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The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has reported a record-breaking year, supporting over 270 new projects worth £175.4 million to the Scottish economy in 2023/24. Newly published stats from the not-for-profit show it also worked with more public sector bodies in 2023/24, attracting si

A set of drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria are to be sold at auction in London next week.

Edinburgh-based entrepreneur Andrew Morrison, has launched his new business, Business Sale Basecamp, a consultancy aimed at helping business owners prepare their companies for sale. Drawing on his own experience selling his multi-million-pound company, AM Bid, the former IoD Scotland Direc

The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has said it will maintain its sponsorship deal with Baillie Gifford, despite other cultural institutions cutting ties amid activist pressure due to the investment firm's links to fossil fuels and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. National Galleri

The hottest May on record, albeit wet, saw profits of Scottish hotels overtake the rest of the UK, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

Accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has raised £6,150 for the Aberdeen Lads Club Community Project through its participation in the Aberdeen Kiltwalk. Simon Cowie, managing partner at the Aberdeen-based firm, and his wife, office manager Tracy Cowie, completed the 18-mile walk from Duthie Pa

Park Property Management has acquired the residential factoring division of Lorimer Property Group based in East Kilbride. The acquisition is part of Park PM’s strategic growth plan and brings the value of assets in its estate to over £1 billion under management, creating one of Scotland

Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has appointed Marcelo Rodrigues as managing director for Scotland, where he will be responsible for CBAM’s HNW advice presence and capabilities across the country. Joining from Schroders Personal Wealth in Scotland and Northern Ireland where he was respon

ScottishPower has appointed Charles Langan as its new chief financial officer and Nicola Connelly as chief executive of SP Energy Networks. Both are established leaders within ScottishPower with Mr Langan previously holding senior finance roles in the UK and Spain, notably managing the Iberdrola Gro

Edinburgh-headquartered communications platform Legado has extended its reach across the financial services sector with FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter among business wins this year. With its technology streamlining customer communications and reducing operational costs, Legado has also expanded its

Burness Paull has reported strong results for its financial year ended 31 March 2024 – a shortened eight-month reporting period following the firm’s decision to change its year-end following HMRC’s basis period reforms. Turnover for the eight months was £60.1 million and prof

EY Scotland has appointed seven new partners and elevated an existing partner to equity partner. Will Asher, Mark Higgins, Laura Mitchell, Fiona Queen, Richard Rainey, Ross Robertson, and Mike Winn have been appointed partners. Tom Sanders, who was appointed partner in the Aberdeen practice in

GRAHAM has surpassed the £1 billion turnover milestone for a second consecutive year as it saw revenue increased to £1.125bn. The headline figure from recently published accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024 shows a 2.8% increase on the group’s 2023 results of £1.09bn.

A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

Scotland's commercial property market saw £272 million in transactions in Q2 2024, a 15% decrease compared to Q2 2023 and 31% below the 5-year average, according to Lismore Real Estate Advisors. The property advisory firm says a smaller number of larger ticket sales, combined with continued un