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Total pre-tax profits among firms included in an annual ranking of Scotland’s top 500 companies tumbled by 16.9 per cent to £10 billion. This list details the top 500
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26 INSIDER January/February 2013 www.insider.co.uk
INSIDER TOP500: 1-50
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02 08 OWNERSHIP PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT CHANGE% PRESENT CHANGE% END RANK COMPANY NAME ACTIVITY LOCATION COUNTRY OF TURNOVER £m PROFIT £M EMPLOYEES No. PROFIT PER EMP £ YEAR 13 12 OWNERSHIP PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT CHANGE% PRESENT CHANGE% END RANK COMPANY NAME ACTIVITY LOCATION COUNTRY OF TURNOVER £M PROFIT £M EMPLOYEES No. PROFIT PER EMP £ YEAR
1* 2 Standard Life Life assurance Edinburgh Sco 9,086.00 18,569.00 595.00 971.00 8,789 -5.0 67,698 -35.5 Dec-11
2 3 Total Upstream UK Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen Fr 2,771.63 2,562.57 1,718.53 1,360.08 625 1.5 2,749,648 24.5 Dec-11
3* 4 Scottish Widows Life assurance Edinburgh UK 8,585.00 7,044.00 339.00 331.00 3,832 26.5 88,466 -19.0 Dec-11
4 1 SSE Electricity distribution and supply Perth Sco 31,723.90 28,334.20 268.50 2,111.70 19,489 -3.8 13,777 -86.8 Mar-12
5* 7 Chevron North Sea Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen USA 1,735.61 1,474.70 1,145.40 963.20 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
6 13 FirstGroup Passenger transport services Aberdeen Sco 6,678.70 6,416.70 279.90 126.50 124,705 -2.3 2,244 126.4 Mar-12
7 8 The Weir Group Engineering Glasgow Sco 2,292.00 1,635.00 391.50 276.50 11,669 21.2 33,550 16.8 Dec-11
8* 5 Suncor Energy UK Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen Can 1,237.00 1,260.92 786.88 998.56 47 -39.0 16,742,128 29.1 Dec-11
9 10 Stagecoach Group Public transport services Perth Sco 2,590.70 2,389.80 239.80 191.20 32,906 3.5 7,287 21.2 Apr-12
10 11 Aggreko Rental of temperature control systems Glasgow Sco 1,396.10 1,229.90 323.70 304.40 4,262 14.8 75,950 -7.3 Dec-11
11 36 Dana Petroleum Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen Kor Rep 1,087.57 624.40 438.76 42.37 500 25.0 877,520 728.4 Dec-11
12* 17 TAQA Bratani Oil exploration Westhill UAE 1,063.02 751.76 550.07 204.98 340 16.0 1,617,853 131.3 Dec-11
13* 21 Talisman Energy (UK) Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen Can 996.97 570.71 375.20 100.40 594 45.6 631,650 156.7 Dec-11
14* 6 Sky (Scotland) Satellite TV services Dunfermline UK 1,268.68 1,551.51 133.95 385.96 8,776 1.0 15,263 -65.6 Jun-11
15 9 John Wood Group Energy related services Aberdeen Sco 3,798.60 3,177.80 59.50 80.40 27,848 16.7 2,137 -36.6 Dec-11
16 18 William Grant & Sons Holdings Spirits distiller Motherwell Sco 1,049.68 951.54 146.56 158.57 1,603 9.3 91,429 -15.4 Dec-11
17 20 CNR International (UK) North Sea oil and gas exploration Aberdeen Can 720.05 626.41 305.92 264.07 337 9.8 907,774 5.5 Dec-11
18 14 Scottish Water Water supply; waste water treatment Dunfermline Sco 1,138.50 1,127.10 107.00 229.20 3,442 -2.8 31,087 -52.0 Mar-12
19* 26 Tesco Bank/Tesco Personal Finance Financial services Edinburgh UK 943.57 705.89 159.55 124.34 2,818 121.2 56,618 -42.0 Feb-12
20 24 Aberdeen Asset Management Fund management services Aberdeen Sco 869.20 784.00 269.70 224.10 1,800 -0.2 149,833 20.6 Sep-12
21 25 John Menzies News wholesaler; aviation services Edinburgh Sco 2,013.80 1,964.20 56.40 45.00 21,015 11.2 2,684 12.8 Dec-11
22* 34 GB Oils Fuel distribution Larbert Eire 3,151.00 1,993.00 40.90 19.50 1,957 15.6 20,899 81.4 Mar-11
23 22 Arnold Clark Automobiles Motor dealer Glasgow Sco 2,253.07 2,270.81 51.76 50.55 8,087 -2.5 6,400 5.0 Dec-11
24* 30 Technip UK Offshore engineering; construction Aberdeen Fr 932.22 939.41 106.67 48.18 670 3.9 159,209 113.1 Dec-11
25* 28 The Edrington Group Whisky and rum distiller Glasgow Sco 556.10 553.40 148.80 141.50 2,265 -1.5 65,695 6.8 Mar-12
26* 27 Chivas Brothers Whisky distiller Paisley Fr 517.62 487.10 157.59 166.68 1,535 -0.3 102,664 -5.1 Jun-11
27* 19 Maersk Oil North Sea UK Oil exploration Aberdeen Den 485.03 711.05 144.51 204.70 319 18.1 453,009 -40.2 Dec-11
28 37 UPM-Kymmene (UK) Paper, timber and plywood products Irvine Fin 961.13 896.58 42.82 19.84 847 -0.7 50,555 117.4 Dec-11
29* 33 Johnson & Johnson Medical Surgical supplies Livingston USA 392.91 394.62 59.88 77.43 1,066 -5.9 56,173 -17.8 Jan-12
30 38 Halliburton Manufacturing & Serv. Offshore services and equipment Dyce USA 520.73 483.68 32.39 23.83 2,049 -1.5 15,808 38.0 Dec-11
31* 32 Lloyds TSB Scotland Banking and financial services Edinburgh UK 294.20 330.00 134.40 161.80 1,475 -20.8 91,119 4.9 Dec-11
32 40 Farmfoods Food retail and distribution Cumbernauld Sco 578.04 557.96 24.45 17.03 3,020 1.0 8,096 42.1 Dec-11
33* 35 Transocean Drilling UK Offshore contract drilling services Aberdeen Swi 433.50 319.65 39.88 78.03 133 1.5 299,850 -49.7 Dec-11
34* New Aker Solutions Offshore services Aberdeen Nor 512.74 423.47 21.90 28.22 2,059 7.0 10,636 -27.4 Dec-11
35 74 National Oilwell Varco UK Offshore equipment manufacturer Aberdeen USA 355.79 294.08 36.83 8.14 1,387 20.7 26,554 274.8 Dec-11
36 41 British Polythene Industries Polythene packaging products Greenock Sco 507.70 477.70 19.20 16.70 2,375 -2.9 8,084 18.4 Dec-11
37* 39 Scottish Airports Airport management Paisley Spain 244.94 229.50 50.68 62.78 1,074 3.3 47,188 -21.8 Dec-11
38 43 DC Thomson & Co Printing and publishing Dundee Sco 270.29 260.16 28.62 27.37 2,170 -9.5 13,189 15.6 Mar-11
39 42 Devro Casings for the food industry Glasgow Sco 227.72 237.04 43.03 36.32 2,168 2.7 19,848 15.4 Dec-11
40 48 AG Barr Soft drinks manufacturer Cumbernauld UK 237.00 222.37 35.42 30.44 972 -4.3 36,440 21.6 Jan-12
41 228 First Milk Milk and cheese supplier Paisley Sco 569.80 563.81 13.26 7.21 605 13.9 21,917 61.4 Mar-12
42 68 Marine Harvest (Scotland) Salmon farming Newbridge Nor 205.83 126.58 57.22 33.13 439 12.0 130,342 54.2 Dec-11
43 109 Alexander Dennis Bus manufacture Falkirk Sco 356.95 283.25 15.49 4.53 1,858 1.3 8,337 237.7 Dec-11
44* 69 Melrose Resources Oil and gas exploration Edinburgh Eire 188.29 155.38 62.87 19.28 139 3.7 452,302 214.4 Dec-11
45 86 Oceaneering International Services Services/equipment to energy sector Aberdeen USA 228.20 146.50 28.60 12.00 1,143 9.3 25,022 118.1 Dec-11
46 57 Life Technologies Biological products Paisley USA 181.89 152.17 69.34 30.47 635 13.2 109,197 101.0 Dec-11
47 63 Thales Optronics Precision engineering Glasgow Fr 229.20 212.24 24.36 14.02 716 3.6 34,022 67.7 Dec-11
48 44 LifeScan Scotland Medical diagnostic devices Inverness USA 169.68 168.15 97.58 84.74 1,107 -2.7 88,148 18.4 Jan-12
49* New GE Caledonian Aero engines overhaul/repair Prestwick USA 501.18 382.28 12.30 3.19 915 4.1 13,443 270.4 Dec-11
50* 51 Babcock Int’l Grp (Marine Div. Sco.) Marine engineering Dunfermline UK 331.00 311.96 13.84 7.85 1,600 20.3 8,650 46.6 Mar-11
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*See notes on page 50-51
January/February 2013 INSIDER 29www.insider.co.uk
INSIDER TOP500: 51-100
51* 47 Forth Ports Port operator Edinburgh Lux 183.50 181.90 38.40 36.60 1,080 -3.6 35,556 8.8 Dec-11
52* 66 J&J Denholm Shipping; logistics; oilfield services Glasgow Sco 318.20 305.09 13.28 10.22 3,266 -3.2 4,066 34.3 Dec-11
53 83 Edgen Murray Europe Steel stockholder Newbridge USA 209.24 151.25 19.10 12.74 180 12.5 106,111 33.3 Dec-11
54 61 Wood Mackenzie Energy; life sciences consultants Edinburgh USA 158.31 128.14 66.11 48.34 703 8.3 94,040 26.3 Dec-11
