Business

The number of 5,000 sq ft deals in Edinburgh in the first quarter of the year rose compared to the same quarter pre-Covid, according to new data from commercial property specialist JLL. The average UK occupancy levels from research done by JLL peaked in Q1 at 38%, returning to levels seen at the end

The construction of two new retail units on Glasgow’s London Road has now been completed by Clark Contracts.

Fourteen years after opening an Inverness studio, Threesixty Architecture has taken occupation of its new studio on Academy Street - a unique and contemporary development in the heart of Inverness. Threesixty relocated to Academy Street at the start of 2022. The new studio space, formed by combining

Scottish glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has invested in excess of £600,000 in new premises which doubles its previous capacity and will take the fast-growing business to the next level. The precision manufacturer has fitted out and moved into an 8,400 sq ft custom-designed factory c

Glasgow-born Sir Alex Ferguson has seen the value of his company reach £20 million. The former Manchester United manager’s family company posted results for the end of last year, revealing total assets of £27.5m.

East-Lothian-based S'wheat, an e-commerce business that makes reusable water bottles from plants, has grown by 300% after the founders expanded their offering to include brand partnerships. The team has worked with Business Gateway since their initial product launch in 2020, when they brought their

Fife-based healthcare screening and diagnostics firm Agilis Health has acquired the UK occupational health division of global safety training and competency company, RelyOn Nutec. The firm has now over the delivery of the corporate health services at RelyOn Nutec’s training centres in Aberdeen

Balerno-based Artis Dental and Implant Studio has joined the Clyde Munro Dental Group with its two dentists and 10 support staff promising “business as usual” for its 4500 patients. Founded 16 years ago by owner Brian Clough and his wife Edel, Artis Dental services has a thriving patient

The corporate finance team at Henderson Loggie has advised on the sale of Edinburgh-based Truststream Security Solutions, one of the UK’s fastest growing providers of professional and managed cyber security services, to SysGroup plc, the managed IT services, cyber security and cloud hosting pr

Following a multi-million-pound refurbishment, worldwide IT specialist Fujitsu has taken 7,664 sq ft of workspace at CEG’s Verdant office development at South Gyle Business Park in west Edinburgh.

Standard Life Private Equity Trust plc has confirmed that, following its AGM on 22 March 2022, the company’s name has changed to abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc “APEO”. The board felt that this would fully align the company with the investment manager’s rebranded

Public bodies are being given advice on how to handle contract bids from companies linked to Russia. To help strengthen economic sanctions imposed on Russia following the illegal invasion of Ukraine, guidance has been published on how to reject bids to procure a contract for goods or services from f

Dundee-based cloud computing company iomart Group has posted its pre-close trading statement for the year ended 31 March 2022, revealing that the group expects to report revenue of approximately £103 million, compared to £111.9m in 2021. The firm has also revealed an adjusted p

Glasgow-based venture capitalist firm Maven Capital Partners has announced the sale of energy services specialist RMEC Group Limited to Aberdeen-based Centurion Group, generating a 2.26x blended return for investors. RMEC is a provider of managed solutions for the oil & gas intervention and

abrdn and the University of Edinburgh have formed an industry-academic partnership to deliver innovation in the investment sector.