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Scottish Enterprise has today welcomed the official opening of Barclays new campus in Tradeston, Glasgow. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon formally opened the 500,000 sq. ft. site, which will house Barclays' Technology, Operations and Functions Teams.

New research from RSM has revealed that mid-market retailers are looking to invest in their physical stores in the next two years – increasing store space and enhancing the in-store customer experience. The survey revealed that 58% of physical retailers plan to increase the footprint of their

Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions plc has experienced continued strong levels of trading in the first half of the year and expects this trend to continue through the second half of the year. As a result of the strong performance, the board anticipates that rev

During the first quarter of 2021, office take-up Glasgow city centre was 250,659 sq. ft., which was up a whopping 66% on the 10-year average, according to real estate advisor Avison Young. According to the firm's latest quarterly Glasgow office market update, for out of town, there was similar subst

MKM Building Supplies’ has opened the doors of its new flagship Peterhead branch. Customers that attended the launch event were treated to a special guest appearance from local radio presenter, DJ Graeme Strachan, who broadcast his popular Pub Shed Radio show live from the branch.

British rocket company Skyrora has agreed a multi-launch deal with the SaxaVord spaceport on Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, as it moves closer to launching its XL rocket in 2022.

A £7.4 million project to rebuild Shetland’s world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle takes a step forward yesterday, as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Government announced a funding package totalling £2.35m.

E-commerce retailers and start-ups have been warned by Scottish-based cloud software experts Eureka Solutions, that the highly-anticipated Black Friday and festive shopping rushes could end up damaging their operations instead of benefitting them. Online business experts say thousands of eager retai

An additional £450,000 has been made available as part of Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund to help the return of events across the country.

A speeding motorist was relieved of his brand-new Lamborghini just hours after he purchased it under new Danish legislation. The owner, an unnamed Iraqi man, was driving his new £228,000 car home from Germany to Norway when he was stopped by police in Denmark.

The entrepreneurial tax team at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has taken on five new recruits to help service major growth over the last quarter. The new colleagues include senior associates, Olivia Reilly and Romana Mohammed and associates Amber Young and Jak Henderson who bolster the si

McCrea Financial Services has announced the appointment Gerard Cumming as its new mortgage and protection adviser, as part of a recruitment drive which follows strong growth this year. With 16 years of financial services experience, the last 13 spent specialising in mortgage and protection, Mr Cummi

Edinburgh-based investment manager Par Equity has won Best EIS Manager at the prestigious 2021 EISA (Enterprise Investment Scheme Association) awards. The firm was also highly commended in the EISA Impact Award.

Exizent, the Glasgow-based technology firm, has appointed Graeme Jones, the former CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise, as a senior adviser to its board. Mr Jones brings has decades of senior management experience within some of the UK’s leading financial institutions and extensive strategic

Wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson has announced two further senior hires in its financial intermediaries business development team which provides investment management services to financial advisers. Crawford Armstrong and Mark Johnson have joined the fi