55* 31 Robert Wiseman Dairies Milk processing and distribution Glasgow Ger 935.74 917.49 9.06 34.36 4,926 1.3 1,839 -74.0 Jan-12
56* 52 Ignis Asset Management Investment management Glasgow Cayman 167.11 190.15 61.63 65.02 675 6.0 91,304 -10.5 Dec-11
57* 56 Scottish Midland Co-operative Soc. Retail stores Edinburgh Sco 378.19 353.93 11.17 5.56 4,678 14.6 2,388 75.3 Jan-11
58 65 Walter Scott & Partners Investment management Edinburgh USA 143.73 112.80 94.07 75.01 101 8.6 931,386 15.5 Dec-11
59 55 Park’s of Hamilton (Holdings) Motor dealer Hamilton Sco 339.77 354.10 10.54 10.79 1,111 2.5 9,487 -4.7 Mar-12
60* 82 Turner & Co (Glasgow) Diesel equipment; facilities mgmt Glasgow Sco 268.69 229.10 12.61 8.73 2,191 -5.2 5,755 52.4 Mar-11
61 75 Shin-Etsu Handotai Europe Semiconductor manufacturer Livingston Jap 185.02 159.30 16.57 13.92 415 2.0 39,928 16.7 Dec-11
62 170 Cala Group Housebuilder; property developer Edinburgh Sco 241.39 204.85 11.38 2.02 377 3.9 30,186 442.4 Jun-12
63* New Howco Group Metal & processing services Glasgow Sco 167.36 94.53 18.68 8.92 413 14.1 45,230 83.6 Dec-11
64 59 Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Clothing retail; tourist goods Langholm Sco 195.81 193.09 12.49 16.68 4,341 4.5 2,877 -28.3 Feb-11
65 64 BSW Timber Sawmilling Earlston Sco 162.89 109.75 17.24 6.02 851 34.4 20,259 113.0 Mar-11
66 92 Dril-Quip (Europe) Oilfield equipment manufacture Dyce USA 127.19 106.08 26.17 19.18 460 1.5 56,891 34.4 Dec-11
67* 78 Alliance Trust Investment trust Dundee Sco 114.12 101.94 63.77 58.53 259 -6.2 246,234 16.1 Dec-11
68 79 M&Co/Mackays Stores Group Clothing retailer Inchinnan Sco 186.94 181.91 11.48 10.40 3,507 1.3 3,273 9.0 Feb-11
69* 113 Orion Group/Orion Engrg Services Engineering recruitment agency Inverness Sco 308.00 247.30 7.80 4.76 348 18.4 22,414 38.4 Dec-11
70 104 William Wilson Plumber’s merchants Aberdeen UK 208.65 193.03 9.63 6.77 845 -2.2 11,396 45.4 Jul-11
71* 80 Scottish Friendly Assurance Society Life assurance Glasgow Sco 194.54 156.58 9.98 13.84 217 13.0 45,991 -36.2 Dec-11
72 49 Whyte and Mackay Group Whisky distiller Glasgow Ind 169.47 211.29 12.42 31.75 479 -10.1 25,929 -56.5 Mar-11
73 106 Helix Well Ops UK Subsea intervention services Aberdeen USA 125.47 99.90 18.01 15.77 77 24.2 233,896 -8.0 Dec-11
74 146 Howden Group Air and gas handling equipment Renfrew UK 121.24 93.08 19.03 7.42 785 10.9 24,242 131.3 Dec-11
75 87 HFD Group Business park management Bellshill Sco 241.04 141.32 7.30 4.67 70 14.8 104,286 36.2 Sep-11
76 94 John Dewar & Sons Whisky distiller, blender and bottler Glasgow Berm 110.40 100.05 23.86 21.81 288 0.7 82,847 8.6 Mar-11
77 97 City Refrigeration Holdings (UK) Technical services; facility mgmt Glasgow Sco 368.37 303.95 6.00 5.17 10,707 9.6 560 5.9 Dec-11
78 143 Global Energy (Holdings) Offshore services provider Aberdeen Sco 170.30 129.18 9.77 4.62 3,387 9.9 2,885 92.5 Mar-11
79 100 James Jones & Sons Sawmilling; timber engineering Larbert Sco 105.67 93.72 24.61 19.95 541 5.0 45,490 17.4 Dec-11
80 93 JW Galloway Production/sale of beef and lamb Bridge of Allan Sco 213.90 189.30 7.10 5.60 723 9.7 9,820 15.6 Feb-11
81* 164 Optos Medical technology Dunfermline Sco 121.48 91.70 14.47 14.08 n/a n/a n/a n/a Sep-12
82 58 Franklin Templeton Global Investors Corporate services Edinburgh USA 126.51 139.35 13.14 47.88 428 19.6 30,701 -77.0 Sep-11
83 105 CCG (Holdings) Building contractor and services Glasgow Sco 121.91 111.27 13.87 12.61 543 -9.2 25,543 21.1 Mar-11
84* 125 Gates (UK) Power supplies Dumfries NL 117.36 93.47 15.26 10.01 551 14.3 27,695 33.4 Jan-11
85 131 Babcock Rail Multi-displinary rail infrastructure Blantyre UK 168.54 149.92 9.15 5.02 1,280 -1.1 7,148 84.3 Mar-12
86 141 Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas UK Offshore tubular goods Bellshill Fr 125.98 108.93 12.44 6.38 239 6.7 52,050 82.7 Dec-11
87* 103 Optical Express/DCM (Optical Hldgs) Optician Cumbernauld Sco 204.67 210.10 6.88 -24.61 2,043 -4.3 3,368 n/a Jan-11
88 121 Craig Group Shipping; energy services Aberdeen Sco 111.90 92.36 15.25 10.74 1,004 5.2 15,189 34.9 Apr-11
89* 199 Jabil Circuit Printed circuit boards Livingston USA 170.72 162.55 8.48 1.41 224 0.9 37,857 496.1 Aug-11
90 112 Dobbies Garden Centres Garden centres Lasswade UK 136.37 111.97 10.49 9.94 2,898 27.5 3,620 -17.2 Feb-12
91 95 Cefetra Animal feed Glasgow NL 526.03 438.46 4.67 5.11 37 12.1 126,216 -18.5 Dec-11
92* 111 Grangemouth CHP Combined heat and power station Grangemouth Fin 93.36 87.09 21.71 17.59 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
93* 101 Artemis Investment Management Fund management Edinburgh USA 81.40 84.36 54.20 46.28 117 31.5 463,248 -10.9 Dec-11
94* 168 InterBulk Group Logistic solutions for bulk material East Kilbride Sco 300.42 273.01 5.38 1.77 437 5.3 12,311 188.7 Sep-11
95 119 Forth Holdings Electrical/mechanical installations Stirling Sco 151.89 125.36 7.36 6.98 1,531 10.0 4,807 -4.1 Aug-11
96 110 CJ Lang & Son Food distribution Dundee Sco 239.18 256.63 5.49 4.90 2,084 -1.9 2,634 14.2 Apr-11
97* 129 BIS Salamis (M&I) Multi-discipline offshore services Aberdeen Ger 138.43 103.62 8.78 7.83 1,506 32.1 5,830 -15.1 Dec-11
98* 153 Norbord Wood-based DIY products Stirling Can 251.20 190.19 5.08 2.62 789 1.7 6,439 90.7 Dec-11
99 89 Score Group Engineering materials and labour Peterhead Sco 125.26 150.75 8.89 6.39 1,283 -6.6 6,929 49.0 Sep-11
100* 72 Stena Drilling (Holdings) Drilling rig owner and manager Aberdeen Swe 140.41 121.65 7.94 31.75 130 -3.0 61,077 -74.2 Dec-11
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76-100
13 12 OWNERSHIP PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT PREVIOUS PRESENT CHANGE% PRESENT CHANGE% END RANK COMPANY NAME ACTIVITY LOCATION COUNTRY OF TURNOVER £M PROFIT £M EMPLOYEES No. PROFIT PER EMP £ YEAR
*See notes on page 50-51
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INSIDER TOP500: 101-150
101 179 John Lawrie (Aberdeen) Scrap metal; steel supply Aberdeen Sco 109.50 85.40 10.90 4.14 87 2.4 125,287 157.2 Dec-11
102 77 Lothian Buses Local transport service Edinburgh Sco 117.09 112.64 9.79 30.05 1,984 0.4 4,934 -67.6 Dec-11
103 117 Walkers Shortbread Shortbread/biscuits/bakery products Aberlour Sco 119.10 106.29 8.93 8.90 1,302 6.4 6,859 -5.7 Dec-11
104 122 Gulf Offshore NS Offshore supply vessels and transport Aberdeen USA 70.34 63.69 30.43 38.23 36 5.9 845,278 -24.8 Dec-11
105 85 Wyman-Gordon Metal forger Livingston USA 90.57 107.72 12.86 20.96 257 -17.6 50,039 -25.5 Mar-11
106* 166 Texas Instruments (UK) Micro-electronics Greenock USA 79.83 64.96 17.98 6.75 420 -4.5 42,816 179.1 Dec-11
107 145 Scottish Leather Group Leather manufacturing Bridge of Weir Sco 119.30 97.77 8.68 7.22 505 5.4 17,188 14.0 Mar-12
108 124 Hunting Energy Services (UK) Offshore connector systems Portlethen UK 108.60 98.47 9.47 9.41 234 2.2 40,470 -1.5 Dec-11
109 81 Scottish Sea Farms Fish farming Stirling Nor 88.72 109.99 12.65 28.75 358 -0.6 35,335 -55.8 Dec-11
110 53 Stork Technical Services (Holdings) Offshore support services Aberdeen Lux 322.08 305.29 3.82 12.96 3,892 -2.1 982 -69.9 Dec-11
111 120 Baxters Food Group Scottish food products Fochabers Sco 125.84 129.07 7.07 6.73 925 -3.1 7,643 8.5 Jun-11
112 161 Inver House Distillers Whisky distiller Airdrie Thai 80.60 62.90 15.50 9.60 183 6.4 84,699 51.8 Dec-11
113 118 JR Dalziel (Holdings) Meat supplier Bellshill Sco 119.06 115.56 8.27 7.62 444 0.2 18,626 8.3 Sep-11
114 130 John Clark (Holdings) Motor dealer; garage proprietor Aberdeen Sco 307.76 280.64 3.81 3.07 708 4.3 5,381 19.0 Dec-11
115 99 Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Fresh foods supplier Airdrie Sco 129.96 136.32 6.69 9.87 779 3.6 8,588 -34.6 May-11
