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Allia C&C has issued a loan of £12 million through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable Blackwood Homes and Care to deliver 160 highly accessible homes across Scotland.

Fife-based AC Architects is using virtual reality (VR) technology to produce an immerse experience for its clients and give them an insight into how their new home will look.

UK construction firms have reported a boost from receding political uncertainty with business optimism rebounded to its highest since April 2018.

Aberdeen-based Infinity Partnership has been recognised for recent successes with two members of its team shortlisted for a UK accountancy award. Simon Cowie and Greg Houston will battle it out for Accountancy Professional of the Year on Tuesday, February 11 at the 2020 IRIS Customer Awards. Three a

Dave Philp, head of R&D tax at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait, urges business to prepare for a research and development (R&D) tax relief crackdown. R&D (research and development) tax relief, introduced in 2000 to encourage more company investment into innovation, is more popular than eve

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has elected City of Glasgow College principal and CEO Paul Little as its new president for a two-year term. Mr Little succeeds Jim McHarg, HR director at Trillium Flow Technologies. His deputy for the term is Gillian Docherty, CEO of Data Lab.

As the world’s largest oil and gas companies face mounting pressure to address the climate emergency, new research from CMS reveals that a significant majority of the sample – equivalent to half of worldwide production – is adapting their strategy to invest in a more diverse energy

With mounting cost pressures continuing to put the squeeze on motor premiums, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging the government to help motorists by reducing the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT).

Three emerging giants in the start-up scene have been crowned ‘Scotland’s tech pioneers’ and will now head to London to take part in the UK heat of KPMG’s Best British Tech Pioneer competition. Edinburgh-based Cyan Forensics, Intelligent Growth Solutions, from Invergowrie, an

The economic picture in Scotland is looking more encouraging, with instances of ‘critical’ financial distress showing a marked decrease in the final quarter of 2019 compared with the same period the previous year – the first year on year fall in nine months. The latest Red Flag Ale

Par Equity had a record-breaking final three months in 2019, securing one exit, battery technology expert Dukosi, and orchestrating 11 investments. Edinburgh-based Par Equity, which specialises in investing in young, high-growth companies, saw London-based managers join them in putting money in

An uplift in housebuilding and infrastructure spending is expected to boost Scottish construction activity during 2020 after a quieter end to 2019 saw workloads flatten in Q4, according to surveyors.

The number of corporate and personal insolvencies for the whole of 2019 has increased, according to the latest Scottish Insolvency Statistics from Accountant in Bankruptcy. Overall, corporate insolvency numbers in Scotland for the whole of 2019 were 4% higher than in 2018, and were at their highest

The amount given in loans to Scottish students has more than doubled in the last decade to reach mover £500 million, according to Audit Scotland.

A CMS survey of more than 100 key executives representing four of Scotland’s most important future industry sectors has revealed significant concerns about the impact of Brexit in the year ahead. The research included select interviews and a survey of industry leaders from the Renewable Energy