High Growth Business News From Scotland

Growth

Edinburgh graduates’ AI startup Expanse raises $5.3m

18th September 2026

Property News

£208,000 partnership to promote Scottish property investment

18th September 2026

Property News

Lone Star seeks £175m for Aberdeen’s Union Square

18th September 2026

Business News

MSPs call for pause in hyperscale data-centre decisions pending guidance

18th September 2026

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

18/09/2026

Japan’s Daiwa House has agreed to acquire an approximately 30% stake in Miller Homes from Apollo-managed funds, as the housebuilder...

Business

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

18/09/2026

MSPs call for pause in hyperscale data-centre decisions pending guidance

18/09/2026

£650,000 CivTech challenge seeks tool to help circular businesses attract investment

18/09/2026

UK and Scottish governments launch Scotland-Massachusetts Bio-Bridge for life sciences

15/09/2026

Clyde Maritime Alliance launches with cross-industry backing and £1.3m skills boost

15/09/2026

Scottish Enterprise names Bethan Vasey to lead North East transition

15/09/2026

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Architects-Group opens Glasgow City Centre office

Scots Entrepreneur acquires Edinburgh video production company

C&C Group agrees to acquire Asahi UK wholesale operations in Matthew Clark Bibendum expansion

Edinburgh secures £38.4m National Wealth Fund loan to unlock Granton Waterfront homes

Shackleton buys Aberdein Considine’s £800m wealth arm to take Scottish assets to £1.3bn

Kenoteq K-Briq, Trust Housing and Edinburgh Council retrofit programme among Accelerate to Zero Awards 2026 finalists

Environment

Scotland’s net zero economy now worth £10.2bn and 105,000 jobs, more than double agriculture, CBI research finds

28/05/2026

Palatine-backed Papilo buys Uddingston recycler REKK as the £60m circular economy roll-up plants its flag in Scotland

15/05/2026

OSSO and ProMinent partnership tops £2 million in UK water treatment

25/02/2026

Blue Planet Prize Winner links democracy’s survival to nature recovery

30/10/2025

Scottish sustainable construction firm nominated for Earthshot Prize

19/09/2025

Dairy giant pours £90M into Lockerbie site

26/02/2025

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Pioneering seaweed dye start-up joins the James Hutton Institute as a spin-in company, securing £75,000 of Scottish Enterprise funding

Keenan Recycling becomes UK’s first waste company with ISO-verified carbon emissions

Green Action Trust appoints new Chief Executive

Jobs boost as massive contract secured for trunk road network maintenance

Highland hotel reaches world “green” final

UK’s second largest water retailer aids Scottish organisations for fourth year running

People

PLATFORM_ Appoints New CFO as Build-to-Rent Operator Eyes Growth Across Scotland and Beyond

12/05/2026

Renfrewshire community champion shortlisted for global Inspirational Woman of the Year award

24/11/2025

HFD appoints development director to lead landmark Glasgow hotel redevelopment

21/11/2025

SWPL Announces Appointment of New Chair and Record Fee Payments to Clubs

24/10/2025

Meet Scotland’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs

02/09/2025

Ex-rugby pro drives London launch of athlete-focused wealth firm

15/08/2025

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Highland Chefs shortlisted for prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2026

Lindsays grows charities team with new director appointment

Hardies celebrates magnificent seven newly qualified chartered surveyors

Rising demand for commercial property services boosts Anderson Strathern team

Laura Mearns Appointed a Director of Scottish Association of Landlords

AG Barr appoints former Formula One coach as People Performance Director

Finance, Legal & Property

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

18/09/2026

£208,000 partnership to promote Scottish property investment

18/09/2026

Lone Star seeks £175m for Aberdeen’s Union Square

18/09/2026

Aberdeen Group, Baillie Gifford and Lloyds among Scottish Financial Services Awards 2026 shortlist as SFE flags “global ambition” in the sector

10/09/2026

Scottish company failures down 28% in a year, but household insolvencies are moving the other way

21/08/2026

Scotland leads the UK with fastest growth in new startups, as technology startups drive a new wave of entrepreneurship

