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Which are the biggest businesses operating out of Scotland

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by Miles Platting, Feb 28, 2014.

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  1. Miles Platting Irish Mancunian Gold Member

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    After Standard Life nailing its colours to the mast, who is the biggest Multinational,
     
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    Either Highland Toffee or The Beano.
     
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    Erm ... off the top of my head:

    Other than Standard Life and Royal Bank of Scotland, Aberdeen Asset Management is the only other one I can think of.

    What about those Scottish utility companies, though? Those are pretty huge.

    Without looking, is Johnnie Walker still Scottish, or is that Diageo?
     
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    In what sense is that Standard Life nailing their colours to the mast?
     
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    * what a question man...

    Scotland has companies famous around the world such as Johnny Walker Scotch Whiskey, they made a £1billion investment in China last year.

    But they shut down the bottlng plant in my native Town, Kilmarnock (thats where the whisky was first made and the Walker family came from killie.

    Perth based Edrington Group Spirits.
    Edinburgh Miller Group.
    EdinburghVirgin Money.
    Bathgate Johnston Oils Bathgate.
    Berwickshire-based BSW Timer.
    Strathclyde-based pharmaceuticals supplier Ethigen.
    Edinburgh energy research consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
    Aberdeen-based house builder Stewart Milne.
    Edinburgh-based car dealer Peoples.
    Aberdeen-based motor trader John Clark Group.
    Aberdeen-based Sparrows Offshore Group.
    Dumfriesshire-based Edinburgh Wollen Mill.
    Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson.
    Newbridge testing service provider Exova.
    Edinburgh housebuilder Cala Group.
    Falkirk-based bus builder Alexander Dennis.
    Glasgow-based City Refrigeration Holdings.
    Glasgow-based oil and gas services firm The Denholm Group.
    Glasgow-based engineering service provider The Turner Group.
    Glasgow-based car dealer Peter Vardy.
    Glasgow-based cash and carry wholesaler United Wholesale.
    Inverness-based engineering recruitment firm Orion Group.
    Inverness-based energy services provider Global Energy Group.
    Inverness-based fuel distributor Highland Fuels.
    Paisley-based logistics and construction firm Malcolm Group.
    Cumbernauld-based frozen food retailer Farm Foods.
    Axle Group Holdings.
    Forth Ports.
    M& Co.
    Optical Express.
    Park's Motor Group.
    Edinburgh based NatWest Bank.

    Companies
    http://www.personalbest.co.uk/personal-best-scotlands-most-profitable-companies/

    [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Scotland"]List of companies of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

    [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scottish_brands"]Category:Scottish brands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
     
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    Cairn Energy
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    Britoil
    Wood Group
    Arnold Clark
    Edinburgh Woolen Mill
    Farmfoods
    Jenners
    Kwik Fit
    Scotmid
    Schuh
    Semi Chem
    AG Barr
    Highland Spring
    Baxters goods
    Drambuie
    Edrington Group
    Robert Wiseman Dairies
    Tennent's
    Caledonian Brewing Company
    Tunnock's
    Walkers Shortbread
    William Grant & Sons
    Whyte and Mackay
    Drumchapel
    Barr Construction Ltd
    Aberdeen Asset Management
    RBS
    Rockstar North

    They are the biggest, need to find a list of the leaders however.
     
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    Oor Wullie and The Broons.
     
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    Forgot about this one, its new, its exciting and it may well expand -


    Theranjurs Football Company (International) Est: 2012



    Assets are limited at present but a major S. African based tycoon is pulling a consortium together to “ring fence” funds.


    :50:
     
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    I'd imagine a few Whiskey companies are up there.
     
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    Wood Group is very big.
     
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    Standard Life hasnt nailed its colours to the mast though. It says it has contingency plans in case some due to some of the uncertainties. Theres the best part of 6 month until independence day. I'd be surprised if these uncertainties weren't flattened out by then
     
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