Monthly Archives: October 2012

PLANS for a new business bank, which will provide £1 billion of lending to small businesses, have been given a cautious welcome by business groups and funding specialists. Speaking at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference last week, business, innovation and skills secretary Vince Cable confirmed he is working with chancellor George Osborne to set up a new institution which will combine new government capital with a private sector contribution to provide finance for small and medium-sized companies.

THE Isle of Arran Brewery is about to launch a public share offering. An initial offering next month will aim to raise £3.75 million by...

First television ad for spiced rum highlights cola serve SPICED rum Captain Morgan’s has made its small screen debut in the first UK TV ad...

ICE machines have become an increasingly important purchase for bar operators, according to equipment supplier Manitowoc. Regional sales director Simon Frost said that as ice...

IRISH whiskey Jameson aims to strengthen its links with the film industry through a new promotion. The launch of the Jameson Society coincides with...

A NEW accreditation scheme designed to encourage wider adoption of first aid skills in Scotland’s hospitality industry has been launched. St Andrew’s First Aid’s ‘Setting...

TWO Scottish ales have triumphed on the world beer stage. Isle of Arran Brewery’s Arran Dark was named Best Brown Ale and Traditional Scottish Ales’...

FIVE Scottish charities are in line for a major windfall with the auction of two bottles of what’s claimed to be oldest Islay single...

THIS month the Boutique Bar Show will bring a slice of prohibition to Scotland with the launch of Bootlegger. A whiskey-style drink inspired by prohibition-era...

A GLASGOW-based interior designer has just completed work on a new visitor centre at Ireland’s Tullamore Dew distillery. Surface-ID, best known for its work on...