Forth Ports appoint a new financial chief
Stuart MacGregor – the former head of North-East construction company Stewart Milne – has been appointed chief financial officer of Forth Ports Ld. He also joins the port group’s main...
Food and drink deals still looking pretty tasty
Drinks companies, food service companies and makers of fine chocolate and even tofu have all been munched up in a flurry of M&A activity in the summer of 2024. The...
Hotel that’s redefining luxury in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town
Following a £10 million refurbishment, the former Holyrood Hotel has relaunched as the Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood, redefining luxury in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. Rebranded in February 2024, this stunning...
Providing children with building blocks for life
Is the High School of Dundee on your radar? You might be surprised by what we can offer. Of all the things you could invest in, what could be better...
Reason to rejoice – but an existential threat remains
From a symbolic perspective, GB Energy being headquartered in Aberdeen will instil confidence in the region’s energy industry. The Granite City has unrivalled energy expertise with an abundance of highly...
Office politics come into play in workplace transformation
There is an overwhelming consensus that the workplace – and hence our cities – have no alternative but to confront the ‘new normal.’ What exactly that might be is much...
Sector adapting to political landscape that is being redrawn
Independent schools are continually evolving and adapting as the social, cultural, educational – and political – landscape changes. There is no denying that the UK Labour Government’s plan to impose...
Well schooled in sporting success
After an exciting summer of sport, the role independent schools play in the success of British athletes has been in the headlines, with much of the silverware earned by their...
Reforming retail leases: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?
The idea of ‘unintended consequences’ is used to explain outcomes of an action that are not foreseen. And that is the likely result of a proposed change in law relating...
Revitalising Scotland’s city centres: a collaborative path to regeneration
The number of people living in Glasgow city centre has risen by a third in just over a decade, with 28,341 now calling it home. Cornfield / Shutterstock…