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Glasgow-based communications agency BIG Partnership has appointed Joel Bransfield as its commercial operations director as the agency continues to experience sustained growth while focusing on its integrated offering. Mr Bransfield, formerly of Mediaworks, has joined as commercial operations di

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has been named Private Client Team of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards.

Scotland is aiming to position itself as a global centre for green and sustainable finance and investment, with Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes spearheading efforts to collaborate with financial institutions. A new report from the Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable Financial Services mak

The ambitious restoration of an 18th-century stately home in Selkirk bequeathed for the benefit of the community by its former owner, Andrew Nimmo-Smith, is one step closer to completion, following a £600,000 funding boost from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The

Pictured (L-R): MHA Edinburgh’s newest talent – Callum McEwan, Robbie Macaulay, Ali Armstrong, Iain Greig, Lewis Smith, Darcie Haggarty, Kyle Watkin, and Matthew McEvoy Accountancy firm MHA has welcomed 13 new student and graduate appointments across its Scottish offices.

Great British Energy is to be headquartered in Aberdeen, with two smaller sites in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the UK government has confirmed.

Michael Reid, partner at MHA in Aberdeen, has been appointed liquidator to Elgin-based Morlich Homes Ltd. At board meeting earlier this month, the North-east of Scotland housebuilder, which was incorporated in December 2010, made the decision to move to a formal liquidation process.

Crates of bananas delivered to a discount supermarket chain were found to contain €7 million (c. £5.85m) worth of cocaine. The drugs – 95 kilograms in total – were delivered to a number of stores in cities across the western German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, police said.

AG Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru, reported a 5.2% increase in revenue to £221.3 million for the first half of the year, driven by strong soft drink sales despite unfavourable weather. Profits dipped due to one-off costs associated with restructuring. Irn-Bru and Rubicon performed well, boosted by

William Grant & Sons is set to acquire The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt from Edrington, pending regulatory approval, for an undisclosed sum. This move will expand William Grant & Sons' scotch portfolio, which already boasts Grant’s, Monkey Shoulder, Glenfiddich, and The Balvenie.

A new £7.9 million investment, led by £3.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank, will enable scale and growth for Leap Automation Ltd (Leap AI), an emerging leader in low-cost industrial AI robotics.

HNH has appointed William Lawrence as assistant manager in its expanding Scottish team to support deal execution, as the firm of financial advisers expects that up to four more deals will be completed this calendar year. That will double the tally of deals for the financial year as partner Neal Alle

Diageo has released a first-of-its-kind 90% paper-based bottle trial for Johnnie Walker Black Label exclusively at Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s 1820 bar in Edinburgh.

A family who previously lived a nomadic lifestyle in South Africa have moved to Dumfries and Galloway to establish new roots and are getting ready to launch Galloway Glamping – a new glamping business in the area’s protected Dark Sky Park. Lottie Reeves – alongside her partner Kevi

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has played down expectations of interest rates returning to near zero, citing the need for significant economic shocks to justify such a move. Mr Bailey told Kent Online: “Where it will settle is a good question. Simple answer is I can't tell you wit