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Cameron Gillies argues that rural Scotland is a vital economic engine currently threatened by depopulation, and outlines a comprehensive strategic blueprint, including housing investment and financial incentives, designed to attract residents back to these crucial communities. Ninety-eight per cent

Lynas Foodservice has acquired JB Foods, an Edinburgh-based wholesaler, into the Lynas family. This strategic move unites two third-generation, family-run businesses, blending Lynas’s roots in Coleraine with JB Foods’ 60-year heritage of serving the Scottish catering industry.

Interior designer, BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge and entrepreneur Anna Campbell-Jones has released her first spirit: Anna Campbell-Jones Small Batch Scottish Botanical Rum, distilled by Jacobite Distillers in Glasgow. This debut release marks her entry into the spirits market and intro

CMS appointed Susie Lind as an Edinburgh-based partner within the firm’s energy and infrastructure team. Ms Lind brings more than 20 years’ experience within the sector operating in high-level roles across major energy companies and industry trade bodies including RenewableUK and Scottis

Scotland’s new Community Wealth Building Bill holds the power to reimagine enterprise, innovation and investment as part of a fairer new economic era, a global expert believes. Neil McInroy says a whole-of-government commitment to community-rooted wealth creation will steer economic change whi

Johnston Carmichael has appointed Glen Small as head of construction and property, strengthening its commitment to supporting one of the UK’s most vital and dynamic sectors. Glen Small joined the independent accountancy and business advisory firm in April 2022, bringing extensive experience fr

The vast contribution of quarried construction materials to the Scottish economy has been highlighted in the findings of a new study published this week. In the first report of its kind, The Economic Contribution of Primary Aggregates in Scotland reveals the scale and strategic importance of the qua

The Cumberland Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller as its new chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Joining from Newcastle Building Society, Mr Miller brings over 38 years' experience in financial services and will succeed Des Moore in 2026, following eight years of impac

In a joint venture with Worq Group, marital duo, Bruce MacGregor and Jo De Sylva are expanding and bringing their successful Scottish pub ‘MacGregor’s’ into the heart of Oban at the Whisky Vaults Hotel following a £490,000 funding injection from Royal Bank of Scotland. The fu

Glasgow-headquartered fashion retail group QUIZ Clothing has reported a significant sales uplift for July and August, crediting the positive performance to a major business restructure initiated in February 2025.

Specialist bridging lender ScotLend has appointed Mikie Butcher as senior business development manager, extending its broker support across London and the South East. The move reflects ScotLend’s rapid growth since launching in September 2024. In the past year, the lender has secured a £

Johnston Carmichael restructuring partner Graeme Bain has been appointed provisional liquidator of Ballantine Castings Limited. Based in Bo’ness, West Lothian, Ballantine Castings is an iron foundry which can trace its roots back almost 200 years.

Property firm Simpson & Marwick has announced its return to offering legal services, enabling a rejoining of the Edinburgh Solicitors’ Property Centre (ESPC) and generating further momentum for growth. The firm, which has roots dating back to 1886, is once again offering legal services to

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has appointed Debbie McWilliams as chief commercial officer (CCO). Ms McWilliams, who has also been formal appointment to the SEC board, steps into the newly expanded role, within new chief executive’s Dominic McKay’s executive team at the SEC. This follow

A&M Jenkins, a budding farming business on the island of Sanday in Orkney, has more than quadrupled its flock of sheep and taken on extra land just two years after getting started. Husband-and-wife team Alex and Marie Jenkins moved to Orkney from Aberdeenshire in April 2023, starting their ventu