Paul Malik

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Paul Malik

Dundee social enterprise Dovetail was given around £1 million in government support before it plunged into administration. Bosses at the stricken manufacturer, which has a workforce the majority of whom live with disability, had pleaded with ministers as far back as 2019 detailing their financial difficulties. The firm, which traces its roots in the city back to 1865, has plunged into administration, with 47 employees told “without warning” on Monday they no longer had jobs.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Paul Malik

Dovetail Enterprises, which provided employment for disadvantaged and disabled people in Dundee for more than 150 years, has collapsed into administration. The charity, which traces its roots back to 1865, was placed in administration after failing to secure cash funding late last week. Dovetail is the manufacturer of safety doors, mattresses and bed bases. Of the 51 employees, more than 30 are regarded as living with a disability or a disadvantage.

4 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Paul Malik

The Arbroath spirit firm which distils the award-winning Redcastle gin, rum, vodka and liqueur range is expanding its focus beyond production and into distribution. Toll House has unveiled its new strategic direction which will see it increase its portfolio by becoming a consolidated route to market for independent producers. New distribution partnerships with Dundee Dry Gin maker James Keillor Estates and “possibly the country’s smallest” distillers Carnoustie Distillery have been announced.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Paul Malik

Staff at Pizza Huts takeaways across Scotland claim the actions of their Fife franchise bosses have been “morally reprehensible” ahead of planned protests. Members of the Unite union have submitted grievances against Glenshire Group, a Kirkcaldy company owned by Harris and Amir Aslam and Raza Rehman. All three men are also directors of retail chain Greens, which posted sales of £26 million in its most recent annual accounts.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Paul Malik

The Tay Cities Deal has reached its halfway point, five years since being signed, with more than £152 million public funding already handed out. More than £300m from Holyrood and Westminster and £400m from business, public sector and educational organisations was promised in what was dubbed a “transformational” agreement in 2020. A combined investment of £150m each from the Scottish and UK Governments over a 10-year period, to March 2030, was agreed.