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  First phase of West Edinburgh ‘Garden District’ development approved by Scottish Government
  
  Donna - 4th May 2020 0
  
  MURRAY Estates plans for significant economic investment in West Edinburgh – one of the most strategically important development sites in the UK – have...
  
  Aberdeen
  North-east surveying firm celebrates seven-figure turnover
  
  Donna - 24th January 2020 0
  
  AN ABERDEEN-based specialist surveying company, Survey 3D international (Survey 3Di), is celebrating a bumper first year in business with a seven-figure turnover,...
  
  Aberdeen
  Aberdeen haulage firm drives expansion with £600,000 funding
  
  Donna - 14th January 2020 0
  
  AN ABERDEEN-based haulage supplier is expanding its services to the North of England following £600,000 of funding from HSBC UK.
  
  Aberdeen
  BGF celebrates a year of growth across its Scottish portfolio
  
  Donna - 13th January 2020 0
  
  BGF, THE UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses experienced a year of growth across its Scottish portfolio in 2019,...
  
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  Road map for a net zero carbon Edinburgh by 2030
  
  Donna - 23rd October 2019 0
  
  A ROAD map for moving forward the ambitious target to deliver a carbon neutral Capital by 2030 has been set out by the...
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  Float secures investment for international expansion
  
  Donna - 15th January 2020 0
  
  FLOAT, the award-winning cash flow service for Xero, QuickBooks Online and FreeAgent, today announced the completion of its £1.5m seed round led...
  
  Expansion
  New Livingston facility for USA Manufacturer
  
  mike - 7th October 2019 0
  
  Missouri, USA, based plastisol manufacturer PolySol, has opened a new purpose built production facility in Livingston to support rapid growth following a...
  
  Contract Awards
  Sky-Futures agrees strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia
  
  admin - 10th September 2019 4842
  
  Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) service provider Sky-Futures, has partnered with STC Specialized, the executive arm of the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), to...
  
  Contract Awards
  Scottish forensics startup partner’s with America’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  
  admin - 15th August 2019 1050
  
  Cyan Forensics, the Edinburgh-based digital forensics startup, is to work with the US-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, is the...
  
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  STATS Group projects success in Canada and US
  
  admin - 4th July 2019 1060
  
  Inverurie-based pipeline technology specialist, STATS Group, is growing its market share across the Americas and expects activity in the US and Canada...
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  Scotland’s opportunity to grow a new clean, sustainable economy
  
  Donna - 4th August 2020 0
  
  The idea of a net zero carbon emissions and zero waste economy isn’t as far-fetched as some may think. The key promise...
  
  Energy
  Cairn Energy sells Senegal stakes to Lukoil for $400m
  
  Donna - 28th July 2020 0
  
  EDINBUGH-based Cairn Energy has sold its entire stake in a number of oil fields off the coast of Senegal to Russian firm...
  
  Energy
  Green hydrogen experts on course to improve air quality in £1 million project
  
  Donna - 16th July 2020 0
  
  EDINBURGH-based hydrogen tech firm, Logan Energy, has been selected to deliver a unique green hydrogen production and refuelling unit that turns water...
  
  Energy
  Rovco opens new office in Edinburgh
  
  Donna - 23rd June 2020 0
  
  SUBSEA technology firm, Rovco, has announced the opening of a new office in Edinburgh as part of its £1 million expansion into...
  
  Energy
  Cyberhawk secures multi-million-dollar contract with Shell
  
  Donna - 22nd June 2020 0
  
  EDINBURGH-based Cyberhawk, the drone-based inspection and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software, announced today that it has secured a five-year,...
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  Glasgow-based Quantuma agrees £26.95m merger with listed K3 Capital Group
  
  Donna - 3rd August 2020 0
  
  GLASGOW-based business advisory firm Quantuma has completed a merger with AIM-listed K3 Capital Group plc (AIM: K3C), for an initial consideration of...
  
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  New role created to increase funding for Scotland’s Bioeconomy
  
  Donna - 3rd August 2020 0
  
  INDUSTRIAL Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), has appointed Dr Lynsey Dunbar as Senior Business Engagement Manager. The Glasgow headquartered firm...
  
  Technology
  Scottish tech firm to develop coronavirus risk management tool for workplaces
  
  Donna - 28th July 2020 0
  
  TECHNOLOGY company Intense IT have formed an international collaboration to roll-out a pioneering AI-based solution, with the aim of helping workplaces minimise...
  
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  Edinburgh-based water retailer secures new contract with UK vehicle manufacturer
  
  Donna - 27th July 2020 0
  
  EDINBURGH-based water retailer Business Stream has secured a new supply contract with the UK vehicle manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover.
  
  Technology
  Digital enablement firm secures funding
  
  Donna - 22nd July 2020 0
  
  DIGITAL enablement specialist, AND Digital, has secured £50k of funding from Innovate UK, to develop its digital enablement platform, RapidPivot.The company, with an office...
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What Are the Advantages of a Field-Proven Subsea CT Scanner The upkeep of subsea pipelines, which involves ensuring safe offshore...

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Why is human induced vibration so important to engineers and builders?

