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,...
Health tech Bioliberty secures total Series A funding of £7.7m
Bioliberty — a health technology start-up spanning Edinburgh and Boston — has secured a helping hand of £7.7m over the last ten months for vital Series A funding.The company, which...
Check your insurance: warning to businesses after Union Street fire
The devastating fire in central Glasgow should be a warning to owners and tenants to review the responsibility for repairs and rebuilding, and to ensure that adequate insurance cover is...
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...
Anderson Strathern elevate MacPherson as a comm-prop partner
Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has appointed a new partner to bolster its team of commercial property specialists in what is expected to be a busy year.Dawn MacPherson, who will...
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...
ECONOMIC PRIMER: Are we getting a rum deal from London? Previewing The Scottish Budget 2026
When Shona Robison stands up in the Scottish Parliament this week, she faces some tough choices on how to allocate Scotland’s Budget. But there can be little doubt that despite...
SPECIAL REPORT: Homes of the future: Lessons from Glasgow’s past
One hundred years ago, civic Glasgow had the foresight to build better homes – Scotland needs this kind of dynamic insight in 2026. Kenny Kemp tells the story of Kelvindale...
Scottish business leaders urge Chancellor to focus on growth
A deeply anxious Scottish business community is calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take bold action in next week’s Budget to stimulate the UK’s floundering economy.It comes as the...
The Highlands as a sustainability powerhouse
Four years ago, while walking my dogs near the Moy windfarm close to where I live in the Scottish Highlands, I was struck by a powerful realisation. Standing beneath those...