Many employers across Scotland have continued to recruit or retain apprentices during the pandemic, developing new ways of working to ensure their talent continues to add value and their businesses remain resilient. Forster Group started out as a roofing company just...
Read MoreWork is well under way on a major renewable energy project, off the north-east coast, that will help Scotland and the UK reach its goal of creating a net-zero economy. When Seagreen is complete, the £3 billion venture will be Scotland’s...
Read MoreTwo Scottish livestock farmers are featured in a new TV advert to promote Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb. The ad, which will run on STV until February 2, features Hazel McNee from Over Finlarg Farm, near Tealing and Sutherland sheep farmer...
Read MoreAn Angus window blind manufacturer has shrugged off economic challenges as turnover jumped by more than 13%. Newly-filed accounts for Stevens (Scotland), show turnover rose from £8.4 million in 2018, to £9.6m for the year ending December 31, 2019 – an increase of...
Read MoreAngus based Arbikie Distillery has signed a deal to bring its products to Singapore. The Lunan Bay firm's deal with Spun Spirits is for its 194 expression of Highland Rye, the world's only rye Scotch whisky. Director Iain Stirling said: "We have...
Read MoreScottish ministers have announced plans to establish Scotland's first green freeports in a "screeching U-turn" that could attract major new investment. Freeports, which have special status that allows companies to defer paying tax or owe none at all if the make...
Read MoreA driving principle behind their family run, vegan business, The Black Cat Soap House from Kirriemuir try to live kindly towards people, animals and the planet. They are committed to creating as little waste as possible, avoiding plastic, and to...
Read MoreA new Sainsbury’s food hall has opened at Dobbies in Monifieth. The new-look store has officially opened at the popular garden centre in Ethiebeaton Park. It means shoppers will be able to pick up a range of food and grocery products from...
Read MoreAngus woman Morgan Humphreys swapped a career in the oil and gas industry to start up a business selling non-alcoholic craft beers. Making a move into selling craft beer from a career in the oil and gas industry may seem a...
Read MoreInternational sales growth continued at Angus-based jams and preserves manufacturer Mackays last year. Recently filed accounts for the firm show turnover dipped slightly from £18.9 million in 2018, to £18m for the year ending December 31, 2019 – a fall of 4.8%. However, exports...
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