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Brodies LLP has announced the election of a new chair, with partner Iain Rutherford to take on the role from 1 May 2025. Mr Rutherford will succeed Christine O'Neill KC, who steps down as chair on completion of her fourth, three-year term. Regarded as one of Scotland's leading litigators and an expe

Deloitte has named David Mitchell as its new office senior partner for Glasgow. An audit partner at the firm since 2016, Mr Mitchell has over 20 years of experience in professional services, with deep roots in the Scottish market, and brings a wealth of knowledge to the role.

Almost six months after acquiring Glasgow accountancy and wealth management firm Milne Craig, Azets has unveiled ambitious plans to achieve double-digit growth across its Scottish operations in the coming year. Nearly 100 former Milne Craig staff will move into Azets’ Braehead office, increasi

A development grant from Michelin Development is helping a Dundee-based business transform its manufacturing process to meet increasing global demand for its products. Since its launch six years ago, DEW products, manufactured by Ecoanolytes UK, has seen sales take off from all corners of the world.

Confidence among Scotland's small businesses has fallen to its lowest level since the height of the pandemic, according to new research. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said its Small Business Index (SBI) found confidence fell to -67.2 in Q4 2024, its lowest level since Q4 2020, when it sto

Argentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for his impeachment after allegedly promoting a cryptocurrency "scam". In a post to Elon Musk's X platform on Friday night, Mr Milei appeared to back the $LIBRA cryptocurrency coin, which he said was "dedicated to encouraging the growth of the Argen

The UK government is considering significantly reducing the scope of planned audit market reforms in an effort to reduce regulatory burdens on businesses and stimulate economic growth. Ministers are reportedly discussing abandoning a key measure of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill that

The £9 million purchase of 30 CTD Tiles stores by rival retailer Topps Tiles raises competition concerns in four areas of the United Kingdom, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

Winchburgh Developments Ltd has appointed Alan Coyle as its new finance director. In his new role, Alan will work as part of the team behind the masterplan for Scotland’s fastest-growing town to further its vision of creating a community-led development in West Lothian which puts infrastructur

Diageo's Cameronbridge Distillery, a major producer of grain whisky, Gordon's, Tanqueray, and Smirnoff, is set to embark on a multi-million-pound decarbonisation project to electrify its operations and drastically reduce its carbon emissions by more than 90%. Facilitated by SP Energy Networks (SPEN)

A Melrose-based entrepreneur is set to revolutionise Scottish agriculture by becoming the first in the country to offer advanced crop spraying services using a state-of-the-art, supersized drone. James Braid, founder of Sky-Pin Drones Ltd, secured funding from the Investment Fund for Scotland to acq

AAB has announced the appointment of two new partners within Central Scotland. Erica Fitchie joins as corporate tax partner, specialising in international tax and transfer pricing, alongside Alistair Stewart, who joins as business development partner.

Aberdeen City Council has agreed to a public consultation for a potential Visitor Levy scheme.

Springfield Properties has said it expects to move to a net cash position by the end of 2027 following a profitable year of trading that was "significantly ahead of market expectations" and a major land sale agreement with Barratt Redrow. The land sale will see Barratt purchase 2,480 plots of u

Wood Group has announced plans to accelerate asset sales to raise up to $200 million (c. £158m), following a trading update revealing "material" weaknesses in governance and a weaker-than-expected Q4 performance.