Carnoustie-based housebuilder DJ Laing has highlighted the strong Dundee property market for its rise in profits. Newly filed accounts from the Angus firm showed its sales rose to £7 million for the year ending May 31 2020, compared to £6.3 million...
Read MoreAs work continues at pace on the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Montrose Port for the Seagreen offshore wind farm, local businesses are starting to feel the benefit of the project. One such contractor is Harry Maiden Ltd, steel fabricators...
Read MoreScottish Enterprise today announced the first of a series of grant funding calls to help support economic recovery and stimulate the creation of new green jobs to advance Scotland’s net zero emission ambitions. The £4 million green jobs call will open...
Read MoreA major Arbroath employer has seen sales bounce back after being hit by Covid-19 disruption. Interplex PMP, a component manufacturer for the automotive and electronics industries, is also continuing to invest heavily in the business. The company whose managing director is Stephen...
Read MoreOne of the UK’s biggest maltsters – Pauls Malt – enjoyed a rise in profits last year despite Covid-19 pressures on its brewing and distilling customer base. Accounts for Pauls Malt, which is part of the Boortmalt group and has sites at...
Read MoreSmaller businesses can now apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU. The £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund enables traders to access practical support, including training...
Read MoreValerie Orr is better known as a Shorthorn breeder than a flower grower, but as half of the Forfar-based Blooming Bees duo her horticultural career is blossoming. Blooming Bees was established at Wardmill Farm, by Kelly Orr - no relation -...
Read MoreLeading construction materials group Breedon revealed that annual profits had plunged by nearly 50% as the impact of Coronavirus hit it hard. The nationwide company, which has its Scottish HQ in Angus, suffered after the March lockdown effectively brought the UK...
Read MoreFunding granted to Dundee’s James Hutton Institute as part of the Tay Cities Deal will help research into new methods of farming and protecting Scotland’s most valuable crop. Professor Colin Campbell, the chief executive of the research centre, is set to speak at...
Read MoreTo support the recovery of the local economy Dundee & Angus College are offering a new suite of free online courses that have been designed to encourage people to re-skill or up-skill in subjects that are linked to key growth...
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