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SELECT and SJIB encourage school leavers to consider a bright future in electrical apprenticeships

   As thousands of young people across Scotland receive their exam results, two leading electrical bodies have reminded students that there’s no wrong path to a rewarding and successful career in the electrotechnical industry. With many school leavers unsure of their next step, and others disappointed by their grades, SELECT and the Scottish Joint Industry […]

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Darwin Leisure secures £50m in funding to help grow portfolio

  Darwin Leisure, the parent company of Darwin Escapes, which operates 26 holiday parks across the UK, has secured £50m in funding to help grow its portfolio.  The funding, from Metro Bank, comprises a £10m revolving credit facility and a £40m term loan and will provide Darwin Leisure “with flexible growth financing as it continues

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Simmons Bars acquired by founder for £6m in pre-pack administration

  Cocktail bar operator Simmons was acquired by its founder Nick Campbell for £6,051,660 in pre-pack administration, an administrators’ report has revealed. It was revealed last month that Simmons had been working with Kroll Advisory on its options and completed a strategic restructuring process, supported by existing backer Lonsdale Capital Partners – designed to streamline its

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Knight Frank grows Scottish project management division with new hire

  Knight Frank has expanded its burgeoning project management service in Scotland with the appointment of Abbie Brown (pictured above). Abbie joins the independent commercial property consultancy as a project manager in Edinburgh, providing support to developments across the country. Having recently relocated from Melbourne, Abbie brings with her seven years of project and contract

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Trespass to Kit Out Glasgow 2026 Workforce and Volunteers as Returning Sponsor

  Scottish outdoor clothing manufacturer Trespass has been appointed by Glasgow 2026 as the Official Uniform Partner, making them the first-ever brand to kit out the volunteers and workforce for two editions of the Games. Trespass, whose headquarters are in Glasgow, will be responsible for designing, producing and supplying a uniform which will become a

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Absolute Security and CrowdStrike expand partnership

   Absolute Security, a leader in enterprise cyber resilience, today announced that Absolute Resilience is now available for purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace, the one-stop destination for CrowdStrike’s world-class ecosystem of compatible security products. With Absolute Security, organisations can further strengthen their cyber resilience by ensuring that mission-critical applications maintain continuous visibility, self-healing capabilities, and

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Halo Corporate Finance celebrates major anniversary

   One of the UK’s leading partners in business finance, Halo Corporate Finance is proud to mark its 20th anniversary. Established in 2005, Halo Corporate Finance is proud to mark its 20th anniversary. What began in Horsham with a small dedicated team has grown into a nationally recognised finance brokerage, now operating from two offices (Horsham and Northampton)

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Cilix joins the London Internet Exchange as a ConneXions reseller partner

  Cilix, a leading UK managed service provider has become the latest reseller partner for the London Internet Exchange (LINX). As part of the agreement, Cilix have taken two reseller ports at LINX in London, one on the LON1 fabric and one on LON2, to provide additional resilience and redundancy for their customers. LINX operates

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Scottish prime office rents boosted by occupier focus on quality

  The ‘flight to quality’ in Scottish offices continues to gather pace, pushing rents in Edinburgh and Glasgow to new heights this year despite wider economic uncertainty, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy’s Scotland Report 2025 found prime rents in Edinburgh have achieved £46 per sq. ft., exceeding the

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Government-funded 4G upgrades go live to boost rural connectivity in North Yorkshire

  4G mast upgrades in Hawes, North Yorkshire, have gone live, improving connectivity across the Yorkshire Dales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme upgrades. It’s the latest upgrade in the government’s £1.3 billion backed initiative to improve rural mobile coverage, with the North Yorkshire work providing greater mobile internet access in Hardraw,

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