Scottish Business Briefing - Monday 8 July, 2013 However, economists have warned that export trade remains weak, while the troubles afflicting Scotland's construction industry are laid bare in a separate survey released today (Scotsman). Spend public money with small local firms, Scots councils urged In Scotland the average figure is 27% compared with the UK-wide average of 31%, according to the study (Scotsman). Profits tumble 38.3% at Caledonian Bottling DIRECTORS of Ayrshire's Caledonian Bottling, owned by the makers of Merry-down Cider, have claimed a "satisfactory" year after paying £2 million to its parent company despite a 38.3% fall in pre-tax profit to £1.2m for last year. The business, which employs 49 people at its site in Cumnock, saw turnover fall to £12.7 million for the year to December 29, 2012, from £16.3m the year before (Herald). Clark wins work worth £6.5m plus CLARK Contracts, the Paisley-based construction, refurbishment and maintenance firm, has secured a package of contracts worth more than £6.5 million. It will be paid £1.45m to refurbish an office at Strathclyde Passenger Transport's Broomloan depot in Govan, Glasgow. Another deal is a £1m refurbishment and relocation contract from IBM (Herald). No teething problems for baby bib firm Two enterprising mothers from Edinburgh have smashed sales targets for their innovative baby bib after securing deals with high street chains including department store John Lewis. Amy Livingstone, a business development manager at Hotel du Vin, and Scottish Enterprise tourism innovation manager Julie Wilson came up with the idea for the bib, with a built-in teether, while they were both on maternity leave (Scotsman). Asda staff bag net £61m windfall More than 19,000 Asda staff will share a cash windfall of £61.7 million today as a three-year Walmart share scheme matures. The record haul will mean the initiative run by the supermarket group's American parent has delivered more than £650m for UK staff since it was launched in 1982. The scheme lets colleagues set aside £50 to £250 of their salary each month for a three-year period. Sign up to Business Briefing