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Green challenger bank Tandem has announced five charity partnerships for 2024, including with a charity working to rewild the Scottish Highlands. As well as financial support, the Blackpool-headquartered bank is providing employees with two days of paid volunteering throughout the year, with a targe

Scottish healthcare manufacturer E & O Laboratories Limited has become the latest business to move to an Employee Ownership Trust. Founded in 1990 by Virginia Lucey, the company has become a brand recognised throughout the UK diagnostic sector and across 36 countries worldwide.

Scotland-headquartered garden centre chain Dobbies has appointed Jonathan Wass as chief financial officer. Joining Dobbies from his role as CFO of Cancer Research UK, Mr Wass brings more than 20 years’ experience from across some of the biggest names in UK retail. He is a formerCFO at Boo

Kedras Clinics, a neurotechnology-focused wellbeing therapy provider, has successfully secured a £50,000 loan from the British Business Bank's Investment Fund for Scotland, Smaller Loans fund. Delivered through DSL Business Finance, the loan has empowered Kedras Clinics to open a second locati

Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds Banking Group has earmarked £450 million to cover potential fines and compensation related to an ongoing investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is scrutinising whether consumers were charged inflated prices for car loans, focusing on loan

A Scottish CBD-focused manufacturing business has secured a contract to manufacture products for one of the UK’s best known CBD brands after the business owner accessed specialist marketing support from Business Gateway. Established in Perth in 2020, Voyager Life manufactures, supplies and ret

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky arm of Pernod Ricard, has unveiled its H1 FY24 financial results, reporting a -6% decline in organic net sales from July to December 2023. The dip is attributed to market and inventory normalisation after two years of exceptional growth. Despite this, the company m

Deloitte is set to cut approximately 100 jobs in response to the sluggish corporate dealmaking environment. The decision stems from a comprehensive review, leading to considerations for restructuring its advisory corporate finance business. The restructuring will concentrate on larger, sector-focuse

Real estate advisor CBRE has released its latest findings on Scotland's key office markets, focusing on Edinburgh and Glasgow during the final quarter of 2023. While take up was slightly down on the previous three months, Edinburgh and Glasgow are showing positive signs of recovery with significant

Rationale, the Edinburgh-based strategic brand and communications agency, has achieved a striking 103% growth in top-line revenue over the past year. The strong financial growth has also been further supported by the business doubling its team in size and further international growth.

Edinburgh-based Tweed Wealth Management has celebrated 10 years in business, with founders Chris Tweed and Alison Welsh looking forward to further growth. Founded in December 2013, the financial advice firm led by a husband-and-wife team now employs 30 people across its Edinburgh and Inverness offic

BDO has reported a decline in partner pay, handing out an average of £609,000 per partner, following an ambitious recruitment drive and significant investment in its growth strategy. Despite the 6% decrease reduction in partner earnings from the previous year, the firm has seen robust financia

Johnston Carmichael has enhanced its restructuring & insolvency team with the appointment of Neil Dempsey as restructuring director in its Aberdeen base. Mr Dempsey joins from Cayman Islands based international asset recovery firm KRyS Global, where he specialised in offshore focused fraud inves

In a year marked by challenges and transformation, Peter Vardy Group showcased resilient financial performance reporting a 5% year-on-year increase in turnover, taking the figure to £609 million for the year ending 31 December 2022. However, profitability faced headwinds, with earnings before

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland has appointed George Walker, a business leader with decades of experience in financial services and non-executive director roles, as its new chair to steer the lender's mission of building an impact economy. Mr Walker joins SIS Group, which enc