Business

Edinburgh-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Sharktower has been acquired by data-first change and transformation consultancy Proteus. Founded in 1999, Proteus has has powered $30 billion of the world’s most challenging corporate change projects. Unlike ‘land and expand’ co

Gluten-free manufacturer Dr. Schär UK has acquired Glasgow-based allergen-free, fresh bread manufacturer, GDR Food Technology Ltd (GDR) for an undisclosed sum. As the UK’s No.1 gluten-free brand, Dr. Schär has been improving the daily lives of people with specific dietary needs for y

Clackmannanshire-based danceSing, a business focussed on health and wellbeing, has successfully diversified services and grown its commercial offering by 50% following support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. danceSing is home

UK retail sales volumes in January exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Mackie's at Taypack is to continue ramping up production in 2022 following sustained growth throughout its business. After charting a 22% increase in annual turnover in 2021, Mackie’s at Taypack - which makes crisps, popcorn and health snacks – is now making more than half a million pack

Ambitious plans to create hundreds of high-quality jobs and business opportunities by developing a North Highland and Moray ‘space cluster’ have received a £38,000 boost from the UK Space Agency.

Ryanair has revealed plans to invest more than $1 billion into Edinburgh Airport over the next three years as it announces its biggest ever Edinburgh schedule with eight new routes.

Global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group, has secured a new strategic partnership to offer its services to FinTech Scotland’s cluster of almost 200 fintech businesses with the aim of strengthening security postures and boosting resilience. Cyber threats are a growing concern

Business confidence in the UK decreased for a second-quarter running, receding to average levels not seen since 2014, according to a new survey published by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Property development and construction group Cruden has taken an important strategic step to combine its construction businesses across the Central Belt of Scotland.

Scottish retail sales in Scotland decreased by 7.9% in January, an improvement of .1 percentage points from December 2021 and is the lowest Yo2Y decline recorded since July last year.

M&G Real Estate, part of M&G plc’s £65 billion private and alternative assets business, with its property development partner Qmile Group, has pre-let all 390,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation at its £350 million Haymarket Edinburgh after a further three deals for 4

Investing Women Angels (IWA) has become the first Scottish angel group to achieve a Nasdaq exit following this week’s successful listing of TC Biopharm on the New York-based stock exchange. Motherwell-headquartered TC Biopharm, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cell therapies i

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has seen its membership grow by 15% in 2021, with the organisation seeing 12 new members join its ranks. The rise takes the total number of members to 92.

Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square Limited’s 2 Atlantic Square, Glasgow, in the heart of the city’s International Financial Services District.