Glasgow’s second TRNSMT music festival will recognise the pivotal role played by one of the city’s legendary venues in the careers of a number of this year’s performers. Organiser Geoff Ellis was responsible for the success of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut where many of the acts at TRNSMT got their first big break. Speaking […]
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BGF ‘a powerful force’ for growth, says CEO
BGF, the investment capital company, hosted a reception and dinner for clients at the Playfair Library in Edinburgh. Stephen Welton, the London-based CEO, hosted the event and told guests that BGF – backed by £2.5 billion from five banks – was already the fourth most active investor globally. He said that by acting together, its […]
Interview: Patrick Graham, BGF
Going for growth One of the biggest supporters of growth businesses in the country has just reached a couple of important milestones and is keen to spread the news. In April, BGF became the first investment company to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, and it has just seen the first merger of two businesses that […]
Nira rises from the ashes of devastating fire
It was the former home of John Wilson, writer and friend of William Wordsworth, who adopted the pen-name Christopher North, commemorated by a plaque on the wall. For some years the building designed by the renowned architect William Playfair in 1823 has been an upmarket boutique hotel, the Nira Caledonia, appealing to a clientele attracted […]
Branson checks in for hotel briefing
Sir Richard Branson joined a select group in Edinburgh to mark the arrival of his Virgin Hotel in one of its most popular old town locations. The leisure tycoon was joined at the India Buildings in Victoria Street by Virgin Hotels CEO Raul Leal, and Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Frank Ross. Sir Richard announced his […]