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Whisky production has returned to the historic Speyside community of Cabrach after more than 170 years. The Cabrach Distillery, a social enterprise and the first Community Interest Company of its kind, has revived the craft in this part of Scotland.

Edinburgh-headquartered Spotless Commercial Cleaning has acquired English firm Fluid Hygiene (FH), a hospitality sector cleaning specialist which has been operating for over three decade. Based in New Malden, Surrey, FH was set up in 1993 by its managing director Alister Gregson who now joins Spotle

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Kristo Käärmann, the CEO of Wise plc and senior manager of Wise Assets UK Ltd, £350,000 for breaching a senior manager conduct rule. 

Scottish business confidence dipped to 44% in October, a four-point drop from September, according to the Bank of Scotland. The bank's latest Business Barometer shows that this mirrors a UK-wide trend, with confidence falling three points to 44%.

Investment in Glasgow offices has already surpassed last year's total, reaching £198 million in the year-to-date, a 46% increase from 2023's £136m, according to Knight Frank. The deals figure signals a recovery in the city's commercial property market following the sharp rise in interest

A London dairy has been left feeling rather blue after falling victim to a scam that saw fraudsters make off with over 22 tonnes of premium cheddar cheese worth £300,000.

CMS has strengthened its infrastructure, construction and energy disputes (ICE disputes) offering with the appointment of Caroline Maciver as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes in the p

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