In 2021, Scotland’s tech industry generated revenues of £21.6 billion, accounting for 7.4 per cent of the £293.2bn total Scottish private sector turnover. In the same year, Scottish tech companies raised £446 million in venture capital investment, a new record. However while this sector is skyrocketing currently women make up just 20 per cent of […]
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Leading automotive mobile game developer Hutch has announced the opening of a brand new office in Dundee, Scotland, within Chroma Developments’ award-winning Water’s Edge development. Hutch has maintained a presence in Dundee for the last four years, with the first office opening in 2018, as the developer built out a dedicated performance marketing function. The
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Lidl GB has called on the Scottish public for support in identifying sites for new stores across Scotland. The discount retailer, which is investing £1.3bn in its expansion across 2021 and 2022, is offering a finder’s fee to members of the public who successfully identify suitable sites for new Lidl stores. The fee is either
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FinTech Scotland announced Sainsbury’s Bank is joining its group of strategic partners. The strategic collaboration with Fintech Scotland will enable the supermarket bank to collaborate with innovative leaders in technology, helping to shape future customer propositions. This builds on the strategic digital emphasis of Sainsbury’s Bank in recent years, including the transformation of operational
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Work on a major Linlithgow development consisting of both private and affordable homes is scheduled to begin on 28th April 2022. Preston Glade will see Cala Homes (East) build 60 homes at an expansive 6.2 hectare site to the south west of the town. It has now written to direct neighbours, continuing dialogue from a
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Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have teamed up to help around 50 Scottish companies calculate the carbon savings of their innovative new products and services, so that they can meet the growing requirement to accurately forecast their environmental impact. The two-month pilot was aimed at raising the competitiveness of the participating
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L-R: Jaime Avendano and Luis Gonzalez Drilling engineering specialists Merlin welcomed two recent recruits from the Americas to Perth, Scotland to meet the team. Head of Development, Luis Gonzalez and Operations Manager, Jaime Avendano are set to accelerate Merlin’s expansion in the Western Hemisphere from their base in Houston, Texas. The pair are industry veterans, each
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L-R: Jenifer MacKenzie & Joe Hallwood A Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) firm that started from a garden shed in the middle of the 2008 recession has won its first Queen’s Award. Established UK TEFL course provider, The TEFL Org, won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade for outstanding short term
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An Aberdeenshire duo with a passion for honeycomb-making have hit a new personal best after working together to produce nearly two tonnes of the sweet treat over just five single shifts. Deirdre Henderson and Louise Hunter have been creating honeycomb at the on-site sweetie kitchen at Mackie’s of Scotland’s fourth generation family farm for
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Leading fast-track hotel fit out and refurbishment specialist Calma Group, which is based in Glasgow, is marking its landmark 10th anniversary after winning a major new contract for a hotel forming part of a £200m mixed-used development in Manchester city centre. Located on Deansgate, the overall development is being brought forward by Property Alliance Group in
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