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  Report highlights Edinburgh as a UK and global innovation hub
  
  Donna - 25th November 2020 0
  
  EDINBURGH has been named one of the most innovative cities in the UK and among the world’s top 50 in a report...
  
  Edinburgh
  Commsworld included in G-Cloud 12 framework for the fourth year in a row
  
  Donna - 24th September 2020 0
  
  COMMSWORLD, the UK’s largest independent network provider, has been listed for the fourth year running on a lucrative UK government telecoms and...
  
  Edinburgh
  CGI and City of Edinburgh Council extend Managed IT Services contract to 2029
  
  Donna - 10th September 2020 0
  
  $175 million extension aims to position Edinburgh as one of the world’s ‘smartest’ cities CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A)...
  
  Glasgow
  Glasgow’s Portcullis House Sold
  
  Donna - 27th August 2020 0
  
  WATKIN Jones has completed the purchase of Portcullis House in Glasgow from Mapeley Investment Group Limited. Located at 21...
  
  Business News
  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...
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  Singapore’s powerhouse design agency, Mobistudios, enters contract with NomadiX to acquire 20 iWalkers
  
  Donna - 5th October 2020 0
  
  SINGAPORE-based Mobistudios, a powerhouse creative design and technology player throughout Asia, has signed a contract to acquire 20 iWalkers, the digital roaming...
  
  Expansion
  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 7187
  
  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 1872
  
  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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  AGS Airports led consortium to develop UK’s first medical delivery drone network
  
  Donna - 20th January 2021 0
  
  AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, is to lead a consortium that will develop and trial what...
  
  Life Sciences
  Scots partnership’s game-changing platform for lateral flow testing
  
  Donna - 11th January 2021 0
  
  Unique lateral flow (LF) technology, relevant to COVID-19 testing, developed and proven in Scotland, has been submitted for UK patent protection by...
  
  Business News
  Business Stream secures water supply contract with Shell
  
  Donna - 11th January 2021 0
  
  WATER retailer Business Stream has secured a new water and waste water services contract in the UK, with one of the world’s...
  
  Construction
  40m of new business secured by Clark Contracts
  
  Donna - 7th January 2021 0
  
  IN its first trading quarter of 2021, Paisley-headquartered Clark Contracts has secured over £40m of new orders, from new and repeat customers.
  
  Construction
  Latest land deal takes Easdale portfolio to over £400m
  
  Donna - 21st December 2020 0
  
  THE acquisition of an extensive waterfront site at Cardross has been sealed by Sandy and James Easdale, with the planned development bringing...
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  Growth
  Stephen Foreshew-Cain joins software consultancy Scott Logic as CEO
  
  Donna - 14th January 2021 0
  
  Former GDS chief aims to establish the software consultancy in areas beyond Financial Services and the Public Sector, and to have an...
  
  Growth
  NHS app launch caps year of strong growth for Scottish startup Trickle
  
  Donna - 12th January 2021 0
  
  NHS app trial focused on the wellbeing of frontline workers in the face of Covid-19 and part-funded by Scotland’s Chief Scientist OfficeTrickle...
  
  Funding
  BGF anticipates strong pipeline for 2021 after investing £37m in businesses in 2020
  
  Donna - 12th January 2021 0
  
  UK and Ireland investor BGF anticipates a strong pipeline for 2021 after marking a strong run of investment activity in 2020, despite...
  
  Startup News
  Aberdeen-based “laboratory on a chip”oil analysis startup secures £1.24 million investment round led by Eos Advisory
  
  Donna - 5th January 2021 0
  
  ABERDEEN University start-up oil analysis firm RAB-Microfluidics has secured £1.24 million in an investment round led by Eos Advisory.
  
  Acquisition
  Red Rock Power makes move into European market with Swedish wind farm acquisition
  
  Donna - 22nd December 2020 0
  
  Sustainable energy company acquires 50 per cent share of Överturingen onshore wind farm240.8 MW, recently completed wind farm in central Sweden is...
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AGS Airports led consortium to develop UK’s first medical delivery drone network

Donna - 20th January 2021 0

AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, is to lead a consortium that will develop and trial what...

Business News

Proserv division Gilmore appoints CEO to lead expansion plans

Donna - 20th January 2021 0

Houston based team to roll out new flow control products in 2021 to target further markets within oil and gas and across...

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Addleshaw Goddard optimistic about deal activity as economic recovery remains priority

Donna - 20th January 2021 0

LAW firm Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland is confident that there will continue to be a strong pipeline of deal activity...

