Business

Real estate advisor CBRE, alongside joint agent Ryden, has secured a new tenant for 58 Waterloo Street in Glasgow on behalf of the landlord, Castleforge. The National Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses (FSB) has taken a suite on the eighth floor extending to 1,530 sq ft on a ten-year l

Global financial services company PRA Group has celebrated the grand opening of its new offices in Kilmarnock's HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Local leaders spanning the business, government and third sectors heard from speakers including Kate Forbes, ca

A small independent bookshop in Stewarton, The Book Nook, has been named the UK’s favourite family business. During March to June, thousands of nominations came in for small, family-run shops, pubs, bars and cafes around the UK through local shopping platform, ShopAppy.

Loch Lomond Distillers has seen its turnover rise by 38% to £84.8 million in the twelve months to September 30 2021. The firm, which owns the Loch Lomond, Glen Scotia and Littlemill single malts, hailed its long-term investment in its brands as successful, as it announced the news.

Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6 million funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising round by

The Carnoustie Golf Links Management Committee (CGLMC) has purchased the four-star Carnoustie Golf Hotel.

Property factoring specialist Newton Property Management recorded a 9% increase in revenue in 2021, and is set to grow headcount and strengthen its leadership team in 2022. Posting revenue of £3.78 million (2020: £3.45m), the firm founded in 2001 by chairman Stephen O’Neill now man

Motherwell-based CarMoney, the UK-wide motor finance business, has hailed a substantial increase in activity in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year. The company, which partners with some of the largest brands in automotive including eBay Motors Group, Exchange and Ma

The Scottish Design Exchange is continuing to buck the trend of high street retail contraction with the launch of a second outlet in Edinburgh, as part of its long term expansion plans. The community interest company, which provides a high street presence to hundreds of small, independent produ

Scotland’s oldest wine merchant Cockburns of Leith has been reinvigorated with new premises in Edinburgh’s New Town. The Cockburns of Leith shop at 48A Frederick Street, which is now open, will offer the very best of global wine and spirits, as well as advice and personal service from ex

Global sports and golf entertainment leader Topgolf Entertainment Group has confirmed it is targeting a late 2022 opening for its new "state-of-the-art" venue in Glasgow.

Scottish technology and gaming entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl is to become a charity ambassador with social housing and support provider Hillcrest. As a volunteer ambassador, Mr van der Kuyl will play a key role in raising awareness of the Hillcrest Foundation while supporting fundraising init

Glasgow City Council has approved the roll-out of Covid Low-Income Gift Cards worth £105 to around 85,000 low-income households in the city.

Dundee-based Hutchison Technologies has welcomed Kirsty Blair as its new director of finance. In this role, Ms Blair will be responsible for the financial stewardship and success of the company through the provision of proactive financial planning and advice.

More Scottish firms than ever are making the move to becoming owned by their staff, according to Douglas Roberts, a partner at law firm Lindsays. Lawyers at Lindsays have been involved in almost twice as many employee ownership deals across the country so far this year than they were in the whole of