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Azets has appointed Catriona Donald as both a new partner and head of the firm’s employment tax team in Scotland. Ms Donald is a highly experienced employment tax specialist who has advised large corporates, private equity backed businesses and public sector clients during a near 30-year caree
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Elaine Muir, currently head of finance, has been appointed as Fife Council's executive director of the wider finance & corporate services directorate. She will take up post in March 2026 when current director Eileen Rowand retires.
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Azets has appointed Catriona Donald as both a new partner and head of the firm’s employment tax team in Scotland. Ms Donald is a highly experienced employment tax specialist who has advised large corporates, private equity backed businesses and public sector clients during a near 30-year caree
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Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its tax advisory team with the appointment of Chris Forgan as new tax director. Mr Forgan joins the accountancy and business advisory firm with more than a decade of experience in tax compliance and advisory work, having trained as a tax inspector with HMRC befor
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Alison Cornwell CA, the immediate past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), has been appointed as the chief financial officer of Easttree Media. Ms Cornwell, who led ICAS during the 2024/2025 term, brings significant financial governance experience to the newly lau
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Glencraft, a social enterprise with 182 years of history, has appointed three new trustee directors to help it continue creating jobs for people who face barriers to work. Glencraft manufactures luxury mattresses and other soft furnishing products from its facility and showroom in Aberdeen.
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Blackadders LLP has announced a raft of promotions in its Glasgow office. Taylor Henry has been promoted from senior solicitor to associate in the private client team and both Ethan Laing in the commercial real estate team and Natasha Connelly in residential property have been promoted from solicito
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Johnston Carmichael has partnered with Sage to offer new technology that delivers real-time, actionable, financial insight – helping scaling businesses to boost productivity and proactively manage growth. This partnership makes Johnston Carmichael the first firm in Scotland to provide and impl
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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its annual Audit Market and Competition Update, showing that initiatives to promote a more resilient and competitive audit market have supported firms outside of the Big Four to build their share of Public Interest Entity (PIE) audit engagements. W
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Manchester-headquartered AMS Accountants Group has launched its expansion into Scotland, securing more than £200,000 in contracts within its opening weeks. Backed by fresh investment from Macquarie Capital, the group aims to challenge traditional consolidators by building a £20 million S
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A karate instructor has successfully pivoted from the dojo to the office, qualifying as a chartered accountant just three years after changing careers. Lewis Scobie, of accountancy and business advisory firm MHA, has become a chartered accountant after successfully passing his ACCA exams.
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A new ACCA publication, Digital Pathways Playbook: Accountants as leaders in digital adoption for SMEs, shows that accountants are the catalysts for small-business digital transformation. Drawn from the experiences of 1,026 finance professionals in over 100 markets, the playbook charts six leve
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A family-run farm based tourist destination in Castle Douglas has launched a new gelato venture, using milk from its own herd of pedigree Holstein cows to create fresh gelato, after securing support from Business Gateway. Ernespie Farm Centre, led by the McMiken family, has been a working farm for g
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John Mackirdy Limited (JML) has commenced the development of a new £830,000 logistics warehouse on the Isle of Bute, a project designed to strengthen the island's supply chain and secure local employment. The initiative is backed by a £207,500 grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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An Aberdeenshire whisky specialist is marking its 10-year anniversary with a major expansion, thanks to support from Business Gateway. The popular Inverurie Whisky Shop and Foghouse Bar have come together under one roof in the heart of Inverurie, following the Whisky Shop’s move on 29 November
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The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is set to embark on an aggressive expansion phase, aiming to double its turnover to £20 million over the next 12 months. This ambitious target follows a record-breaking year for the firm, which is on track to post a £10m turnover, driven largely by a su
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Although conditions remained challenging across Scotland’s private sector in November, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Regional Growth Tracker signalled a notable uplift in confidence regarding future output. When asked about their expectations for activity over the year ahead, Scottish priv
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