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Boortmalt, the international malting company, has announced a £12 million investment to expand its malting facility in Buckie, on the Morayshire coast.

Edinburgh is set to become one of the UK's leading tech hubs as Scotland enters its post-pandemic recovery, according to angel investor Andrew Dixon.

More than a quarter (27%) of SMEs surveyed plan to invest more in their businesses in the year ahead than during a typical pre-pandemic year, underlining their focus on growth in a post-COVID-19 future, according to a recent survey by Virgin Money. Over a third (35%) of SMEs plan to invest between &

Coatbridge-based KRG Engineering (KRG) has announced its global growth plan across a number of sectors, including energy and defence. The turnkey precision engineering specialist aims to grow turnover by 20% annually for the next five years by expanding its oil and gas, rail, defence and FMCG presen

Wemyss Development Company, the Scottish-based conglomerate which runs Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife, has reported a £21.2 million drop in turnover in its last financial year. Turnover fell to £27.5m in the 12 months to the end of March 2020, compared to £48.7m the year before

Standard Life Aberdeen (ASI) has joined the Net Zero Asset Manager initiative – an initiative that will see asset managers work in collaboration with clients to achieve net-zero by 2050 or sooner. This means developing net-zero solutions across asset classes to enable clients reach their net-z

Marsh Commercial, a UK insurance broker and risk adviser, has announced six new appointments across its branches in Kirkwall, Elgin and Inverness. The growth is a result of increased demand for guidance and support from businesses in a wide range of sectors in the region with their ongoing insurance

Continulus, the Glasgow-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has appointed Graham McDonald, former head of global private equity at Aberdeen Standard Investments as chairman and Janine Watson, who has a background in private equity and law, as chief operating o

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors' first dedicated commercial property auction of the year features lots with a combined commercial value of £3.35 million. After forging a new partnership with SDL Property Auctions late last year, the first live-streamed Shepherd Commercial Property Auction of 2021

An employer has been branded childish after paying a departing employee his final wages in pennies – and calling him a "weenie".

Iain Fraser and Tom MacLennan, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to Wooha Brewing Company Limited, the fast-growing artisan brewing business based in Kinloss, Morayshire. Founded in 2015 by Heather McDonald, Wooha Brewing had built a substantial export business for

Edinburgh-based ready meal provider Parsley Box has raised £17 million through a share offering ahead of being listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company conducted an initial public offering by way of offers of up to 2,500,000 new Ordinary Shares and 6,000,000 exi

Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has announced it will offer 'thank you' bonuses of between £500 and £2,000 to all employees. In October last year, the firm announced that it would cut partner pay by 17% as a result of a decline in revenue growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The

Sir Jon Thompson, the chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has told non-executive directors that they cannot “simply turn up” and “take your fees” as backlash grows over proposed reforms to increase their exposure to regulatory action. Yesterday, Sir Jon T

Amber Real Estate Investment (Amber REI) has formally started a planning process to deliver upgraded and new poultry processing facilities in the future at Coupar Angus, the primary poultry processing plant in Scotland.