Contributed

Shepherd & Wedderburn acquires Aberdeen law firm CLP

Law
Chris Gotts, partner and head of corporate finance at Burness Paull. Picture: Contributed

Burness Paull hails strong deal-making activity

Law
Alison Graham joins commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers as head of marketing and business development. Picture: Contributed

On the move: Latest appointments and promotions

Law
Anderson Strathern's Colin Henderson with Sarah Thurston, left, and Susie Stewart, who have recently been promoted at the law firm. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Anderson Strathern eyeing more bolt-on legal deals

Law
MacRoberts partner Deborah Miller says the Uber ruling could have far-reaching implications for the 'gig economy'. Picture: Contributed

Deborah Miller: Uber ruling won’t stop the meter

Law 1
The full impact of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act is still unfolding in rural Scotland. Picture: Shutterstock

Scotsman Legal Review: A year of change

Law

Scotsman Legal Review: Intellectual Property

Law

Scotsman Legal Review: Law Society of Scotland

Law

Scotsman Legal Review: Family Law

Law

Scotsman Legal Review: Charity Law

Law

Scotsman Legal Review: Litigation and alternative dispute resolution

Law