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Simon Howie Butchers Ltd has completed a £2 million sustainability project at its factory with £500,000 of grant support from Scottish Enterprise. The project will see the supplier of meat and vegetarian products to the UK’s largest supermarkets make 900 tonnes of CO2e savings over

The University of Glasgow has received a grant to build one of the UK’s most advanced research facilities for silicon chip integration and packaging. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Strategic Equipment Grant scheme will provide £3m to help the university es

The Port of Aberdeen, the UK's oldest business, has posted a £25.7 million operating profit, up from £21.3m, for the year 2023.

Glasgow-headquartered clinical research facility, NeuroClin, has appointed Fiona Wood as its new CEO and confirmed an agreement has been reached to open a new site in North West England this Autumn. Ms Wood is expected to lead the pioneering business through an anticipated period of transformational

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development (R&D), delivered in collaboration between the private and public sectors.

One of the first coins ever in circulation in Scotland has been sold at auction for £1,500.

Accountancy firm MHA, which recently expanded into Scotland, is now setting its sights on Ireland. At the end of last year, MHA – Baker Tilly International's UK member – established its first Scottish presence through the merger with Aberdeen-based Meston Reid & Co. This was followed

Scotland’s £7.3 billion dealmaking sector could be forfeiting approximately £10 million in recoverable VAT every year for costs such as professional fees that are not being reclaimed, according to new research into the UK’s M&A sector by Azets. The accountancy firm estima

Specialists in owner-managed businesses Consilium Chartered Accountants advised Hamilton Robertson Insurance Brokers (HRIB) on its acquisition by Greenwood Moreland. Continuing a long-standing business relationship, HRIB retained Consilium corporate finance partner John Blair as lead advis

Unity Trust Bank, which supports organisations to deliver positive social impact, has been named by The Sunday Times in its annual Best Places to Work Awards. The list recognises and celebrates the UK’s best employers, based on feedback from employees and an independent assessment of six key a

Following consents for two 30MWp solar farms in Scotland earlier in 20224, greentech is committing further investment and growing its presence in Scotland, with plans for a number of new sites to be announced later this year.

This week (15-17 May) the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) will visit Washington DC and, alongside the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), meet with members of Congress and partners in the United States with 25 months remaining to avoid the reinstatement of the 25% tariff on Sing

Public ownership in NatWest Group, owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has dipped below 27% for the first time since its bailout in 2008. The Treasury disclosed the sale of 0.98% of its shares, reducing its holding to 26.95%, as part of an ongoing trading plan.

Emirates will return to Edinburgh this year as it resumes its service between the capital and Dubai.

Output for Scotland's private sector grew marginally in April, along with the third consecutive monthly rise in new business, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index. The seasonally adjusted index, that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of th