116* 409 Enquest Heather Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen UK 68.93 89.89 21.37 -34.86 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
117 128 Malcolm Group Distribution; construction Linwood Sco 190.32 170.35 4.94 4.35 1,929 -0.6 2,561 14.3 Jan-12
118 102 Eastern Holdings Franchised motor dealer Broxburn Sco 324.40 288.58 3.27 5.07 916 7.9 3,570 -40.2 Dec-11
119 132 Cruden Investments Construction; property development Edinburgh Sco 140.50 129.70 5.84 5.52 626 2.1 9,329 3.6 Mar-12
120* 134 Dundas & Wilson CS Legal services Edinburgh Sco 62.00 61.01 25.40 24.83 508 -0.2 50,000 2.5 Apr-11
121 135 Balmoral Group Holdings Offshore/environmental equipment Aberdeen Sco 73.39 60.56 14.26 10.77 369 17.1 38,645 13.0 Mar-11
122 154 Lunar Fishing Co Fishing and storage Peterhead Sco 66.71 71.49 16.30 8.97 279 0.7 58,423 80.4 Dec-11
123 246 Oil States Industries (UK) Connectors for oil industry Aberdeen USA 65.24 34.08 18.42 8.59 158 15.3 116,582 85.9 Dec-11
124 405 Bibby Offshore Offshore core services Aberdeen UK 151.20 89.93 5.28 -7.07 88 2.3 60,000 n/a Dec-11
125 New Forbo Flooring UK Flooring and floor covering Kirkcaldy Swi 122.98 114.78 6.11 6.03 577 -3.0 10,589 4.5 Dec-11
126 387 Ingenico UK Electronic banking terminals Dalgety Bay Fr 73.00 50.78 13.40 0.52 256 0.4 52,344 2467.1 Dec-11
127* 217 David MacBrayne Ferry operator Gourock Sco 201.65 179.91 4.09 0.94 1,667 -0.6 2,454 337.4 Mar-12
128 157 Dingbro Motor component distributor Aberdeen Sco 120.23 106.79 6.01 4.43 1,102 8.6 5,454 24.9 Sep-11
129 165 Hydrasun O&G fluid transfer; process controls Aberdeen Sco 84.20 64.60 9.60 8.70 522 13.7 18,391 -3.0 Mar-12
130 186 Fugro Survey Offshore surveying Aberdeen NL 83.90 64.40 9.20 5.60 335 0.3 27,463 63.8 Dec-11
131 114 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Newspaper publisher Glasgow UK 85.31 89.67 8.89 16.49 342 -6.0 25,994 -42.6 Jan-12
132 152 First Oil Oil & gas exploration/production Aberdeen Sco 71.19 62.98 11.27 12.67 10 -9.1 1,127,000 -2.2 Apr-11
133 116 Axle Group Holdings Tyres and parts retailer Glasgow Sco 175.38 162.70 3.86 5.71 1,389 7.3 2,779 -37.0 Dec-11
134 195 Dawn Group Housebuilder; property developer Glasgow Sco 102.72 78.30 6.29 3.95 162 6.6 38,827 49.4 Jan-12
135 178 John Maclean & Son Electrical Wholesale electrical supplier Dingwall Sco 109.20 86.50 6.00 4.20 190 2.2 31,579 39.8 Mar-12
136 123 James Walker (Leith) Timber; construction; property Bo’ness Sco 115.10 118.81 5.51 5.35 572 -5.0 9,633 8.4 Mar-12
137 357 Fugro Subsea Services ROV provision and operation Aberdeen NL 120.24 91.37 5.20 -0.23 369 -3.4 14,092 n/a Dec-11
138* 213 BDW East Scotland Building and contracting Balmedie UK 54.88 36.43 19.10 13.70 n/a n/a n/a n/a Jun-11
139 177 Kent Foods Food wholesaler Glasgow Sco 147.46 112.41 4.11 2.69 53 17.8 77,547 29.7 Dec-11
140 148 Macfarlane Group Packaging; distribution; warehousing Glasgow Sco 144.56 135.45 3.87 4.20 719 2.1 5,382 -9.8 Dec-11
141 221 Bond Offshore Helicopters Helicopter operator Aberdeen UK 86.08 61.09 6.63 3.57 277 24.8 23,935 48.8 Mar-11
142 151 Scottish Resources Group Coal production Alloa Sco 209.23 229.89 2.64 28.49 1,062 10.9 2,486 -91.6 Mar-11
143 New United Closures & Plastics Bottle tops and closures Stirling Lux 92.81 86.30 5.76 5.47 512 -2.1 11,250 7.6 Dec-11
144 107 Fergusson Group Coal merchant Stirling Sco 119.51 119.73 4.45 10.21 175 -1.7 25,429 -55.7 Mar-11
145* 424 EWOS Fish feed manufacture Bathgate Nor 93.23 75.78 5.59 -14.40 67 4.7 83,433 n/a Dec-11
146 144 The Glenmorangie Company Whisky distiller Edinburgh Fr 59.85 75.55 10.82 11.76 198 -14.7 54,646 7.8 Dec-11
147 229 GAP Group Plant and tool hire Glasgow Sco 85.35 74.26 6.18 2.30 849 10.4 7,279 143.4 Mar-12
148* 139 SMART Modular Technologies (Eur.) Computer peripherals East Kilbride USA 149.78 156.32 3.37 4.22 22 15.8 153,182 -31.0 Aug-11
149 201 Ferguson Group Modules; container rental/sales Kintore Sco 52.06 38.55 15.61 14.61 143 -2.1 109,161 9.1 Dec-11
150* 138 Vascutek Vascular prostheses Inchinnan Jap 58.80 61.70 10.20 21.60 574 7.7 17,770 -56.2 Mar-12
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*See notes on page 50-51
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INSIDER TOP500: 151-200
151* 444 Bigmouthmedia/LBI Internet marketing Edinburgh Ger 58.40 13.45 10.34 3.77 530 345.4 19,509 -38.4 Dec-11
152 96 Cordia Services Facilities management; care provision Glasgow Sco 142.30 146.05 3.19 10.03 4,829 -3.1 661 -67.1 Mar-12
153* 147 Barclays Stockbrokers Stockbroking services Glasgow UK 61.67 66.68 8.73 13.58 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
154 200 Biomar Fish feed supplier Grangemouth Den 87.47 70.89 5.25 3.94 55 1.9 95,455 30.8 Dec-11
155* 167 Ogilvie Group Construction; housing developer Stirling Sco 168.63 171.77 2.70 2.77 390 -3.2 6,923 0.7 Jun-12
156* New Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Brewery Glasgow UK 171.05 146.18 2.52 2.22 282 143.1 8,936 -53.3 Feb-11
157 245 Gray & Adams Holdings Refrigerated trailers Fraserburgh Sco 109.76 85.96 4.07 1.47 610 8.3 6,672 155.5 Apr-11
158* 243 Reservoir Group Oil and gas coring services Aberdeen USA 53.65 39.39 10.63 6.33 424 13.7 25,071 47.7 Dec-11
159 318 Tullis Russell Group Papermaking; paper converting Glenrothes Sco 177.50 156.36 2.40 -0.95 763 1.5 3,145 n/a Mar-11
160 187 Clydeport Operations Port administration Glasgow UK 49.25 45.23 13.64 10.37 226 2.7 60,354 28.0 Mar-11
161* 404 Internacionale Retail Fashion clothing and accessories Glasgow Sco 81.02 69.58 5.28 -15.42 922 -6.5 5,727 n/a Dec-11
162 163 RJ McLeod (Contractors) Civil engineering; building Glasgow Sco 65.78 78.85 6.22 6.69 386 -6.8 16,114 -0.3 Oct-11
163* 180 Newsquest (Herald & Times) Newspaper publisher Glasgow USA 56.90 58.47 8.69 7.27 537 -10.1 16,182 32.9 Dec-11
164 210 Farstad Shipping Offshore vessel owner/manager Aberdeen Nor 52.51 43.28 10.16 8.13 19 5.6 534,737 18.4 Dec-11
165 159 Maclay Murray & Spens Legal services Glasgow Sco 46.90 47.27 14.30 13.07 387 -4.2 36,951 14.2 May-12
166 249 Shetland Catch Fish processor Lerwick Sco 70.86 63.25 5.59 2.18 96 3.2 58,229 148.4 Mar-11
167 191 VELUX Company Roof windows and accessories Glenrothes Den 107.82 110.74 3.54 2.21 167 9.9 21,198 45.8 Dec-11
168* 410 Hewlett Packard Manufacturing Portable and desktop computers Bishopton USA 52.73 48.84 9.47 -2.49 415 -10.4 22,819 n/a Oct-11
169 150 Highland Fuels Fuel distribution Inverness Sco 180.23 173.62 2.13 2.91 139 0.0 15,324 -26.8 Dec-11
170 188 Braid Group (Holdings) Shipping/forwarding agent Glasgow Sco 100.77 88.17 3.67 3.38 149 8.8 24,631 -0.2 Jun-11
171 220 Archer UK Offshore personnel and equipment Aberdeen Berm 86.96 76.36 4.39 2.50 101 40.3 43,465 25.2 Dec-11
172 149 Ethigen Pharmaceuticals distribution East Kilbride Sco 120.23 122.34 2.92 4.23 161 30.9 18,137 -47.3 May-11
173 330 Brand-Rex Structured cabling systems Glenrothes Sco 88.69 83.49 4.33 0.33 306 -12.3 14,150 1395.8 Dec-11
174 182 Can (Offshore) Engrg/inspection/rope access services Aberdeen UK 48.14 46.43 11.36 10.43 347 -1.1 32,738 10.2 Dec-11
175* 206 Brodies Legal services Edinburgh Sco 42.80 36.90 17.60 14.40 513 4.9 34,308 16.5 Apr-12
176 261 Scott Group Investments Pallets and crates Dunfermline Sco 95.99 87.22 3.57 2.83 833 1.1 4,286 24.8 Dec-11
177 252 Sodexo Remote Sites Scotland Offshore/onshore facilities mgmt Aberdeen Fr 75.13 68.96 4.77 1.91 272 8.4 17,537 130.4 Aug-11
178 248 Edinburgh Partners Investment mgmt; admin services Edinburgh Sco 40.53 29.11 21.75 15.69 61 0.0 356,557 38.6 Feb-11
