Business

Glasgow’s city centre St Vincent Street has reached full occupancy after a 25% vacancy rate shrank to 0% in two years, Savills reports. The international real estate advisor says the arrival of new occupiers — with Trailfinders as the latest — is transforming the streetsc

Techscaler has partnered with Reforge to launch its first scaleup programme, with 17 member organisations joining the cohort. Reforge will deliver advanced training to help established companies gain traction and scale, while Techscaler — the Scottish Government’s £42 million

Edinburgh-based provider of marketing technology to the global drinks and hospitality sector MRM Global has received a further £2 million investment from BGF. The company’s technology platform enables global drinks manufacturers and wholesalers to increase the level of marketing support

Real-estate data analytics platform Utopi has received a £5 million investment from The Scottish National Investment Bank. The investment will create 50 new jobs at the Glasgow-based company, which specialises in energy consumption monitoring technology, and will use The Bank’s support t

Big Mannys’ Pizza, the growing food brand which only launched in Aberdeen in late 2020, has agreed its first franchise with Murray Morrison and his son Glen, owners of the highly-rated Garioch Fish Bar.

Glasgow-based packaging innovator Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is set to increase production to a massive one billion plastic free units per year as the demand soars for its sustainable corrugated and moulded fibre packaging to replace plastic in high volumes.

Aberdeen-headquartered, STC INSISO has appointed senior technology specialist Nial McCollam as its new chairman. Mr McCollam joins the company bringing diverse experience from his previous senior leadership roles, including his most recent position as chief technology officer at Lloyd’s Regist

Grafterr has launched a new app allowing users to take payments for products and services directly from their phones without any additional card readers or point of sale (POS) systems.

Innes & Mackay has been named the best estate agency in the north of Scotland for the second year in a row. The historic firm of estate agents and solicitors picked up the 'Best Estate Agent' award once again at Scotland’s Business Awards’ Inverness final.

A new Orkney whisky venture has revealed construction plans for an £800,000 distillery, the first to open on the Orkney mainland in 138 years. Run by husband and wife, Stuart and Adelle Brown, Deerness Distillery is already producing a number of Orkney-inspired spirits — includ

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced it has taken full occupation of its new Glasgow office at 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow’s city centre. Almost 400 CBRE staff have relocated to the new location including the advisory services team, the property management accounting team and the global w

Tanning salon chain Indigo Sun has opened its latest hi-tech salon in Huddersfield, following a £350,000 investment as part of the firm’s UK-wide expansion following a brand refresh, creating eight new jobs. It is part of an expansion plan and marks Indigo Sun’s fourth salon i

A type of relaxation therapy popular among A-list celebrities has arrived in Glasgow with the opening of the city’s first floatation spa — Float One. Launched by an entrepreneurial couple, Alex Robertson and Mhairi Caulfield, the centre will house four state-of-the-art floatation po

Specialist lender Together has provided a loan of £400,000 to a family-run developer to convert a former guesthouse into boutique holiday apartments in Aviemore. The development in Grampian Road, will create 10 luxury, self-catering rooms for visitors in one building, with another 11 rooms in

R&D tax credit specialist ZLX Business Solutions has opened a new office in Aberdeen to tap into growth opportunities in the Granite City. The company is now seeking to hire three new staff at its new location, which it considers a “key strategic area” with a focus on rising dem