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Independent chartered surveyor DM Hall has appointed Ayrshire-based John McHugh as the firm’s new managing partner. He replaces Eric Curran who steps down following six years in post and 43 years at the firm.

The Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Publishing its anniversary booklet, the company has explored the broad global question of whether the 21st century will be the Asian Century, the economic impact of this on

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced a new partnership with C&C Group, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks to sell and distribute Innis & Gunn’s award-winning range of beers across the on-trade in the

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has been reviewing the recent UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (UK-EU TCA) and considers the agreement brings a broad level of certainty for businesses in the UK, Europe and globally about the status of trade in goods and services, the m

Clients of Clark Contracts have shown their confidence in the business after it unveiled £40 million of new orders in its first trading quarter of 2021. Orders secured from repeat customers include two refurbishment projects within the Curran Building for the University of Strathclyde, to

The University of Dundee has received over £1 million as part of a multi-million-pound investment in research organisations across the UK. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has provided £213m to expand and upgrade existing infrastructure across disciplines. Dundee will benefit through tw

An Australian advert that displays a man eating a bat sandwich is being investigated by the country's advertising watchdog.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has said that the Scottish Government is both 'surprised and disappointed' over Chancellor Rishi Sunak's business support announcement made yesterday. The chancellor announced that UK businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-of

Private client specialist Roddy Harrison has joined Scottish law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie as partner. He is a strong addition to the firm’s private client team, bringing considerable expertise in high level tax and estate planning.

Kirkcaldy-based fintech Paysend has seen its revenue soar by more than 250%. For the year ending December 31 2019, Paysend's turnover increased from £4.3 million in 2018, to £15.1m.

Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower, has taken over from Edrington’s Graham Hutcheon as chair of CBI Scotland. Mr Anderson also joins the CBI chairs’ committee, the body responsible for setting and steering CBI policy at a UK level.

Dundee-based fintech firm Waracle has announced plans to expands its team this year as it looks to welcome 100 new staff members. Waracle is already Scotland’s largest app developer, employing around 200 staff across its Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London offices.

Andrew McPhillips has been appointed development director for Legal & General Strategic Land Limited. In his new role, Andrew will be responsible for managing a portfolio of strategic sites and will work closely with his colleagues at the CALA Group, the housebuilding arm of Legal &

Jonathan Smith, an Aberdeen-based business coach and facilitator at The Alternative Board (TAB), provides advice on how to help managers in all business sectors in Scotland manage better. Countless managers have confided in me over the years that they find the supervisory element of their role chall

The majority of Scottish SMEs remain focused on improving their environmental sustainability despite COVID19, according to Bank of Scotland’s Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer. More than half (56%) of Scottish SMEs said becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to thei