179 New Kwik-Fit Insurance Services Insurance services Glasgow Belg 56.51 68.17 7.04 -3.01 933 10.7 7,546 n/a Dec-11
180 155 Browns Food Group Cooked meats Sanquhar Sco 104.32 108.20 3.19 4.48 745 -4.0 4,282 -25.8 Dec-11
181 204 Highland Spring Bottled water producer Auchterarder Liecht 79.79 69.34 4.50 3.86 399 6.1 11,278 9.9 Dec-11
182* 183 Wallaces of Ayr Suppliers to the licensed trade Irvine Sco 82.73 84.27 4.15 4.05 293 -0.3 14,164 2.8 Mar-12
183* New Santander Scotland Asset management Glasgow Spain 69.69 104.68 4.85 0.92 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
184 New G1 Group Holdings Entertainment; leisure; property Glasgow Sco 57.13 47.90 6.54 4.71 1,295 26.3 5,050 9.9 Mar-12
185 237 Don & Low Industrial textiles manufacturer Forfar Gre 60.90 55.30 5.60 3.03 447 -0.2 12,528 85.2 Dec-11
186 New Cupid Online dating Edinburgh Sco 53.55 25.71 7.05 4.16 384 66.2 18,359 1.9 Dec-11
187 258 Burn Stewart Distillers Whisky distiller East Kilbride Trin 57.37 43.89 6.01 3.74 252 -3.1 23,849 65.8 Dec-11
188 240 United Wholesale (Scotland) Cash and carry Glasgow Sco 184.22 167.13 1.68 0.66 187 9.4 8,984 132.7 Dec-11
189 223 Peter Vardy Holdings Motor dealer Glasgow Sco 206.98 181.81 1.41 0.83 460 25.7 3,065 35.1 Dec-11
190 207 Richard Austin Alloys Non-ferrous metal stockholder Glasgow Sco 96.40 81.60 2.78 2.72 166 0.6 16,747 1.6 Mar-12
191 224 Scot JCB (Holdings) Machinery distributor Glasgow Sco 86.73 66.37 3.10 2.74 178 2.3 17,416 10.6 Dec-11
192 160 Peoples Motor dealer Falkirk Sco 146.74 144.37 1.82 1.38 382 -1.8 4,764 34.3 Jul-12
193 235 James Fleming & Co Food manufacture Livingston Ger 93.84 91.06 2.77 1.62 82 1.2 33,780 68.9 Feb-12
194* 227 Loch Lomond Distillery Group Whisky distiller Alexandria Sco 49.48 45.37 6.99 5.43 127 5.0 55,039 22.6 Jul-11
195 367 Glen Turner Company Whisky bottling and maturation Bathgate Fr 73.55 49.26 3.42 0.53 105 22.1 32,571 428.5 Dec-11
196* 208 Tilhill Forestry Forestry management Stirling Fin 140.41 122.18 1.73 1.53 452 -4.4 3,827 18.3 Dec-11
197 233 Loganair Flight services Paisley Sco 72.63 60.48 3.51 2.81 531 27.6 6,610 -2.1 Mar-12
198 194 Macrae & Dick Motor dealer Inverness Sco 127.71 134.79 1.75 1.73 420 -2.8 4,167 4.0 Dec-11
199* 250 Telecom Service Centres Call centre operator Falkirk Ind 62.38 47.06 4.18 3.13 2,908 30.7 1,437 2.1 Aug-11
200* 202 Lend Lease Construction (Scotland) Building contractor Glasgow Aus 106.07 83.32 2.21 2.97 95 5.6 23,263 -29.5 Jun-11
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201 269 Integrated Subsea Services ROV and survey services Aberdeen Sco 73.64 61.49 3.06 1.74 137 -4.9 22,336 84.9 Sep-11
202 193 Fraser Hart Retail jeweller Glasgow Eire 64.88 61.64 3.69 5.05 440 4.3 8,386 -29.9 Dec-11
203 225 Emtelle UK Ducting; blown fibre solutions Jedburgh NL 64.52 56.13 3.78 3.84 182 -6.2 20,769 4.9 Dec-11
204 197 R&A Trust Company (No.1) Golf promotion/management St Andrews Sco 52.37 51.55 5.53 7.09 124 6.0 44,597 -26.4 Dec-11
205 New Senergy Holdings Subsurface/wells engrg consultants Aberdeen Sco 107.69 80.21 2.14 3.55 400 -0.5 5,350 -39.4 May-11
206 234 William Tracey Recycling and resource management Paisley Sco 56.40 48.37 4.80 5.95 423 10.2 11,348 -26.8 Mar-12
207* 162 A Bulloch (Agencies) Wines and spirits wholesaler Glasgow Sco 64.34 90.10 3.58 5.05 276 13.6 12,971 -37.6 Sep-11
208 256 Avondale Environmental Landfill site operator Falkirk UK 37.34 33.29 11.68 8.18 28 0.0 417,143 42.8 Mar-11
209* 293 Tillicoultry Quarries Quarrying; asphalt; concrete Kincardine-on-Forth Sco 42.51 34.24 8.00 4.05 80 8.1 100,000 82.7 Mar-12
210 203 Johnston Fuels Fuel distribution Bathgate Sco 143.17 103.75 1.41 2.10 143 17.2 9,860 -42.7 Dec-11
211 212 James Donaldson & Sons Timber engineering; sawmilling Markinch Sco 105.35 97.35 2.03 2.02 596 6.8 3,406 -5.9 Mar-12
212 133 Mitsubishi Elec. Air Con. Sys Euro. Air-conditioning systems Livingston Jap 73.90 83.40 2.83 12.33 454 -9.6 6,233 -74.6 Mar-12
213* 278 Castle View International Holdings Investment company Stirling Sco 86.98 76.81 2.33 1.48 2,610 0.0 893 57.5 Mar-12
214 253 WN Lindsay Grain merchant; warehousing Tranent Sco 81.67 63.73 2.49 2.09 51 4.1 48,824 14.5 May-11
215 251 Harbro Group Animal feed Turriff Sco 77.90 68.12 2.61 1.93 272 7.5 9,596 25.8 Jun-11
216 New Scientific Drilling Controls Offshore directional surveys Aberdeen USA 42.67 35.42 6.94 5.68 183 7.6 37,923 13.5 Dec-11
217 257 Barrhead Travel Service Travel agent; tour operator Glasgow Sco 128.89 99.19 1.35 1.08 441 10.5 3,061 13.1 Dec-11
218* 219 United Holdings UK Wholesale grocer; property rental Glasgow Sco 125.16 112.76 1.44 1.44 146 6.6 9,863 -6.2 Dec-11
219 275 Morrison Bowmore Distillers Whisky distiller Glasgow Jap 44.57 41.50 6.11 3.33 199 4.2 30,704 76.1 Dec-11
220 218 John R Adam & Sons Metal recycling Glasgow Sco 78.85 65.98 2.47 2.98 58 0.0 42,586 -17.1 Dec-11
221 372 Leiths (Scotland) Quarrying; civil engineering Aberdeen Sco 63.38 53.20 3.09 0.51 550 12.7 5,618 437.6 Dec-11
222 236 Peterson SBS Offshore logistics services Aberdeen NL 151.79 120.55 1.11 1.06 391 4.8 2,839 -0.1 Dec-11
223* 259 Trespass/Jacobs & Turner Clothing manufacturer Glasgow Sco 61.83 53.27 3.05 2.40 872 16.9 3,498 8.7 Jun-11
224 175 Honeywell Security UK Alarm detection equipment Motherwell USA 57.26 59.28 3.54 8.01 180 -6.3 19,667 -52.9 Dec-11
225 260 Strachans Grocery wholesaler Peterhead Sco 50.39 45.08 4.50 3.16 160 -4.8 28,125 49.5 Mar-11
226 198 Charles River Lab. Preclin. Serv. (Edin) Scientific research Tranent USA 47.08 48.91 5.00 7.29 694 1.2 7,205 -32.2 Dec-11
227 181 JW Filshill Wholesale food and drink Glasgow Sco 169.04 168.66 0.90 1.25 250 0.8 3,600 -28.6 Jan-12
228 294 Alexander Inglis & Son Grain and agricultural merchant Ormiston Sco 58.39 45.13 3.04 1.96 45 36.4 67,556 13.7 Dec-11
229 232 Matthews Foods Chinese supermarket Glasgow Eire 54.31 45.94 3.56 4.58 86 -6.5 41,395 -16.8 Dec-11
230 254 McCurrach Group Field sales services Glasgow Sco 37.71 36.74 7.23 6.57 744 6.0 9,718 3.8 Jun-11
231 286 Scottish Citylink Coaches Coach operator Glasgow Sing 37.30 31.28 7.46 6.31 80 19.4 93,250 -1.0 Dec-11
232* 239 Klondyke Group Garden centres; bottled gas; property Falkirk Sco 47.46 44.32 4.60 4.81 854 8.0 5,386 -11.4 Sep-11
233* 196 Lomond Motors Motor dealer Glasgow UK 172.00 166.00 0.70 1.40 330 3.4 2,121 -51.7 Dec-11
234 322 Oki (UK) Computer printer manufacturer Cumbernauld Jap 66.90 91.83 2.28 0.30 211 -18.2 10,806 829.1 Mar-12
235* New Amor Business Tech. Solutions Business technology solutions Renfrew Sco 45.05 33.89 4.94 4.72 421 13.8 11,734 -8.0 Dec-11
236* New City Building (Glasgow) Construction; repair; maintenance Glasgow Sco 253.12 216.81 0.35 22.56 2,193 0.0 160 -98.4 Mar-12
237 299 Kettle Produce Vegetable production Cupar Sco 92.69 93.60 1.50 0.49 791 -5.5 1,896 224.1 May-11
238 126 Martin Currie Investment management Edinburgh Sco 65.54 81.58 2.27 14.10 255 -2.7 8,902 -83.5 Dec-11
239* 226 Wright Health Group Dental equipment and material Dundee Sco 56.15 55.56 3.03 3.86 419 1.0 7,232 -22.2 Dec-11
240* 115 Scottish Salmon Company Salmon farming Edinburgh Swi 90.17 91.39 1.52 25.24 394 38.2 3,858 -95.6 Dec-11
241* 266 Breedon Aggregates Scotland Quarrying; road surfacing Monifieth UK 80.94 73.47 1.84 1.37 371 1.9 4,960 31.8 Dec-11
242 268 Stewart Milne Group Construction and development Westhill Sco 229.10 250.81 0.41 0.14 896 6.7 458 174.3 Jun-11
243 274 Usha Martin International Wire rope manu; oil & gas services Clydebank Ind 43.73 40.96 4.76 3.69 158 -5.4 30,127 36.3 Mar-12
244 298 DF Concerts Concert/events promotion Glasgow USA 41.96 30.83 5.20 4.90 31 6.9 167,742 -0.7 Dec-11
