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South Lanarkshire-based The Electric Heating Company (EHC) has received a £3.8 million investment from private equity and infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group. Founded in 2005, EHC is a distributor of electric heating products. It supplies electric boilers, heaters and water cylin

Homegrown Scottish brand Beira Moda is moving forward with its mission to bring luxury and sustainable fashion together after having completed Royal Bank of Scotland’s Entrepreneur Accelerator Hub. Following a career as a fashion designer, Antoinette Fionda decided to launch her own brand in 2

FRP Advisory, the specialist business advisory firm, has told shareholders to expect another rise in restructuring activity over the next few months. In a trading update issued yesterday, the firm said it expects to see increased activity in the higher value restructuring and administration market a

Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, has urged business owners to avoid making a kneejerk reaction to warnings of a difficult economic outlook for Scotland for much of this year.

Two figures from the world of food and business have joined the board of ingredients manufacturer Macphie to help it achieve the next stage of its growth plans. Norman Soutar and Jane Stewart join the team at Macphie Ltd as non-executive directors, bringing with them a wealth of leadership and indus

The iconic white briefs worn by Bryan Cranston's Breaking Bad character Walter White are expected to sell for $5,000 at auction.

Savills has appointed Alistair Wright as investment director in its Edinburgh office in a move to expand its UK investment division. Mr Wright joins from CBRE where he has spent 15 years operating in the UK commercial investment market, advising both purchasers and vendors on transactions, and devel

Morgan Stanley has announced a doubling of the size of its Inclusive Ventures Lab (MSIVL), an accelerator programme that invests in and works closely with start-ups led by women and ethnically diverse founders.

Last year, the Scottish housing market broke the record for £1 million+ sales in a year, with 504 transactions passing the landmark price, according to a new report. The figures from property firm Rettie & Co., who were involved in the sale of more than one in five transactions in excess o

A public/ private consortium made up of Advanced Infrastructure, Oxfordshire County Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council as well as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have announced their successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme. The aim of the Ne

Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that - despite the advance of modern medicine - still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growt

Stuart Heslop, formerly managing director of real estate finance at Royal Bank of Scotland, is to be honoured at the 2023 Scottish Property Awards next week. He will receive the Business Leadership Award at Scotland’s national competition which recognises and celebrates excellence in the Scott

Sotheby's has announced that Picasso’s "joyful and tender" portrait of his daughter Maya will go to auction with an estimate of $15-20 million (£12.4-£16.6m). The painting, formerly owned by Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace, reemerges onto the market for the first time

A Scottish director has been given a ten year ban over a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan taken out by his firm in 2020.

Scottish gold exploration and production company Scotgold Resources Limited has announced plans to raise £2.5 million as part of its growth strategy, which include further exploration in the Highlands.