Amec Foster Wheeler — which on Monday agreed to be bought by Aberdeen-based Wood Group for about £2.2 billion — said it won a contract with the US…

Glasgow-based media company STV Group said its 2016 revenue rose 3% to £120.4 million and statutory pre tax profit rose 60% to £15.7 million amid a growth in its “non-broadcast…

Edinburgh-based Krotos, producer of audio products for the entertainment industry, said it secured angel investment in a deal led by Leslie Benzies, former president of Grand Theft Auto…

Edinburgh-based tidal power company Atlantis Resources announce an agreement to partner Natural Energy Wire (NEW) to develop the Wyre tidal project to be built between…

Manchester United said its revenue rose 18% to £157.9 million in the three months to December 31, 2016, but its net debt jumped 27.1% to £409.3 million. It its outlook, the company…

The Scottish Government has published detailed proposals of a plan to achieve a 66% reduction in Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2032. Cabinet Secretary for…

Former Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts — who resigned from his role last year after he made controversial comments about gender in the advertising industry in an interview…

Demand for Edinburgh townhouse office-to-residential conversions has surged, driven largely by rising residential prices in Edinburgh’s west end and New Town, according to Shepherd Chartered Surveyors. The firm…

STV Group said it reached agreement with the trustees of the company’s defined benefits pension schemes — the Scottish & Grampian Television Retirement Benefits Scheme and…

Sterling fell to a 31-year-low early on Friday with some traders blaming a “flash crash” that was triggered by computer-generated trading. With fears growing that the UK Government will…

Property consultants CKD Galbraith said Pam Over will succeed Tim Kirkwood as the firm’s chief executive officer from January 2017. Over is currently chief operating officer…

Orkney Islands Council has given a demolition company the opportunity to investigate the potential of Lyness near Scapa Flow as a potential as a base for North Sea…

Glasgow-based media company STV Group said revenue rose 5% to £56.2 million and pre-tax profit rose 50% to £10.2 million in the six months to June 30 as digital…

The share prices of many of Scotland most important public traded companies have plummeted since Friday morning when it became clear the UK had voted narrowly to…

A new wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway has signed a 15-year deal to provide power for about half of Nestlé’s operations in the UK &…

Standard Life Investments’ Long Lease Fund has paid £17.4 million for Blythswood House, a student accommodation development leased to Glasgow School of Art for 25 years. Blythswood House at 200…

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has appointed Macfarlane Group chairman Graeme Bissett as a non-executive director. Bissett will become chair of the SMS audit committee while Miriam Greenwood, who currently…

The Scottish newspaper industry is worth up to £1 billion a year to the Scottish economy, according to an economic impact survey. Carried out by Edinburgh-based…

Scotland’s environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced Scottish Natural Heritage’s (SNH) new-look board which includes five new female members. SNH said the appointments illustrate the organisation’s drive to meet…

Facebook has bought Edinburgh-based audio tech firm Two Big Ears for an undisclosed sum. “Two Big Ears has revolutionized how humans hear sound with software,” said…

Glasgow-based packaging firm Macfarlane Group has continued its acquisition spree with an agreement to buy the packaging business of Edward McNeil Limited. Macfarlane said the deal was…

Marketing, media and PR group Beattie said it generated record profits of £590,000 and grew turnover by 17% to £8.6 million in 2015. Now headquartered in London, Beattie has eight offices across…

Shares of Glasgow-based media company STV Group rose about 2% after it said in a trading update that it made a positive start to 2016 and…

2015 was a strong year for estate sales in Perthshire and Angus and demand from potential buyers has continued into 2016, according to CKD Galbraith. “Estates…

Bellshill-based Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG ) has announced a £75 million investment from 3i Infrastructure that values WIG at £300 million. WIG builds and operates communication towers…

Dublin-based renewable energy firm NTR said it secured a £44.9 million debt facility with Royal Bank of Scotland for its 27 megawatt Quixwood Moor wind farm in East Berwickshire, Scotland….

The City of Edinburgh Council has made “considerable progress” towards balancing its books, according to the Accounts Commission. The local authority watchdog raised significant concerns in…

Glasgow-based media company STV said 2015 revenue fell 3% to £116.5 million but pre-tax profit rose 10% to £19.1 million as an increase in “non-broadcast” earnings including…

Shares in Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering firm Plexus Holdings fell more than 40% on Monday morning after it said a slowdown in planned activity by its customers…

Scotland’s forestry sector now contributes nearly £1 billion to the economy through forest management, timber processing and recreation and supports about 25,000 jobs, according to a…

The development of the largest new field discovered in the UK North Sea for 10 years has been approved by the UK Oil & Gas Authority….