Scotland

SCOTTISH EXPORT INDEX LAUNCHED TO RECOGNISE THE BEST IN BUSINESS

The Scottish Export Index (formally Scottish Export Awards) is returning for the first time since 2018, in recognition of the continued success of Scotland’s exporters on the world stage, which is believed to account for £87.1bn worth of exports globally. Run by business support services provider UMi, the awards garnered over 150 nominations from companies […]

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HIGHLAND HOTEL COMPANY GOES INTO ADMINISTRATION

A hotel business behind two establishments in the Highlands gateway town of Callander has fallen into administration. Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Mountview Hotels, which owns The Crags Hotel and Abbotsford Lodge. The administrators said the hotels had historically traded well, but were “severely impacted”

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NATIONAL SUBSEA CENTRE OPENS IN ABERDEEN

The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology development, has been officially opened today in Dyce, Aberdeen by Michael Matheson, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport and UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord. The ministers joined industry and civic leaders to celebrate the launch

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EDINBURGH TECH FIRM PASSES TARGET FOR FUNDING

Spherical display technology firm Pufferfish has exceeded its £600,000 funding target. The Edinburgh-based business plans to use the money to expedite its growth plans in the market for interactive and immersive display experiences. The bulk of the funding was secured from existing investors, including Scottish Enterprise and Par Equity, with additional investment coming from a

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SCOTTISH RESTAURANT AMONG THE UK’S BEST

  For the image: (L) Head chef, Stevie McLaughlin and (R) general manager, Dale Dewsbury Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, based at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland, has been crowned the UK’s top restaurant in a leading annual diner’s poll. The two-Michelin starred restaurant has claimed the number one spot in Harden’s Top 100 Best UK Restaurants, an influential

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DM HALL APPOINTS NEW PARTNERS

  For the image: DM Hall new Partners (L) Martin Elsby and (R) Ian Davidson DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has appointed two new Partners. Martin Elsby, formerly Director of the firm’s national Building Consultancy and Ian Davidson, formerly Director of DM Hall’s East of Scotland commercial agency arm, join

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CONSTRUCTION FIRM EXPANDS IN THE UK

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell is expanding its construction presence in the U.K. through the creation of a dedicated Construction Group to serve the U.K. market. This builds upon the existing construction services being provided to National Grid. The expansion will result in the doubling of the size of the Construction Group in

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