ARGYLL Holidays, which has eight holiday parks, has been sold by the Campbell family to US-based international resort operator Cove Communities for a price believed to be in excess of £100 million.
Argyll Holidays was established in 1967 with the development of its flagship park, Drimsynie Estate. It has since grown to a group of eight holiday parks in and around the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs region.
Keith Campbell, director of Argyll Holidays, said: “We as a family have put heart and soul into developing our group of parks. We’ve invested in sustainability and kept quality at the heart of all our business practices."
East Kilbride pharmacy in Fenton family for 60 years sold
A SCOTTISH couple have acquired their first pharmacy after securing a seven-figure funding package.
Glasgow couple Daniel and Daniela Ferrie, directors of Ferrie Healthcare, have purchased John P Fenton & Sons in Greenhills Shopping Centre, East Kilbride after Felicity Fenton, a third-generation owner of the business, retired.
Scottish estate agents reveal merger
COULTERS, the Edinburgh estate agent, has merged with city counterpart Purdie & Co.
The deal has been hailed for bringing together teams with decades of knowledge of the Edinburgh property market.
Shell says North Sea windfall tax won't ease energy crisis
SHELL chief executive Ben van Beurden has rejected calls for a windfall tax on North Sea firms and said the company remains keen to invest in new fields in the area after dropping plans for the controversial Cambo development.
The energy giant may have helped stoke calls for a one-off tax to be imposed on firms to help tackle the energy crisis in the UK when it posted a 300 per cent increase in annual profits, to $19.3 billion (£14.3bn), from $4.8bn.
Omega Diagnostics hit by confirmation of fundraising speculation
SHARES in Omega Diagnostics fell by more than a quarter at one stage this week after the company confirmed that it is considering tapping up investors for additional cash.
The statement from the testing kit manufacturer comes less than two weeks after it played down speculation of such a move following the departure of Colin King as chief executive.
Insight, opinion, analysis
Kristy Dorsey: Business optimism boost as restrictions are relaxed
Scott Wright: Is the great Scottish office comeback finally on cards?
Ian McConnell on Wednesday: As Tory Brexiters pat themselves on back, will Scottish plea be ignored?
Mark Williamson: Smart meter scheme gravy train is rolling on amid energy crisis
Ian McConnell on Friday: Gove’s shrill ‘levelling up’ talk about communities the Tories laid low
Brian Donnelly: Anger as Scotland funding left out of levelling up plans
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