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Over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year were contributed by investors and second home buyers, according to property firm DJ Alexander. DJ Alexander revealed these figures based on the latest statistics on Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT).

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE, has teamed up with Volt, a global real-time payments gateway, in a bid to fortify its anti-fraud capabilities for merchants. This alliance will give BR-DGE merchants the advantage of utilising Volt's Open Banking tool, linking to over 1,800 inte

Tayport Distillery has unveiled its latest product, a meticulously crafted coffee liqueur, marking a milestone in the company's commitment to deliver top-notch spirits. The coffee-infused liqueur is the result of months of in-depth research and experimentation led by head distiller Alasdair McDougal

Scottish firms, once profitable but financially strained during the COVID-19 pandemic, are now feeling the pinch of a cost-of-living crisis, leading to record levels of insolvency activity, according to Wylie & Bisset, an accountancy and business advisory firm. R3, the insolvency and restructuri

Blackfish Engineering Design, a company specialising in offshore engineering, has launched its services into Scotland to tap into the rapidly growing offshore wind sector – with the goal of helping operators accelerate innovation and drive down cost. Based in Bristol, Blackfish has establ

Scottish tech firm STC INSISO has secured two significant SaaS (software as a service) contracts, due to run over the next three years, worth an estimated £200,000. Over the next three years, STC INSISO will be delivering its digital supply chain management platform, Vendorse, to oil and gas c

Perth-based power generator and network operator, SSE, has revealed a near doubling of annual profits, driven by surging energy prices which fuelled a boom for its gas-fired power plants.

Engineering firm, Brimmond, is celebrating a record financial year, having realised a turnover of £6.5 million, marking a 10% increase from the prior year. Now, the firm forecasts a promising £10 million turnover for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

April witnessed a significant surge in insolvency-related activities in Scotland, the highest this year, new research by R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, has revealed. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows there were 122 cases of insolvency-related activity, which

Beijing's metro commuters have begun using a new palm print payment system, possibly making them the first to do so worldwide. This new technology was deployed on Sunday on the Daxing airport metro line by Chinese tech giant, Tencent. To operate the system, passengers register their unique palm prin

Print firm McAllister Litho Glasgow (MLG) has secured two contracts from the Scottish Government and the National Galleries of Scotland. MLG's four-year framework with the Scottish Government covers a wide range of sectors, including local authorities, central government, affordable housing, educati

New research by Scottish institutions ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School highlights a shortfall in the disclosure of research and development (R&D) spending by over half (53%) of surveyed organisations. Despite f

Persimmon has appointed Stephen Partington as its new regional strategic land director in Scotland. An industry expert with over 20 years’ experience in dealing with strategic land, Mr Partington joined the company from Stewart Milne Homes earlier this month.

The growing resurgence of Campbeltown as a distinct whisky region has been marked today with the submission of a planning application from Brave New Spirits for the creation of a contemporary whisky distillery.

In a transaction brokered by Shepherd Chartered Surveyors for FWM Investments, the Aberdeen-based headquarters of optician Duncan & Todd has been sold to a private property firm for £1.75 million, reflecting a 7.5% yield. Occupying a total of 15,400 sq ft, the property at Unit 4 Kirkhill C