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Scottish events professional Colin Hartley has been appointed director of operations at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). With a 20-year career behind him, Mr Hartley has been instrumental in organising some of Scotland's most noteworthy events, including the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, the

Building services contractor, Emtec Group, has promoted Calum Brown to head of finance. Having worked for over a decade in finance, Mr Brown began his career as a trainee accountant at Cumbernauld-based FBD Consultancy in 2012. Prior to joining Emtec, Mr Brown was finance manager at Amity

Tech specialist firm ClearSky Logic is targeting London and Manchester hub openings over the next twelve months, following rapid growth out of its Edinburgh headquarters and Glasgow satellite office since being founded by Darren Auld and Phil Telfer in Scotland’s capital in 2018. Having grown

Owner-managed business specialists Consilium Chartered Accountants has provided lead and tax advisory services to the shareholders of Lothian Building Supplies as JW Grant Group acquired the Scottish firm. Continuing a long-standing business relationship, Lothian retained John Blair and Craig Coyle

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that Scotland's employment rate remained low between February to April 2023, coming in at 3.1%. This is the joint second lowest unemployment rate since the series began in 1992 (joint with May-Jul 2022, Nov-Jan 2023 and J

Perth-based rural land and business lawyers, Eden Legal Limited, has announced the promotion of Anneli Spence to director. Craig Harvie, on behalf of the company, said: “Since joining us in 2019, Anneli has made an enormous contribution to our growth and has impressed clients and colleagues al

Savills is marketing Dunbeath Estate and Castle for offers over £25 million. 

While preparing his late father-in-law's Los Angeles home for renovation, California-based estate agent John Reyes unearthed an astonishing haul of over one million copper pennies hidden in a tight crawlspace.

In the first half of 2023, the UK economy has demonstrated a greater resilience than initially expected, and is set to steer clear of a recession, according to the CBI's most recent economic forecast. With a GDP growth of 0.4% anticipated over 2023, set to escalate to 1.8% in 2024, these figures mar

Scotland's private sector has recorded a mild expansion in activity in the second quarter of 2023, but its growth appears to be losing momentum, according to RBS' latest PMI data. Following a ten-month peak in April with a business activity index of 54.3, the index for May showed a downturn to 50.7,

A former Edinburgh solicitor, Paul Cannavan, left behind his career in the courts to start a new hospitality venture, The Dell at Glenlivet, in the scenic region of Speyside.

Morham + Brotchie Ltd (M+B), a historic Edinburgh-based quantity surveying and cost consultancy firm, has been acquired by Cumbria-based A. Lamb Associates (ALA), a quantity surveying and commercial consultancy. The deal is expected to enhance the reach of ALA's services, boost its workforce to over

Scottish Enterprise and Clyde Gateway have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at leveraging up to £16 million of support towards a planned £60m construction programme over the next five years to create low carbon energy efficient business space for high value manufacturing

Accountants and advisers firm CT, formerly Chiene + Tait, has established a new consulting division named 'CT: Evolve'. The platform intends to extend a 'big four' style approach to SMEs, equipping them to navigate changing business landscapes effectively.

Bield Housing and Care has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer, Debbie Collins, as part of its corporate strategy overhaul. The housing and care provider said Ms Collins will assist Bield to make positive contributions to its people, homes and communities and ultimately achieve its 10-y