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RSA Group, a multinational general insurance company, has moved into NFU Mutual's landmark office development in West George Street, Glasgow. The move means that the recently refurbished building is now fully let.

Med-tech firm EnMovi has secured a £2.5 million research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise to advance the development of its cutting-edge orthopaedic sensors and data analytics. The newly-established company is the latest venture from US-based parent company OrthoSensor Inc. and w

Regeneration specialist Urban Union has been wholly acquired by construction, infrastructure and support services businesses Robertson Group. Established as a 50/50 joint venture in 2011 by Robertson Group and McTaggart Construction, Urban Union was created in response to a substantial Town Centre R

The number of completed homes for the UK build to rent (BTR) sector increased by 51% in 2019 with Glasgow among the key cities leading the way, new figures have shown. Analysis by Savills for industry trade body the British Property Federation (BPF) has found that at the end of Q4 2018, the sector h

The partnership between business and government holds the key to negotiating successful trade deals with partners around the world, CBI Scotland director Tracy Black told an audience of business leaders and Scottish and UK Government officials at an event in Edinburgh today. Tracy Black, CBI Sc

The Scottish Government has announced that it will redouble its efforts to support sustainable economic growth this week, with a number of key commitments helping the transition toward a low carbon economy taking a significant step forward. This focus on green energy comes ahead of the UK's imm

A bank robber who disguised himself with a pillowcase had to remove it mid-robbery when he realised he couldn't see through it.

Rooney Nimmo has appointed Scott Nelson as partner based in its London and Edinburgh offices. Mr Nelson is is a highly-experienced corporate transactional lawyer who has spent his entire legal career focused on the representation of leading private equity funds and sponsors in all aspects of their i

The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed Neil Wilson, former head of agriculture at HSBC Bank, as its executive director. Mr Wilson has been appointed to help intensify the Institutes' fight for the interests of members and the wider livestock industry and&nb

READ Cased Hole has revamped its senior leadership team by appointing its chief financial officer Bruce Melvin to the role of CEO. Mr Melvin joined READ in 2014 as chief financial officer and has over 15 years of financial management experience in medium and large global oilfield service provid

High Street banks have slashed financial support for SMEs in Scotland by £465 million, a decrease of 5.8% between 2014 and 2018, according to Iwoca.

BNI Scotland North, a business network in the North of Scotland, is following a remarkable year which saw its members generate more than £19 million worth of business. The latest figures reveal BNI Scotland North members passed business leads to each other that were worth £19,205,390 in

Susan Currie, solicitor at Blackadders, discusses the intricacies of tax avoidance schemes and liquidation. In this day and age tax avoidance schemes are rarely out of the news. The schemes, although they may not be moral, are legal. Tax avoidance is when an individual or company arranges their asse

Retail sales in December 2019 fell by 0.6%, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.

Three-quarters of Scottish firms believe that giving councils additional powers over non-domestic rates would be bad for business, according to a new survey from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The poll - conducted over the last month - also shows that seven in 10 businesses are opposed to