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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · Dec 13
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insider.co.uk - Scottish business news as it happens
The online arm of the Scottish Business Insider, insider.co.uk brings you breaking Scottish business news. Our informed and insightful coverage includes interviews, analysis, pictures, video and more
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 13h
OFR Consultants has transitioned to an employee-ownership trust

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Fire engineering consultancy moves to employee ownership
As the firm moves into its tenth year of operation, leadership gives all staff a share
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 13h
Paul Geoghegan, partner in Morton Fraser MacRoberts’ corporate team, ponders whether there are green shoots of recovery, or a bumpy road ahead for Scottish M&A? www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...
Scottish M&A: green shoots of recovery or a bumpy road ahead?
A corporate finance lawyer weighs in on the prospects for deal-making in the coming months
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 14h
Union Property Development has secured a £22.6m finance facility with Paragon Bank to fund a new student accommodation block in Glasgow

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Developer secures £22 million backing for Glasgow student accommodation
Refurbishment and fit-out are underway, with development costs now covered by a bank
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 15h
First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social has defended meeting with a Chinese firm to discuss investment in Scotland, following concerns about the potential threat posed to national security

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John Swinney defends meeting with Chinese firm
Ming Yang has promised to build the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility in Ardersier
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 15h
KPMG UK has appointed someone new to lead its Edinburgh office

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KPMG appoints new Edinburgh office leader
A new corporate tax partner has also been hired in the capital
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 16h
Plans for a new £55m road, which will ease congestion around the Straiton Junction in #Midlothian, have been lodged with the council’s planners

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Plans for £55 million Straiton Junction relief road lodged
Funding source unclear as local authority reveals costs have doubled from an initial £22m three years ago
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 16h
Disruption affecting Amazon Web Services #AWS has led to a spike in reported outages across a range of internet services, including those of HM Revenue & Customs and Lloyds Banking Group

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Internet outages at HMRC and Lloyds reported after AWS disruption
Amazon's cloud storage service appears to have gone down for many UK users this morning
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 17h
Begbies Traynor has appointed a new insolvency expert in Glasgow www.insider.co.uk/appointments...
Begbies Traynor poaches Glasgow insolvency expert
The professional services firm now has five such practitioners in its Scottish offices
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 18h
#Brexit will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic growth “for the foreseeable future,” Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned

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Brexit impact on UK economy ‘negative for foreseeable future’
Inflation is also expected to rise this week to the highest level since January last year
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 18h
San Francisco-based ride-hailing company Lyft has acquired Glasgow-headquartered luxury vehicle hire firm TBR Global Chauffeuring for £83m

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Lyft acquires TBR Global Chauffeuring for £83 million
The Glasgow-headquartered business will retain its leadership team and established brand
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 19h
MSPs are being urged to deliver “proper protection” for Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas – with campaigners insisting “destructive” fishing practices have no place in such zones

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Ministers urged to deliver ‘proper protection’ for ‘precious’ marine ecosystems
Government aims to launch consultation on these measures by the end of November
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 20h
Thousands of young people in Scotland will benefit from skilled “clean energy jobs”, the UK Government has said, as it launched its plans to “train the next generation of energy workers”

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UK Government unveils plan to ‘train up next generation of clean energy workers’
Scotland should see up to 60,000 jobs in greener energy by 2030 – a 40,000 increase from 2023
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Ivan McKee has appointed a chair to lead an independent review of the way licensed hospitality premises are valued for non-domestic rates www.insider.co.uk/news/license...
Licensed hospitality valuation review chair appointed
The Advocate Depute will report by the end of 2026 so any recommendations can be considered before the 2029 revaluation cycle
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
The Blue Lagoon chippy chain is planning to convert a shop in #Newcastle city centre into its first site in England

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Blue Lagoon submits plans to open first English chippy
The £2m proposal centres on the family business taking over a butcher's shop in central Newcastle
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Finance Secretary @shonarobison.bsky.social is demanding “urgent clarity” from the Treasury over whether the Scottish Government will get cash to replicate a funding boost given to Wales

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Robison demands ‘urgent clarity’ from Westminster on funding ahead of Budget
All the developed administration finance leaders are set to meet today to discuss the economy
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
The new Luss Distillery is officially open

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Luss Distillery opens to the public
The multi-million pound venue also has a shop, tasting area, café and gin production building
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
During September, there were 103 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 41% higher than the same month last year

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Scottish corporate insolvencies up 41% in September
There were 50 company voluntary liquidations, 48 compulsory liquidations and five administrations last month
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Paddy Power is to shut 57 betting shops across the UK and Ireland, putting almost 250 workers at risk

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Paddy Power to shut 57 shops in UK and Ireland - with almost 250 jobs at risk
Parent firm blames the closures on 'increasing cost pressures and challenging market conditions'
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Proposals to develop new student flats in #Glasgow’s West End have been recommended for approval, despite more than 180 objections

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Glasgow University student accommodation approved
The decision comes despite 182 objections from residents and local stakeholders
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Scottish meat exporters will benefit from less red tape following a deal with the EU, the UK Government has said

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Red tape on meat exports to EU slashed after deal
The agreement could add up to £5.1bn a year to the UK economy in the long run
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 3d
Last month Scotland’s shops recorded their best sales figures since April – with the launch of new mobile phone models helping to give stores a boost

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Mobile phone launches help Scottish shops to best sales figures since April
Total sales in Scotland increased by 1.3% during September
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 4d
Amber Taverns is adding at least another 17 new pubs to its estate, after a “landmark year” for sales

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Amber Taverns ramps up expansion after record year
The group has opened pubs in Airdrie, Bathgate, Johnstone, Motherwell and Leith so far this year
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 4d
Hardie Polymers has hired a new chief operating officer

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Hardie Polymers hires new chief operating officer
The new appointment moves from being Scottish boss at Hunter Douglas
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 4d
The Centre, Livingston has added Wingstop and Flying Tiger to its list of 12 new openings, creating more than 100 jobs this year

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Livingston shopping centre adds 100 jobs with 12 new openings
Companies coming to the mall in the coming months include Wingstop, Flying Tiger and MINISO
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Scottish Business Insider @scotbizinsider.bsky.social · 4d
Gordon and Durward in Crieff has appointed the next generation of leadership and is eyeing expansion in the town

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Crieff sweetshop hires next generation of leadership
The family business is also looking to expand into new premises to meet demand
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