Spotlight on emerging potential of floating solar
Floating solar – also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV) or ‘floatovoltaics’ – involves mounting solar panels on floating platforms on reservoirs, lochs or coastal bays. These systems operate similarly to land-based...
Do your life plans need a spring clean?
It’s the time of year when many of us start thinking about tidying up our homes, or doing other tasks that we’ve been putting off. Sorting out your succession planning...
What More Homes Scotland needs to do to live up to its name
Since the Scottish Government announced a national housing emergency in May 2024, the number of new build starts and completions has continued to fall, with the number of social housing...
How employers can avoid getting it wrong on changes to workers’ rights
The Employment Rights Act 2025, passed on 18 December 2025, marked the start of the implementation of many significant employment law changes over 2026/2027.Described by the TUC general secretary Paul...
M&A activity showing signs of resilience – and more confident outlook
After a period of turbulence across the global investment landscape, Scotland’s M&A market is showing signs of renewed vigour. While macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have caused fluctuations in deal flow...
Turning planning ambition into real progress can avert a lost decade
Scotland’s housing system is under significant strain, and the planning system in its current form is struggling to respond. Yet this moment also brings an important opportunity.With the Scottish Parliament...
Why Scotland is struggling to build the homes it desperately needs
Scotland has enormous potential to deliver the homes people need. Yet families, young professionals and first-time buyers still face limited supply and rising costs.Both the industry and government have signalled...
Ensure Scotland grasps repowering opportunities for older turbines
The majority of existing onshore wind farms in the UK are anticipated to come to the end of their operational life by 2040 (representing 9GW out of c14GW of existing...
Why long-term investing matters
Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have once again unsettled global markets, with disruptions to oil and gas supply chains drawing comparisons to the economic turbulence that followed the...
Culture and ambition key factors for companies looking to scale up
Culture and ambition are the dual drivers in building a Fast Growth company in Scotland, believes Graeme Miller, the S&W Managing Partner, Scotland.“Culture is not simply about leadership sitting at...