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Barratt Redrow has kicked off 2025 with the appointment of its new regional managing director for Scotland. Alison Condie, 53, previously held the roles of regional director for Scotland and managing director for the East of Scotland before stepping up to regional managing director for Scotland last

Scotch whisky exports reached £5.4 billion in 2024, representing 1.4 billion 70cl bottles – or 44 bottles every second, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). The figures, released today, show a decrease of 3.7% on 2023 exports by value. The SWA has called on the UK and Scotti

Grant Thornton UK LLP has strengthened its Scottish tax team with the promotion of Colin Park to partner and Cristina Pavel to director, both based in the firm’s Glasgow office. Mr Park has extensive expertise in advising owner-managed businesses and large corporate groups across Scotland and

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has named Dr Peter Williams, group technology director and head of investor relations at INEOS, as the new chair of its governing board. Dr Williams brings over 40 years of experience in the chemicals industry to the role and will support IBioI

Over 5,000 artists have called for Christie's auction house to cancel its first-ever AI art auction, labelling it "mass theft" of human artists' work.

The UK economy has defied predictions of contraction, registering 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.1% decline. Growth was driven by the services sector, which

Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan has seen his pay more than double to £10.5 million, up from £4.6m in 2023. This substantial increase coincides with a 24% rise in the bank's annual pre-tax profits, reaching £8.1 billion. The profit surge was driven by a rebound in investment banking

North-east Scotland is poised for an economic transformation, fuelled by over £30 billion of investment over the next decade, according to a landmark report published today. New research by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) forecasts a wave of capital spending not seen since t

Dean Beale, chief executive of the Insolvency Service, has announced his departure from the agency this May. Mr Beale has worked in the insolvency sector for more than 30 years in a variety of roles and has been chief executive of the Insolvency Service since 2019.

When accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael further augmented its team of partners and directors team last summer, it was evident that nurturing new talent from the outset continues to prove valuable. Gillian McColgan was promoted to tax partner based in Aberdeen and Ryan Milne t

A new golf course, hotel, and restaurant will be delivered at the Feddinch Mains site near St Andrews after councillors gave the plans the green light.

Scottish retail sales saw a modest boost in January, with total sales up 1.5% compared to the same period last year.

Nearly half (42%) of Scottish mid-market businesses are looking at salary sacrifice schemes as a means of mitigating the impact of Budget tax changes coming into force from April, a new survey has found. BDO’s Economic Engine survey of 500 mid-market businesses found that while the use of sala

A Welsh computer engineer is considering buying an entire landfill site after a decade-long battle with local officials to search for a hard drive containing an estimated £620 million in lost Bitcoin. James Howells, 39, says his ex-partner mistakenly discarded the drive, containing his Bitcoin

Scotland’s capital city has once again ranked first in Colliers’ Top UK Residential Investment Cities report – securing the top spot for the third consecutive analysis. In fact, there was little movement in the top 10 locations of the bi-annual report, with the top four cities rema