The CEO of Elgin-based house builder Springfield Properties plc has called on the Scottish Government to take action to address Scotland’s housing emergency “which must…

Growth capital investors BGF has announced a multi-million pound investment in Aberdeen-headquartered energy services company Glacier Energy, joining Averroes Capital as investors in the business….

Festivals Edinburgh has appointed Lori Anderson as its new Director, succeeding Julia Amour who is stepping down from the role in October 2024. Formed in…

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves and UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds have instructed their officials to begin work to “align” public finance institutions the UK…

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to award Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd the £185 million construction contract to dual the A9 between Tomatin…

Recast, the Edinburgh-based “fintech-for-media” platform, has announced the closing of a $5 million funding round. This round was led by Los Angeles-based venture capital firm…

Shell has awarded Aberdeen-based consulting and engineering giant Wood plc a major engineering contract for the world’s largest floating offshore gas facility in Western Australia….

The Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker report has signalled a further rise in private sector output across Scotland in June. Employment rose in the…

Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant SSE and its partners have announced they are moving forward with development of 2GW offshore wind farm in the Dutch North…

The new “Hollow Mountain” power station at Cruachan near Oban has moved forward to the important design stage. Renewable energy giant Drax has appointed German technology…

Hymans Robertson, the pensions, actuarial and financial services consultancy, has announced the appointment of Alec Day as Head of Private Sector Actuarial Services and Susan McIlvogue…

SSE has announced Denmark’s Vestas as the turbine supplier for its 12 turbine, 50MW Aberarder Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands. Vestas will supply and…

Macfarlane Group, the Glasgow-based packaging, design and distribution firm, announced the acquisition of Leighton Buzzard-based Polyformes Limited for up to £11.5 million in cash, including an…

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has lost 38 Westminster seats so far in the UK general election — amid a low turnout by voters —…

MI:RNA, the Edinburgh veterinary diagnostics company, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. Funds have been raised from eight investors across three continents, including…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) revealed there has been a whirlwind of corporate activity in the first half of 2024 as investment trust boards battled…

By Mark McSherry The University of Edinburgh has announced the permanent appointment of Andrea Taylor as the new chief executive officer of Edinburgh Innovations (EI),…

John Wood Group plc, the Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant, announced on Wednesday an extension to the “Put Up Or Shut Up Deadline” for Dubai-based firm…

Moody’s Ratings said it has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Aberdeen City Council “and other ratings that are associated with this issuer.”…

Investment giant Abrdn and the University of Edinburgh have announced a pioneering project out of their partnership Centre for Investing Innovation that will seek to…

UK investors added £11.39 billion to their stock fund holdings in the first half of 2024 as they piled into North American and global funds…

Just Group said it has completed a £260 million buy-in for the Menzies Pension Fund. The pension scheme is sponsored by John Menzies Limited and…

Scotland Food & Drink chair Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne is to step down from her role when her tenure ends in October this year. She has been…

Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford has announced two key appointments as part of plans to expand its North American business and its commitment to US…

By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’s £2.8 billion Monks Investment Trust plc has reported “an encouraging return to positive relative performance” for the year to April 30, 2024. Monks…

Edinburgh-based Craneware plc, a provider of software for the US healthcare market, announced that it has signed agreements with Microsoft in the areas of the…

Aberdeen-based Plexus Holdings plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business, announced a number of changes to its board of directors. After more…

Scottish Rugby said a two-year timetable to “reset” its financial position has been agreed by the boards of both Scottish Rugby Limited and the Scottish Rugby…

Scotland-based contractor and developer Graham Group said it has surpassed the £1 billion turnover milestone for the second consecutive year as revenue increased to £1.125 billion….

Scottish law firm Burness Paull said it has reported strong results for its financial year ended March 31, a shortened eight-month reporting period following the firm’s…

Abrdn said it completed the acquisition of the Tandem Centre, a premier retail park in Colliers Wood, South London, for £60.8 million from LaSalle Investment…

Research by investment giant Abrdn has found that 44% of UK adults have poor financial literacy. Abrn is urging the next UK government to urgently…

ScottishPower, a subsidiary of Basque green energy giant Iberdrola, has made two new senior appointments with Charles Langan becoming its new chief financial officer and…

Mark Darbon has been appointed chief executive of The R&A and Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Darbon will succeed…

Glasgow-based drinks company Edrington — owner of Scotch whisky brands The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse — said its profit before tax and exceptional items…

Independent property advisory firm Lismore Real Estate Advisors has published the latest figures on the commercial property market in Scotland — for the second quarter of…