Scotland

  The visitor experience at the Scottish Lowland distillery is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month. The distillery has grown from humble beginnings to now exporting its whisky to all corners of the globe. The Kingsbarns Distillery Visitor Centre in the beautiful East Neuk of Fife first opened its doors to the public in November

  Scottish Equity Partners (“SEP”), a UK based growth equity investor, recently announced a strategic growth investment in Springtime Technologies (“Springtime”), a leading accounts payable automation software company based in Vienna, Austria.  The significant investment from SEP will accelerate Springtime’s product development and expand its market presence globally. Springtime’s flagship software product, Invoicetrack, streamlines finance

  JC Electrical & Security Solutions (JCESS), the Clydebank-based engineering firm, is set to launch a new spin-out company as it prepares to launch an innovative new safety device, after taking on significant new funding to bring the product to market. The company, which has grown to a team of 15 since it was founded

  The British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland has committed over £10 million of funding to smaller businesses in Scotland during its first 12 months, supporting firms across a range of sectors and specialisms to thrive and grow. A total of 26 businesses have received support through the fund to date, involving a mix

  Holmes Mackillop says that the UK Supreme Court’s bad faith trademark ruling in the SkyKick Trademark case could be a watershed moment in brand protection strategy. British TV company Sky had sued SkyKick, a Seattle-based provider of cloud management software, for allegedly infringing its trademark over the word ‘Sky’. The Court ruled that Sky