LORD Willie Haughey this week revealed plans to spend more than £1 billion on building 11,000 homes in Scotland over the next nine years, aiming to tackle shortages and transform the housing market.
He is embarking on this huge project after striking a deal to sell a 24 per cent stake in his family-owned City Facilities Management Holdings business to Scottish property group Ediston for £640 million.
From selling firewood to global empire
LORD Willie Haughey, whose entrepreneurial flair stretches back to his days as a young boy in the Gorbals on Glasgow’s south side, has hailed his move into building houses with Ediston as a “monumental shift” in the direction of his business.
Scotland’s largest privately owned employer foresees further major growth
WITH 14,000 staff, Lord Willie Haughey declares his City Facilities Management empire is “officially” Scotland’s largest privately owned employer.
Special Series: Scotland's ferry crisis
SCOTLAND'S ferry crisis came under the spotlight this week in a three part Herald Business series as CalMac’s biggest customer called for an overhaul of the operating and supply system, and tourism leaders laid bare the extent of the impact on the industry and the islands.
DAY ONE: Frustration as CalMac ferries face freight, tourism pressure
DAY TWO: CalMac’s biggest customer calls for complete ferries overhaul
DAY THREE: CalMac: Tourism reopening hit by ‘collapse’ of ferries
Renowned Glasgow hotel collapses into administration
THE company that owns and operates Glasgow’s well-known Lorne Hotel has gone into administration.
'Ghost' Scotch whisky distillery reopens after nearly four decades
ONE of the most famous “lost” distilleries in the Scotch whisky industry has been brought back to life – after nearly four decades in mothballs.
Analysis, Insight, Opinion
Kristy Dorsey: Staffing crisis looms as chefs abandon the hospitality sector
Scott Wright: Why hopes have been raised for a great Scotch whisky comeback
Ian McConnell on Wednesday: Antithesis of the Stepford-style corporates is breath of fresh air
Mark Williamson: Shetland oil pioneer faces boardroom coup attempt after seeing valuation plunge
Ian McConnell on Friday: ‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’ mantra but where is the beef Boris Johnson?
Brian Donnelly: Islands failed by CalMac ferries fiasco
Features
Monday Interview: Recruitment tech specialist Odro secures multi-million investment
SME Focus: Glasgow recruitment technology firm overcomes lockdown challenges
From the Briefing: Bruntsfield Hotel in Edinburgh sold as owner retires
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