NOT SO BRIGHT SPARKS: Call for action on apprenticeship as Scots funding slashed
With the ‘Electrification’ of Scotland a national priority, the leader of Scotland’s largest construction trade body has expressed his utter dismay at the Scottish Government’s continuing cut in funding for...
WOMEN IN TECH: Ann Budge reveals career secret as she joins Stellar Omada
Ann Budge, the former Heart of Midlothian football club chair, spoke about how she overcame an autocratic male leader in Scottish & Newcastle Breweries when she started her career.Speaking at...
DON’T STOP ME NOW: Women leadership in technology faces worrying dip
The 21st century’s tech revolution has empowered women to reach the top of the leadership tree. In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg, a founder of Facebook and the chief operating officer at...
BAILLIE GIFFORD SAGA: Saba still pushing hard for seats on EWI board
Saba Capital Management, the largest shareholder in Baillie Gifford’s Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI), has stepped up its campaign to oust the board with a proposition to install three new...
Highland contractor expands to secure £500m of energy contracts in next five years
An ambitious Highland company already grasping the opportunity of the green transition across Scotland is civil engineering contractor Global Infrastructure (Scotland), based in Beauly.The company, part of the Inverness-based Global...
Scotland’s green transition demands ‘approved and reliable’ electrical expertise, says SELECT leader
The ‘Great Electrification’ of Scotland — with renewable energy at its core — desperately needs more qualified electricians who are properly trained and understand the changing landscape.SELECT is the body...
SCOTTISH ELECTION 2026: Political leaders give their transition answers in The Business’ energy panel
With the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May, The Business sought the views of each of the main parties on the energy transition. At our Dealmakers’ breakfast event in Aberdeen, lots...
Scotland’s energy supply chain needs renewables contracts now to halt damaging job losses, says McGinlay of ETZ
While there are multiple reasons to be optimistic in 2026 about the North-East of Scotland as the nation’s ‘Green Energy Powerhouse’, there is a need for some cold and stark...
THAT’S A RESULT: Scottish football nets more than £820m for economy
Our national sport, the glorious game of football, contributed an estimated £820m to the Scottish economy and supported 14,315 jobs in the season 2023/2024, research has found.And it looks as...
ECONOMY UPDATE: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils face nasty sting from Robison’s Budget
Shona Robison, the Scottish Finance Secretary, stood up earlier this week in the Scottish Parliament and delivered the SNP’s pre-election Scottish Budget. Some commentators called her speech a ‘crowd pleaser’ while...