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Proserv division Gilmore appoints CEO...

Donna - 20th January 2021 0

Houston based team to roll out new flow control products in 2021 to target further markets within oil and gas and across other industries. GILMORE, a Proserv Company, a leading provider of flow control solutions has...

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Addleshaw Goddard optimistic about deal...

Donna - 20th January 2021 0

LAW firm Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland is confident that there will continue to be a strong pipeline of deal activity despite challenges caused by the ongoing pandemic and the impact of Brexit. With proposed...

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SoConnect acquires Edinburgh-headquartered IT Centric

Donna - 13th January 2021 0

Acquisition takes Borders-based telecom, internet and IT managed services group to over 500 customers UK-wide and £5m plus revenue Combined group now has headcount of 38, supported by a nationwide network of over 200 engineers IT Centric acquisition marks second acquisition...

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Business Stream secures water supply...

Donna - 11th January 2021 0

WATER retailer Business Stream has secured a new water and waste water services contract in the UK, with one of the world’s largest oil and gas supermajors, Shell. The three-year contract will see Edinburgh-based retailer Business...

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Edinburgh

Report highlights Edinburgh as a...

Donna - 25th November 2020 0

EDINBURGH has been named one of the most innovative cities in the UK and among the world’s top 50 in a report produced by independent real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The Scottish capital placed behind only...

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Edinburgh

Commsworld included in G-Cloud 12...

Donna - 24th September 2020 0

COMMSWORLD, the UK’s largest independent network provider, has been listed for the fourth year running on a lucrative UK government telecoms and network framework. The Edinburgh-headquartered company won approval for its services on G-Cloud 12, where...

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Edinburgh

CGI and City of Edinburgh...

Donna - 10th September 2020 0

$175 million extension aims to position Edinburgh as one of the world’s ‘smartest’ cities CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has signed a six-year extension to its contract with City of Edinburgh Council, extending the global IT...

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Glasgow

Glasgow’s Portcullis House Sold

Donna - 27th August 2020 0

WATKIN Jones has completed the purchase of Portcullis House in Glasgow from Mapeley Investment Group Limited. Located at 21 India Street in the city centre, Portcullis House occupies a substantial site of 0.826 acres. Leading developer...

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Growth

Stephen Foreshew-Cain joins software consultancy Scott Logic as CEO

Donna - 14th January 2021 0

Former GDS chief aims to establish the software consultancy in areas beyond Financial Services and the Public Sector, and to have an...

NHS app launch caps year of strong growth for Scottish startup Trickle

Growth Donna - 12th January 2021 0

BGF anticipates strong pipeline for 2021 after investing £37m in businesses in 2020

Funding Donna - 12th January 2021 0

Aberdeen-based “laboratory on a chip”oil analysis startup secures £1.24 million investment round led by Eos Advisory

Startup News Donna - 5th January 2021 0

Red Rock Power makes move into European market with Swedish wind farm acquisition

Acquisition Donna - 22nd December 2020 0

Technology

Launch

Dundee-based sports video game developer Digital Sports Arena inks global publishing deal with Playstack

Donna - 18th January 2021 0

GameDayLive is the world’s first real-time, player versus player soccer management team game for mobile devicesGame Day Live set for global launch in 2021BAFTA-award...

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Growth

Stephen Foreshew-Cain joins software consultancy Scott Logic as CEO

Donna - 14th January 2021 0

Former GDS chief aims to establish the software consultancy in areas beyond Financial Services and the Public Sector, and to have an impact in...

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Recruitment

Edinburgh Innovations boosts global links with non-exec appointments

Donna - 14th January 2021 0

A SENIOR US pharmaceuticals executive and Stanford University’s head of technology transfer are to become two Non-Executive Directors of Edinburgh Innovations, the University of...

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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

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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...

Scottish shares in strong finish to 2020, outperforming wider indices for...

Donna - 13th January 2021 0

A STRONG final quarter of 2020 saw shares in Scottish companies outperform the wider FTSE and AIM All Share indices, with the...

Investment manager company reports record activity

Donna - 7th January 2021 0

PAR Equity, the Edinburgh-based investment manager that specialises in early-stage technology businesses with high growth potential, increased its new investment activity to...

