Scotland

WIRELESS TECH DEVELOPER LANDS FIRST NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRACT

Antenna developer Sofant Technologies has secured a £4.2 million investment to complete its satellite communications system, alongside signing its first contract in the defence sector. Sofant raised the cash from existing investors EMV Capital, Kelvin Capital, Scottish Enterprise, and the British Business Bank’s Future Fund. Sofant will use the cash injection to complete the development […]

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BUSINESS ADVISER HAILS THE RISE IN FEMALE START UPS

With Companies House data revealing that Edinburgh and south-east Scotland have the highest percentage of female entrepreneurs in the UK, Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, has welcomed the rise in the number of female-led start-ups while stressing the importance of cashflow as a critical factor of success in these challenging economic times. According

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EUROPEAN FIRM NEW ACQUSITION AS IT TURNS FOCUS TO UK MARKET

atSistemas, a Spanish digital services consultancy, announces the acquisition of the Scottish-based New Verve Consulting, which specialises in Atlassian products. The purchase of the company doubles its UK offices, reinforces atSistemas commitment to the British market, and represents the latest step in the Spanish technological company’s international expansion programme, which in the last few years

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ACCOUNTANTS APPOINT NEW INVERNESS PARTNER

Saffery Champness, the top 20 firm of chartered accountants, has today announced that Shirley McIntosh MBE (pictured above) has been appointed as a partner in its Inverness office. Shirley joins Saffery Champness from RSM, where she was a partner and formerly Head of Tax for Scotland and Northern Ireland. She brings with her more than

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PROPOSALS FOR NEW WHISKY WAREHOUSE GOING ON DISPLAY

Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) is giving the public the chance to view its proposals for a whisky maturation warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate in Throsk, located outside Fallin. The 10th largest Scotch whisky company, IMD’s proposals for the 8.2-hectare site (20.2 acres) include whisky warehousing, an associated blend centre, tank farm, offices, complimentary landscaping,

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RECRUITER NAMED ONE OF UK’S MOST INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES

A finance sector recruitment specialist has been named as one of 14 ground-breaking business trailblazers in Scotland by WIRED Magazine and HSBC UK. Core-Asset Consulting was identified as an innovative, fast-growth scale-up that is pushing boundaries and helping to lead the conversation on major social, economic and environmental issues. Formed in 2005, Core-Asset initially carved

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SELECT EMPHASISE THE NEED FOR PROPER ELECTRICAL TRAINING & APPRENTICESHIPS

The skills supremo at Scotland’s largest construction trade association says the electrical talent of tomorrow needs a thorough grounding in all aspects of installation – not just the green technology that will help on the journey to net zero. Fiona Harper (pictured above), Director of Employment and Skills atSELECT, insists it is essential for would-be

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LOCAL SALON GROUP STYLE HAIR FOR THE CELEBS AT THE BAFTA SCOTLAND AWARDS 2022

Stylists from across the Rainbow Room International salons were delighted to be asked to tend the tresses of the stars at this year’s BAFTA Scotland Awards, ensuring their hair looked its best before they walked the red carpet and attended the renowned awards ceremony. Held this year at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central, The

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NEW DATA SHOWS MAJORITY OF SCOTTISH BUSINESSES TRANSITIONING TO LOW CARBON

A new report published by Scottish Enterprise surveying the low carbon and renewable energy sector in Scotland has found that over 75% of energy companies are operating in the greener energy space. Findings include three in four energy businesses are already involved in low carbon and renewable energy with wind, carbon capture use and storage

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WORK BEGINS ON SHAWFAIR DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF 2023 LAUNCH

David Lloyd Leisure, Europe’s leading health, fitness, and leisure group, has announced that work has begun on the much-anticipated David Lloyd Edinburgh Shawfair development, with the club opening in summer 2023. Located in the new residential development area of Shawfair, Midlothian, which lies to the southeast of Edinburgh, the club will offer world-class health, fitness,

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