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Risk control and assurance software and services provider STC INSISO has appointed five professionals in its commercial and technology innovation departments, underscoring its global expansion focus. Three new recruits have been added to the commercial team with Euan Henderson joining as busine

A partnership between the UK government, Glasgow City Council, and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC), including significant government investment, has been launched with the aim of transforming Glasgow into Europe’s largest smart things and IoT innovation hub. The partnership will cen

A drone technology manufacturer has received almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of a new hybrid, heavy-lift, unmanned aircraft capable of operating on less than 30% of the aviation fuel used by a helicopter. Flowcopter designs and manufactures Unmanned Aerial

Arbroath-based Angus Soft Fruits has reported a strong turnaround, posting pre-tax profits of over £290,000 for the year ended 30 March 2023, according to accounts filed with Companies House. This contrasts with a loss of nearly £115,000 in the previous year, despite a slight dip in

The search for the top tech innovator in Scotland has been launched as part of annual competition to highlight the next great technology business. The competition – KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator – is now in its 11th year and has seen previous winners such as What3Words, S

Since opening its Edinburgh office in Atria One on Morrison Street in May 2019, law firm Burges Salmon celebrates its five-year anniversary in Scotland. The firm has recorded strong organic growth and established itself in the Scottish market, with the Edinburgh office playing an important part.

Glasgow-based Startline Motor Finance has carried out a new £450 million London Stock Exchange securitisation. The move has seen the company float around three quarters of its existing assets under management as part of the securitisation programme, listed under the name Satus, with the busine

West Dunbartonshire's Vale of Leven is set to benefit from 195 new jobs, thanks to new inward investor Innova Nanojet Technologies Ltd choosing to locate its first manufacturing facility in Scotland.

Scottish Enterprise has announced a new support programme for businesses ready to undertake capital investment but looking to develop leaders, change business processes as well as improve digital systems to maximise impact. Workplace Transformation Support will see grants of between £15,000 to

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has welcomed a further 14 businesses to its accelerator programme. The MSIP Accelerator, which contributed £6.4 million to the national economy in the last three years, has already helped 41 businesses achieve success as a direct result of participating

Metacarpal – a startup behind what is thought to be the world’s first mechanical bionic hand – has secured £800,000 in seed funding to accelerate its prosthetics development and improve the lives of amputees. Investors in this funding round included SIS Ventures, Scottish Ent

Scottish climate tech venture studio Ventex has acquired a specialist manufacturing firm as it seeks to accelerate the global expansion of nuclear energy. Cumbria-based Rovtech is the third business to become part of Ventex, which is focussed on repurposing companies, technologies, skills and experi

Twelve innovative young companies have successfully completed Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) latest accelerator programme, committed to amplifying sustainable innovation and decarbonisation solutions. Part funded by Scottish Enterprise and delivered by Skillfluence, the MSIP Accele

A report by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK and industry body Make UK shows that the use of data analytics improves business efficiency for manufacturers, but a lack of digital skills is a barrier to adoption of digital technology. The report, which was published ahead of the Scottish Budget&r

Dozens of clean energy startups have secured £150 million in private investment after receiving support from a leading technology centre, new figures have revealed. More than 80 pioneering companies have been backed by the Aberdeen-based Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), driving the developme