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New downward-tilting toilets have been designed to boost employee productivity.

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has strengthened its business restructuring team with the appointment of director Kevin Lamb in its Edinburgh office. Mr Lamb joins from RSM after five years in its restructuring team.

LCN Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Sir Ian Wood House in Altens, Aberdeen for circa £80 million.

A 'state-of-the-art flagship’ Bank of Scotland branch has opened in Glasgow after the bank transformed its existing premises on Argyle Street. Designed to meet the changing needs of high street customers and act as a testing ground for the future of banking in Scotland, the new flagship branch

Angus and Dundee Distillers, who own the Glencadam Distillery in Brechin and Tomintoul Distillery on Speyside, have blamed Brexit uncertainty for the company's near £9 million decrease in turnover. The distillers posted a turnover of £48.1m for the year ending June 30 2019, a drop of alm

Former England and Newcastle United football player Alan Shearer has won a £100,000 settlement after initiating legal proceedings with his former financial adviser who cost him "millions" through "negligent" pensions advice. Mr Shearer agreed the settlement with Kevin Neal after he b

Chartered accountants Wiliam Duncan & Co have congratulated Sarah Fergusson on passing her final ICAS exam to become a CA. On William Duncan & Co's LinkedIn page, the firm wrote: "Based in our Ayr office, Sarah has been training/studying with William Duncan + Co for the past 3 years.

Drinks-on-demand tech platform Drinkly has announced the launch of Your Round, a £250,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on investment platform, Seedrs. Interested parties can invest from £10 upwards in exchange for equity in Drinkly, which plans to move into 150 locations by December

SNIPEF CEO Fiona Hodgson outlines Section75 pensions issue facing some plumbers. The road to hell is paved with good intentions which, in the case of the current situation with the Plumbing Pensions Scheme, is having a devastating impact on our industry and many of the people within it across the UK

Most of Scotland’s 32 councils are increasingly relying on money from reserves to keep up with demand for services and balance their budgets, with financial pressures likely to get worse, according to the Accounts Commission. A report today from the local government watchdog found that while d

Scotland’s social housing sector has seen a continued increase in lender and investor confidence and remains financially strong with sufficient access to funding, a new report has found.

Scottish fintech startup GiftRound is seeking to raise £75,000 in funding through a Crowdcube campaign. GiftRound is seeking to raise £75,000 through Crowdcube to improve the user experience of the platform and integrate a GiftRound Store to provide customers a seamless experience.

Scotland's largest organic waste recycling company Keenan Recycling has received a £540,000 funding package from Zero Waste Scotland's Circular Economy Investment Fund.

A fifth (22%) of finance professionals are opting for multiple jobs and the flexibility of temporary contracts in order to improve their CVs and solidify future career opportunities, according to research conducted by Reed.

The newest Labour market statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the UK's labour market has remained stagnant this quarter.