UK-based whiskey and vodka producer Inver House Distillers is planning to ramp up its production capacity in order to cater to increasing demand in international markets. The company has secured £10m in loan from Bank of ...
Tags: Inver House, whiskey, vodka
Footfall in January was 1.2% lower than a year ago, down on the 0.7% fall in December. Shopping centres reported the largest decline, falling 2.8%, while high streets experienced a 1.6% decline in footfall, up on the 1.8% fall in December. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Footfall
Scotland is planning to launch a dairy brand this year in order to boost its sales nationally and internationally. A detailed dairy action plan will be published by Scotland Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. This will offer ...
Tags: Scotland, Dairy Sales
The Northern Ireland government has confirmed it will implement the UK-wide proposed regulations on standardised packaging for cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco. The decision comes after the Welsh government gave its consent last week ...
This includes new machinery in the Pack and Paper divisions comprising of a conversion machine that can return high-quality five colour cases in one pass. Following the addition of inter-unit driers Saica has the capability to manufacture ...
Karen Muircroft joins the firm having been involved in the toy industry for many years. Following a successful London Toy Fair, Kidicraft has appointed Karen Muircroft as its agent to manage Scotland. Having been involved in the toy ...
Tags: toy industry, Toys
The Welsh government has confirmed it will implement the UK government’s proposed regulation for standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco products. Last week, the UK government confirmed its plans to ...
Tags: Cigarette Packaging Legislation, tobacco products, Agriculture
Stephen Burns replaces the retiring Dave Soutar. Orchard Toys is welcoming a new Scottish agent in the form of Stephen Burns, as former agent Dave Soutar is retiring after 15 years with the firm. “Stephen saw off some strong ...
Tags: gift trades, Toys
Keith Thompson joins firm as area sales manager for Scotland and North of England. Galt Toys has welcomed Keith Thompson as its new area sales manager for Scotland and the North of England. Thompson (pictured) boasts over 33 years ...
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Morrisons has extended its fresh milk supply contract with Dairy Crest for next three years. However, the amount of milk to be supplied by Dairy Crest to Morrisons will be reduced from March 2015. This comes after Dairy Crest lost a ...
Tags: milk, cheese, butter, Agriculture
Dairy Crest has extended its contract to supply fresh milk to Morrisons over next three years, following a competitive tender process. However, the amount of milk to be supplied by Dairy Crest to Morrisons will be reduced from March ...
Tags: milk, Dairy, Agriculture
W&M Watson Packaging has completed acquisition of local polythene product distributor Peter Bryson Packaging (Scotland). The two companies have been working proactively for the past 12 months. With this deal, the original Watson ...
Tags: market share, Labelling, Agriculture
Ichor Systems Inc of Tualatin, OR, USA (which designs and manufactures process tools, gas delivery modules and chemical delivery modules for original equipment manufacturers) has had its new 36,600ft2 European head office in Hamilton ...
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery, Balblair, has launched four new vintage expressions in the US market this month. The newly released whiskies include the Balblair 2003, 1999, 1990 and 1983 vintages, which were each distilled ...
Tags: Whisky, Agriculture
Arran Brewery has secured approval from North Ayrshire Council for the construction of sake brewery in Dreghorn, which is considered to be the first of its type in Scotland. The proposed site will house a bottling facility, a beer ...
Tags: brewery equipment, rice boilers, Agriculture