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An American university sports team has racked up a whooping $450,000 (c.£400,000) food order bill over 14 months. Rutgers University offers its American football team a plethora of perks among which was unlimited food deliveries using the popular food ordering app DoorDash (Deliveroo's US equi

STV has posted pre-tax profits of £10.6 million for the first six months ending 30 June, a 25% increase from £8.5m for the same period last year. Its interim report shows a healthy financial position and positive outlook for H2. Revenues grew 3% to £62.1m (£60.3m H1 2022), an

BT has announced that it has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by ScottishPower to strengthen the connectivity throughout its network of wind farms and offices. The partnership will see BT deliver a wide range of robust connectivity solutions to ScottishPower, by securely connecting their

Fund manager Harry Nimmo has announced that he will retire from abrdn and the industry at the end of 2022, bringing to a close a 37 year career with the firm. Born in Edinburgh in 1957, Mr Nimmo joined the firm, previously Standard Life, in 1993 as an investment manager. At its launch in 1997, he wa

The Cash Action Group and LINK have announced that 13 new banking hubs will be created in UK, of which four are planned for Scottish communities, providing vital cash and banking services where they are needed most.

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators at Livingston-based contractor NRS UK (Noel Regan & Sons) after the firm succumbed to spiralling supply chain costs and fixed price contract issues. The company provides construction,

A Buckie developer's plans to transform a disused site in Moray and open a trampoline park next summer are on track after receiving £200,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published an updated list of signatories to the UK Stewardship Code following its Spring 2022 assessment. Following the review process considering organisations’ investment styles, sizes and types, 43 new signatories were added, taking the total number

Top row R - L: Vicki Rennie (Office administrator), Imogen Young (Senior Ecologist and Director), Paul Young (Principal Ecologist, Director and Trustee) and Diana Gilbert (Trustee) Bottom row: Michael Pedder and Isla Macleod (Senior Ecologists)

Glasgow printer McAllister Litho Glasgow (MLG) has announced a planned financial package worth £3,500 over the next seven months to help staff meet rocketing fuel bills during the coming winter. MLG's director, Brian McAllister, said: “It will be some relief to a lot of people who a

The death of one of the world’s all-time best dressage horses has sparked a complex legal battle over the ownership of his sperm. Totilas, a former world record holder for top dressage score in grand prix freestyle dressage, died in 2020 — but 120 millilitres of his frozen semen remains

Geoff Jacobs and Rick Harrison of Interpath Advisory have been appointed administrators at Scottish crane hire company Whyte Crane Services after directors decided to cease trading, putting 38 staff out of work. Operating from depots in Aberdeen and Grangemouth, the company provides crane hire and l

Popular fintech Revolut has received calls to improve its internal controls after the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found the company's account audits to be significantly flawed.

According to new data from Lloyds Bank, 9 out of 10 in-person transactions are now made with contactless, a rise from 65% to 87%. In April 2020 – during the pandemic – the contactless limit was increased from £30 to £45, rising to £100 in October 2021. These higher limi

Accountants in the Borders have used a period of expansion to show how investing in an energy efficient office is a wise investment – both financially and for the planet. Tax specialist, Douglas Home & Co used the creation of a new base in Hawick as an opportunity to work closely with