High Growth Business News From Scotland

Bield unveils 4-year plan at Edinburgh AGM

by Paige Robinson

30th September 2026

Food and Drink

Gordon & MacPhail adds global expert for whisky expansion

30th September 2026

Business News

Former Aberdeen FC Defender Mark Reynolds to Speak at TEDxAberdeen 2026

30th September 2026

Business News

Hoose Ltd Wins 2026 HEAT Competition for Forth Valley Businesses

29th September 2026

Business News

Glasgow contractor John McGeady buys South Street HQ and aims for 100 staff

28th September 2026

Glasgow contractor John McGeady buys South Street HQ and aims for 100 staff

28/09/2026

Glasgow civil engineering contractor John McGeady Ltd has bought its South Street headquarters in the city, backed by £1.5 million from Bank of Scotland, and plans to grow its workforce to around 100. The company, which offers civil engineering, road surfacing and plant hire, had rented the 1071 South Street site for two years before […]

Business

Bield unveils 4-year plan at Edinburgh AGM

30/09/2026

Former Aberdeen FC Defender Mark Reynolds to Speak at TEDxAberdeen 2026

30/09/2026

Hoose Ltd Wins 2026 HEAT Competition for Forth Valley Businesses

29/09/2026

Glasgow contractor John McGeady buys South Street HQ and aims for 100 staff

28/09/2026

Peel Ports restores weekly Greenock to Rotterdam container call for Scottish exporters

28/09/2026

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy enters administration

28/09/2026

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Genel raises offer for Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy to top DNO bid

Ashtead Technology weighs fourth Ember takeover proposal at 615p a share

Subsea Micropiles to build Montrose factory as SSE picks port for Berwick Bank B base

How a funding round works: a guide from the first cheque to Series B

R-Biopharm Rhône marks 40 years of food safety testing in Glasgow

easyJet to launch Aberdeen routes to Barcelona and Mallorca

Environment

GB Energy chief defends Aberdeen jobs record as HQ hiring continues

25/09/2026

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

More Environmental News...

Dairy giant pours £90M into Lockerbie site

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

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

More People News...

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

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy enters administration

28/09/2026

How a funding round works: a guide from the first cheque to Series B

26/09/2026

Planning chiefs call for urgency on Scotland’s new local development plans

23/09/2026

Frame completed on Edinburgh building for UK’s next national supercomputer

23/09/2026

Daiwa House agrees to buy 30% stake in Miller Homes

18/09/2026

£208,000 partnership to promote Scottish property investment

18/09/2026

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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

Round One opens 2026 applications for Scottish pre-seed founders

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

Technology

Scottish firms using AI report efficiency gains, NatWest research finds

25/09/2026

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

More Technology News...

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

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

Hospitality, Food & Drink

Gordon & MacPhail adds global expert for whisky expansion

30/09/2026

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

More Hospitality, Food & Drink News...

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

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

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

More Third Sector News...

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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