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Dundee construction firm Kilmac has announced a record-breaking year, with profits soaring on the back of several major school construction projects.

Despite the rise of remote working and soaring urban house prices, UK cities have seen a significant surge in popularity among first-time buyers over the last decade, according to Rightmove.

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has promoted senior director Zoe Gillespie to head its Glasgow office. Zoe, who is from Glasgow, joined RBC Brewin Dolphin as an investment manager in 2007 after beginning her career as a UK equity dealer at Barclays. Over the course of 18 years at RBC Brewin Dolphi

Hall Morrice has been named as a finalist for the Employer of the Year (Mid-tier) category of the 2025 Accounting Excellence Awards. The Aberdeen accountancy firm's latest award nomination comes just weeks after up-and-coming talent Peter Cowan took home the Rising Star award at the inaugural Financ

The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator, produced in partnership with the Fraser of Allander Institute, has revealed the swift and widespread impact of April’s National Insurance hike with businesses across all sectors feeling the strain. The survey of more than 4

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders displayed robust health in the second quarter of 2025, with average selling prices rising by 4% year-on-year to £287,830. All regions (with the exception of East Fife and the Scottish Borders) experienced increases in th

The outlook for the Scottish and UK economies has weakened, with growth now expected to remain sluggish through the rest of 2025, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. In its latest quarterly Economic Commentary, the Institute has downgraded its forecasts fo

A local campaign is seeking to save a church which inspired Lewis Grassic Gibbon's famous Scottish novel, Sunset Song. The Church of Scotland is trying to find a buyer for Arbuthnott Church in Aberdeenshire, which prominently appears in the novel.

Wbg has warned that the revised Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) will prove particularly challenging for small charities. The most significant changes in the revised SORP include a proposed tier model for categorisation of charity size, expanded requirements for the Trustees Report

In celebration of King Charles’ III visit to Campbeltown, multi award-winning distillery Glen Scotia presented The King with a bespoke bottling of its 25-year-old single malt whisky.

Recent months have seen significant recommitments from some of Edinburgh's largest companies, complemented by increased activity from smaller businesses securing office space throughout the city, according to JLL.

Legal firm Thorntons has expanded its commercial real estate team with two appointments. Simone Young, who has more than 25 years’ experience of advising all parties involved in the construction sector, joins as partner, and Stephanie Zak, who has worked in both practice and industry during he

Aberdein Considine’s Debt Recovery and Banking Litigation team has netted its latest prestigious accolade thanks to its triumph at last night’s Credit Awards. The firm fought off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop the award for Legal Team of the Year at the credit industry&rsq

Scotland’s business leaders are channelling their inner Doc Brown – and they’ve got a message for their past selves: "Great Scott! Train your team!" In a nod to Back to the Future’s 40th birthday, Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer shows 60% of Scotland’s bosse

A national centre for advanced semiconductor packaging is set to be established in Scotland, aiming to create 300 jobs and generate an estimated £800 million in additional revenue for businesses. The new hub is backed by a £160m UK government investment in Glasgow City Region Innovation