Scotsman.com Business - Industrybus-ind:IndustryWhiteburn's chairman quits- June 24, 2008 THE chairman of Edinburgh-based property development and investment company Whiteburn Holdings, developers of the award-winning Tun building in Holyrood, is stepping down.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Whiteburn39s-chairman-quits.4215130.jp Dawson upbeat despite poor year- June 24, 2008 DAWSON International yesterday said it had made an encouraging start to the year after a "deeply disappointing" financial performance in 2007.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Dawson-upbeat-despite--poor.4214323.jp Scotland remaining attractive for retailers- June 24, 2008 SCOTLAND has what some describe as a mature retail sector, another way of saying that we probably have as many shops and shopping centres as we need.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Scotland-remaining-attractive-for-retailers.4214096.... Shares slide hits i-Design as ad system roll-out slows- June 24, 2008 SHARES in Fife-based i-Design slumped 12.9 per cent yesterday after the company revealed a slower-than-expected roll-out of its system for putting advertising on ATM machines.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Shares-slide-hits-iDesign-.4214319.jp Anstruther in line for a major facelift- June 24, 2008 A MAJOR facelift is planned for the East Neuk fishing village of Anstruther, and Ryden, in partnership with Environ, has clinched the deal to carry out a feasibility study. Fihttp://business.scotsman.com/industry/Anstruther-in-line-for-a.4214097.jp Power surge for Aggreko as shares hit another record high- June 24, 2008 GENERATOR provider Aggreko surged to a record high yesterday on the back of the growing world-wide demand for power.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Power-surge-for-Aggreko-as.4214315.jp Weir pumps up the profits- June 24, 2008 GLASGOW-based industrial engineering giant Weir Group predicted yesterday that its profits this year will be more than 30 per cent ahead of 2007.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Weir-pumps-up-the-profits.4214324.jp Gray becomes a big part of Colliers' plans- June 23, 2008 COLLIERS CRE, the commercial property specialists, have brought in a new addition to their Edinburgh planning team.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Gray-becomes-a-big-part.4212076.jp Call to focus cash on fewer university spin-outs to boost chances of success- June 23, 2008 PUBLIC and private sector funding should be targeted on a much smaller number of university spin-out companies to give them a better chance of success.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Call-to-focus-cash-on.4211119.jp Terror threat fails to dent Damac's positive outlook- June 23, 2008 A SCOTS-BORN property developer has denied that warnings over the increased threat of terrorist attacks in the Middle East will hamper business investment in the region.http://business.scotsman.com/industry/Terror-threat-fails-to-dent.4211121.jp |