Category: News

OSP Cyber Academy, a globally recognised and NCSC-accredited leader in cyber security awareness training, today announced a strategic partnership with Bahrain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to deliver cyber safety education to 70,000 students across the Kingdom. The partnership introduces culturally tailored, gamified cyber awareness courses designed to enhance students’ understanding of digital citizenship and […]

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has entered a strategic partnership with Dundee-based Predict, a business mobile market adviser, to provide a range of procurement, cost reduction and risk management services specific to business mobile communications. Predict helps UK organisations of all types and sizes to ensure a better return on business mobile communications. It helps […]

Future Woodlands Scotland (FWS), the charity dedicated to creating and conserving woodlands across Scotland, has selected the first seven projects to receive large grants of up to £100,000 from its Urban Forestry Programme Challenge Fund. The Urban Forestry Programme is an ambitious ten-year project that sees FWS working alongside project founding partner bp to support […]

A Glasgow hotel which opened in 2023 has met the stringent criteria of the respected Green Key certification scheme for its commitment to environmental excellence. The four-star Sandman Signature Glasgow Hotel has implemented a number of initiatives in order to improve the ecological footprint of its operations. A sizeable investment has been made in a new […]

Lidl has unveiled plans to invest £500 million into expanding its UK operations, as the discount supermarket giant accelerates its growth ambitions. The German-owned chain aims to open more than 40 new stores in the current financial year – and has identified over 50 additional potential sites across Scotland for future openings. The investment includes […]

Clan Cancer Support has appointed two new Trustees to its Board and 32 new ambassadors to strengthen the work the charity is doing to support local people impacted by cancer.   Dr Deborah O’Neil and Dr Kirsten Cassidy have been appointed to Clan’s Board of directors, bolstering the charity’s health sector expertise.   Dr O’Neil trained […]

The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has announced the appointment of eight new directors to its board, strengthening its leadership team with a diverse range of expertise from across the tourism sector. The new board members are: Fiona MacConnacher, head of public affairs UK and Ireland at Booking.com Jane McFadzean, senior director for global sustainability at […]

Venture Capital (VC) investment into Scotland’s start-up and scaling businesses increased slightly in the opening quarter of 2025, according to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report. Twenty-seven investments were concluded in the region, highlighting sustained appetite among VC investors looking to support Scotland’s burgeoning start-up community. Having raised £92.3 million in the final […]

Scotmid Co-operative has reported a trading profit of £4.3 million and a turnover increase of £4.5 million to reach £429.4 million for the year ending 25 January 2025. The mutual also closed the year with record net assets of £127.2 million, strengthening its balance sheet despite continued market volatility. Chief executive Karen Scott praised the […]

Family-owned Caulders Garden Centres has opened its tenth location in Scotland, marking a significant achievement for the business founded by Colin and Mandy Barrie. The new site in Linlithgow follows an investment of over £1 million and joins an established network of garden centres in Mugdock, Kirkintilloch, Newton Mearns, Erskine, Cupar, Cumbernauld, Kinross, Loch Lomond […]