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Cernach Housing Association is to bid farewell to finance officer Karen Dyson, who is retiring after 30 years of service. Ms Dyson joined Cernach on 24 October 1994, as the fifth member of the team. Over the years, she has witnessed Cernach’s growth through stock transfer, new builds and is no

Aberdeenshire-based energy solutions business OEG Energy Group has appointed Tom Murray CA as its new chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect. Mr Murray replaces Doug Fleming who has stepped down for personal reasons.

Brown Shipley, a member of Quintet Private Bank, has appointed Robbie Hewitt as Edinburgh-based wealth planner. Mr Hewitt is a Qualified Financial Planner with more than a decade of financial services experience, and will report to Gordon Scott, head of private bank – North.

Burness Paull has made two promotions and one appointment within its corporate tax and share incentives team. Christine Yuill has been elevated to head of tax with responsibility for leading the development of the firm’s corporate tax offering and its growing team of tax lawyers.

Aberdeen's housing market has shown a 1.6% decline in the average property price during Q3 2024, as transactions rose 9.8% for the same period, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre (ASPC). Based on data supplied by the ASPC, and compiled by the Centre for Real Estate Research

Document Data Group (DDG), a rapidly growing business technology provider based in Central Scotland, has acquired the assets of Fife-based Hire Tech, a specialist in printers and copiers. Bellshill-based DDG has been a force in the business process optimisation field since its inception in its curre

Glasgow-based Revive Eco, a start-up using innovative technology to create a palm oil alternative from used coffee grounds, has secured a significant contract with French firm SAS Pivert, which will see chemistry and biotech specialists take the company’s upcycling process to an industrial sca

Scottish clean energy group D2Zero has acquired flow measurement consultancy Kelton, adding further decarbonisation expertise to its 4,000-strong workforce, as it seeks to accelerate net zero emissions. Since 1991 Kelton has been enabling leading energy businesses around the world to better understa

Marlene Shiels, CEO of Capital Credit Union, has warned that Scots must build better financial resilience or risk financial disaster in the future. With many relying on credit and "buy now, pay later" schemes to cope with unexpected costs, Ms Shiels stresses the importance of building a financial sa

NatWest Group has posted a 26% jump in third-quarter profits to £1.7bn, exceeding expectations and raising its income forecast for the year. This strong performance comes despite a challenging UK economic outlook and follows a trend of positive results from other major UK banks.

Network Rail and its key suppliers have announced they will be hosting a networking event for SMEs keen to learn more about work available across Scotland’s Railway over the next five years.

Accountancy, business and financial advisory firm Armstrong Watson has acquired Glasgow-based accountancy practice Parkhill Mackie & Co. The merger, which completed last week, will see Parkhill Mackie’s 11 staff, including partners Linda Parkhill and Sandra Mackie join Armstrong Watson&rsq

Commercial real estate and investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is to help promote Associated British Ports' (ABP) sizeable and diverse property portfolio across 21 port locations in England, Scotland and Wales.  As part of the partnership, ABP and JLL will raise market awaren

Lloyds Banking Group’s Jackie Leiper has been appointed as deputy chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joined Lloyds Banking Group in 2010 and is currently the firm’s chief customer and distributio

Scottish construction firm Algo has bounced back from losses in 2023 to achieve a pre-tax profit of £1.5 million for the year ending 30 June 2024. The Perth-based company attributed the previous year's losses to rising material costs impacting local government housing contracts.