245 192 Search Consultancy Recruitment Glasgow UK 115.68 107.54 1.08 2.26 480 11.4 2,250 -57.1 Dec-11
246 205 Glenrath Farms Egg production Peebles Sco 43.05 44.86 4.69 7.81 202 -1.9 23,218 -38.8 May-11
247* 280 Shepherd & Wedderburn Legal services Edinburgh Sco 37.28 34.93 6.26 4.77 407 -7.3 15,381 41.6 Apr-11
248 242 Worldmark UK Product ident./decoration tech. East Kilbride UK 36.07 35.82 6.74 7.90 306 18.1 22,026 -27.8 Dec-11
249* 185 Carron Phoenix/Franke UK Holding Sink manufacturer Falkirk Swi 63.50 69.45 2.19 4.97 289 -24.1 7,578 -41.9 Dec-11
250 304 Ian Macleod Distillers Whisky blending Broxburn Sco 39.28 31.90 5.40 4.25 75 8.7 72,000 16.9 Sep-11
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251 301 Frank’s International Offshore casings Aberdeen NL 54.60 46.22 2.73 1.71 313 13.8 8,722 40.3 Dec-11
252* 276 Maxi Group Haulage; construction; storage; pty Irvine Sco 47.83 41.42 3.42 3.31 237 10.7 14,430 -6.7 Sep-11
253* 255 beCogent Call centre Airdrie Fr 50.48 48.25 3.04 2.96 2,557 -13.7 1,189 19.0 Dec-11
254 326 Caledonian Heritable Pub operator; plant hire Edinburgh Sco 39.45 37.03 5.01 2.20 796 1.4 6,294 124.5 Oct-11
255 291 Goals Soccer Centres Sports arenas; leisure activities East Kilbride Can 30.44 27.80 9.19 7.64 618 11.0 14,871 8.4 Dec-11
256 214 Blackrock International Investment management Edinburgh USA 26.12 33.86 14.37 18.78 32 -8.6 449,063 -16.3 Dec-11
257 456 Argent Energy Group Manu/sale of biodiesel from waste oil Motherwell Sco 47.25 25.99 3.05 0.57 63 21.2 48,413 341.6 Dec-11
258 375 Glenalmond Group Turnkey solutions to offshore sector East Kilbride Sco 39.10 31.27 4.71 2.01 303 8.2 15,545 116.5 Mar-11
259* 262 Johnstons of Elgin/James Johnston Woollen goods Elgin Sco 51.20 47.07 2.63 2.64 779 2.6 3,376 -2.9 Dec-11
260* 427 TWMA Group Drilling waste mgmt; enviro. serv. Bridge of Don Sco 36.53 30.78 5.42 1.21 288 15.2 18,819 288.8 Dec-11
261 309 Petroleum Experts Petroleum engineering software Edinburgh UK 25.31 21.18 18.18 16.42 49 32.4 371,020 -16.4 Sep-11
262 New Superglass Holdings Glass fibre insulation Stirling Sco 32.38 32.37 6.84 -5.03 199 0.0 34,372 n/a Aug-12
263* 281 Sea Products of Scotland Fish farms Bellshill Nor 79.09 57.55 1.28 1.59 11 0.0 116,364 -19.5 Dec-11
264 399 Iomart Group Cloud computing; managed hosting Glasgow Sco 33.48 25.25 5.84 2.79 211 31.9 27,678 58.7 Mar-12
265 New Smith International (North Sea) Offshore equipment supply Aberdeen USA 60.49 44.64 1.80 -2.56 313 29.9 5,751 n/a Dec-11
266 New Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Shellfish supplier/retailer Mintlaw Sco 38.07 31.90 4.42 1.87 200 0.0 22,100 136.4 Mar-11
267 New Vroon Offshore UK Offshore rescue vessels Aberdeen Nor 102.33 98.14 0.81 -4.89 1,234 76.3 656 n/a Dec-11
268 308 Kongsberg Maritime Underwater cameras and systems Aberdeen Nor 39.37 37.74 3.95 2.64 158 4.6 25,000 43.0 Dec-11
269* 358 Teledyne Manu/repair of avionics systems Cumbernauld USA 31.05 20.18 6.62 8.65 202 50.7 32,772 -49.2 Jan-11
270* 273 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Banking and financial services Edinburgh Sco 28,937.00 31,868.00 -766.00 -399.00 144,300 -8.1 n/a n/a Dec-11
271* 15 AEGON UK Pensions; protection; invest; dist. Edinburgh NL 4,494.00 5,912.00 -60.00 76.00 3,203 -22.6 n/a n/a Dec-11
272* 329 Strathclyde Pharma./SPL (2004) Pharmaceutical wholesaler East Kilbride Sco 56.82 54.78 1.86 0.90 90 40.6 20,667 47.0 Mar-11
273 348 Gyrodata Wellbore survey technology Bridge of Don USA 28.95 24.24 8.55 6.13 165 4.4 51,818 33.6 Dec-11
274* 215 Letts Filofax/FLB Group Diary/organiser manufacturer Dalkeith Sco 52.87 55.69 2.13 4.20 488 -2.0 4,365 -48.2 Jan-12
275* 446 Rohr Aero Services Aircraft components maintenance Prestwick USA 37.52 38.16 4.38 0.50 250 -4.2 17,520 814.4 Dec-11
276* 29 Subsea 7 Offshore services Aberdeen Lux 1,041.33 792.72 -8.09 64.78 1,426 -11.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
277 288 Concept Systems IT solutions and services Edinburgh USA 24.40 23.77 13.80 16.04 121 11.0 114,050 -22.5 Dec-11
278* 67 Dolphin Drilling Oil & gas drilling contractor Aberdeen Nor 421.33 323.35 -1.90 9.07 219 30.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
279* 320 AM Phillip Commercial vehicle retailer Forfar Sco 66.24 56.66 1.31 1.29 309 -1.3 4,239 2.9 Dec-11
280 306 Wemyss Development Co Property; wine and tea estates Edinburgh Sco 29.21 27.00 7.27 7.14 3,331 -2.0 2,183 3.9 Mar-11
281 272 AR Brown McFarlane & Co Steel stockholder Glasgow Sco 54.24 37.37 1.99 -0.36 263 46.1 7,567 n/a Mar-11
282* 211 Benkert UK Cigarette paper manufacturer Alva Swi 41.80 38.40 3.20 12.36 286 -1.0 11,189 -73.8 Dec-11
283 302 Land Engineering Group Holdings Civil engineering; landscaping Kilmarnock Sco 45.05 43.82 2.72 2.00 381 -22.9 7,139 76.3 Aug-11
284 354 BioReliance Biotech and evaluation services Glasgow USA 33.67 29.72 5.14 2.87 254 8.1 20,236 65.7 Dec-11
285 New Trac International Engineering products and services Aberdeen Sco 31.71 24.13 5.81 1.92 242 25.4 24,008 141.3 Mar-11
286 344 Solstad Offshore UK Ship owner; offshore chartering Aberdeen Nor 27.19 25.51 8.65 4.94 11 0.0 786,364 75.1 Dec-11
287 355 SAH Vehicle franchise; haulage; property Newhouse Sco 109.63 86.76 0.52 0.12 376 3.0 1,383 320.4 Dec-11
288* 90 ASCO Group Int’l offshore logistics and services Aberdeen UK 626.46 516.72 -10.81 5.03 1,621 7.1 n/a n/a Dec-11
289 368 Barclay & Mathieson Steel stockholder; fabrication Glasgow Sco 55.43 35.86 1.77 1.52 183 6.4 9,672 9.8 Dec-11
290* 16 Clydesdale Bank Banking and financial services Glasgow Aus 1,145.00 1,259.00 -183.00 237.00 7,833 -6.2 n/a n/a Sep-12
291 343 Arthur McKay & Co Electrical/mechanical data contractor Loanhead Sco 74.30 56.37 1.02 0.74 566 9.7 1,802 25.7 Oct-11
292 303 Murgitroyd Group European patent/trade mark attorney Glasgow Sco 35.70 33.22 4.42 3.58 235 2.6 18,809 20.3 May-12
293 New Coilcraft Europe Electronic components Glasgow USA 29.44 28.42 6.48 5.52 52 4.0 124,615 12.9 Dec-11
294 335 LFF (Scotland) Offshore fittings and flanges Aberdeen UK 55.79 34.74 1.73 2.32 36 9.1 48,056 -31.6 Dec-11
295 314 Enterprise Foods Bakery products supplier East Kilbride Sco 49.07 44.45 2.17 1.72 35 12.9 62,000 11.7 Jun-11
296 108 Cheque Centres Group Financial services Edinburgh USA 317.74 247.05 -2.22 5.44 927 79.3 n/a n/a Dec-11
297* 284 John G Russell (Transport) Road/rail freight transport Glasgow Sco 53.04 51.58 1.82 2.00 591 -4.1 3,080 -5.1 Mar-11
298 241 Apex Hotels Hotelier Edinburgh Sco 41.91 40.03 2.84 6.63 614 -14.0 4,625 -50.2 Apr-12
299 New Miller Group Building; construction; property dev. Edinburgh Sco 588.00 663.00 -30.00 -56.00 1,117 -3.9 n/a n/a Dec-11
300* 271 Vion Food Group (Scotland) Food production Livingston NL 542.60 513.00 -29.20 -3.80 4,200 7.7 n/a n/a Dec-11
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301* 84 Schuh Shoe retailer Livingston USA 202.44 163.60 -0.24 14.80 1,461 13.7 n/a n/a Jan-12
302 91 Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Airframes; wing structures Prestwick USA 334.81 344.54 -5.67 5.81 908 -0.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
303* 292 Expro Int’l Grp/Expro Holdings UK3 Oil well management services Aberdeen Sco 653.91 617.37 -943.12 -630.01 4,030 -9.7 n/a n/a Mar-12
304 New Odfjell Drilling (UK) Drilling contractor Aberdeen Nor 60.69 51.11 1.21 1.13 83 3.8 14,578 3.2 Dec-11
305* 297 Murray International Holdings Metals; property Edinburgh Sco 394.56 466.08 -86.87 -69.05 2,657 -23.9 n/a n/a Jun-11
306 230 Mactaggart & Mickel Group Housebuilder and contractor Glasgow Sco 38.40 48.10 2.90 4.30 216 1.9 13,426 -33.8 Apr-12
