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A project on the island of Arran to build and test two prototype electric workboats has secured up to £163,130 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Arran Workboats Limited (AWL) supplies petrol and diesel powered workboats to many operators of Scotland’s 200 or so fish

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has collapsed this year according to analysis of the latest statistics by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that income from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on residential sales collapsed at the start of the year with the first two mo

Fairlie Curved, a Scottish fashion company is now shipping internationally and has hailed turnover of a quarter of a million pounds after receiving support from Business Gateway. Jayne Lasley launched Fairlie Curved as an Instagram page in October 2020, inspired by her personal experience of struggl

Dunns Food and Drinks, one of Scotland's largest wholesalers, is investing £1.5 million in a range of major sustainability measures to support its long-term net zero ambitions. The investment includes a £1m energy-efficient CO2 freezer, solar panels, and LED lights with motion sensors. A

Scottish firms had over 1.2 million overdue invoices on their books this winter, new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has revealed. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 1,231,703 invoices were overdue in Scotland over the winter months – with 416,856

Glasgow City Council's wholly owned subsidiary City Property Glasgow has secured a £210 million investment, from Phoenix Group and abrdn, to support the council’s recently settled equal pay liability.

Allianz has teamed up with actor Christoph Waltz to help people better prepare for their financial future through its new “Start Making Cents” social media series. The six-part social media series shows Waltz performing seemingly random actions, which just so happen to be visual, easy-to

Salaries at not-for-profit Circularity Scotland, which was set up to administer Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DPS), have been put under scrutiny as MSP and former minister Fergus Ewing has criticised executives' remuneration as "outrageous".

Despite the largest interest rate rise in a generation, middle market businesses are demonstrating remarkable resilience, investing in people and productivity to rebuild profit margins, RSM’s latest Middle Market Business Index (MMBI) has shown. The MMBI has risen to 131.4 in Q1, an incre

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Ross Nicol as a partner to its commercial team in Scotland. Mr Nicol, formerly of Dentons, specialises in advising clients on intellectual property, information technology, data privacy and broader commercial contracts matters.

Stills have been installed at Port of Leith Distillery, marking a milestone in whisky making at the UK’s first vertical distillery as it prepares to open in summer 2023.

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility plan and commitment to offset its carbon generation as it progresses its ‘net zero’ ambition, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is planting 1,552 trees in recognition of the record number of instructions it received last year.

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced a five-year extension to its long-standing partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The length of the new agreement coincides with the bank’s 300th year anniversary in 2027 and comes as part of Royal Bank’s continued commitmen

Scottish micro investment consultancy CAM Ventures has started the new season with the promotion of key team member Kieran Turner from chef manager to group hospitality manager. The Tayside firm supports two different types of ventures, some which are fully owned and operated by the firm and th

Unity Trust Bank has announced its annual results for 2022, with nearly half (43%) of new lending being made to organisations based in areas of high deprivation. The financial strength of Unity was illustrated during 2022 with a further increase in lending, profitability and customers.