Steven Brown Art Limited, the company famous for its colourful range of McCoo artwork, prints and merchandise, went into liquidation this week.  

The Ayr-based business, which was founded in 2016, had a turnover of £11.5 million, employed 21 staff and operated a gallery and warehouse in the town.

A Scottish hotelier has flagged fears in the hospitality sector over a fall in visitors from mainland Europe during the crucial summer period – blaming Brexit uncertainty.

Ian Fleming, owner of the Lake of Menteith Hotel in Perthshire, declared this negative impact was more than offsetting a rise in UK “staycations” fuelled by sterling weakness.


Irn-Bru owner AG Barr’s shares fell almost 30 per cent on news the firm is expecting worse than expected first half results brought on partly by bad weather, it said.

The City shuddered as the Cumbernauld-based firm said sales could be down by 10 per cent and profits by as much as a fifth compared to the same six months last year.

A private equity firm which backed Hurricane Energy’s pioneering West of Shetland oil exploration drive has crystallised a multi-million gain on its investment in the company after helping stoke hopes of a boom in the area.

Kerogen Capital has netted £51 million after selling around one-quarter of its shares in Hurricane, a former minnow which has shot to prominence on the back of its success off Shetland.

The Monday Interview: Distillery designer Contagious sees work spread across Atlantic.

An Ediburgh-based creative agency which designs visitor experiences for Scotch whisky companies is finding its services are increasingly in demand by distillers much further afield.

Contagious, which was founded by designer Matt Chapman in 2001, has become a go-to consultant for distillers developing brand experiences at their production sites, with the firm having worked at as many 45 distilleries, including Glengoyne, Aberfeldy and Lagavulin, over the last decade.