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Caldive Ltd has used £7.5 million in funding from Clydesdale Bank, alongside its own capital, to acquire a 33-metre renewable services workboat which will significantly boost the company’s capacity to service clients in the renewable energy sector. Caldive Ltd is one of Scotland's larges

Ayrshire Housing has received a £3 million Scottish charitable bond from Allia C&C. The loan supports Ayrshire Housing’s latest project in Ayr which is just getting underway. The 27 flat project includes housing for clients of the South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership wit

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Fyfe Moir & Associates (FMA) has relocated from the West End of the city to a new office in Westhill. The move marks the beginning of a new era for the business which was conceived over pre-match drinks before Aberdeen FC games at Pittodrie Stadium.

KPMG has launched a nationwide search for Scotland’s most innovative, growth-hungry tech pioneers, who could win the chance to pitch their business to a global audience at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The firm’s annual Best British Tech Pioneer competition, now in its sixth ye

Standard Life Aberdeen has moved from 92nd to 10th place on a review which ranks all FTSE 350 companies on the gender representation of their boards and executive teams. The Hampton-Alexander Review is an independent annual report supported by the UK government, which aims to ensure that talented wo

AB13 in Aberdeen and EH18 in Lasswade near Edinburgh have neither a local post office or any cash machines, according to a new analysis from Which?

Plans issued by the Conservatives and Labour parties to raise the minimum wage rates would result in a pay boost for millions of people, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Scottish Canals today announced the results of an economic study showing £1.53 billion of investment in the canal corridors across Scotland since the re-opening of the Lowland inland waterways in 2002. The recently commissioned study by Peter Brett Associates (now part of Stantec) found that t

Brian Hartzer, CEO of Westpac, has outlined his desire to create an artificial intelligence bank manager.

A multi-million-pound mistake made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is being blamed for the financial problems which caused the downfall of Rangers Football Club. The Times reported that HMRC has publicly recognised that it claimed too much tax from the club and accordingly, up to £50 millio

The Scottish housing market continued to be impacted by political uncertainty last month with activity falling further and price growth moderating again, according to the monthly Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Edinburgh-based fintech Sustainably has obtained £50,000 in funding after it reached the final of UK-wide Open Up Challenge 2020. The company is one of 15 fintechs in the UK to make the final of the challenge.

Vulnerable people living in food poverty in Edinburgh will be dished up nutritious ingredients after a foodbank run by World Care Foundation, received £7,238 from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation.

Dundee-based innovator of aquaculture equipment, Ace Aquatec Ltd, has recently received investment from Aqua-Spark, an aquaculture investment fund.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said that avoiding a no-deal Brexit and delivering an urgent confidence boost through action on infrastructure, immigration, skills and business costs must be at the forefront of the next government’s agenda. The 2020 and beyond: business priorities f