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British video game developer
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Lipton is a British brand owned by Lipton Teas and Infusions. It derives from its founder, Sir Thomas Lipton, who started a grocery retail business in the United Kingdom in 1871. The brand was used for various consumer goods sold in Lipton stores, including tea from 1890, for which Lipton is now best known.
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Britain retail banking institution
Irn-Bru
Irn-Bru ( "iron brew", ) is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" after Scotch whisky. Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow. As well as being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be bought where there is a significant community of people from Scotland. The brand also has its own tartan. It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.
Loganair
Loganair is a Scottish regional airline headquartered at Glasgow Airport in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The airline primarily operates domestic flights within the United Kingdom and is the largest regional airline in the country.
Bank of Scotland
commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland
STV
television channel in Scotland
Mackintosh
waterproof raincoat
Harris Tweed
type of handwoven cloth
Clydesdale Bank
commercial bank in Scotland
The Beano
Scottish weekly children's comic magazine
Alexander Dennis
bus manufacturer based in the United Kingdom
Bovril
Bovril is a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by Scottish entrepreneur John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes and granules. Its brownish-black appearance is similar to Vegemite and Marmite. Bovril is owned and distributed by Unilever UK.
Stagecoach Group
international transport group
British Caledonian
defunct British airline
Filofax
Filofax is a company based in Scotland that produces a range of personal organiser wallets. The organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company from Philadelphia which was exporting products to the UK. The company also markets a range of personal leather goods and luggage under the "Filofax" brand.
House of Fraser
British department store group
Pringle of Scotland
fashion brand
Tunnock's
Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as '''Tunnock's''', is a Scottish confectionery company based in Uddingston, Scotland. It is headed by Boyd Tunnock, grandson of Thomas. In 2013, a joint report by Family Business United and Close Brothers Asset Management named it the 20th oldest family firm in Scotland.
Standard Life
investment management company
Scottish Power
Scottish Power Limited, trading as ScottishPower, is a vertically integrated energy company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a subsidiary of Spanish utility firm Iberdrola.
Jenners
Jenners was a department store in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on Princes Street. It was Scotland's oldest independent department store until the retail business was acquired by House of Fraser in 2005. It closed in December 2020 and was vacated by House of Fraser in May 2021. The building is currently undergoing restoration to be repurposed as a hotel.
Coats PLC
company
Weir Group
engineering company
Hendrick's Gin
Scottish gin brand
Linn Products
company
Scottish Widows
life insurance and pensions company located in Edinburgh
Dunlop
brands named after John Boyd Dunlop
Aggreko
Aggreko is a global supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment and energy services, headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The business was founded in 1962 and previously listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1997 to 2021. Aggreko was acquired by TDR Capital and I Squared Capital in August 2021.
Caledonian MacBrayne
Scottish ferry company
Lyle & Scott
Scottish knitwear brand well known for its golfing knitwear
Hunter Boot Ltd
rubber wellington boot and footwear importer
Aberdeen Asset Management
investment management company
Wolfson Microelectronics
microelectronics and fabless semiconductor company
Capricorn Energy
oil and gas exploration and development company
The Dandy
British children's weekly comic
ScotRail
brand for passenger railways in Scotland since 1983
Crombie
British fashion company