20/08/2026

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Round One opens 2026 applications for Scottish pre-seed founders

Techscaler opens two Autumn 2026 cohorts for Scottish founders: Catalyst and third Singapore trip

Edinburgh’s ClearScore among first five fintechs picked for FCA’s new Scale-up Unit

Glasgow biotech Mironid raises £34m to take kidney drug into the clinic

Archangels leverages £17.9m into Scottish scale-ups in first half of 2026

Scotland attracts record 76 new funders to its growth-capital market

Technology

MSPs call for pause in hyperscale data-centre decisions pending guidance

18/09/2026

Edinburgh’s Quorum Cyber agrees to acquire Ontinue

18/09/2026

iGii secures £22.7 million for advanced materials development

16/09/2026

World’s largest heavy-lift vessel brings 16,000-tonne North Cormorant topside to Lerwick for decommissioning

26/08/2026

Ministers Take Call-In Powers Over Scotland’s Data Centre Pipeline, Adding Consenting Risk for Developers

22/08/2026

Clas-Sic Lands £1.9M From Scottish Enterprise’s New Capital Grant, Part of a £12M Upgrade at Its Fife Wafer Fab

22/08/2026

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Singular Photonics raises $2.15m and says it has doubled sales and is nearing break-even

AI Scotland gets £1.8m for a second year, targeting the gap between SMEs trying AI and SMEs actually running on it

DataVita secures £300m for Lanarkshire AI data centres, six weeks after Guardian questioned power plans

NZTC opens TechX Cohort 9 applications with £600,000 pot and new Aberdeen home

£9.7m Tech Terrace project set to expand Scotland’s advanced manufacturing capacity

Scotland cannot afford for the Scottish Government to push AI infrastructure elsewhere

Hospitality, Food & Drink

Gleneagles Hotel reports revenue growth to £110.5m

11/09/2026

Diageo’s $1bn cost programme puts Scottish distillery jobs at risk

11/08/2026

New UK fisheries minister gets tour of ‘modern Scottish fishing’ on Peterhead visit

06/08/2026

Scotland’s shellfish sector posts record production and 8% value rise — but workforce questions loom

27/05/2026

Eden Mill appoints new CEO to lead next stage of growth

24/04/2026

Leith’s Tailored Spirits Co. raises a glass to Stelios Award Win

27/03/2026

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Scotland’s best restaurants revealed as new AA Rosettes awarded

A new all-day dining destination from The Rocca Group launches Spring 2026

Encore Bars Group unveils The Boston Bar Old Town, marking first venture into Edinburgh’s historic centre

Savills reports record year for Glasgow’s Food & Beverage sector in 2025

2025 Andrew Fairlie Scholarship awarded to Gleneagles Chef

Award-winning Glasgow roastery announces major expansion

Third Sector

Trailblazing Women Recognised at The SWIB Awards 2025 – £1,500 Raised for Charity

22/09/2025

Finalists for Celebrate Aberdeen Awards announced

19/09/2025

Scarf Shortlisted for Social Enterprise of the Year

25/08/2025

Blackadders’ Partner receives special award for her dedication to charity in memory of her son

18/06/2025

Neurodiversity charity appoints next Chief Executive

26/02/2025

North East Charity wins prestigious tourism award for The Big Hop Trail

25/09/2024

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Retailer announces new charity partnership to support cancer patients in Aberdeenshire

Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity To Host its First Kami Bear’s Teddy Trail

Midnight Runway Run at Aberdeen International Airport raises £50,000 for charities

Glasgow Cyber Consultancy Vows to Raise £30,000 in 2024 to Celebrate 30 Years in Business

Shepherd Supports Scottish Disability Sport’s Boccia Development

Scottish Businesses Urged to Take Part in One of Scotland’s Biggest Fundraising Events

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Edinburgh’s Quorum Cyber agrees to acquire Ontinue

by DavidLangstane

18th September 2026

Edinburgh-headquartered Quorum Cyber has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cybersecurity provider Ontinue, in a deal intended to expand its...