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Engineering and minimising the effects of human induced vibration An important aspect of most engineering and building projects is...

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Brookfield backs Wireless Infrastructure Group in £575m transaction

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Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) has announced that Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners (Brookfield) have become its sole financial sponsor following Brookfield’s...

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Orbis Protect acquires Glasgow-based Optosafe

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GLASGOW-based Optosafe has been acquired by Orbis Protect. The deal comes comes following a sustained growth in Orbis Protect - a property, site and people specialist - during the COVID-19 crisis. It's decontamination...

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Beattie announces senior promotion

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COMMUNICATIONS agency Beattie has appointed a new managing director for Scotland and digital. In her new role, Joanne Spence will head up the offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as the digital content teams.

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Scottish civil engineering firm becomes...

Donna - 31st July 2020 0

CIVIL engineering firm MHB Consultants is the latest company in Scotland to become employee-owned, with 40 members of staff given a stake in the business. Founded by managing director Hendrie Barbour in 2006, MHB Consultants is...

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Major survey indicates improving Scottish...

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AS lockdown restrictions begin to ease and the economy starts to open back up, sentiment amongst the Scottish business community is showing some tentative signs of improvement. However, the overall outlook remains challenging, according to a...

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First phase of West Edinburgh...

Donna - 4th May 2020 0

MURRAY Estates plans for significant economic investment in West Edinburgh – one of the most strategically important development sites in the UK – have been approved by Scottish Government ministers. The first phase of the Garden District – Redheughs Village...

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Aberdeen

North-east surveying firm celebrates seven-figure...

Donna - 24th January 2020 0

AN ABERDEEN-based specialist surveying company, Survey 3D international (Survey 3Di), is celebrating a bumper first year in business with a seven-figure turnover, major investment and a significant recruitment drive. Launched 15 months ago by former Scopus...

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen haulage firm drives expansion...

Donna - 14th January 2020 0

AN ABERDEEN-based haulage supplier is expanding its services to the North of England following £600,000 of funding from HSBC UK. Third-generation family firm William Walker Transport will use an invoice finance facility from HSBC UK to...

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Aberdeen

BGF celebrates a year of...

Donna - 13th January 2020 0

BGF, THE UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses experienced a year of growth across its Scottish portfolio in 2019, having invested more than £280m to date to support the region’s most ambitious entrepreneurs.

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Glasgow-based Quantuma agrees £26.95m merger with listed K3 Capital Group

Donna - 3rd August 2020 0

GLASGOW-based business advisory firm Quantuma has completed a merger with AIM-listed K3 Capital Group plc (AIM: K3C), for an initial consideration of...

New role created to increase funding for Scotland’s Bioeconomy

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Scottish tech firm to develop coronavirus risk management tool for workplaces

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Edinburgh-based water retailer secures new contract with UK vehicle manufacturer

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Digital enablement firm secures funding

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BT appoints new director for its Enterprise business in Scotland

Donna - 29th July 2020 0

BT has appointed a new director to lead its Enterprise business in Scotland. Glasgow-born Alan Lees, who has held several senior...

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Trustpilot opens R&D and Innovation Hub in Edinburgh

Donna - 7th July 2020 0

TRUSTPILOT has announced the creation of a new global R&D and Innovation Hub in Edinburgh to develop new, world-leading technology that proactively tackles the...

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Scottish Robotics Deal Programs £1 million Annually

Donna - 20th February 2020 0

SP TECHNOLOGY has today been announced as the first and only Scottish distribution partner of Collaborative robots, from Universal Robots, also known as Cobots,...

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Four industry experts appointed to export advisory group

Exporting admin - 14th March 2019 0

FFour industry experts have been appointed to an advisory group established to help grow Scotland’s exports. The four, who...

Loch Lomond whiskies win global golf sponsorship

Exporting Donna - 31st October 2019 0

LOCH Lomond Whiskies has added another world-class golf tournament to its expanding sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a new partnership with the WGC...

Cheeky Chompers launches £400,000 crowdfunding campaign

Crowd Funding admin - 27th June 2019 141

Baby care brand Cheeky Chompers has launched its first crowdfunding campaign this week on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The Edinburgh-headquartered company, who...

James Buchan: No parachutes required. How fast, smart, digitally aware companies can break into the lucrative Eastern markets

Columnists admin - 28th February 2019 0

When James Bond wanted to get into Asia, albeit North Korea, he dived out of a high- altitude stealth plane, parachuted into...

Further Canadian growth for Scottish communications agency

Business News admin - 22nd August 2018 0

Beattie, the integrated communications agency, is to expand its Beattie Tartan brand into two more Canadian cities. The agency will add Ottawa and Winnipeg to...

Decade of continued growth marks new record for Brodies

Donna - 4th August 2020 0

LEADING Scottish law firm, Brodies LLP, has continued to make progress for the year to 30 April 2020, reporting a 7% increase...

Glasgow-based Quantuma agrees £26.95m merger with listed K3 Capital Group

Donna - 3rd August 2020 0

GLASGOW-based business advisory firm Quantuma has completed a merger with AIM-listed K3 Capital Group plc (AIM: K3C), for an initial consideration of...

