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Aberdeen-headquartered problem-solving company STC INSISO has announced changes to its executive leadership team. Martin Dunn has moved from his existing role as COMET delivery manager to become head of operations, while Alan Smith has transitioned from chief operating officer into a newly created r

A new bill that will consolidate, reform and modernise long-standing laws governing the operation of trusts in Scotland has been published by Holyrood. Scots trust law is widely considered to be out of date, and the main legislation is now just over a century old.

Keane Premier Group, the Lanarkshire-based care provider, has expanded its portfolio by completing the purchase of Kingsgate Care Home, after receiving a loan from Barclays of £1.2 million. The funding from Barclays will support the acquisition of the 60-bed care home, based in South Lanarkshi

Aberdeenshire-based customs firm Bethan Customs Consultancy has announced its sponsorship of Aberdeen Football Club’s star striker, Luís ‘Duk’ Lopes. Bethan will be sponsoring Duk, who signed for the Dons on a three-year deal in July 2022 from Benfica, for the 2022–23

Ardbeg Islay single malt whisky is deepening its commitment to its Scottish island home by purchasing The Islay Hotel, located in Port Ellen, which is located near the brand’s Distillery. This multi-million-pound investment offers Ardbeg the opportunity to create a whisky and hospitality exper

Glasgow-based Pastéis Lisboa, Scotland’s first specialist Pastel de Nata bakery, is among 12 small businesses to be selected as champions of UK start-ups by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank. The announcement comes as the programme celebrates its 10-year anniversary, hav

A group of Scotland’s policy makers and professionals from across the private, charity and not-for-profit sectors have come together to create a new organisation to tackle financial exclusion. Financial Inclusion for Scotland was launched today with the aim of enabling better financial inclusi

Mark Stewart, partner of corporate finance and head of energy, infrastructure and sustainability at business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael, highlights the limitations of Prime Minister Liz Truss' Energy Price Guarantee announced last week. From October 1, a new ‘Energy Price Guarantee

Iain Baxter, a former senior executive in the whisky industry, has been announced as the new chief executive of industry leadership body, Scotland Food & Drink. With more than 15 years’ experience within Scotch whisky at Glenmorangie, Inver House, International Beverage, and latterly Ian M

More than 40 jobs have been created following a major refit of one of Scotland’s largest food ingredient manufacturers, Macphie, with output on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels before the end of the year. Macphie’s Tannochside facility has restarted full-scale production for the first

Forres-based Speyside Brewery, which produced beers and lagers influenced by the area’s rivers and landscape, has announced it will be re-commencing production a few yards from its original site. The brewery paused operations when the pandemic hit but has since attracted new investment and is

Business transformation and advanced data science consultancy Optima Partners has received £2.3 million from investment company BGF. Optima Partners is an Edinburgh-headquartered data science and transformation consultancy founded in 2013, with offices in London and Bristol.

Wealth management and professional services group, Evelyn Partners, has announced that Callan Anderson, the founder and owner of boutique financial planning business Equilibrium Financial Consultancy, will be joining its Glasgow office. Mr Anderson, who has run Glasgow-based Equilibrium for the past

A new strategic advisory firm headquartered in Aberdeen has been formally launched today. True North, created in a partnership between Geoff Aberdein and Fergus Mutch, specialises in public policy insight, advocacy expertise and impactful communications strategies for a range of businesses and

The Scottish Building Society has underlined its commitment to the country’s high streets, as it opens the doors of its new-look Troon Relationship Centre on Ayr Street, representing a five-figure investment to the local area. Derek Johnston, chief risk officer at Scottish Building Society, al