Malcolm Morrison, MD of GMG Energy, the Sutherland-based environmentally friendly timber products company and a leading figure in range of other businesses throughout Scotland and England, is one of three nominees for the accolade of Business Leader of the Year at the 2025 Highland Business Awards.
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A £10 billion deal will see warships for the Norwegian navy built in Glasgow, a move hailed as a significant boost for the Scottish economy. The Ministry of Defence announced that the contract to construct Type 26 frigates at the BAE Systems yard in Govan will support 2,000 jobs until the late
Law firm MBM Commercial has appointed Jamie Nellany as the firm’s head of restructuring and insolvency. In this new role for the firm, Mr Nellany will deliver advice on a full range of restructuring and insolvency matters to the firm’s corporate and commercial clients. He will be based i
RSM UK has appointed Shannon Dowdles as a tax partner in its corporate tax team. Ms Dowdles is a chartered tax adviser with over 20 years’ experience advising large businesses in the energy sector on domestic and international tax, including the UK Continental Shelf. She is based in RSM’
Ten impressive small businesses from across Scotland have been included in a line-up of the UK’s 100 most inspiring entrepreneurs for 2025, launched by the Small Business Saturday campaign. As the annual campaign kicks off its call to celebrate and support the nation’s favourite business
Malcolm Morrison, MD of GMG Energy, the Sutherland-based environmentally friendly timber products company and a leading figure in range of other businesses throughout Scotland and England, is one of three nominees for the accolade of Business Leader of the Year at the 2025 Highland Business Awards.
Scottish businesses have delivered their highest-ever level of planned international sales – reaching an unprecedented £2.46 billion during 2024/25, a 20% increase on the previous year – with support from Scottish Enterprise. This milestone reflects Scotland’s growing global
Sidara has tabled a formal £216 million bid to acquire the Aberdeen-based energy services giant Wood Group, valuing the company at 30p per share.
Sally Clark discusses how the reformed corporate liability rule within the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 now makes businesses of all sizes strictly liable for a wide range of economic crimes committed by their senior managers. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 20
Since October 2023, about 200 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and Lebanon. The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has determined that 21 of those deaths involved people targeted specifically because of their work as journalists, describing the killings as “m
Wbg has launched a new fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) service aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The offering is designed for businesses that require high-level financial leadership in accounting processes, systems, reporting and strategic advice but may not have the resou
UBS Global Wealth Management has appointed Andrew Sloan as a client advisor in Edinburgh. In his new role, Mr Sloan will create bespoke, holistic wealth management solutions for business owner and entrepreneur clients. His hire reinforces UBS’s commitment to providing locally informed, persona
A Polish CEO has been hit with a wave of online backlash after being caught on camera snatching a hat meant for a child at a tennis match.
Scottish haulage firm, Coille Haulage Ltd, has appointed Michelle Elliot and Callum Carmichael of FRP Advisory as joint liquidators as the firm entered liquidation. The collapse of the Lochgilphead-based company has resulted in the immediate redundancy of all 24 employees.
As it celebrates 20 years of driving business–academic innovation, Interface has secured a double commitment from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). A new three-year funding agreement, running from August 2025 to July 2028, enables Interface to continue connecting businesses with the expertis