307* 339 Burness Legal services Edinburgh Sco 23.36 21.22 10.52 9.36 199 -13.5 52,864 29.9 Jul-11
308 46 Johnston Press Newspaper publisher Edinburgh Sco 373.85 398.08 -143.80 16.53 5,757 -7.3 n/a n/a Dec-11
309* 158 Robertson Group (Holdings) Building contractor Elgin Sco 232.01 201.48 -3.35 2.03 1,039 8.1 n/a n/a Mar-11
310 341 Ashleigh (Scotland) Builder Dumfries Sco 41.04 41.08 2.46 1.54 201 -18.3 12,239 95.5 Mar-12
311 361 Springfield Properties Housebuilder/property developer Elgin Sco 40.50 34.63 2.52 1.86 233 3.6 10,815 30.8 May-11
312* 300 Vetco Gray UK Oil and gas engineering Bridge of Don USA 301.81 275.22 -19.06 -5.19 1,166 0.9 n/a n/a Dec-11
313 140 Barr Holdings Construction Paisley N Ire 210.93 253.82 -2.54 2.82 702 0.0 n/a n/a Dec-11
314* 70 PetroIneos Manufacturing Scotland Oil refiner Grangemouth Jer 291.12 450.93 -18.07 8.24 595 -50.6 n/a n/a Dec-11
315 New Calachem Agrochemicals; pharmaceuticals Grangemouth Fin 28.83 33.94 5.58 -4.10 180 -10.9 31,000 n/a Dec-11
316 407 Euroforest Timber harvesting Huntly Swe 52.52 36.68 1.43 1.02 33 10.0 43,333 27.5 Dec-11
317 313 Belhaven Brewery Company Brewing Dunbar UK 31.61 29.94 4.38 4.86 2,559 35.9 1,712 -33.7 Apr-11
318 394 Scottish Woodlands Timber and forestry management Edinburgh Sco 58.20 46.22 1.13 0.55 127 4.1 8,898 97.4 Sep-11
319 New Freeworld Trading Dried fruit importer Edinburgh Sco 47.21 36.86 1.79 1.03 16 14.3 111,875 52.1 Jun-11
320* 350 Clyde Group Marine/offshore personnel and travel Glasgow Sco 45.11 41.68 1.89 1.33 147 -1.3 12,857 44.0 May-11
321 New Mactaggart Scott & Co Marine engineering solutions Loanhead Sco 31.17 32.50 4.37 3.96 290 0.7 15,069 9.6 Apr-11
322 487 CTS Corporation UK Automotive sensor manufacturer High Blantyre USA 29.06 27.11 5.25 0.87 258 -1.9 20,349 515.1 Dec-11
323 323 RM Easdale & Co Non-ferrous metal processor Glasgow Sco 63.47 54.47 0.92 1.05 56 12.0 16,429 -21.8 Dec-11
324* 325 Braemar Investments Motor dealer Melrose Sco 44.19 41.52 1.91 1.75 133 4.7 14,361 4.2 Dec-11
325 New Gladedale Group Holdings Housebuilding; property dev. Dunfermline Sco 278.71 339.38 -57.20 -86.14 789 -5.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
326 316 Tokheim UK Electronic equipment Dundee Fr 64.14 61.93 0.87 3.57 450 23.0 1,933 -80.2 Apr-11
327 290 Sandvik Materials Technology UK Heating system supplier Perth Swe 38.90 35.63 2.45 3.86 180 0.0 13,611 -36.5 Dec-11
328 349 Bell Group UK Comm/industrial painting contractor Airdrie Sco 53.42 45.90 1.25 1.06 1,075 6.2 1,163 11.1 Mar-12
329* 333 Allied Vehicles Vehicle manufacture, sale and repair Glasgow Sco 65.72 61.53 0.74 0.73 344 5.2 2,151 -3.6 Apr-12
330 287 Giles Insurance Brokers Insurance brokerage Glasgow UK 58.22 59.36 1.00 1.46 875 -2.0 1,143 -30.1 Aug-11
331 176 Exova Group Laboratory testing/advisory services Newbridge USA 241.90 227.90 -46.30 -65.90 3,533 -1.5 n/a n/a Dec-11
332 50 FMC Technologies Subsea systems design/manufacture Dunfermline USA 206.01 198.71 -7.04 28.61 901 10.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
333 New Flexible Manufacturing Group Precision engineering Livingston Sco 26.08 26.31 5.90 4.35 259 4.9 22,780 29.4 May-12
334 New Macdonald Hotels Hotel operator Bathgate Sco 196.64 128.42 -5.26 5.23 4,107 2.4 n/a n/a Sep-11
335* New Compello Staffing Group Recruitment outsourcing Glasgow Sco 65.70 63.46 0.70 0.43 151 28.0 4,636 27.2 May-12
336 289 Muirfield (Contracts) Building contractor Dundee Sco 41.81 44.31 2.06 2.30 282 -4.1 7,305 -6.6 Oct-11
337 413 Thomas Tunnock Bakery and biscuit manufacturer Uddingston Sco 32.55 34.75 3.41 1.08 529 -5.4 6,446 233.6 Feb-11
338 174 Phoenix Car Company Motor dealer Paisley Sco 143.33 149.76 -0.80 0.06 416 -2.1 n/a n/a Jan-12
339 426 Forsyths Oil & gas and distillation equipment Rothes Sco 33.95 24.70 2.89 2.25 262 4.4 11,031 23.1 Oct-11
340 310 John R Weir Motor dealer Grangemouth Sco 92.12 91.55 0.25 0.42 330 -3.2 758 -38.5 Oct-11
341* 331 Morris & Spottiswood Fit out; social housing; construction Glasgow Sco 84.65 84.68 0.33 0.31 452 7.9 730 -1.4 Dec-11
342 New Seatronics Marine survey equip. sale & rental Bridge of Don Sco 23.03 19.64 7.23 5.51 67 6.3 107,910 23.4 Dec-11
343 New AMG Group Footwear and camping gear supply Port Glasgow Sco 32.95 33.38 3.02 4.74 97 3.2 31,134 -38.3 Dec-11
344* 359 Crown Worldwide International removals; storage Livingston HK 43.49 40.43 1.72 1.34 263 11.0 6,540 15.7 Dec-11
345 New Guala Closures UK Bottle closures Glasgow It 38.46 35.82 2.16 -0.69 187 4.5 11,551 n/a Dec-11
346* New Meridian Salmon Farms (Argyll) Fish farming Lochgilphead Nor 24.34 18.23 6.23 5.73 28 -9.7 222,500 20.4 Dec-11
347 376 Angus Soft Fruits Fruit/vegetable distribution Arbroath Sco 89.65 70.53 0.21 0.16 24 4.3 8,750 25.8 Apr-11
348 296 CHC Scotia Helicopter operation; engineering Aberdeen Can 147.50 161.59 -2.29 -0.17 535 -12.6 n/a n/a Apr-11
349 379 Thistle Seafoods Fish processor and wholesaler Peterhead Sco 54.22 45.57 0.97 0.73 240 20.0 4,042 10.7 Dec-11
350 New Weldex International Offshore Hldgs Crane hire; lifting equipment Inverness Sco 36.80 22.19 2.27 6.28 120 8.1 18,917 -66.6 Nov-11
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351 263 Divex Diving equipment Aberdeen Sco 34.29 41.40 2.60 4.05 242 -18.0 10,744 -21.7 Nov-11
352 441 Simpson Oils Fuel merchant Wick Sco 47.04 34.97 1.33 0.76 29 3.6 45,862 69.0 Oct-11
353 324 McAlpine & Co Plumbing products Glasgow Sco 38.53 37.83 2.00 2.22 632 -0.5 3,165 -9.5 Dec-11
354 New Prosource.IT (UK) IT project delivery; managed services Aberdeen Sco 30.39 24.51 3.35 3.52 225 25.0 14,889 -23.9 Jun-12
355* 352 Sparrows Offshore Group/ArranCo1 Cranes and offshore services Aberdeen UK 172.04 149.51 -19.69 -65.02 1,545 15.2 n/a n/a Dec-11
356 338 David Sands Convenience stores Kinross UK 41.43 41.00 1.77 1.60 649 -5.7 2,727 17.2 Dec-11
357 447 TOM Vehicle Rental Vehicle fleet management and hire Airdrie Sco 38.42 27.31 2.01 1.42 255 30.8 7,882 8.2 Mar-12
358 New Xodus Group Offshore consultancy Aberdeen Sco 35.04 28.63 2.40 5.05 203 57.4 11,823 -69.8 Sep-11
359* 377 Polymer Holdings Rubber and plastic coatings Stonehaven Sco 22.76 21.05 6.83 6.14 72 -1.4 94,861 12.8 Jun-11
360 New Klondyke Fishing Co Fishing and fish selling Fraserburgh Sco 21.02 16.40 8.84 0.76 13 8.3 680,000 973.7 Jun-11
361* 238 Day International (UK) Image transfer products Dundee Lux 59.28 52.42 0.65 3.55 304 5.2 2,138 -82.6 Dec-11
362* 328 Briggs Commercial Offshore engineering; fabrication Burntisland Sco 36.43 33.23 2.22 2.73 519 27.8 4,277 -36.4 Mar-11
363 New Swire Oilfield Services Oil equipment rental services Aberdeen UK 32.14 27.11 2.84 0.16 171 23.0 16,608 1342.9 Dec-11
364 New Marine Procurement Marine procurement North Berwick USA 50.97 34.98 1.00 0.70 8 33.3 125,000 7.1 Dec-11
365* 327 Chap (Holdings) Bldg contractor; engrg; property dev. Westhill Sco 42.30 37.09 1.56 0.70 286 -4.0 5,455 132.2 Mar-11
366 433 Advance Construction Group Property dev; civil engineering Glasgow Sco 33.31 27.23 2.51 1.63 208 -2.3 12,067 57.7 Mar-11
367 397 PD&MS Energy Offshore services provider Aberdeen UK 29.40 24.06 3.53 3.62 47 88.0 75,106 -48.1 Jun-11
368 New Loch Duart Salmon farming Lairg Sco 23.05 15.38 6.20 2.19 119 26.6 52,101 123.6 Mar-11
369* 319 Golar-Nor (UK) Floating production vessel operator Aberdeen Can 81.54 100.67 0.21 0.25 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
370 373 Adam Wilson & Sons (Holdings) Sawmiller; timber merchant Troon Eire 26.87 23.70 4.28 4.50 103 3.0 41,553 -7.7 Dec-11
371 466 Christie & Son (Metal Merchants) Scrap metal exporters Renfrew Sco 33.07 27.46 2.40 1.11 38 0.0 63,158 116.2 Jun-11
