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A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). The findings,

Scotland has emerged as a global leader in hybrid working practices, with 71% of finance professionals adopting this approach, compared to the global average of 41%, according to ACCA. The global accountancy body recently conducted a study, shedding light on the state of the UK workplace for fi

Scottish energy specialist Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia. The Canberra-based organisation is one of Australia’s providers of construction, engineering, installation and commissioning services to the

Scottish travel firm Lindsay’s Highland Tours has doubled its turnover in the wake of transatlantic tourism resurgence following the pandemic.

Glasgow’s 122 Waterloo Street has been put up for sale by its owner – a client of Knight Frank Investment Management – in what could be one of the biggest deals in the city’s office market during 2024. Knight Frank and Cushman & Wakefield have been jointly appointed to ma

Malted AI has secured £6 million in seed investment, with leading contributions from Hoxton Ventures, and joined by Creator Fund and angel investors. The Edinburgh-based AI firm helps enterprises to build smaller, more focused AI models with greater performance at a fraction of the cost, by&nb

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden as its strategic growth plan continues apace. Headed up by Bearsden local, Shepherd residential partner Alan Fleming, the new office is situated at 4 Canniesburn Toll and is the first to present its brand-new signage and sh

AAB has promoted three business leaders to its senior leadership team. The group has appointed Lyn Calder as chief growth officer, John Beevers as head of professional services and Neil Robb as head of business advisory. Notably, the chief growth officer, and head of professional services roles mark

The latest labour market statistics for January to March 2024 in Scotland reveal a mixed picture of progress and ongoing challenges. The figures showed 2.45 million payrolled employees in Scotland in April 2024, a 6,000 year-on-year increase.

SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable. The need for a

Simon Howie Butchers Ltd has completed a £2 million sustainability project at its factory with £500,000 of grant support from Scottish Enterprise. The project will see the supplier of meat and vegetarian products to the UK’s largest supermarkets make 900 tonnes of CO2e savings over

The University of Glasgow has received a grant to build one of the UK’s most advanced research facilities for silicon chip integration and packaging. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Strategic Equipment Grant scheme will provide £3m to help the university es

The Port of Aberdeen, the UK's oldest business, has posted a £25.7 million operating profit, up from £21.3m, for the year 2023.

Glasgow-headquartered clinical research facility, NeuroClin, has appointed Fiona Wood as its new CEO and confirmed an agreement has been reached to open a new site in North West England this Autumn. Ms Wood is expected to lead the pioneering business through an anticipated period of transformational