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The demand for ‘Green Jobs’ is higher in Scotland than in any other part of the UK, and the country is also best positioned to maximise the benefits of green investment, according to PwC. These findings come from PwC’s Green Jobs Barometer launched today - a first of its kind analy

Specialist employment lawyer Musab Hemsi has joined Anderson Strathern as a director in the Scottish legal firm’s Employment Law team. Mr Hemsi joins from law firm LexLeyton, where he spearheaded the Glasgow team advising across the food and drink, retail, energy, construction, and digital tec

A mortgage offering fixed monthly payments for 40 years was launched last week by Kensington Mortgages.

Aberdeen-headquartered IT managed service provider ITWORX UK is celebrating one year since it became employee-owned and its best financial year since launching 11 years ago. The company have reported a record £3.06 million turnover which equates to a 15% increase in their business over th

Aberdeenshire-based customs firm Bethan Customs Consultancy has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015 certification, which recognises the quality of its customs consultancy services and commitment to continuous improvement. Bethan Customs Consultancy, which has clients spanning different industries acr

Social Investment Scotland (SIS), in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), has launched a £5 million fund to help social enterprises, charities, and community organisations make the transition to carbon net-zero. The purpose of The Social Enterprise Net Zero Transition Fund is to support

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reformed its decision-making process to ensure it can make faster and more effective decisions for consumers, markets and firms. As part of its transformation to a more innovative and assertive regulator, more decisions will be taken by the FCA’s senio

For its 60th birthday next year, the Scottish Mountaineering Trust is offering a ‘Diamond Grant‘ of up to £100,000, to a project that helps more people to experience and enjoy the mountains, especially in Scotland. The Trust was set up in 1962 to support deserving mountain projects

The largest "internationally significant" collection of Anglo-Saxon gold coins found in the UK is due to be valued and could be worth up to £400,000, according to an expert. Some 131 coins were declared treasure in October, and Norwich's Castle Museum, which has been keeping 16 of them, is hop

Tom MacLennan, Iain Fraser and Chad Griffin, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Countesswells Development Limited (CDL), a construction and land development company. CDL oversees the development of land at the new Countesswells community located to the West of Ab

Neil Bradbrook, managing director of Ahead Business Consulting, details why businesses need to start planning now to reduce their carbon footprint. As the dust settles on COP26, which rather predictably failed to fulfil hopes and promises, the obvious question is: what next?

The latest analysis from Savills reveals a remarkable period of activity within the Scottish prime housing market and includes the following standout statistics.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing that firms offer a new 'default' investment option to help non-workplace pension customers save for their retirement. Currently, non-workplace pension customers have to choose their own investments from an increasingly wide range of options. This co

Just a week after being named law firm of the year in The Herald Law Awards of Scotland, over 100 representatives of Scotland’s business community helped Shoosmiths’ team in Glasgow celebrate the official opening of their new c.5000sq ft of leased office space within The Garment Factory

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has made two new hires in its investment division with the appointment of an investment support manager and investment assistant continuing the growth of its team. Ling Tsang has been hired for the newly created support manager role, ove