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Dains has strengthened its leadership team in Scotland with two new partner and two director appointments, as part of 100 promotions across the UK and Ireland, recognising the contribution, commitment and impact of colleagues across the business. Brian Thomson has been promoted to audit partner and
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Dains has strengthened its leadership team in Scotland with two new partner and two director appointments, as part of 100 promotions across the UK and Ireland, recognising the contribution, commitment and impact of colleagues across the business. Brian Thomson has been promoted to audit partner and
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The Aberdeen office of Azets has made its first partner-level external hire with the appointment of Brian McMurray. Mr McMurray joins the firm from global procurement company ESWL, where he served as finance director. He brings significant experience across both practice and industry, having previou
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Aberdeen Investments has promoted Kate McGrath to head of ESG, fixed income, succeeding Marianne Zangerl who has been appointed global head of multi asset and alternative investment solutions. Ms McGrath will report to Jonathan Mondillo, global head of fixed income at Aberdeen, and will work closely
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Pinsent Masons has appointed financial services litigation specialist Stuart Murdoch as partner. Mr Murdoch joins the team in Edinburgh and will strengthen the firm’s disputes capability for financial institutions, funds and insurers in the UK and internationally.
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Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its audit offering in Aberdeen with the appointment of Teresa Gilligan as audit director. Ms Gilligan joins the leading UK accountancy and business advisory firm with more than 17 years’ experience in audit and assurance, gained across Big Four and other pr
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Aberdeen-based engineering specialist Brimmond has announced the promotion of Craig Yeoman to finance director, alongside his appointment to the company’s board of directors, as the business celebrates its 30th anniversary year. Mr Yeoman joined Brimmond in May 2024 as head of finance and has
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Lanarkshire-based Accountants Plus has reached a major milestone with the establishment of a new headquarters building in Motherwell’s Airbles Road. The move follows a period of growth, with annual fee income increasing almost four‑fold in seven years from around £750,000 in 2019 to &p
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Glasgow-based Wbg has expanded into Ireland with the opening of a new office in Dublin, targeting public sector audit work. Located at 105-108 Lower Baggot Street in Dublin city centre, the office is serviced by a dedicated senior team with Graham Gillespie, partner and head of internal audit, and P
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Saffery has elevated Harry Kendall, who joined the firm as a London trainee in 2016, to partner. Mr Kendall has spent the last five years based in Edinburgh, where he specialises in audit services for a diverse portfolio including corporate entities, landed estates, and the not-for-profits sectors.
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has appointed David Cruickshank CA as its new president, with social mobility in the accountancy profession and the amplification of ICAS’s voice in business placed firmly at the heart of his presidential agenda. Mr Cruickshank was form
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Armstrong Watson has opened a new office in Edinburgh as part of its continued investment in Scotland. The new Edinburgh office, in Spaces, Lochrin Square, builds on Armstrong Watson’s continued growth in Scotland and follows the acquisitions of Martin Aitken and Parkhill Mackie in Glasgow. Th
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Scottish jam and marmalade maker Mackays has narrowed its annual losses, with the Arbroath-based business reporting a pre-tax loss of £958,455 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a restated loss of £1.22 million in the prior year – a reduction of around 22%. Turnover r
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Scottish business confidence experienced a three-point dip in April, falling to 48%, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. The decline was driven by a ten-point drop in firms' outlook for their own trading prospects, which now stands at 53%, though a four-point rise in general
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Scottish Bakers has launched its Bakery Category Insight Reports 2026 in collaboration with global bakery supplier Dawn Foods, revealing that Scotland's combined sweet and savoury bakery market is now worth more than £1.45 billion. The data-led resource draws on consumer panel data from NIQ, c
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The percentage of small businesses in Scotland predicting growth for the next three months (22%) has remained largely unchanged on last quarter (23%), according to Novuna Business Finance. Whilst historically, the spring months each year usually offer a seasonal boost to small business growth foreca
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Bad debt and late payment are hammering Scottish SMEs' cashflow and profitability, according to new data from Bibby Financial Services (BFS). BFS’s latest SME Confidence Tracker revealed that 39% of Scottish SMEs, equating to around 139,000 businesses, experienced bad debt in the past 12 month
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Diageo has reported a surprise return to sales growth in its third quarter, helped by distributors stocking up ahead of the Fifa World Cup, even as the drinks giant continues to grapple with a steep downturn in its critical US market. The FTSE 100 company, which owns brands including Johnnie Walker,
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US President Donald Trump has announced the removal of tariffs on Scotch whisky imports, in a move that distillers have described as a significant boost for an industry that had been losing millions of pounds a week in the world's most lucrative export market. The decision, unveiled on Truth Social
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Whisky bottler Saltire Rare Malt is expanding its US footprint with two tasting events in California this spring, marking the brand's West Coast debut as it builds on recent momentum in the American market.
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Eden Mill Distillery has appointed Steven Kersley as chief executive officer. Mr Kersley, who brings over a decade of senior leadership experience in the Scotch whisky and craft spirits industry, takes the helm with an ambitious agenda to establish a world-class spirits brand rooted in its home of S
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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has joined seven other spirits industry organisations across the UK in signing a joint statement warning that spiralling duty rates are causing serious damage to the spirits sector. The coalition, which also includes the English Whisky Guild, Drinks Ireland: Spiri
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