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Cloudsoft “deepens its relationship” with Amazon web services

SCOTTISH IT firm Cloudsoft says it has deepened its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Edinburgh-based firm has been being named as an AWS launch...

From gin to Crack, high growth potential Scottish businesses share awards worth £1.5m

More than 40 Scottish businesses have shared a record-breaking £1.5m in the Scottish EDGE Awards. The money is awarded to high growth potential businesses with the...

How “green” hydrogen will help a distillery raise its environmental game

A DISTILLERY plans to cut its carbon footprint by generating "green" hydrogen on site. The Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery near Montrose, Angus, has received £3m in...

Macfarlane Group reveals sales revenues up 25% year to date

MACFARLANE Group PLC today revealed that sales revenues are up 25% year to date. The Glasgow-headquartered protective packaging distributor said profit before tax is "well ahead"...

Bellahouston, we have a solution: dilapidated Glasgow school to become social housing

PLANNERS have given the green light to turn part of an old Glasgow school into social housing. A 0.7-acre site,  former annex of Bellahouston Academy in...

COP-out: planting trees is for the birds – businesses must cut carbon output

Comment by Neil Bradbrook, Managing Director of Ahead Business Consulting   As the dust settles on COP26, which rather predictably failed to fulfil hopes and promises, the...

Adult colouring book star to help budding businesses make green

DUNDEE University has appointed illustrator Johanna Basford as an entrepreneurial ambassador. Basford's colouring books for adults have sold millions of copies across the world. The 37-year-old graduate...

Comment: HMRC + WFH = WTF?

Ian McMonagle, a Chartered Tax Adviser who sits on the Scottish Committee of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, is Taxation Director at Russell & Russell,...

Graduate apprenticeships “critical” to business growth, says report

SCOTTISH businesses regard graduate apprenticeships as critical for driving economic growth and increasing productivity, according to a new report. The Edge Foundation report, Graduate Apprenticeships: Developing Scotland’s...

Henderson Loggie warns businesses could face reckoning over pandemic loans

BUSINESSES could default on more than £28bn-worth of government pandemic loans, according to accountants Henderson Loggie. More than 1.5m UK businesses claimed £47.4bn in bounce-back loans...

Business boost for Dundee as UK Government spends £2.5m keeping London flights open

THE UK Government is spending £2.5m to help fund direct flights from Dundee to London for the next two years. Ministers say the money will keep...

Construction industry trainer scoops top business award

CONSTRUCTION industry trainer Maggie Wright has scooped a top business award for her work. Wright's firm, Airdrie-based Claymore Training, specialises in helping individuals achieve construction industry accreditations. She...

Rising revenues and expansion for Inverclyde property firm Bowman Rebecchi

INVERCLYDE property firm Bowman Rebecchi is celebrating a substantial rise in revenues and expansion into residential letting after just two years in business. The company is...

Optima recruit AI pioneer to boost customer service in banking sector

OPTIMA Partners have recruited an expert in applying artificial intelligence to customer service. Dr Danilo Blagojevic, a pioneer in the use of AI in banking and...

Commercial property comment: Industrial and retail warehousing lead the way

IN the historic Scottish fiefdoms of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway in which I operate, the commercial property environment is rich and diverse and,...

Land of the Knee: Scottish firm’s pad exports saving US workers from pain

A SCOTTISH firm is doubling its exports of kneepads to the US after they proved a hit with construction workers. Recoil Kneepads product was invented by...

Water of strife: Trump tariff knocked at least 10% off Scotch whisky exports to US

PUNITIVE US tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky knocked at least 10% off sales, according to research. The 25% tariffs cost whisky producers in the region...

Security firm in safe hands as Phil Bunting takes on MD role

SECURITY firm Safer Scotland has appointed a new managing director to lead its expansion plans. Phil Bunting has been charged with accelerating the Paisley-based business’s UK...

Openreach announces another 50 Scottish communities to get “full fibre” broadband

OPENREACH says it will bring "full fibre" broadband to another 272,000 Scottish homes and businesses. More than 50 communities will benefit from the £95m investment, according...

Tech businesses bringing industry to life in Scotland’s schools

Tech businesses are being encouraged to bring their industry to life for young people through an innovative series of live lessons being delivered in Scotland’s...

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