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AG Barr, maker of Irn-Bru, has reported adjusted pretax profit up 12.5% to £65.8 million for the 12 months to the end of January, as the company targets a doubling of its size by expanding into the growing healthy drinks market. Revenue rose 4% to £437.3m over the period, with cash gener

Scottish-headquartered independent MEP and sustainability consultancy Wallace Whittle is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its return to UK ownership. The firm, founded in 1964, reclaimed its roots with an amicable management buy-out from German giant TÜV SÜD in 2021, after 10 years und

New data from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce shows nearly half of firms (48%) are concerned about business rates – the highest level in the last five years. The findings from SCC’s Q1 2026 survey highlight growing pressure on businesses from rising fixed costs, with business rates rap

Mortgage Advice Bureau's (MAB) network partner in Scotland has announced the appointment of Mark Collender as later life adviser, strengthening its specialist capability in later life lending and equity release advice. With 34 years’ experience in financial services, Mr Collender has held both

UK food and drink businesses are investing substantially in innovation and product development to remain competitive and secure their future in an increasingly challenging market, according to a new survey of the sector, commissioned Johnston Carmichael for its annual food and drink report. The rese

Wbg is advising Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses to consider their financial structure to boost their resilience. With new data from the Scottish Tourism Alliance highlighting a growing vulnerability: more than half of tourism and hospitality businesses have less than three months of cash

Loganair, Royal Mail, and BETA Technologies, a U.S.-based electric aerospace company, have completed the UK's first electric flight demonstration program across Scotland's regional air network.

Rutherglen-based Certum, has beaten more than 115 international competitors to secure a $2 million (c. £1.5m) contract to lead the development of a next-generation managed services model designed to redefine how IT support businesses operate, building the MSP model of the future. The Scottish

With just six weeks to go until The Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show returns to SEC Glasgow on 9 and 10 May 2026, organisers are urging homeowners and industry professionals to secure their place now.

Scotland’s commercial property market entered 2026 with renewed optimism, according to the latest figures published by Lismore Real Estate Advisors. The early months of the year have seen improving stability and confidence across the commercial property sector, underpinned by constrained suppl

A pensioner who impersonated her husband’s voice to embezzle thousands of pounds as part of a mortgage and pension fraud has been sentenced. Karen Lawrence, 66, previously pleaded guilty at Ayr Sheriff Court to forming a fraudulent scheme to swindle her husband John out of almost £100,00

Pinsent Masons has announced this year’s partner promotions, with 23 lawyers set to join the firm’s global partnership. Glasgow-based Natalie Colaluca and Stuart Newlands and Edinburgh lawyer Kirstyn Gleeson are included in the 23-strong promoted group, while five Scotland-based lawyers

Newly inaugurated media company Hero Media & Entertainment Ltd has acquired Scottish Financial News as part of its purchase of Dundee Press Agency Ltd, E News Now Ltd, and Daily Business Ltd as a first step in its “buy, build and launch” media strategy. Dundee Press Agency Ltd and E

An iconic clip of a man's arrest in Australia after eating "a succulent Chinese meal" is to be preserved in Australia's National Film and Sound Archive. The incredible and memorable monologue unleashed by Jack Karlson during his arrest in Brisbane in 1991 was captured by a TV news crew from the Seve

The accountancy regulator has issued what it describes as the world's first guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in auditing, making clear that firms cannot hold the technology responsible when things go wrong. Mark Babington, executive director of regulatory standards at the Financial Rep