Scots investment bank leads £5m Calcivis funding
Edinburgh-based dental biotechnology firm Calcivis has secured £5 million in funding to help roll out its cutting-edge dental technology. The company’s latest investment round was…
April 2024
Scots Govt, SFE visit US to boost investment, trade
The Scottish Government’s external affairs secretary Angus Robertson will visit Washington and New York this week to promote Scotland to North America “as a place…
Burness Paull names four partners amid 69 promotions
Scottish law firm Burness Paull said it has elevated four lawyers to partner across its energy, technology and real estate businesses. The newly appointed partners are…
Record Scots renewables in second half of 2023
The Scottish Government announced that Scotland’s capacity for electricity generation from renewable sources has increased by 10% within a year, with the largest growth coming…
Dobbies hires new chief financial oficer
Edinburgh-based Dobbies, the UK’s largest garden centre retailer, said it has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Jonathan Wass as chief financial…
Scots Govt pays record £6.3bn social security benefits
The Scottish Government announced that all Scottish social security benefits will increase by 6.7% in April amid a rise in benefits expenditure to a record £6.3…
Double council tax on second homes starts this week
New powers enabling Scottish councils to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes come into force this week, the…