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Stagecoach Group has revealed that its annual profits plummeted by more than 80% as lockdowns caused a drastic drop in passenger numbers. For the year ended May 1 2021, the bus giant reported underlying pre-tax profits of £17 million, down £90.9m on the previous year.

Construction companies, engineering firms and other businesses active in the infrastructure sector stand to lose out on funding, investment and major government contracts around the world unless they take a more active role in the fight against climate change. A growing imperative for infrastructure

UK new car registrations rose for the first time this year as pent-up demand from the coronavirus lockdown helps to lift the market, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Scotland's largest organic waste recycling company Keenan Recycling has received a £540,000 funding package from Zero Waste Scotland's Circular Economy Investment Fund.

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield is continuing its expansion in Scotland with the signing of three new recruits. (from left) Callum Napier, Kyle Stuart and Cameron Lineen

With just over two weeks until the UK leaves the EU, immigration law and recruitment experts have warned that Scottish businesses face a Brexit ‘skills time bomb’ as the supply of skilled labour from European countries is cut off. Jamie Kerr, a partner and specialist in immigration law a

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team has reported a bumper year for deals activity, with the value of transactions more than doubling to £8.65 billion. The team advised on 114 deals globally in the year to December 2018, up from 98 deals in 2017, boosted by a number of notabl

The former director of an Edinburgh-based company that supplied security personnel and CCTV facilities to the construction industry has been disqualified for 10 years.

Nicola Sturgeon First minister Nicola Sturgeon this morning announced that she is to ask permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Alan Davis Alan Davis (51) has been appointed chairman of Henderson Loggie, the Scottish business services and accounting firm with offices in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Calls have been made to reduce the tax burden on Scottish businesses after analysis by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre revealed that firms in some parts of the country are paying more than a fifth of their surplus earnings on rates bills. The data showed that the average business rates bi

After a successful 2022, in which WRC Recycling opened the doors to a £4 million Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to bolster business performance, the business has put its mark on 2023 with the appointment of two new directors ahead of the firm’s 25th anniversary celebrations this summer

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

Murray Capital has recorded double-digit growth in turnover, profit, and shareholder funds in annual accounts filed with Companies House today (Wednesday 12 October). Murray Capital is a family-run business whose principal activities are the development of land for the residential and commercial sec

Highland-based Reid & Fraser Chartered Accountants has become Scotland’s – and possibly the UK's – first employee-owned full-service accountancy firm. All shares in the company have been played into an employee ownership trust (EOT), marking a significant milestone within the s