Business

Insurance broker Bruce Stevenson is set to launch its fifth office in Scotland, with a new office opening in Perth, while Graeme Christie has joined the firm from Marsh Commercial as commercial Director, and Ian H Smith has been appointed education sector director. The expansion in Scotland follows

Minister for business, tourism, trade and enterprise Ivan McKee yesterday took part in a series of engagements and visits in Inverness, including a roundtable with business leaders, to discuss how businesses can be supported and how best to deliver on the aims of the National Strategy for Economic T

Calnex Solutions plc, the Linlithgow-headquartered provider of test and measurement solutions for the global telecommunications sector, has acquired iTrinegy Limited, a developer of Software-Defined Test Networks technology, in a £3.5 million deal. The consideration, calculated on a cash-free,

Moray-based Consolidated Craft Breweries and Broughton Ales have announced a merger with the two firms joining forces from this month.

Office take-up in Aberdeen has almost reached the total figure for 2021 in only the first three months of this year, according to new analysis from Knight Frank.

Calnex Solutions plc, the Linlithgow-headquartered provider of test and measurement solutions for the global telecommunications sector, has acquired iTrinegy Limited, a developer of Software-Defined Test Networks technology, in a £3.5 million deal. The consideration, calculated on a cash-free,

A new fund worth £5 million has been launched by Scottish Enterprise to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund will help businesses and organisations develop and commercialise the technology, which involves harnessing and converting CO2 –

Peer-to-peer advisory and networking platform The Alternative Board (TAB) has secured a new office space in Aberdeen. TAB Aberdeenshire-East has moved into a new office in Nautilus House at Waterloo Quay Properties (WQP). The new workspace is 397 sq. feet and can hold up to eight people for meetings

Glasgow-based electric 4x4 manufacturer Munro Vehicles has secured £750,000 funding from Elbow Beach Capital, the decarbonisation, sustainability and social impact investor.

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust, a company managed by abrdn, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) rise by 8.1% in 2021. For the year ended 31 January 2022, the company's share price total return rose by 12.5%, this compares to the benchmark, FTSE All-Share Index, which produced a total return o

Lockdown start-up G12Vintage/@G12vintage is set to open its first newly renovated G12Vintage store in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. The new store’s location is surrounded by Glaswegian business legends such as the Hanoi Bike Shop, W2 Clothing, Starry Starry Night, and some of the West

University of Edinburgh spin-out Kynos Therapeutics has secured a £9 million investment package led by Epidarex Capital, joined by IP Group and Scottish Enterprise. Kynos has also been awarded £2.5m through an Innovate UK grant to fund a first-time in human Phase 1 clinical trial of its

The number of 5,000 sq ft deals in Edinburgh in the first quarter of the year rose compared to the same quarter pre-Covid, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. The average UK occupancy levels from research done by JLL peaked in Q1 at 38%, returning to levels seen at the end

The construction of two new retail units on Glasgow’s London Road has now been completed by Clark Contracts.

Fourteen years after opening an Inverness studio, Threesixty Architecture has taken occupation of its new studio on Academy Street - a unique and contemporary development in the heart of Inverness. Threesixty relocated to Academy Street at the start of 2022. The new studio space, formed by combining