THE painful separation from the European Union is hurting businesses across Scotland the UK and has dominated much of the business news.
Business Editor Ian McConnell highlighted another concerning impact effect of Brexit, revealing Ayrshire company Maxi Group says stockpiling in anticipation of leaving the EU pushed its haulage business between Great Britain and Ireland “completely out of balance” with “totally uneconomic” traffic flows
Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the oil giant will invest billions in the UK North Sea in coming years in spite of the uncertainty around Brexit in an interview with Mark Williamson.
Picture story of the week: Two UK-based rail giants submitted a train proposal to HS2 that would be the most advanced, customer-oriented train ever to run in the UK.
Margaret Taylor told on Tuesday how turnover and profits at Perth civil engineering firm I&H Brown plummeted in the year to September 2018 as a combination of uncertainty in the onshore wind sector and a poor performance in its Warrington base took their toll on the business.
Deputy Business Editor Scott Wright reported the significant news from the insurance sector that Scots insurance industry veteran Tom Aldridge has heralded the arrival of his new venture with a deal to acquire the entire customer book of TL Dallas in Edinburgh.
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