Scotland

SEC celebrates record-breaking year for exhibitions in 40 th  anniversary year

  The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is celebrating a record-breaking year for exhibitions, with unprecedented growth in visitor numbers, revenue, and event diversity in its 40th anniversary year.  The 2024–2025 financial year saw the SEC host 50 exhibitions with 14 new events added to what is now the venue’s most diverse portfolio of events to date. […]

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New high street cataract treatment receives investment boost

  Edinburgh Biosciences, the company behind a revolutionary new non-surgical treatment for cataracts has received a £2.3m loan investment from Contamac Ltd a company whose major shareholder is also a major shareholder in Edinburgh Biosciences. The funding will support the launch of Revisyon, the Edinburgh-based company’s new technology as it approaches the final stages of

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AMA enters contract to proceed with acquisition of Summerhall

Left to Right:  Neil Gordan, Ali Afshar & Stephen Kay  Edinburgh-based developer AMA has entered a contract to secure the long-term legacy of Edinburgh’s cherished arts venue, Summerhall.  The deal, which will be complete upon receipt of satisfactory planning consent, will eventually see AMA acquire the Summerhall complex from its current owner Oesselmann Estate Limited,

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New day offering added at Edinburgh boys’ school

  Scotland’s only all-boys’ independent boarding and day school has introduced a new day pupil option, offering families greater choice and a pricing structure that prioritises clarity, transparency and value. The existing wraparound care option available at Merchiston Castle School for day boys, now known as “Day Plus” remains unchanged, offering a full day of

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Wealth management firm launches new sports division

  A leading wealth advisory firm, based in Scotland, has announced a new sports division for assisting athletes. Tweed Wealth Management’s sports division will now serve the unique financial needs of sportspeople, providing tailored financial advice and services to athletes at all stages of their careers. The division will be jointly led by Jason Baggott

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Shepherd recommits support to Scottish Disability Sport’s Boccia Development

  Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has recommitted its financial support to Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) for the second year in succession to further aid boccia development throughout Scotland. The backing from Shepherd will help fund SDS’s ongoing commitment to providing opportunities for people of all abilities to try and participate in boccia across the country. Ian

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Popular venue reopens thanks to local entrepreneur

  A well known East Lothian events business is being given a new lease of life after a local entrepreneur bought it out of administration. Oliver Stephen (pictured above) has won plaudits for his development of the Eskmills business destination in Musselburgh, which is home to 100 businesses, employing 500 people in its 12 buildings.

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18 UK businesses crowned winners at the First British Business Awards

  The British Business Awards, in association with NatWest, has recognised 18 leading companies from across the UK at its first ever event which welcomed over 1,500 prestigious guests from some of the country’s biggest and best businesses, who together raised over £1 million for homelessness charity, Social Bite. Major multi-nationals including Scottish Power, Addleshaw

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Construction begins at the new community led affordable housing project in the heart of Tomatin

  Strathdearn Community Developments (SCD) has marked an important milestone in its community-owned residential housing project in Tomatin, with the help of local primary school pupils who broke ground on site Wednesday the 23rd of April Six new homes to be built next to the school will be completed by spring 2026 addressing housing needs

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Major boost for EBC with framework success

  The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) has been appointed to the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s (SPA) Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework. The new public sector framework – worth an estimated £120 million in Scotland, was developed by the LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG) and runs until the end of February 2028. N9 aims to not only drive

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