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The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has won the Achievement in Sustainability – Meetings & Events category at the Business Travel Awards Europe. The ceremony took place on 14 May at London's Grosvenor House.

Scottish entrepreneurs Ryan Smith and Calvin Smith, founders of bespoke tailors Suited & Booted Dubai, have returned to Scotland to launch their first store in the country. Ayrshire-born Ryan teamed up with Edinburgh pal Calvin in the UAE to establish the brand in 2017 after identifying a gap in

Funded by over 5,600 public members and businesses who raised £13.2 million in 2022, Kirk Hill Wind Farm in Ayrshire is set to commence operations this month. The eight-turbine site will benefit thousands of people across the UK, who each own a part of the project. Owners will b

Aberdeen-headquartered food waste collection company Keenan Recycling has sold its Linwood food waste transfer station to Bio Capital Group, a commercial energy-from-food-waste producer. The move streamlines Keenan's operations and reinforces their commitment to maximising food waste diversion.

A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). The findings,

Scotland has emerged as a global leader in hybrid working practices, with 71% of finance professionals adopting this approach, compared to the global average of 41%, according to ACCA. The global accountancy body recently conducted a study, shedding light on the state of the UK workplace for fi

Scottish energy specialist Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia. The Canberra-based organisation is one of Australia’s providers of construction, engineering, installation and commissioning services to the

Scottish travel firm Lindsay’s Highland Tours has doubled its turnover in the wake of transatlantic tourism resurgence following the pandemic.

Glasgow’s 122 Waterloo Street has been put up for sale by its owner – a client of Knight Frank Investment Management – in what could be one of the biggest deals in the city’s office market during 2024. Knight Frank and Cushman & Wakefield have been jointly appointed to ma

Malted AI has secured £6 million in seed investment, with leading contributions from Hoxton Ventures, and joined by Creator Fund and angel investors. The Edinburgh-based AI firm helps enterprises to build smaller, more focused AI models with greater performance at a fraction of the cost, by&nb

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden as its strategic growth plan continues apace. Headed up by Bearsden local, Shepherd residential partner Alan Fleming, the new office is situated at 4 Canniesburn Toll and is the first to present its brand-new signage and sh

AAB has promoted three business leaders to its senior leadership team. The group has appointed Lyn Calder as chief growth officer, John Beevers as head of professional services and Neil Robb as head of business advisory. Notably, the chief growth officer, and head of professional services roles mark

The latest labour market statistics for January to March 2024 in Scotland reveal a mixed picture of progress and ongoing challenges. The figures showed 2.45 million payrolled employees in Scotland in April 2024, a 6,000 year-on-year increase.

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable. The need for a