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The Whisky Bond, a Glasgow creative business hub, has welcomed eight new tenants and seen existing occupants expand.

Insurance broker Bruce Stevenson reported a 30% increase in turnover to £11.7 million and a 33% profit increase to £3.9m for the year ending February 28, 2023. Growth was driven by various specialist areas and new sectors, including life sciences, technology, and risk management.

A Glasgow-founded walking tour business has successfully expanded into 13 cities across the UK following expert advice and support from Business Gateway.

A French woman is facing trial for insulting President Emmanuel Macron by calling him "filth" in a Facebook post. She risks a €12,000 fine at the trial to be held later this year.

In a move to merge its Glasgow Southside and Paisley operations, chartered surveyors firm DM Hall has agreed terms to occupy a new office hub facility at Centura Court, Hillington Park, from April 2023. The new office will accommodate the surveying teams from the firm’s existing branches at Ki

Whisky casks continue to outperform traditional and alternative investments, including gold, according to Braeburn Whisky's 2022 Whisky Cask Market Report. The report's BC20 Whisky Cask Index observed an average projected growth of 14.95% for whisky casks, a 1.7% increase from 2021. Laphroaig, Staoi

Efforts by businesses to combat modern-day slavery are stagnating, according to an analysis of UK government data by The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), with the number of modern slavery statements submitted to the government registry for 2022 trailing markedly.

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has taken 6,000 sq ft at Glasgow’s new Cadworks office underlining its commitment to the city and the company’s future growth plans.

Miller Samuel Hill Brown has appointed partner and head of private client, Edward Laverty, as chief executive of the firm. Mr Laverty joined Miller Samuel Hill Brown as a property assistant and has been a partner in the firm for over 30 years.

Michelle Elliot and Callum Carmichael, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Bonar Yarns Limited, the Dundee-based manufacturer of specialist polypropelene carpet backing yarns.

Law firm MBM Commercial has appointed Michelle Bush and Laura Donald, two senior US qualified attorneys to the firm’s Edinburgh office, strengthening the firm's US commercial law team. Ms Bush has recently moved to Scotland from Maine, where she spent 14 years practicing as an employment attor

Robertson Group, a family-owned construction, development and support services business, has reported a revenue of £616 million for the 12 months to 30 June 2022, up from £588m in the previous year. The company's profit before tax was £20.5m, up 21.3% from the previous year's &poun

Fraser of Allander Institute has forecast a -0.7% contraction in the Scottish economy in 2023, returning to 0.9% annual growth in 2024. Uncertainties have increased due to concerns in global financial system and persistently high inflation. Lack of clarity on annual impacts on Scottish Budget and UK

Scottish business confidence rose to 38% in March, a 24-point increase, as per the Bank of Scotland Business Barometer.

Glasgow’s city centre St Vincent Street has reached full occupancy after a 25% vacancy rate shrank to 0% in two years, Savills reports. The international real estate advisor says the arrival of new occupiers — with Trailfinders as the latest — is transforming the streetsc