Whisky generates £5bn a year for UK economy
New figures reveal gin and beer are following in the footsteps of exporting phenomenon Scotch whisky.
The celebration of poet Robert Burns is now marked…
North-east businessmen invest in international integrated crew management company
OLYMPUS Marine Services, which provides staffing solutions to the oil and gas sector and marine industries, has received a significant inward investment from local…
Appointedd secures international partnership with payment provider AEVI
Online booking software specialist, Appointedd has agreed a strategic partnership with AEVI, the provider of a global open ecosystem for payment transactions and marketplace…
Outer Hebrides wool enterprise to spin out
A community benefit society based in Uist is to receive support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help it transition to a trading…
Cloud HR software supplier opens Glasgow office
Cloud HR software supplier Cezanne HR has opened a new Glasgow office.
Commenting on the reasons behind the opening of the new office, John Hixon,…
Maven leads £2.7m funding round for mobile ordering and payment business QikServe
Private equity house, Maven Capital Partners, has led a £2.7 million investment in QikServe Limited.
Edinburgh based QikServe has developed a patented B2B cloud-based platform…
Buzzworks opens ninth Scottish location and hits £15m turnover
Buzzworks Holdings has been recognised as one of ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ in the UK – one of only…
Successful year for Apex Hotels with profit increase
Edinburgh based Apex Hotels Limited has reported a successful financial year with an 11.8% rise in underlying profits before tax, up from £9.2m to…
£220k grant set to help Scottish IT company speed up growth
A Scottish IT firm has been awarded a £220k grant to create 24 jobs over the next 18 months.
Odro Ltd, which has been helped…
Merger creates £7m turnover turnkey operation
Aberdeen firms Abersea Engineering and Raisepower have merged to form a new company to be called Mesh Global with an annual turnover of about…
Strong start to 2017 for Proserv with new contracts and global expansion
Energy services company Proserv has secured contracts valued at more than $12 million (around £10 million) so far this year and has revealed plans…
Scottish Enterprise action plan to help gain even bigger slice of £50B subsea market
Scottish Enterprise has revealed a new Subsea Engineering Action Plan with the aim of capturing an even bigger slice of the current £50 billion…
Job boost at RSBi with multi-million pound contract
Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi) has directly created 16 new jobs as a result of its contract to supply furniture to vulnerable individuals being…
Royal Bank of Scotland offers a boost to Scottish small business growth
Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a programme aimed at driving small business growth.
Boost is a new initiative designed to help companies move forward…
Handelsbanken Banking Deals Supports Ecosse Subsea Services’ Expansion Plans
Ecosse Subsea Services (ESS) has agreed a multi-million-pound revolving credit facility with Handelsbanken.
The new relationship will support the Banchory-based subsea engineering specialist as it…
International Hotel Properties acquires Edinburgh Holiday Inn Express
International Hotel Properties Limited (IHL) has acquired the Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre for £17,725,000 plus costs.
The acquisition marks IHL’s continued growth and…
Meltmobile takes to the road
Popular North East toastie shop, Melt, is launching The Meltmobile which will allow the company to branch out into serving its snacks at outside…
String and Twine Manufacturer’s £655,000 Glasgow Investment
A leading European twine and string factory in the East End of Glasgow, with roots as far back 1880, is currently undergoing modernisation of…
IT solutions provider presses ahead with Scotland expansion plans
Multi-platform IT solutions provider Opal has expanded its presence in Scotland after striking a deal with the country’s oldest independent boarding and day prep…
Kevin Roberts joins Beattie as Chairman
International business leader Kevin Roberts, former Chairman and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi and Head Coach of Publicis Groupe, has joined Beattie, the UK…
Major investment sees Fennel Media take off
An ambitious media specialist based in Aberdeenshire has invested a substantial five-figure sum to offer cutting-edge media solutions to local companies.
