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Scottish innovation centre BE-ST has named the finalists for the 2026 Accelerate to Zero Awards, its fourth annual industry recognition programme for organisations and individuals decarbonising Scotland’s built environment. The winners will be announced at voco Grand Central in Glasgow on the evening of Thursday 5 November, on the closing evening of BE-ST Fest 2026. […]

Edinburgh-based luxury leather goods brand Strathberry has secured a growth investment from London-based private equity firm Soho Square Capital, marking the debut deal from Soho Square Partnership Capital Fund II and Strathberry’s second round of institutional financing since it was founded in 2013. The value of the investment was not disclosed. Soho Square, which typically […]

Standard Life plc — the Edinburgh-headquartered retirement savings group that renamed from Phoenix Group Holdings in February 2026 — reported IFRS adjusted operating profit of £563m for the six months to 30 June 2026, up 25% year on year, alongside Operating Cash Generation of £745m (+6%) and total cash generation of £900m (+15%). Assets under […]

Glasgow-based STV Group plc reported group revenue of £66.1m for the six months to 30 June 2026, down 27% from £90.0m a year earlier, as Studios revenue fell to £15.5m (2025: £42.2m) and the division swung to a £3.2m adjusted operating loss. Group adjusted operating profit slipped 12% to £5.9m, cushioned by a 5% rise […]

Scottish Enterprise says it helped Scottish businesses generate £2.15 billion in international exports in 2025/26, describing it as one of Scotland’s strongest trade performances of the past five years. The figure heads a set of results from the agency’s 2025/26 annual report, alongside more than 12,450 new and safeguarded Real Living Wage jobs — nearly […]

The UK Government has released the first £52.1 million from its £140 million Local Growth Fund to Scotland’s Regional Partnerships, after green-lighting three-year investment plans covering five regions. Year 1 funding cleared to regional Accountable Bodies on or around 28 August 2026 and is being delivered directly to Regional Partnerships — collaborations between local government, […]

SaxaVord Spaceport has welcomed UK Government plans to invest £30 million as part of a wider £60 million public-private investment programme to accelerate the UK’s orbital launch capability. The Government investment, subject to due diligence, forms part of the UK’s updated space strategy and is to be matched by £30 million of planned private investment. […]

Technology and business consultancy Waterstons Ltd has relocated its Glasgow operations to a larger facility near Central Station, a strategic move driven by substantial expansion in its Scottish client base and team. The firm reported a 31% increase in its Scottish revenue over the past two years, necessitating an office more than double the capacity […]

Thousands of jobs and tens of billions of pounds of investment in Scotland’s offshore wind sector could be put at risk by the UK Government’s forthcoming energy blueprint, industry leaders have warned in a joint letter to Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh. The signatories include Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Global […]

Renfrew-based Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc has signed a multi-year agreement with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to deploy its Exchange Cloud® platform across the SET market. Announcing the deal on 1 September 2026, AIM-listed Beeks (AIM: BKS) said it would deploy Exchange Cloud® to underpin SET’s market infrastructure, “delivering a suite of connectivity […]