Scottish turnaround specialists BRS Consulting Ltd has successfully completed negotiations to sell the assets, designs, manufacturing and distribution rights of US oil and gas instrument provider Ecosse Design to Canadian-based Spartek Systems. BRS was appointed in 2017 to provide strategic directio
Search:
Aberdeen city centre office building Union Plaza has been refurbished to meet demand for more flexible and creative, high quality work spaces following a £1.75 million investment from Legal & General.
New figures revealing that more than half of all Scottish goods exports were sent to Europe in the last quarter have raised concerns about the potential impact of Brexit. According to the latest HMRC regional trade statistics, the value of Scotland’s total annual goods exports increased by 14.
The owner of one of the largest Harris Tweed producers has handed the firm over to its manager for free. Yorkshire businessman Brian Haggas, who took over Stornoway-based Kenneth Mackenzie Ltd in 2006, said he believed Harris Tweed "should be owned and produced by the islands and any profits should
The corporate team at law firm Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of wind turbine installation business Windhoist Group to European fund manager STAR Capital for an undisclosed consideration. Windhoist, an owner-managed business which is headquartered in Scotland but has subsidiaries in Morocco,
FinTech Scotland has launched a consumer panel to support inclusive fintech business development in what is believed to be a UK first. The panel aims to bring citizens and consumers directly into fintech product design by connecting fintech entrepreneurs with consumer and citizen
More than 140 guests from the business, arts and education communities joined accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael as it hosted an evening of discovery at the V&A to launch its new Dundee office. The firm recently established a new hub in the city to provide bespoke service
Edinburgh financial planning firm Johnston Financial is on the verge of completing a two-year management buyout which it says will accelerate a period of ambitious growth that aims to double the size of the business. Johnston Financial has been operating in Edinburgh since 1987 and now has more than
Over the past three months, the average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £259,833 – a five per cent increase compared to the previous year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £283,398, a 6.4 per cent increase compared to last
Stornoway-based media company MacTV, the largest independent TV company in the Highlands and Islands, has become Scotland's latest employee-owned business.
An Aberdeenshire-based supplier of environmental services and equipment has been bought out of administration in a pre-packaged deal achieved by joint administrators from Johnston Carmichael, saving 88 jobs. MS Industrial Services Limited (MSIS) called in Johnston Carmichael after it failed to secur
Scotland’s overseas food and drink exports increased by £296 million (11%) in the first half of 2019 to a record high of £3 billion.
Landlords in England have started to charge “pet rent” in an effort to recoup losses from a ban on unfair letting fees, according to reports.
Permanent staff placements in Scotland have declined at their sharpest rate in over two years, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) report. There were signs that firms were turning to short-term staff to fulfil jobs, as temporary billings rose at the fastest rate in five months, whil
Glasgow fintech company Beeks Financial Cloud has reported a dramatic 32% increase in revenue to £7.35 million in the past financial year. The company's acquisition of VPS provider CNS earlier this year contributed to the figure, as well as the firm's increase in Annualised Committed Monthly R