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Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Corporate Finance team has advised Douglas and Iain Anderson, the joint managing directors of specialist plant hire company GAP Group Limited, in the sale of their separately owned vehicle hire company to international hire giant SIXT. The vehicle hire business was se

PfP Capital, part of social enterprise Places for People, has appointed Catherine Webster as its new chief executive officer. As a social value and ESG-focused real estate fund management firm, PfP Capital currently has £600 million under management across its three existing funds and a signif

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hardened its stance on bank closure, setting additional expectations for lenders that are considering branch or ATM closures. The guidance, which already expects banks to carry out thorough checks on the impact permanent closures will have on customers, has

British Airways has added a new route to its Aberdeen International Airport network operating to London City this winter, strengthening the connection between the two financial hubs. Passengers will be able to fly on the new route from November to provide stronger connectivity to London.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned that self assessment customers who are starting to think about their annual tax returns for the 2021 to 2022 tax year should guard against being targeted by fraudsters. In the 12 months to August 2022, HMRC responded to more than 180,000 referrals of suspicio

New Zealand’s government has proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing. The government said that the farm levy would help farmers recover the cost of the tax by charging higher prices for climate-friendly products.

Accounting, tax expert and business advice firm Consilium Chartered Accountants have announced that Anne McCulloch has joined the firm from RSM, taking up the role of senior tax manager. Ms McCulloch is a significant addition to Consilium’s growing personal tax team led by director Joyce Flemi

The number of companies filing for administration across Scotland jumped significantly in the third quarter of 2022, as economic headwinds continued to buffet businesses the length and breadth of the country. These findings were identified by Interpath Advisory in their latest analysis of notices in

Scottish pharmaceutical business Cheemia is celebrating its continuous growth achieved with the help of support from Business Gateway. The business works with pharmaceutical clients looking to supply the NHS. It provides knowledge and facilitates connections, to create relationships that generate ef

Gillespie Macandrew has made a series of key hires. Newly appointed legal directors Fiona Scott, Stewart Dunbar and Garry Gibson joined Gillespie Macandrew in September this year, bringing considerable experience to the firm.Rural lawyer Fiona Scott, who joined from Brodies, is recognised for her in

CEG has secured a hat trick of new tenants to its flagship ONYX development at 215 Bothwell Street in Glasgow. Ryden, Montagu Evans and Empiric are all moving into the building taking 85 desks in total at this popular workspace. Ryden is taking the 2,295 sq ft ground floor suite, Emperic 1,798 sq ft

A new report by Santander has found that a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market. The study, Buying into the Green Homes Revolution, which surveyed more than 2,300 UK based homebuyers and owners, estate agents and mortgage brokers,

Barclays is rolling out a new cashback without purchase service, creating thousands of new locations for consumers to withdraw cash for free. This is the first time a UK bank has launched its own cashback without purchase service, made possible by Barclays’ payments franchise and UK retail ban

Projects across the North East and Moray will receive a share of over £50 million to accelerate the energy transition and secure future jobs in the region. A total of 22 projects will receive funding, including investments in: research and innovation; new green skills training facilities; pilo

Glasgow-based Pastéis Lisboa, Scotland’s first specialist Pastel de Nata bakery, is among 12 small businesses to be selected as champions of UK start-ups by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank. The announcement comes as the programme celebrates its 10-year anniversary, hav