Tag: million

  • Scotland Loves Local Gift Card nears £15 million milestone as it unveils festive campaign

    The Scotland Loves Local Gift Card has offered up the chance for one lucky Scot to land £1,000 to spend in the run up to Christmas. The Win Your Dream Christmas campaign was launched as the initiative nears a milestone of £15 million loaded onto the cards, with over £640,000 of cards sold in 2023…

  • Scots building sells for a cool £4 million

    A SCOTS building has sold for a whopping £4.3 million after a highly compeititive bidding process. The Orbital House in Kilbride, near Glasgow, has been acquired by a HKIP-sponsored investment vehicle. Orbital House. The deal represents a net initial yield of 15%, with independent commercial property consultancy Knight Frank representing the purchaser. The building comprises…

  • Scots university’s research into contraception bolstered by $4.4 million funding award

    A SCOTTISH university has had it’s research into contraception bolstered by $4.4 million funding award. Researchers at the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences have received $4.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help discover potential contraceptives that work by affecting the sperm once they have entered the female reproductive system.  Professor Chris…