Build to rent: an essential part of the solution
When it comes to solving Scotland’s housing emergency, there isn’t a silver bullet; no one-size-fits-all solution. We must accelerate the delivery of all types of homes and think of tenures...
How to scale a business: Leadership, strategy and culture in fast-growth companies
How to scale a business successfully How to scale a business is a question faced by many ambitious leaders seeking sustainable growth. Insights from the Fast Growth Index Report suggest...
WINDFALL ON LEITH: Forth Ports are favourites for massive Vestas wind assembly factory
Forth Ports – and the port of Leith – is the front runner for a new factory to assemble offshore wind components for a major Danish company.Leith’s harbour is Scotland’s...
Record year for Miller Homes as turnover hits £1.4bn
Miller Homes, founded in Edinburgh and now the UK’s sixth largest housebuilder and largest private housebuilder, has delivering a record year, driven by its integration of St Modwen Homes.The business,...
BATTERY SWITCH ON: Fidra takes lion’s share of Scotland’s £757m of investment funding
Edinburgh-based Fidra Energy — the battery energy storage system platform which secured a mighty £445m funding round — was the most significant equity investment in Scotland in the first three...
Biotech spin-out secures £1.58m as bio kits sell in US
BIOCAPTIVA, a University of Edinburgh spin-out, has raised £1.58m in funding as it launches its first product in the United States.The spin-out, based in the Roslin Innovation Centre at Easter...
Bank of Scotland invests £18.8m in Kelvin Properties’ student accommodation in Glasgow
Kelvin Properties has secured an £18.8 million facility from Bank of Scotland to fund its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in the Glasgow’s West End.The 134-studio development on Queen...
Scotland’s acute shortage of lab space given further injection of multi-million funding
An acute shortage of lab space for Scotland’s vital life science industry is being tackled in Glasgow.Glasgow City Region has launched a further £20m fund dedicated to expanding the amount...
£530m plan helps Perth and Kinross top regional list for business investment
Food, drink and hospitality are the drivers for green sustainable growth in Perth and Kinross. The region has been named the UK’s top local authority for business growth potential for...
ENERGY BONANZA: Offshore wind gets AR7 turbo-charge with boost for Berwick Bank
The biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history – known as AR7 – has been announced. It’s a massive flag being planted in 2026.A record 8.4GW...