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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

Murrayshall Country Estate, located near Scone, has submitted plans for the introduction of new leisure amenities and high-end holiday residences. The multi-million-pound proposal, set to foster significant economic investment and potentially create up to 400 jobs in Perth and Kinross, has been subm

Brodies LLP has launched an international arm: Brodies Middle East LLP, in Abu Dhabi. The firm's Middle East operation will be led by Greg May and Bryan Wilson who have spent 12 and four years respectively in Brodies' UK practice. With their specialist energy and oil and gas expertise, they will con

A new purpose-built state-of-the-art bingo club is to open at Ocean Terminal next year after the centre agreed a long-term lease with Club 3000 Bingo. Once the new club is built, Club 3000 Bingo will move from its current Edinburgh venue in Manderston Street to the new 27,500 sq ft unit on the

April's UK inflation rate was reported at 8.7%, slightly higher than Bank of England's (BoE) forecast of 8.4%, but a drop from March's 10.1%. The deceleration in inflation was smaller than anticipated, leading to bond market sell-offs and mounting expectations for further interest rate hikes. The re

The average price of residential property in Scotland has increased by 3% in a year to reach £184,877 in March 2023.

The Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, collaborating with the University of Aberdeen's Business School Centre for Real Estate Research, has issued new statistics for Q1 2023 relating to the Aberdeen housing market. The report follows a constant quality methodology, revealing a quart

Inverness native Calum MacPherson has been appointed as the new CEO of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF). Mr MacPherson was born in Inverness and finished his schooling at Charleston Academy before studying Law at Aberdeen University. After graduating he worked in a tax practise in