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Edinburgh-based financial provider Aegon UK has posted a 57% year-on-year increase in its third-quarter operating profit, reaching £44 million. The firm said that the rise was driven by higher fee revenues resulting from "favourable" equity markets, a provision release and decreased expenses.

Moray-based whisky specialist Gordon and MacPhail has hailed steady sales and a £4 million rise in profits during a year of "unprecedented trading conditions".

Two of the North-East's top building companies are to combine this week when Alpha Projects (Scotland) Ltd are joined by MCK Construction. Aberdeen and Dundee based contractor, Alpha Projects, is to merge with Montrose-based MCK Construction, continuing to add to their growing business with offices

Aberdeen-based Innovo Engineering and Construction has secured £10,000 funding from the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) in conjunction with Strathclyde University. The funding will support a research and development (R&D) project for Innovo’s innovative autonomous eco-robotic win

New British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) data released from a survey of over 1,000 businesses has thrown a sharp focus on the impact of skills and commodities shortages for UK firms, with spiralling prices in evidence. The data show an overwhelming majority of businesses are raising prices as they fac

Accelerating the move to digital platforms and technologies is the leading priority for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) in the UK over the next 12 months, according to Deloitte’s inaugural UK CMO survey. Almost half (45%) of the 120 CMOs surveyed by Deloitte highlighted digital transformation

Scottish Enterprise has commissioned an ambitious international collaboration project called ‘Scot2Ger’ led by industry and supported by the public sector to explore future export opportunities for Scotland’s green hydrogen. The project, led by ScottishPower, Wood, KPMG Germany and

Aberdeen City Council is set to accelerate delivery of its hydrogen hub and reinforce efforts to build a hydrogen economy in the city following a £15 million funding boost.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the Scottish Government will increase its fund for climate justice by a further 50% on top of the previous commitment to double the fund as part of Scotland’s response and contribution to the ongoing negotiations at COP26. Calling on larger cou

Coffee breaks don't count as work, a court in Italy has ruled – despite taking espresso being ingrained in the country's work culture. After a 10-year legal battle, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who broke her wrist during her coffee break did not suffer a workplace accident.

Willie Watt, chairman of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), has warned that the £2 billion of public funds which were allocated to the bank is "insufficient" to meet its objectives. The SNIB officially opened for business in November last year, with a focus on supporting Scotland&rs

Edinburgh-based print and design firm Wee Blue Coo Ltd has rewarded its employees with the keys to the business following their hard work during the global pandemic. Launched from the living room of couple Bob and Joelle Kirkpatrick in the middle of the 2008 financial crash; Wee Blue Coo Ltd has est

Campervan conversion specialist Jerba Campervans has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark certification for a second consecutive year. The only automotive firm in its sector to have been awarded the Fair Tax Mark certification, Jerba Campervans has once again joined a growing movement of responsible busin

Some major UK banks are getting decisions about certain customer scams and reimbursement wrong in around eight in 10 cases seen by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), according to Which?. Which? said a “reimbursement lottery” leaves many victims struggling to recover their money when

A lack of new properties being listed for sale continues to drive house prices up, while most new buyers don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase, according to the October 2021 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.