Tag: Edinburgh business news

Like all non-essential shops, the One World Shop in Edinburgh's West end is reopening today after four, long months, of closure."It's exciting and daunting in equal measure to be open again", says Manager, Rachel...

Hospitality company celebrates fifteen year anniversary.Mix of hotels, Commercial Property, Hospitality, plus Meetings & Events, has proved a successful formula for Scottish entrepreneurial duo  Having not just survived, but prospered, in one of the most...

A nursery owner is using a refinance package from Unity Trust Bank to support local employment, provide additional training opportunities for her 26-strong team, and to further enhance her centres’ outdoor learning facilities.Lyndsay Grant...

Set up in Fife in 2004, and now with five garages across Edinburgh & Lothians, including two in Edinburgh, D&G Autocare, Scotland’s independent garage group, has now grown to seventeen outlets all over Scotland....

Construction and property consultant Summers-Inman has appointed Angus Macdonald as Associate Director to head up its cost consultancy services in Scotland.Based at the company’s new Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh, his arrival marks a welcome...

Engineering company Ferrier Pumps which was established in Edinburgh in 1981 by Brian Ferrier has been bought over by Cork based EPS Group.Ferrier Pumps has 47 employees at its offices and workshops in...

Andrew Diamond, an Edinburgh solicitor with almost 30 years experience, has been appointed Chairman of the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre.Mr Diamond is Head of Residential Property at Lindsays and takes over from...

Iconic Edinburgh business Eddie's Seafood Market has just reopened now that the fish markets are back in business.There is a new look in the shop with the iconic Sailfish displayed against the turquoise...

Loanhead based engineering company Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd (AIP) has been bought out by the Danfoss Group. The company specialises in the development of hydraulic systems.This acquisition completes the full acquisition of...

Joy Rides owner, Lissa McIntyre, usually takes elderly people out on her trishaw for a bit of fresh air, and this last week or two she has been helping Santa out.You can book...

Edinburgh based Balfour + Manson has promoted two of its associate solicitors to partner from 1 January 2021, taking the number of partners at the firm to 24.Martin Walker joined Balfour+Manson as a trainee...

The owner of Prestonfield House and The Witchery has secured borrowing from the Royal Bank of Scotland to keep the businesses going.Trading as Castlegate Investments, James Thomson's company has received a combined £2.5 million...

Perfect Clean is working around the clock to help ensure Edinburgh’s student population is protected from the dangers of coronavirus.The Edinburgh based company is providing specialised deep cleaning at two of the testing sites...

An Edinburgh based firm has been named as One to Watch in The Sunday Times Fast Track List. Parsley Box delivers ready meals to those who find it difficult to get to a shop,...

Lesley Stewart is the goddess of the Edinburgh cake scene. Her cinnamon buns are legendary and to sample one, you must be up early, so you can hotfoot it to Raeburn Place.I went to...

David Balston has been appointed Deputy Chairman and non-executive director at the maritime publishing company, Edinburgh-based Witherbys.David has a lifetime of experience in the marine industry, including a decade at the UK Chamber of...

Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman has opened a new Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh as part of a strategic growth plan north of the Border.Located on the west side of the city, the new state-of-the-art...

Residential property specialist Simpson & Marwick is already benefitting from joining ambitious legal sector newcomer Aberdeins by signing up one of Scotland’s foremost real estate lawyers.Jill Andrew has switched from top UK law firm...

Looking for good news stories during lockdown we kept bumping into Farr Out Deliveries, the bicycle courier service, whether in the street or online.Farr Out is worker-owned and run, and they will deliver almost...

A company which spans a huge section of Scotland’s business sector has revealed how multiplemetrics suggest the nation’s post-pandemic return to work has slowed.With almost 13,000 office print devices deployed to over 4000 clients...

Megan Williams has just joined the venerable Martin Hunt at Tartan Silk public relations. We sat down with her to find out what attracted her back to live and work in Edinburgh.I was born...

Blackwood Homes and Care has successfully completed the transfer of Freespace, a not-for-profit care provider in Edinburgh, in a move that will protect the future of the 130 employees and 40 customers.The transfer means...

A creative expert has taken a leading role at the agency where he originally started his career after winning a graduate placement award.A decade after that first opportunity with StudioLR in Edinburgh, Dave King...

A Scottish rocket company picked up a lauded environmental award during a visit to one the “greenestcountries in the world” – where it also launched a rocket to 26.86km and met with the country’s...

Firms in one of Scotland’s most critical sectors have demonstrated resilience – with its jobs market continuing throughout lockdown.Recruiters specialising in Scotland’s finance sector, which accounts for 8% of both GDP and total employment...

GTS Solutions has underlined its commitment to sustainability by adopting ISO 26000, the International Standard providing structured and managed evidence-based reporting systems for social responsibility.The company is the first social enterprise in Scotland to...

Cleaning specialist CleanTEC is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the opening of a new headquarters on the outskirts of Edinburgh.The company has outgrown its base in North Berwick and is relocating to a larger,...

GTS Solutions CIC is pleased to announce the strengthening of its board with the appointment of corporate finance specialist, Stephen Paterson.Stephen takes up the position as a non-executive director with the UK’s leading social...

Perfect Clean, the Edinburgh-based cleaning specialist, is looking to expand its services nationwide as part of a strategic post-lockdown growth plan.Since forming the company in 2013, managing director Emilia Ferenc has successfully focused on...

Skyrora, Edinburgh's rocket company, is establishing an engine test complex in Fife.This move is expected to create 170 new jobs in the area in the next decade.Their complex consists of a fuel...