Decommissioning Challenge Fund benefits 10 projects

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Logan Energy gets hydrogen on...

Donna - 5th August 2020 0

EDINBURGH-based hydrogen technology specialist, Logan Energy, has been chosen as the preferred partner to supply two of the first publicly-accessible hydrogen refuelling stations in Teesside, in a £2.25 million project that will allow...

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Business News

Orbis Protect acquires Glasgow-based Optosafe

Donna - 5th August 2020 0

GLASGOW-based Optosafe has been acquired by Orbis Protect. The deal comes comes following a sustained growth in Orbis Protect - a property, site and people specialist - during the COVID-19...

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Business News

Beattie announces senior promotion

Donna - 4th August 2020 0

COMMUNICATIONS agency Beattie has appointed a new managing director for Scotland and digital. In her new role, Joanne Spence will head up the offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well...

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Energy

Scotland’s opportunity to grow a...

Donna - 4th August 2020 0

The idea of a net zero carbon emissions and zero waste economy isn’t as far-fetched as some may think. The key promise of a bio-based economy is that we can grow the sources...

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Finance News

Decade of continued growth marks...

Donna - 4th August 2020 0

LEADING Scottish law firm, Brodies LLP, has continued to make progress for the year to 30 April 2020, reporting a 7% increase in turnover to £82.0m (2018/19: £76.9m). This amounts...

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Finance News

Glasgow-based Quantuma agrees £26.95m merger...

Donna - 3rd August 2020 0

GLASGOW-based business advisory firm Quantuma has completed a merger with AIM-listed K3 Capital Group plc (AIM: K3C), for an initial consideration of £26.95m, to create an independent global advisory practice.

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Energy

Decommissioning Challenge Fund benefits 10...

Donna - 3rd August 2020 0

TEN projects across Scotland have been awarded grants totalling £1.84 million in the fourth round of the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF). The DCF supports infrastructure improvements and innovation to deliver decommissioning...

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Technology

New role created to increase...

Donna - 3rd August 2020 0

INDUSTRIAL Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), has appointed Dr Lynsey Dunbar as Senior Business Engagement Manager. The Glasgow headquartered firm said the newly created role plays a key role in driving Scotland’s...

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Business News

Scottish civil engineering firm becomes...

Donna - 31st July 2020 0

CIVIL engineering firm MHB Consultants is the latest company in Scotland to become employee-owned, with 40 members of staff given a stake in the business. Founded by managing director Hendrie...

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Float secures investment for international expansion

Expansion Donna - 15th January 2020 0

FLOAT, the award-winning cash flow service for Xero, QuickBooks Online and FreeAgent, today announced the completion of its £1.5m seed round led...

New Livingston facility for USA Manufacturer

Expansion mike - 7th October 2019 0

Missouri, USA, based plastisol manufacturer PolySol, has opened a new purpose built production facility in Livingston to support rapid growth following a...

Sky-Futures agrees strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia

Contract Awards admin - 10th September 2019 4842

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) service provider Sky-Futures, has partnered with STC Specialized, the executive arm of the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), to...

Scottish forensics startup partner’s with America’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Contract Awards admin - 15th August 2019 1050

Cyan Forensics, the Edinburgh-based digital forensics startup, is to work with the US-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, is the...

STATS Group projects success in Canada and US

Canada admin - 4th July 2019 1060

Inverurie-based pipeline technology specialist, STATS Group, is growing its market share across the Americas and expects activity in the US and Canada...

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Macomics secures £3.2m of seed funding

Donna - 15th July 2020 0

A NEW University of Edinburgh spin-out has launched with £3.2 million of seed funding to develop immunotherapies targeting cancer tumours.

Funding

Scottish aquaculture technology specialists gets new backing

Donna - 8th July 2020 0

SCOTTISH tech entrepreneurs Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns have invested in Dundee-headquartered aquaculture technology specialist Ace Aquatec. The...

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Archangels leads further investment in Scottish innovators during lockdown

Donna - 7th July 2020 0

EDINBURGH-based business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, has led investment of £3.3 million in innovative Scottish companies during the Coronavirus lockdown.

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Communications agency adds to team after reporting £500,000 of business during lockdown

Donna - 29th July 2020 0

COMMUNICATIONS agency, Beattie, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Euan Leopold as senior digital marketing manager. It...

Recruitment

Eight things to help you bring your A-game to your next job interview

Donna - 6th February 2020 0

TALENT finders for some of Scotland’s most highly-charged employment sectors have created a checklist to help hopeful job applicants improve their chances of success.

Expansion

Client Book Expansion Boosts Be-IT Profits

Donna - 20th January 2020 0

IT RECRUITMENT specialists Be-IT have posted impressive financial results, with gross profits up by 46% and revenue increasing by 18% to £13million.

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Major Borders business and trade park investment sells for £8.6m

Donna - 28th July 2020 0

PROPERTY consultancy firm, Galbraith, have concluded the sale of Galabank Business and Trade Park, Galashiels on behalf of Abercastle Investments for £8.6...

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