Ownership Associates

Ownership of Kidzcare, an Edinburgh childcare company, has been handed over to its 150 dedicated staff in what is believed to be a sector first in Scotland. Kidzcare has announced its transition to employee ownership with 100% of the company shares now placed into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) b

Two Scottish business owners of a bespoke civil and structural engineering consultancy firm have realised a life’s goal in adopting employee ownership, just six years after founding the company. Alistair Christie and Richard Gillespie of Christie Gillespie Consulting Engineers have taken their

Dundee-based cable manufacturing firm ICS2 Cables has handed control and ownership of the business to its employees. Developing subsea, 5G Telecoms, Access Control, automotive and industrial sectors, ICS2 Cables achieved its second-best year despite managing supply shortages affected by the pandemic

Ayrshire-based Microtech Group, an award-winning IT service specialist which supports NHS Scotland and a raft of blue-chip clients, has future-proofed its legacy by adopting employee ownership. Businessman Chris McMail turned down multimillion-pound offers for his business by opting to reward the em

St. Andrews-based Lisle Design Ltd, a tachograph technology firm that has grown to a £2 million revenue firm in 15 years, has handed control and ownership to its team. The firm implemented the succession model with the support of an employee-ownership specialist, Ownership Associates.

Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Ltd, which is linked with some of the UK’s biggest titles, has gone through its first rebrand in 27 years. The employee-owned book production firm is renowned as the UK’s market leader in the provision of typesetting and pre-press services to the

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Since making the decision to become an EOT, the firm's staff have fully engaged in the goal of strengthening and developing not only the business but their future personal develo

Aberdeen-based Tricore Ltd has become Scotland’s latest employee-owned business, with all members of staff becoming owners. Established in 1987 by Greg Henderson and Bill Bowie, Tricore Ltd specialises in the supply and refurbishment of industrial drill bits. It also provides a refur

Grangemouth-based IT support provider Exmos is the latest business in Scotland to become employee-owned, with nine staff-members given a stake in the business. Exmos provides a range of IT support services to over 100 businesses in the UK and internationally.