Deloitte bolsters digital offer with acquisition of design consultancy Market Gravity City Talk Global professional services firm Deloitte has bolstered its digital offering in Scotland with the purchase of Edinburgh-based design consultancy Market Gravity. Deloitte currently has three offices across Scotland, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. The firm employs around 600 people, with 32 partners and 56 directors among them, providing a full range of services to businesses [...]
New government hub to create centre of excellence for public services for 2,900 civil servants City Talk In July this year, the UK Government announced it had selected Edinburgh’s New Waverley as the centrepiece of a new HMRC HQ function, bringing 2,900 civil service jobs into the historic heart of the city’s Old Town. The new development, adjacent to Waverley Railway Station, will deliver grade-A offices to be occupied by civil servants [...]
New Queensferry Crossing creating a catalyst for investment City Talk The royal opening of the Queensferry Crossing, signalled the successful culmination of the biggest infrastructure project in Scotland for a generation. Exactly 53 years since Her Majesty opened the adjacent Forth Road Bridge, The Queen officially cut the ribbon to open the £1.35bn Queensferry Crossing on Monday 4 September 2017. World-class engineering The new iconic [...]
Global professional services firm EY grows its UK footprint with Edinburgh expansion August 30, 2017 Professional services firm EY is expanding its presence in Edinburgh by taking 32,000 sqft. in the prestigious Atria development. EY is the largest professional services firm in Scotland, employing 1,000 people across four offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. In total, there are 34 partners in Scotland, 15 of them working in the financial [...]
DAC Group has acquired Edinburgh-based digital marketing specialist Ambergreen August 15, 2017 Edinburgh based Ambergreen has joined forces with one of the largest independent digital marketing agencies in North America. When Canadian digital media agency DAC Group was exploring growth opportunities in Europe, Edinburgh-based digital marketing specialist Ambergreen was a natural fit. "DAC is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has about 400 people across 16 offices,” explains [...]
Edinburgh boosted by soaring business tourism demand August 9, 2017 Scotland’s capital has long been recognised as one of the most attractive visitor destinations in the world, attracting nearly 4m visitors every year. However, the city’s renowned culture of innovation coupled with recognised excellence in life sciences, informatics and data science, technology, financial services, renewable energy and law are also proving an irresistible combination for [...]
Tech firm secures £1.4m funding to develop indoor positioning software July 17, 2017 A technology firm that has developed world-class indoor positioning software is creating new jobs in Edinburgh after securing £1.4m funding. Sensewhere has developed technology that uses signals from indoor electromagnetic sources like Wi-Fi routers and Bluetooth to pinpoint a user’s location in areas like shopping centres and airports – where GPS signals from satellites are [...]
University unveils humanoid to help NASA on missions to Mars June 27, 2017 Scientists at The University of Edinburgh have recently unveiled a £2m humanoid robot that will help NASA on un-manned missions to Mars. The Valkyrie project is a result of collaboration between NASA and The University of Edinburgh on a very ambitious futuristic idea. Valkyrie is the most advanced humanoid robot in the world and only [...]
Edinburgh ranked one of the world’s top cities for investment in new survey June 26, 2017 Investment activity in commercial real estate in Edinburgh, relative to the city’s current economic size, has seen Scotland's capital ranked as one of the world’s top cities for investment in the latest JLL Investment Intensity Index 2017. The index, which compares the volume of direct real estate investment in 150 cities, over a three-year period, [...]
Social Stock Exchange preparing for Scottish launch June 26, 2017 The Social Stock Exchange, which focuses on ‘profit with a purpose’, is preparing for a full launch in Edinburgh, providing access to the world’s first regulated exchange dedicated to businesses and investors seeking to achieve a positive social and environmental impact through their activities. The Scottish Social Stock Exchange was established in 2016, with the [...]
