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Scottish property portal ESPC has revealed that property sales in Scotland fall through far less frequently than in England, according to the latest data, which shows one in four sales collapsing in England, compared to around one in 12 across Scotland.

Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) has toasted the opening of its new whisky storage and warehousing facility at Glenrothes in Fife. Comprising four whisky storage warehouses, maintenance and bottling buildings and offices, this £10 million investment marks the first phase of longer-term developm

Independent Scotch whisky distillery The GlenAllachie has been awarded a substantial grant from the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF) to install technology that will improve its energy efficiency. Owned by Scotch whisky veteran Billy Walker, the Speyside-based single malt produc

UK business leaders understand the value of implementing new technology, but they don’t know how to measure it, according to new research from Deloitte. In a new report, Measuring Value from Digital Transformation, 1,600 global business and technology leaders across six different industries we

Stirling Distillery has filled its first whisky cask with newly made spirit - the first time whisky has been made in Stirling for 171 years.

Scotland’s first impact investor, SIS Ventures has released its inaugural Impact Report, highlighting the positive impacts on people and planet delivered by its investee companies. Since launching the Impact First Fund in 2018, SIS Ventures has invested more than £5.6 million in 14 high-

Pub company Three Thistles has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to sell a long-established portfolio of seven licensed premises stretching across Scotland’s Central Belt.

Inverness-headquartered engineering services company Ross-shire Engineering (RSE) has acquired Shrewsbury-based Chem Resist for an undisclosed sum. The firm announced a 75% majority investment in the firm which is a market leader in thermoplastic process plant, premium branded fluid transfer product

A handwritten lyric sheet for two of David Bowie songs is expected to sell for up to £100,000 when it is sold at auction. The sheet contains a series of corrections, drafts and notes written by the singer when he was creating his Rock n Roll Suicide and Suffragette City tracks.

1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has raised £2 million to develop its unique single-use dry powder inhaler (DPI). The funding round was led by Archangels with support from Dr Yusuf Hamied, British Business Investments (BBI) and seed investors. Dr Hamied, non-executive

Clyde Associated Engineers (CAE) has expanded its offering in processing equipment for the food and drink industry by acquiring the assets of Tayport-based Foodmek Ltd.

The House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee has stated that reforms are needed to improve the Bank of England's performance and accountability to parliament.

The Scottish agriculture sector requires future funding certainty due to the long-term nature of investment decisions and long lead-in time for farmers, crofters and land managers, according to rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon. Ms Gougeon has written to the new secretary of state for environmen

Stephen Goldie will succeed Nick Scott as the managing partner of law firm Brodies, commencing 1 May 2024. Louise Shiels and Marion MacInnes have also been promoted as new practice area leaders for the firm's disputes and banking and finance practices respectively.

A luxury Scottish chocolate brand that started in its owner’s home kitchen has successfully expanded into new premises after receiving advice and support from Business Gateway. Based in Forfar, Angus, Chocolatia handcrafts and sells a range of artisan chocolates made from the finest, sustainab