Shell exits giant North Sea wind energy projects
Shell has exited the MarramWind and CampionWind projects off the coast of Scotland following a strategic review, Reuters reported. Shell sold its 50% interest in…
November 2025
Diageo finally hires a CEO in ex-Tesco boss Lewis
Johnnie Walker and Guinness giant Diageo plc on Monday appointed former Tesco boss Dave Lewis as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective January 1,…
SSE ‘explores funding options that could raise billions’
SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, is exploring funding options including a share sale that could raise billions of pounds, as the utility seeks capital…
Whisky giant Wm Grant to have no CEO
Scottish whisky giant William Grant & Sons has finally commented on the departure of its CEO Søren Hagh – a week after the event. Hagh previously…
Scottish Mortgage beats benchmark with 23% rise
Baillie Gifford’s flagship investment trust company, the £15.5 billion Scottish Mortgage fund, on Friday reported a 22.9% rise in Net Asset Value (NAV) for the six…
Land Reform brings ‘tenancy law into the 21st century’
The Scottish Government said landmark legislation has been approved to help create new small landholdings to “increase farming opportunities and bring agricultural tenancy law into…
Wood Group shares soar 12% as they resume trading
Shares of John Wood Group, the troubled Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant, rose more than 12% on Thursday to around 20.5p after they were restored…
SSEN Transmission in north of Scotland housing deals
SSEN Transmission said it has signed two major agreements to help deliver new homes across the north of Scotland. The deals are the the first…
Dogger Bank Wind Farm to boost UK economy by £6bn
An independent report published on Thursday claims that Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will…
Wood shares to be ‘restored to listing and trading’
John Wood Group, the troubled Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant, said on Wednesday afternoon that its shares are to be restored to listing and trading on…
SFE, Burness Paull launch ‘locate in Scotland’ guide
Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and leading Scots law firm Burness Paull have joined forces to launch a new guide for firms considering locating in Scotland….
Weir orders edge higher but forex ‘headwinds’ persist
Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, said on Wednesday its group orders rose 2% in the third quarter ended September…
Garner wins 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
The 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction has been won by How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Helen Garner. The winner was announced…
William Grant confirms departure of CEO Søren Hagh
Scottish whisky giant William Grant & Sons has confirmed the departure of CEO Søren Hagh after less than two years. William Grant’s drinks brands include The…
Canada Life in A.G. Barr £41m pension scheme buy-in
Canada Life said it has completed a third pension scheme buy-in transaction worth £41 million with drinks maker A.G. Barr plc for 300 pension scheme…
Scottish Financial Enterprise in board changes
Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) announced that Rushad Abadan, Group General Counsel at Aberdeen Group, will become SFE deputy chair on January 1 in place of Jackie…
Eleven Scots colleges ‘may run out of cash in 2026-27’
Colleges Scotland is calling for “the reversal of years of underinvestment in the college sector” before the end of the current Scottish Parliament and a…
NHS Grampian, Ayrshire needed £116m loans to survive
A report from Audit Scotland said NHS Grampian and NHS Ayrshire and Arran both needed large loans from the Scottish Government to break even in…
Scots electric vehicle charging network grows 22%
Scotland’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network grew 22.5% in the last year, bringing over a thousand more charging devices to motorists. New UK government figures…
Edinburgh is UK’s second most attractive city for FDI
Edinburgh has retained its position as the UK’s second most attractive city for foreign direct investment (FDI), while Glasgow has advanced two places to seventh,…
Private Bank Hampden hires for leadership team
Edinburgh and London-based private bank Hampden & Co has appointed two new senior executives to its leadership team, reporting to CEO Tracey Davidson. Greig Townsend joins…
Scotland’s space sector targets US investors
The Scottish Government’s Business Minister Richard Lochhead is attending the Space Economy Summit in Florida to promote Scotland’s space expertise. Scotland’s capabilities in satellite manufacturing…
Edinburgh incubator now open to all Scots universities
The University of Edinburgh announced that its Venture Builder Incubator is now open to all of Scotland’s universities, and will provide founders with access to funding,…
Scots private housing rent hits record £1,250 a month
The Rettie Research Briefing for October 2025 has revealed that the average advertised rent for private housing in Scotland currently stands at £1,250 a month — caused…
Case for Scottish island bridges, tunnels probed by UK
The UK government’s “Scottish Affairs Committee” of MPs said it has launched an inquiry to investigate the strategic and economic case for improved fixed transport links…