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Tom MacLennan, Callum Carmichael and Michelle Elliot, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of one of the UK’s largest producers and processors of fish and seafood, Dawnfresh Holdings Limited, Dawnfresh Seafoods Limited and R R Spink & Sons (Arbroath) Limited

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has reached an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Revera Asset Management Limited for an effective total consideration of £2.8 million. The consideration will be satisfied by the issue of 54,639 new ordinary shares of 10p each in

Mackie's of Scotland has posted record revenues and profits despite the dual challenges of rising costs and Covid-lockdown restrictions. Turnover at the family-owned firm increased by 11% to £18.5 million (up from £16.7m) while operating profit rose by 19% to £4.1m (compared to &po

Springfield Properties said it remains on track for significant full year growth after posting interim results that revealed excellent build and sales activity across the business.

Henderson Loggie has created a new resource for start-ups that covers everything new businesses need to know to get off the ground and grow. The accountancy firm which has offices across Scotland specialises in supporting businesses through every stage of growth and has collated top tips and expert

Dundee-based M2M Cloud is aiming to develop what is believed to be a world-first water monitoring device with CENSIS after receiving a prestigious SMART award grant from Scottish Enterprise. The £140,000 project will help the IoT technology company to enhance its existing Neptune water monitor

Global GDP growth is expected to increase by around 4.5% in market exchange rates in 2022 as global economies continue to grow, and are likely to remain resilient in the face of the Omicron variant, according to base case projections in PwC’s latest Global Economy Watch. PwC has said that the

Leaders from some of the country's most exciting businesses will travel to the USA this year for the first in-person trade missions from Scotland since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Around 25 SMEs from across the country are expected to join International Trade Partnership (ITP) missions to Miami and

Kelso Pharma has acquired Glasgow-based Stirling Anglian Pharmaceuticals Limited for an undisclosed sum. Kelso Pharma is headed by Dr Tom Stratford, previously CEO of Kyowa Kirin International, the European and US business arm of Kyowa Kirin, which purchased Scottish Borders based ProStrakan Group P

Donald Yellowley, partner in DM Hall’s country department based in the Bridge of Allan, Stirling, highlights the possible rewards for farmers looking to sell land. While demand for all manner of land in Scotland has rarely been more urgent, the farm sales market remains stubbornly quiet, and s

As the new year gets underway, Johnston Carmichael’s experts look ahead with some optimism, despite the challenges, predicting continued opportunities as the firm adopts a low carbon economy, and increased adoption of technology creates efficiencies. 2021 was another challenging year for Scott

SMASH, a platform that connects film and TV content creators with decision-makers, is on its way to securing half a million pounds of investment to scale up its business as it targets the fast-growing global content streaming market. The Scotland-based company has already secured an initial ‘s

Social Investment Scotland (SIS), in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), has launched a £5 million fund to help social enterprises, charities, and community organisations make the transition to carbon net-zero. The purpose of The Social Enterprise Net Zero Transition Fund is to support

In the wake of COP26, the 2021 United Nations climate change conference held in Glasgow earlier this month, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is urging SMEs to reap the commercial benefits to be had from joining the global quest for net-zero. With SMEs comprising 95% of all businesses in many

Brewin Dolphin has posted record discretionary net flows of £1.9bn, compared to £0.9bn in 2020, in its full-year results for 2021. The net inflows represent an annualised growth rate of 4.6%.