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Lloyds backing Borders wind farm with £17m

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:44:33 GMT

Lloyds Banking Group is leading a £32 million investment in a 22 Megawatt onshore wind project in Lanarkshire, marking its second energy deal in less than a week.

Jobs hope after Aberdeen firm's £200m offshore deal

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:36:58 GMT

Hundreds of new jobs could be created after an Aberdeen energy services company secured a lucrative deal with Shell.

Brewer at the sharp end of business awards list

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:25:52 GMT

Ten Scottish companies will battle it out in the UK finals of the National Business Awards, with brewer Dougal Sharp leading the way in the entrepreneur of the year category.

Ferguson unveils plan for £75m spend as revenues surge

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:45:55 GMT

Ferguson, the Aberdeenshire-based offshore equipment rental group, yesterday unveiled plans to pump almost £75 million into its business after posting an 18 per cent rise in revenue.

Scotland secures renewable energy agreement

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:37:25 GMT

Scottish and Southern Energy plc and Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd) have signed a strategic agreement to co-operate on low carbon energy developments.

Renewables plan could create 5,000 manufacturing jobs

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:07:46 GMT

More than 5,000 green jobs could be created through the development of three regional offshore energy manufacturing sites built around key port locations, First Minister Alex Salmond said today.

Scots baker posts 45% rise in turnover

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:11 GMT

Johnstone's Bakers posted a 45 per cent rise in turnover to £7.4 million after the East Kilbride-based firm won further contracts in the United States, Australia and Russia.

Year of gains for Scottish manufacturers

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:34:24 GMT

Scottish manufacturers have seen a growth in output for the fourth quarter in a row, according to a CBI survey.

Clyde Space announces satellite deal at Farnborough International Air Show

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:20:04 GMT

Scottish technology company Clyde Space has won an important role in the UK Space Agencys plan to launch a micro-satellite next year.

Motherwell Bridge seals Africa deal

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:11:57 GMT

Motherwell Bridge, the Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor, has marked its return to West Africa with a £14 million deal in Liberia.

Ambicare raises £1.7m for cancer plaster

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:47:14 GMT

A medical device firm in Fife has raised £1.7 million to produce a light-emitting sticking plaster for the treatment of skin cancers.

Oil strike for Dana Petroleum in North Sea

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:23:16 GMT

Dana Petroleum has found oil at the Blackbird field in the North Sea.

Falkirk top in enterprise contest

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:04:20 GMT

Falkirk has been named the most enterprising place in Scotland as part of a UK-wide competition.

Scotland ranked 7th most attractive business investment destination

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:01:45 GMT

American investors are waking up to the attractions of doing business north of the Border.

Floating windfarm proposed for sea off Buchan coastline

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:46:24 GMT

A pioneering floating windfarm could be developed off the north-east coast.

Touch Bionics dubbed as most innovative company in Europe

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:06:12 GMT

The Livingston based developer of the worlds first multi-articulating bionic hand has won the award for the Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe in the 2010 International Business Awards.

Scotland 'no one-trick pony' as visitor numbers boom

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:25:57 GMT

Events business is helping boost Scottish tourism, with visitor numbers up 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2010 and 28 per cent in the month of March.

Racing starts in sailing regattas

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:52:47 GMT

Some of the world's top sailors are competing in the biggest regatta ever staged in Scotland.

Heriot-Watt University expands in Dubai to treble capacity and widen its course offering

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:10 GMT

Heriot-Watt University, Dubai campus is set to expand to cater for regional demand, with the ground-breaking ceremony having taken place Saturday 10 July for its new campus - which is set to treble its capacity and significantly extend its course offering.

Partnership with Tianjin

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:43:54 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond today signed a partnership agreement with the Tianjin Municipal Government to strengthen business, cultural and educational links between Scotland and China's 'new Shanghai'.

Seventy Stornoway jobs with launch of salmon company

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:26:22 GMT

The creation of 70 new jobs in the Western Isles will arise with the re-opening of a Stornoway fish processing plant following the launch of The Scottish Salmon Company.

Melrose to quit US after Romanian rights win

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:18:44 GMT

Melrose Resources, the Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer, is looking to pull out of the US to focus on new prospects in Romania.

North Sea investment to top £16bn on oil industry bounce

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:13:53 GMT

A bumper £16 billion in potential investment in the North Sea could be "kick started" this year by a resurgent oil and gas industry, it was revealed yesterday.

Leading financial advice firm to open offices in Glasgow

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:32:26 GMT

Central Investment, one of Scotland’s leading firms of independent financial advisers, is expanding its operations with the opening of a new office in Glasgow.

Saltire Foundation Secures Record Number of Internships

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:54:54 GMT

Over 60 Scottish students will leave the country on Monday (12 July) to undertake work experience at some of the world’s most successful multinational companies, thanks to the Saltire Foundation Internship Programme.

The Old Course comes to iPhone

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:09:32 GMT

Cobra Mobile and St Andrews Links present The Old Course iPhone app, an official licensed product from the Home of Golf.

Scotland’s Gaming Legacy Continued as Realtime Worlds Launches APB: All Points Bulletin

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:34:55 GMT

Scotland’s gaming industry has been given a massive boost today as Dundee based Realtime Worlds launch its most innovative game to date, APB: All Points Bulletin, a persistent online multiplayer action game with unlimited customisation, gritty urban conflict and a unique pricing structure.

Renewable energy joint venture

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:18:45 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed a strategic co-operation agreement signed between SeaEnergy Renewables and Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure Company (NCSC).

AWS Ocean Energy amongst the winners, scoops £1.39 million in funding

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:19:57 GMT

AWS was one of a group of organisations to secure waters funding from the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Aquamarine Power secures £3m to trial Oyster wave energy device

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:09:32 GMT

Aquamarine Power has been awarded over £3 million from the Scottish Government to support the development of its next-generation Oyster wave energy device.