Burges Salmon advises EDFI MC on African solar homes systems financing

25th November 2020

AAB Audit team growth continues during lockdown

21st October 2020

Hampden & Co reports strong lending during Q3

20th October 2020

Aberdeen

Gillies targets Highland growth following...

admin - 1st December 2016 0

Scottish furniture company Gillies aims to increase sales in the Highlands following the acquisition of Ogilvies of Inverness, the furniture retailer in the north of Scotland, as well as Westend Furniture of Dingwall. The acquisition of...

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Business News

BGF realises successful exit from...

admin - 1st December 2016 0

BGF (Business Growth Fund), one of the UK’s most active provider of growth capital, has successfully exited its investment in Stevenswood after a deal was completed for Stevenswood to acquire Polyframe Trade Centres Limited (“PTC”)...

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Aberdeen

Empire launches new recruitment arm

admin - 1st December 2016 0

HR, employment law and HSEQ specialists, Empire is to launch a specialist HR recruitment agency. Empire, which has a presence in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness and London, will launch Empire Recruitment in December, led by HR recruitment...

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Aberdeen

Angus & Oink Close In...

admin - 1st December 2016 0

Angus & Oink, the barbecue company, is closing in on its £5,000 crowd funding Tesco BackIt campaign, as it celebrates hitting 70% pledged. The campaign ends on 13th January 2017. The firm, which produces and sells...

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Business News

Glenrothes Electronics Company secures £1.25...

admin - 1st December 2016 0

Semefab, the Glenrothes semi-conductor manufacturer at the forefront of the UK’s micro and nano technology (MNT) network, is to invest in new equipment in a bid to increase efficiencies and pursue new technologies. The silicon wafer...

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Business News

CodeBase to be strategic partner...

admin - 30th November 2016 0

A new venture platform that will fund all stages of the digital technology business lifecycle, from entry to exit, has been launched. Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) is being funded by three institutional investment partners — the...

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Business News

Innis & Gunn doubles crowdfunding...

admin - 30th November 2016 0

Independent brewer Innis & Gunn surpassed its equity crowdfunding target by £1.5 million, raising a total of £2.5 million when its Crowdcube powered, AdventureCapital™ campaign closed last night. AdventureCapital™ aimed to raise £1 million in equity,...

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Aberdeen

Pryme Group acquires Ellon based...

admin - 29th November 2016 0

Pryme Group, which is majority owned by Simmons Private Equity, has acquired Sengs Subsea Engineering Solutions Limited. Established in 2012 by Murray Kerr, SengS is an Ellon based engineering company providing subsea engineering design consultancy, equipment...

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Business News

St Andrews Angels gets off...

admin - 29th November 2016 0

Scotland’s oldest University, St Andrews, has a rich entrepreneurial history spanning across the globe. Edinburgh based husband and wife duo, Lesley and Nigel Eccles co-founded fantasy sports giant, FanDuel. London based, Damian Kimmelman, co-founded DueDil and was...

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Singapore’s powerhouse design agency, Mobistudios, enters contract with NomadiX to acquire 20 iWalkers

Asia Donna - 5th October 2020 0

SINGAPORE-based Mobistudios, a powerhouse creative design and technology player throughout Asia, has signed a contract to acquire 20 iWalkers, the digital roaming...

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 7187

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 1872

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

FUNDING

Funding

BGF anticipates strong pipeline for 2021 after investing £37m in businesses in 2020

Donna - 12th January 2021 0

UK and Ireland investor BGF anticipates a strong pipeline for 2021 after marking a strong run of investment activity in 2020, despite...

Funding

Extra funding for student associations

Donna - 11th December 2020 0

NEW funding of £750,000 will help the NUS Scotland and more than 30 student associations to provide vital welfare support for students...

Business News

£12.0 million senior secured unitranche loan facility in support of the MBI of market-leading port handling company JST Services (Scotland) Ltd

Donna - 8th December 2020 0

Shard Credit Partners announces the signing and completion of a £12.0 million senior secured unitranche loan facility in support of a management...

PEOPLE NEWS

Recruitment

Edinburgh Innovations boosts global links with non-exec appointments

Donna - 14th January 2021 0

A SENIOR US pharmaceuticals executive and Stanford University’s head of technology transfer are to become two Non-Executive Directors of Edinburgh Innovations, the...

Life Sciences

Globally renowned life science entrepreneur appointed non-executive chairman at Arrayjet

Donna - 21st December 2020 0

ARRAYJET, the Edinburgh-based bio-printing and microarray technology company, has announced the appointment of its new non-executive Chairman. Dr Joe...

People News