Fennel Media, part of…
Albacom Expands Capabilities in Oil and Gas with £250K Investment
Albacom, a Dundee-based leading technology company, has relaunched its Surface Technology division after a £250,000 investment, which was supported by Scottish Enterprise.
The Surface Engineering…
Ecosse Subsea Systems profits to double after switch to renewables
Subsea and engineering technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), said it had benefited as an ‘early adopter’ as it moved from its traditional…
New lending service from Barclays to help job creation
As new research uncovers over 5,100 extra jobs waiting to be created from Scottish SMEs by 2021, Barclays has launched a mobile business lending…
North East Firm Hires Young Professionals Despite Tough Market Conditions
EC-OG continues to buck the recruitment trend by taking on three young professionals in newly created roles.
As a result of increasing activity surrounding their…
Continued growth for ‘Match-making’ recruitment app
An app-based recruitment solution which matches job-seekers to employers by mobile phone in the style of a digital matching service continues to add new…
£500,000 boost for loyalty app provider to create 45 Glasgow jobs
Glasgow based Swipii, has secured a half a million pound Regional Selective Assistance grant from Scottish Enterprise, allowing it to expand its operations.
The company…
Legal-tech software startup wins £75k in Scottish EDGE final
Edinburgh based legal-tech software startup Amiqus won £75k in the recent Scottish EDGE final.
Backed by The Hunter Foundation, The Royal Bank of Scotland and…
Scottish food and drink sector continues to look forward
Haggis manufacturers, bakeries and breweries are among 47 food and drink manufacturers who raised a glass to the new year after securing funding from…
Change Recruitment Group increases revenue to £18m
Recruitment consultancy, Change Recruitment Group (CRG), has reported a 5.8% increase in revenue for 2015/16, to £18.0m compares to £17.0m for the previous year.
Last…
Primestaff acquires Direct Workforce as it targets further growth
Glasgow based recruitment consultancy, Primestaff, has acquired Direct Workforce, a subsidiary of the Bibby Line Group.
The deal to acquire Direct Workforce, which has an…
New Scottish online subscription service giftbox launched
WeeBox, a new Scottish gift online subscription service has been launched with the aim to connect expats, or those with Scottish heritage, to Scotland.
Offering…
Aberdeen Harbour’s £350 million Nigg Bay expansion gets go ahead
Aberdeen Harbour’s plans to expand facilities into Nigg Bay, to the south of the existing harbour, are to become a reality.
Commencement of the £350…
AISUS Offshore Wins Raft of Overseas Contracts
Aberdeen-based AISUS Offshore has made significant progress in growing its global footprint following the award of 15 contracts and work scopes over the past…
Senior hires to strengthen Change Recruitment Group’s core divisions
Edinburgh and Glasgow based recruitment consultancy, Change Recruitment Group has hired three recruitment specialists and two consultants, expanding its core divisions Accountancy and Finance,…
Norvestor invests in READ Cased Hole taking 95%
Norwegian investment house, Norvestor Equity AS, has signed an agreement to invest in Aberdeen based READ Cased Hole Limited (“RCH”).
Following the acquisition, Norvestor will…
Insurance broker’s Glasgow office doubles in size
Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, Clark Thomson (CTIB), has expanded its Glasgow office, doubling the size of its workspace and staff numbers.
CTIB’s Glasgow office…
Glasgow digital agency on track for record year
Scottish digital creative agency MadeBrave is on track for a record year of growth with an expected turn over of £1.1m, an increase of…
Edinmore expansion leads to recruitment drive
Property repair firm Edinmore Contracts is going from strength to strength with the opening of a second Scottish base.
The Grangemouth-based insurance contractor has set…
Airdrie based T.O.M. Vehicle Rental takes investment from Equistone
Mid-market private equity investor, Equistone Partners Europe Limited has invested in Airdrie based flexible vehicle rental solutions T.O.M. Vehicle Rental.
Equistone has acquired a majority…