Company News

  • 22 May 2013

    MARKS & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has insisted he is determined to see through the overhaul of the UK's biggest clothing chain after it posted a 5.8% fall in underlying pre-tax profit to £665.2 million.

  • 22 May 2013

    VERTU Motors, the car retailer with eight dealerships in Scotland, is on the hunt for acquisitions north of the Border after announcing plans to raise £50 million in new equity funding.

  • 22 May 2013

    NICK Buckles, the chief executive of security giant G4S, is to step down 10 months after the company suffered staffing problems at the 2012 London Olympics.

  • 21 May 2013

    MORE than £328 million was wiped off the market value of Aberdeen-based transport giant FirstGroup as its shares plunged by nearly a third after it asked shareholders for £615m to reduce its debt pile and turn around its bus and rail operations.

  • 21 May 2013

    PROFITS at Ryanair have soared by 13% to €569 million (£480m) after tax during a year that saw the no-frills airline pledge its future to Prestwick Airport and commit to expanding its operations in Edinburgh.

  • 21 May 2013

    THE chief executive of Superglass Holdings, Alex McLeod, said the troubled insulation manufacturer could enjoy a successful future after it won overwhelming backing for a restructuring he described as transformational.