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Success stories

Scotland's excellent business credentials across thriving sectors are a driving force for companies to innovate, expand and succeed from here. 

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Ambitious companies reveal why Scotland offers so much opportunity on so many levels. It's full of investment and trade potential that will enable your business to forge ahead with vision and success.  

Discover the stories of companies blazing a trail in high growth sectors such as energy transition, space and technology. And learn how SDI and its partners will put your business on an upward trajectory too.

Planet DDS 

Find out why US software firm, Planet DDS, selected Scotland as its UK base over and above two other considered European locations.

Smart Green Shipping

Discover the benefits of inward investment into Scotland by Smart Green Shipping, and why it chose the country's excellent maritime infrastructure. 

Orbex

Find out how Orbex is putting Scotland's thriving space sector on the map, presenting an ecosystem full of opportunities for inward investment. 

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UserTesting

Discover how we helped UserTesting benefit from Scotland's well-connected business as a location for its European headquarters.

Logos Logistics

Find out how Logos Logistics demonstrates Scotland's excellent sector capabilities to attract global giants such as Intel.

Dean's of Huntly

Learn how global buyers are enjoying a taste of Scotland through Dean’s of Huntly which has attracted trade from the USA and beyond.

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Balmoral Comtec

Discover how Balmoral Comtec reflects Scotland's strong energy transition sector by attracting trade from the USA, France, Japan and South Korea. 

Barclays

Barclays has opened its exciting new 5000-person campus in Glasgow, supporting Scotland’s fantastic credentials as a major financial hub.

Channel Bakers

Find out why California-based international marketing agency Channel Bakers chose Glasgow for the next step in its global expansion.

Fraunhofer

Fraunhofer's Centre for Applied Photonics at the University of Strathclyde is taking quantum technology to another level, leading an ambitious £10 million project to develop faster, thumbnail-sized tech.

Ascensos

A vision to digitally disrupt the outsourcing market has led to the rapid expansion of Scottish outsourcing firm Ascensos.

VeriCall

Access to talent, skills training and digital tech helped London-based contact services firm VeriCall choose Scotland as a location to scale up its operations.

Ashurst

Ashurst is transforming the delivery of its legal services from Scotland to its clients across the globe. Find out why Glasgow has all the right ingredients when it comes to talent and support.

J.P Morgan 

Read why J.P. Morgan chose Edinburgh as its preferred location to expand two key business areas — wealth management and corporate and investment banking.

Xilinx

California company Xilinx has invested £4.9 million to develop technologies for wireless communication applications related to 5G.

Renovite

The first ever cloud-native ATM solution is now well on its way, thanks to Renovite's Dunfermline-based team.

Previse

Find out why Previse chose Glasgow to establish its fintech R&D centre.

Spire

Skilled talent and access to risk capital are just a few reasons why Spire chose Scotland.

Outplay

Why mobile games developer Outplay moved from California to Scotland.

Masdar

This Abu Dhabi company's investment in Hywind Scotland has paid dividends in green energy.

GSK

GSK affirms its commitment to pharmaceutical manufacturing in Scotland.

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