372 382 Anderson Strathern Legal services Edinburgh Sco 21.19 20.40 7.17 6.75 257 2.4 27,899 3.7 Aug-11
373* 477 Dron & Dickson Hazardous area electrical equipment Stirling Sco 36.59 27.59 2.00 0.99 140 25.0 14,286 61.6 May-12
374 332 AK Stoddart Scotch/Aberdeen Angus beef processor Broxburn Sco 60.40 56.40 0.48 0.80 214 2.9 2,243 -41.7 Nov-11
375* New KCA Deutag Scotland Offshore support services Aberdeen Cayman 21.26 164.50 6.87 2.38 297 0.7 23,131 186.7 Dec-11
376 295 VWS Westgarth Water treatment equip. and services East Kilbride Fr 51.33 38.97 0.82 2.72 129 -17.3 6,357 -63.5 Dec-11
377 369 Matthew Algie & Co Tea and coffee supplier Glasgow Sco 33.06 33.19 2.24 1.92 211 -0.9 10,616 17.8 Dec-11
378 484 MediaCom Scotland Advertising consultants Edinburgh UK 44.11 41.66 1.19 -0.46 44 -13.7 27,045 n/a Dec-11
379* 395 Holland & Sherry/Venlaw Road Cloth merchant Peebles USA 33.04 28.68 2.23 2.23 199 12.4 11,206 -11.1 Dec-11
380* 370 Thames Gold Holdings Fuel distribution Glasgow Sco 60.70 65.99 0.41 0.23 49 -2.0 8,367 81.9 May-11
381 New Zonal Retail Data Systems EPoS systems manufacturer Edinburgh Sco 29.90 19.52 2.73 2.62 192 9.7 14,219 -5.0 Jun-11
382 New Scottish Rugby Union Rugby sport governing body Edinburgh Sco 38.22 35.08 1.58 1.29 295 4.2 5,356 17.5 Apr-12
383 169 STV Group Media communications Glasgow Sco 102.00 104.80 -0.90 12.50 387 0.3 n/a n/a Dec-11
384 428 Mono Global Group Mobile phones Glasgow Sco 37.96 30.08 1.60 1.27 207 20.3 7,729 4.7 Aug-11
385 474 Currie International Holdings Transport; warehousing; logistics Dumfries Sco 46.11 40.09 0.97 0.19 265 15.7 3,660 341.0 Dec-11
386* 265 ANM Group Livestock auctions Inverurie Sco 114.22 103.34 -4.07 0.80 630 15.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
387* 442 CIGNA European Services (UK) Private medical/dental insurer Greenock USA 42.46 34.44 1.16 0.78 626 25.0 1,853 19.0 Dec-11
388* 420 ARR Craib Transport Haulage contractor; logistics Dyce Sco 38.95 35.75 1.36 0.87 330 13.0 4,121 38.3 Mar-12
389 340 Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Bacon processing/distribution Aberdeen Sco 32.71 30.75 2.06 2.95 63 -4.5 32,698 -26.8 Aug-11
390 429 Head Resourcing Recruitment consultancy Edinburgh Sco 46.40 36.00 0.92 0.75 55 22.2 16,727 0.4 Dec-11
391 337 McTaggart Group Construction Dalry Sco 40.60 40.66 1.24 1.66 158 -1.3 7,848 -24.4 Sep-11
392* 315 Town & County/T&C Assets Motor dealer; service stations Aberdeen Sco 63.10 69.90 0.26 0.76 172 -3.4 1,512 -64.6 Dec-11
393* 365 Erskine Holdings Fish processing; fish farm equipment Aberdeen Sco 40.67 37.93 1.21 1.35 173 2.4 6,994 -12.4 Jun-11
394 451 IndigoVision Group Software/hardware development Edinburgh Sco 30.27 28.89 2.39 1.21 107 0.9 22,336 95.7 Jul-12
395 403 Clariant Oil Services UK Chemicals/services for oil industry Aberdeen Swi 29.74 30.06 2.44 1.89 91 1.1 26,813 27.7 Dec-11
396* 432 Bluewater Scotland Operation of offshore facilities Aberdeen NL Ant 78.91 71.62 -0.04 -9.23 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
397 465 Indigo Lighthouse Group Outsourcing solutions Glasgow Sco 23.39 20.25 4.48 2.56 371 -6.1 12,075 86.3 Dec-11
398 380 Grahams the Family Dairy Group Milk processor/distributor Bridge of Allan Sco 49.62 41.39 0.60 1.05 410 37.6 1,463 -58.5 Mar-11
399 311 Fresh Catch Fish merchant Peterhead Sco 42.96 47.02 0.96 1.52 139 6.9 6,906 -40.9 Jun-11
400 486 Recruitment Zone Recruitment agency Edinburgh Sco 41.49 32.38 1.04 0.40 60 -38.8 17,333 324.6 Dec-11
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401 172 John Martin Holdings Motor dealer Edinburgh Sco 85.79 129.94 -1.14 2.57 392 -18.3 n/a n/a Dec-11
402* 388 Havelock Europa Educational furniture; shopfitter Dalgety Bay Sco 99.48 99.18 -4.50 -4.06 731 -4.9 n/a n/a Dec-11
403 305 Sterling Furniture Group Furniture retailer Tillicoultry Sco 47.52 48.29 0.62 1.52 518 0.2 1,197 -59.3 Feb-11
404 445 Ravenhill Agricultural machinery Elgin Sco 43.68 36.12 0.88 0.60 127 -1.6 6,929 49.0 Dec-11
405 216 Konecranes UK Cranes; material handling equip. East Kilbride Fin 67.47 63.82 -0.02 3.43 479 3.7 n/a n/a Dec-11
406 336 Scotia Homes Property developer Ellon Sco 30.11 28.31 2.12 4.18 173 -4.9 12,254 -46.6 Apr-11
407 416 Diamond Power Specialty Cleaning systems Dumbarton USA 29.31 26.37 2.25 2.11 251 8.2 8,964 -1.4 Dec-11
408 351 Scottish & Universal Newspapers Newspaper publishing Hamilton UK 20.66 22.83 5.49 6.94 278 -7.3 19,748 -14.6 Jan-12
409 385 Food Partners Catering food and drink supply Kilmarnock Sco 92.40 89.26 -5.26 -1.52 1,217 -7.3 n/a n/a Sep-11
410* 383 Wolfson Microelectronics Mixed signal integrated circuits Edinburgh Sco 101.53 101.70 -15.56 -7.22 415 -3.3 n/a n/a Dec-11
411 450 Tube Developments Tube processor and wholesaler Glasgow Sco 26.54 20.13 2.58 3.04 62 -1.6 41,613 -13.8 Sep-11
412 353 ProStrakan Group Pharmaceuticals development Galashiels Jap 105.20 100.20 -31.50 -0.60 344 17.0 n/a n/a Dec-11
413* New SGL Carbon Fibers Carbon & oxidised fibre Muir of Ord Ger 58.28 40.99 0.18 -4.37 254 23.9 709 n/a Dec-11
414* New East Coast Viners Grain Animal feed products Stonehaven Sco 36.54 28.33 1.21 0.38 54 -14.3 22,407 273.0 Jun-11
415 482 Whitelink Seafoods Seafood wholesaler Fraserburgh Sco 50.69 52.27 0.38 -0.06 133 7.3 2,857 n/a Jun-11
416 New Buccleuch Estates Land and forestry management Selkirk Sco 29.44 30.78 2.08 -4.39 312 -19.0 6,667 n/a Oct-11
417* 190 Laing O’Rourke Scotland Building contractor Motherwell UK 65.29 230.58 -0.16 1.22 n/a n/a n/a n/a Mar-11
418 342 Oticon Hearing aid manufacturer Hamilton Den 32.86 32.00 1.44 2.62 137 4.6 10,511 -47.4 Dec-11
419* 437 Quiz Clothing/Kast Retail Clothing retailer Glasgow Sco 32.62 27.92 1.47 1.49 538 15.9 2,732 -14.9 Mar-11
420 307 Bancon Developments Holdings Property developer and manager Banchory Sco 50.10 58.31 0.36 1.12 273 -2.5 1,319 -67.0 Nov-11
421 New Drambuie Sale and marketing of Drambuie Newbridge Sco 22.92 21.93 3.56 2.21 21 0.0 169,524 61.1 Jun-12
422* New Atlantic Offshore Aberdeen Offshore support vessels Aberdeen Nor 25.48 23.22 2.77 -1.17 17 0.0 162,941 n/a Dec-11
423 184 Pipeline Technique Pipeline/riser welding contractor Huntly NL 21.01 43.57 4.65 13.86 104 -30.2 44,712 -51.9 Dec-11
424 386 Barnetts Motor Group Motor dealer Dundee Sco 42.90 45.03 0.65 0.75 131 4.0 4,962 -16.6 Dec-11
425 443 Fife Joinery Manufacturing Timber and aluminium products Glenrothes Den 31.01 30.07 1.61 1.19 240 24.4 6,708 8.8 Dec-11
426* 440 John Davidson (Pipes) Pipe distributor Inverness Belg 40.75 37.16 0.76 0.59 188 4.4 4,043 23.3 Dec-11
427 393 Campbells Prime Meat Fresh meat, fish and delicatessen Linlithgow Sco 50.17 46.86 0.30 0.53 311 2.6 965 -44.8 Dec-11
428 431 Richard Irvin & Sons Industrial services Aberdeen Sco 44.54 42.10 0.52 0.36 474 -6.0 1,097 53.6 Dec-11
429* 406 RAGM Frozen food/grocery wholesaler Glasgow Sco 48.62 41.71 0.32 0.70 32 6.7 10,000 -57.1 Mar-12
430 481 Atlas Cranes UK Hydraulic machinery Newhouse Ger 28.89 25.43 1.89 1.17 102 -4.7 18,529 69.4 Dec-11
431* New Ramco Holdings Pipeline care/maintenance Aberdeen Sco 20.50 15.36 4.74 2.31 146 16.8 32,466 75.7 Dec-11
432 469 Interflex Scotland Breadwrap and printed film Dalkeith Jap 36.25 32.33 0.99 0.66 202 -4.3 4,901 56.7 Dec-11
433 463 Patersons Quarries Quarrying; landfill; engineering Coatbridge Sco 51.54 48.27 0.20 -1.90 692 5.5 289 n/a Nov-11
434 371 McConechy Holdings Tyres and motor accessories Ayr Sco 42.30 41.90 0.57 0.99 375 -4.8 1,520 -39.5 Apr-12
435 New Zenith Oilfield Technology Downhole data tech. development Inverurie USA 21.88 17.17 3.67 2.57 80 14.3 45,875 25.0 May-11