£650,000 CivTech challenge seeks tool to help circular businesses attract investment

by DavidLangstane

18th September 2026

Zero Waste Scotland is seeking a digital tool to help businesses demonstrate the commercial value of circular economy practices and...

by Paige Robinson

16th September 2026

Investment to accelerate commercialisation and industrial adoption of proprietary carbon nanomaterial Gii. iGii, an advanced materials company behind the proprietary...

UK and Scottish governments launch Scotland-Massachusetts Bio-Bridge for life sciences

by DavidLangstane

15th September 2026

Scotland and Massachusetts have launched a new life sciences partnership designed to strengthen commercial and research ties between the country's...

Clyde Maritime Alliance launches with cross-industry backing and £1.3m skills boost

by DavidLangstane

15th September 2026

A new industry-led partnership has been formed to strengthen the River Clyde's maritime economy, bringing together the region's largest shipbuilders,...

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

Business

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

MSPs call for pause in hyperscale data-centre decisions pending guidance

£650,000 CivTech challenge seeks tool to help circular businesses attract investment

UK and Scottish governments launch Scotland-Massachusetts Bio-Bridge for life sciences

Clyde Maritime Alliance launches with cross-industry backing and £1.3m skills boost

Scottish Enterprise names Bethan Vasey to lead North East transition

More Business News...

Scotland’s net zero economy now worth £10.2bn and 105,000 jobs, more than double agriculture, CBI research finds

Palatine-backed Papilo buys Uddingston recycler REKK as the £60m circular economy roll-up plants its flag in Scotland

OSSO and ProMinent partnership tops £2 million in UK water treatment

Blue Planet Prize Winner links democracy’s survival to nature recovery

Scottish sustainable construction firm nominated for Earthshot Prize

Dairy giant pours £90M into Lockerbie site

More Environmental News...

PLATFORM_ Appoints New CFO as Build-to-Rent Operator Eyes Growth Across Scotland and Beyond

Renfrewshire community champion shortlisted for global Inspirational Woman of the Year award

HFD appoints development director to lead landmark Glasgow hotel redevelopment

SWPL Announces Appointment of New Chair and Record Fee Payments to Clubs

Meet Scotland’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs

Ex-rugby pro drives London launch of athlete-focused wealth firm

More People News...

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

£208,000 partnership to promote Scottish property investment

Lone Star seeks £175m for Aberdeen’s Union Square

Aberdeen Group, Baillie Gifford and Lloyds among Scottish Financial Services Awards 2026 shortlist as SFE flags “global ambition” in the sector

Scottish company failures down 28% in a year, but household insolvencies are moving the other way

Scotland leads the UK with fastest growth in new startups, as technology startups drive a new wave of entrepreneurship

More Finance, Legal & Property News...

MSPs call for pause in hyperscale data-centre decisions pending guidance

Edinburgh’s Quorum Cyber agrees to acquire Ontinue

iGii secures £22.7 million for advanced materials development

World’s largest heavy-lift vessel brings 16,000-tonne North Cormorant topside to Lerwick for decommissioning

Ministers Take Call-In Powers Over Scotland’s Data Centre Pipeline, Adding Consenting Risk for Developers

Clas-Sic Lands £1.9M From Scottish Enterprise’s New Capital Grant, Part of a £12M Upgrade at Its Fife Wafer Fab

More Technology News...

Gleneagles Hotel reports revenue growth to £110.5m

Diageo’s $1bn cost programme puts Scottish distillery jobs at risk

New UK fisheries minister gets tour of ‘modern Scottish fishing’ on Peterhead visit

Scotland’s shellfish sector posts record production and 8% value rise — but workforce questions loom

Eden Mill appoints new CEO to lead next stage of growth

Leith’s Tailored Spirits Co. raises a glass to Stelios Award Win

More Hospitality, Food & Drink News...

Trailblazing Women Recognised at The SWIB Awards 2025 – £1,500 Raised for Charity

Finalists for Celebrate Aberdeen Awards announced

Scarf Shortlisted for Social Enterprise of the Year

Blackadders’ Partner receives special award for her dedication to charity in memory of her son

Neurodiversity charity appoints next Chief Executive

North East Charity wins prestigious tourism award for The Big Hop Trail

More Third Sector News...

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