
Brian Donnelly
Business Correspondent at The Herald (Scotland)
Award-winning Business Correspondent at The Herald. Views own.
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heraldscotland.com | Brian Donnelly
Green light for new hotel at Scottish shopping centre site (Image: 3DReid) Plans for a hotel at a Scottish shopping centre site have been approved. The developer said the move is a “vote of confidence in the future of the centre”. Proposals for a new 109-bedroom hotel at Cameron Toll in Edinburgh were approved today by councillors.
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heraldscotland.com | Brian Donnelly
‘Scotland's oldest whisky family’ appoints new distillery chief (Image: MSWD) A long-standing Scottish whisky family has hired a new chief. The family is working on its first single malt release after selling its earlier business to a major international player. Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers announced the appointment of Niel Hendriksz as its new managing director, taking over from Richard Bedford, who joined the business in 2023.
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heraldscotland.com | Brian Donnelly
‘Exciting new chapter’ as family-owned Scottish firm acquires English rival (Image: Tillicoutry Quarries) A Scottish family-owned building materials business has acquired a similar company based south of the Border. The Scottish firm acquired the English business, also family-founded, through a share purchase agreement.
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heraldscotland.com | Brian Donnelly
Last remaining shop of city tailor that traded for 145 years brought to market (Image: Shepherd Chartered Surveyors) The last remaining shop of a historic city tailor has been put up for sale. The menswear company was “a fixture” for 145 years before its closure in 2019. Now Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market the last remaining retail unit of historic Dundee tailor Cooper & McKenzie for sale.
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glasgowtimes.co.uk | Brian Donnelly
The agent said the premises are in a “strategically important trading location” in the town centre. Cornerstone Business Agents is handling the sale of the Retro Bar and Grill in Barrhead.
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BUSINESS BRIEFING 📈 🔸Scotland’s largest wholesaler acquires first firm in England 🔸New Ferguson Marine chief executive Graeme Thomson begins work 🔸Elon Musk's Starlink technology launches on ScotRail's Highland trains Article: https://t.co/4NiAosI2m8

A company described as Scotland’s largest wholesaler has purchased a London business in its first move south of the Border 🏴 @BrianDonnellyHT has more in today's Business Briefing 👇 https://t.co/6wZDUfarxg https://t.co/3l1JbeEtm9

📰 A small selection of articles from @heraldscotland @_HeraldBusiness team including @ianmcconnellHT @ScottWWright and @KristyDorsey from this week. ➡️ https://t.co/aO5PJsCLPN https://t.co/MfXqn2Krxt

The Festival Square site will become a large-scale hotel in a move that will involve using space at the rear of the building. 👇

The UK's biggest hotel brand is to transform a landmark city building into a major new hospitality offering 👇 https://t.co/vPzJxDTJgF