436 New The Dunne Group Civil engineering Bathgate Sco 29.49 29.41 1.70 0.08 218 -33.7 7,798 3109.1 Oct-11
437 346 Mentholatum Co Pharmaceuticals East Kilbride Jap 32.80 31.75 1.20 2.61 109 11.2 11,009 -58.7 Feb-12
438* 364 North Sea Production Co Offshore facility operator Aberdeen Den 27.96 30.20 1.85 2.35 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
439 422 Ness Motors Motor dealer Inverness Sco 42.84 44.49 0.41 0.32 110 1.9 3,727 25.8 Dec-11
440 408 ScotBet Betting offices Loanhead Sco 73.18 75.34 -10.33 -1.81 256 -6.2 n/a n/a Jul-11
441 New Luddon Construction Construction Glasgow Sco 45.09 38.41 0.32 0.41 398 3.4 804 -24.5 Aug-11
442 374 Macphie of Glenbervie Manufacture of food ingredients Stonehaven Sco 44.67 41.77 0.33 0.96 276 -2.5 1,196 -64.7 Mar-11
443* New Caledonian Plywood Company Timber merchant Glasgow Sco 36.98 n/a 0.79 n/a 53 n/a 14,906 n/a May-11
444 222 Muir Group Contractor; housing; golf club Inverkeithing Sco 58.58 72.93 -1.12 2.59 292 -6.4 n/a n/a Feb-12
445 389 Bright Purple Resourcing Employment and recruitment agency Edinburgh Sco 39.30 36.70 0.53 13.80 51 37.8 10,392 -97.2 Mar-12
446* 470 Speymalt Whisky Distributors Scotch whisky distiller/merchant Elgin Sco 22.30 20.40 3.00 2.35 137 3.0 21,898 23.9 Feb-12
447 267 Terrace Hill Group Commercial property dev./investment Glasgow Sco 67.77 30.75 -10.24 8.38 35 -5.4 n/a n/a Oct-11
448 127 Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK Fish wholesaler Lerwick Nor 57.92 71.26 -0.81 18.70 205 0.5 n/a n/a Dec-11
449 475 I&H Brown Plant hire; mining; civil engineering Perth Sco 35.55 35.76 0.87 0.31 178 -0.6 4,888 182.2 Aug-11
450 362 Sher Brothers (Glasgow) Clothing and textile wholesaler Glasgow Sco 54.54 58.65 -0.18 0.43 194 6.0 n/a n/a Dec-11
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451* 468 Walter Davidson & Sons Retail chemist; vet products Blairgowrie Sco 33.96 32.85 0.94 0.60 283 -2.4 3,322 60.6 Jan-12
452* 398 Plexus Corp (UK) Electronics design/manufacture Kelso USA 47.15 45.99 0.19 0.88 375 9.3 507 -80.2 Sep-11
453 381 G101 Off Sales Off licences; convenience stores Glasgow Sco 45.17 46.22 0.22 0.69 410 9.9 537 -71.0 May-11
454* New Simpac (Holdings) Packaging manufacture and import Glasgow Sco 31.40 29.70 1.13 1.11 127 -1.6 8,893 3.3 Aug-11
455 473 McPherson Bulk spirit transportation Aberlour Sco 23.88 20.75 2.39 2.22 271 14.3 8,819 -5.9 Jul-11
456 392 Scotch Frost of Glasgow Frozen food distribution Glasgow Sco 48.32 49.93 0.12 0.17 128 -10.5 938 -21.1 Jun-12
457 New Thomas Gunn Navigation Services Marine navigation services/equip. Aberdeen Sco 23.94 19.87 2.26 1.10 69 4.5 32,754 96.5 Jul-11
458 New Avanteq Offshore personnel supplier Westhill Sco 34.85 26.95 0.73 0.34 24 4.3 30,417 105.8 Dec-11
459* New Viridor Enviroscot Environmental services; waste mgmt Holytown UK 25.60 22.13 1.85 0.22 179 0.0 10,335 740.9 Mar-11
460* New Meallmore Nursing home operator Inverness Sco 29.04 27.75 1.33 1.73 1,191 0.3 1,117 -23.3 Mar-12
461 402 Veitchi (Holdings) Construction subcontractor Rutherglen Sco 47.08 40.73 0.12 0.85 376 -0.5 319 -85.8 Nov-11
462* New Caley Investments Fish wholesaler; boat manager Peterhead Sco 37.54 33.91 0.51 0.14 95 -5.9 5,368 287.3 Dec-11
463* 478 BAM FM Facilities management Glasgow NL 26.89 25.95 1.45 1.12 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
464* New Rohm & Haas (Scotland) Modifier manufacture Grangemouth USA 26.64 20.64 1.51 1.87 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dec-11
465 460 Flexcon Europe Commercial labels and tags Glenrothes USA 25.91 25.64 1.75 1.36 111 1.8 15,766 26.4 Sep-11
466* 435 BUPA Care Homes (Carrick) Nursing home operator Glasgow UK 20.76 20.49 3.03 3.56 750 3.2 4,040 -17.5 Dec-11
467 New Gleneagles Hotels Hotel operator Auchterarder UK 35.73 33.67 0.60 -0.75 858 13.3 699 n/a Jun-11
468 360 Farne Salmon & Trout Fish processing Duns Fr 55.05 52.35 -1.39 0.70 546 12.6 n/a n/a Jun-11
469* 312 Robertson Metals Recycling Scrap metal processor/exporter Inverkeithing Sco 46.81 45.92 0.11 0.87 34 -2.9 3,235 -87.0 Jan-12
470 453 TPS Healthcare Group Medical products; logistical services Cumbernauld Eire 35.81 34.40 0.57 0.70 75 -1.3 7,600 -17.5 Mar-12
471* 419 IFC Holdings Holding company for fish processor Fraserburgh Sco 41.30 36.27 0.28 0.82 454 5.8 617 -67.7 Mar-12
472 459 HRN Tractors Agricultural equipment Insch Sco 28.42 26.14 1.27 1.32 66 4.8 19,242 -8.2 Sep-11
473 417 Silberline Protective coating manufacturer Leven USA 26.30 27.89 1.43 1.87 155 2.0 9,226 -25.0 Dec-11
474 425 Aquascot Salmon farming Alness Sco 29.14 29.24 1.16 1.47 118 -0.8 9,831 -20.4 Jan-12
475* 497 Granfit Holdings Bathroom equipment; shopfitter Edinburgh Sco 25.56 23.19 1.70 1.25 205 -4.7 8,293 42.6 Dec-11
476 New SAC Commercial Research; education; consult. support Edinburgh Sco 23.96 17.98 1.86 -0.14 900 0.0 2,067 n/a Mar-11
477* 455 BHC Steel fabricator Carnwath N Ire 32.16 19.60 0.76 1.48 229 13.4 3,319 -54.7 Mar-11
478* 448 Lindsay & Gilmour/Raimes Clark & Co Retail chemist Edinburgh Sco 27.08 25.15 1.24 1.84 142 -2.7 8,732 -30.7 Dec-11
479* New RHI Refractories UK Ceramic valves and tubes Clydebank Austria 30.90 28.55 0.82 0.25 289 1.0 2,837 224.6 Dec-11
480 483 Rembrand Timber Timber merchant Dundee Sco 29.22 28.59 1.02 0.78 169 -0.6 6,036 31.6 Sep-11
481 New Keltec Petroleum Services Offshore engineering consultancy Aberdeen Sco 32.17 25.61 0.68 0.26 14 7.7 48,571 142.9 Jul-11
482 New Agricar Agricultural machinery Forfar Sco 37.34 31.95 0.33 0.28 162 3.2 2,037 14.2 Dec-11
483 New JF Hillebrand Scotland Transport/logistics of beverages Glasgow Ger 26.17 20.40 1.27 0.93 46 9.5 27,609 24.7 Dec-11
484 490 Coherent Scotland Laser systems manufacture Glasgow USA 33.67 26.38 0.51 0.86 107 9.2 4,766 -45.7 Oct-11
485 476 Morrison Motors (Turriff) Motor dealer Turriff Sco 27.32 28.96 1.13 0.84 39 0.0 28,974 34.5 Jul-11
486 New Donald Russell Meat, game and poultry supplier Inverurie UK 26.67 24.47 1.20 0.82 192 16.4 6,250 25.8 Sep-11
487 401 Hawco & Sons Motor dealer Inverness Sco 43.76 44.25 -0.04 0.63 168 3.1 n/a n/a Dec-11
488 New Concept Group Digital document solutions Livingston Sco 20.56 20.66 2.52 0.32 114 -0.9 22,105 694.3 Dec-11
489 457 GS Associates (Scotland) Commercial cleaning services Renfrew Sco 34.42 30.07 0.42 0.89 3,869 52.0 109 -68.9 Jul-11
490* 209 JC Peacock & Co Salt import and distribution Ayr Sco 27.26 48.34 1.05 6.19 89 71.2 11,798 -90.1 Apr-12
491* 458 Ahlstrom Chirnside Specialist materials manufacture Duns Fin 49.64 55.29 -2.02 -4.77 184 -12.4 n/a n/a Dec-11
492 New Hillhouse Estates Quarrying; crops and forestry Troon Sco 25.39 25.87 1.35 0.59 195 -17.7 6,923 178.1 Mar-11
493 New Pathfinder Energy Services Oil and gas exploration Aberdeen USA 23.79 27.52 1.58 2.51 123 -7.5 12,846 -31.9 Dec-11
494 472 SIBCAS (Holdings) Flexible modular accommodation Bathgate Sco 21.85 22.17 2.03 1.96 262 0.8 7,748 2.8 Mar-11
495 421 Celtic Football club management Glasgow Sco 51.34 52.56 -7.37 0.10 451 -5.2 n/a n/a Jun-12
496 New Marshall Construction Builder and contractor Alloa Sco 32.40 28.84 0.43 0.23 292 7.4 1,473 74.1 Jul-11
497* New Clark Contracts Construction; refurbish/maintenance Paisley Sco 34.68 31.61 0.29 0.07 164 -5.7 1,768 339.8 Oct-11
498 New Sellars Agriculture Agricultural machinery supplier Oldmeldrum Sco 29.32 26.51 0.69 0.54 81 11.0 8,519 15.2 Sep-11
499* 423 LHD Fishing vessel owner; fish seller Lerwick Sco 26.49 24.34 0.97 2.35 48 0.0 20,208 -58.7 Sep-11
500 438 Douglas Cameron (Scotland) Motor dealer Perth Sco 32.23 31.22 0.41 1.09 57 0.0 7,193 -62.4 May-11
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