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Par Equity has led a £1.6 million seed funding round into Gigged.AI, alongside existing investor Techstart Ventures, Edinburgh-based strategic design firm Nile HQ, and a number of entrepreneurs. Now Gigged.AI is set to scale its HR tech as companies address hiring freezes and staff retent

Isio, pensions, wealth and investment advisory business, has announced three senior promotions in Scotland as the firm continues to grow its offering across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. John McAleer, Andrew Singh and Tony Hodgson have all been promoted in recognition of their contributions to

Accounting and business advice firm Wylie & Bisset has advised Livingston-based laboratory equipment and support specialists C&M Scientific on its sale to Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), a supplier of equipment, chemicals and consumables for laboratory use in the UK. C&M Scientific

Aon's public sector client services director in Glasgow, Ruth Murray, has been honoured by the Chartered Insurance Institute with an exceptional service award. Nominated by the council of the Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow (IASG), for which she is secretary, Ms Murray has been recognised

In light of the ongoing house buying market uncertainty, Taylor Wimpey has proposed a series of changes that it hopes will save £20 million in annual costs. A trading update issued ahead of its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2022 revealed the housebuilder has started a c

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that the UK's GDP grew by 0.1% in November, driven by an increase in the services sector. The growth was attributed to temporary factors such as the beginning of the men's football World Cup, which boosted activity in the food and

In its latest trading update, John Wood Group has revealed it expects to book a 3% rise in underlying annual revenue to $5.4 billion (£4.4bn) despite a $275 million (£226m) hit from currency fluctuations, for its 2022 results. This is keeping in line with forecasts.

The Scottish Export Index (formally Scottish Export Awards) is returning for the first time since 2018, in recognition of the continued success of Scotland’s exporters on the world stage, which is believed to account for £87.1 billion worth of exports globally. Run by business support se

Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef

Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business chair David Davidson is to retire in March after a 31-year career with the firm and will be succeeded as head of capital markets Scotland by Stephen Bibby. Mr Davidson joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1992 to lead what was then Healey & Baker&rs

Financial advice and consultancy firm Wealth Professional has appointed David Webster to a director role, as the firm continues to grow. Recently Mr Webster has provided consultancy to some of the UK’s largest financial advice firms, guiding them through the adoption of new advice propositions

Dundee integrated creative agency, ALTAR Group, has kicked off the year on a high as a host of brands, including The Scottish Energy Forum, Abertay University, and Caledonian Housing have been added to the company’s client roster, to the value of £250k. ALTAR Group, an employee owned bus

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its capital markets team in Scotland with the appointment of Andrew Shiells. He has joined the firm as a senior director from JLL. He has over 20 years’ investment experience, advising a broad range of national and international clients in the commerci

As divorce rates rise family business values will be impacted, warns expert. During the last decade the annual divorce rate in Scotland has averaged around 10,000 but this year could reach 12,000 as the cost of living, wider economic challenges and the impact of the Covid years bear heavily on relat

A construction worker struck gold after he won more than $1.5 million (£1.23m) in a local lottery game. The worker from Charles County in the US is now $1,540,418 (£1,258,690) richer after playing the Maryland Lottery’s Fast Play lottery.