Success stories
Scotland's excellent business credentials across thriving sectors are a driving force for companies to innovate, expand and succeed from here.
Learn about companies forging ahead here
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.
Invenergy
Chicago-based Invenergy, a global heavyweight, is scaling at pace in Scotland's energy sector, developing several windfarms across the country.
XLCC
Backing ambition is believing in ambition. The HDVC cable factory of XLCC in Ayrshire will be the UK's largest. It aims to attract £1.5 billion, putting Scottish energy transition on the map.
Apadmi
Discover why establishing a hub in Edinburgh made perfect sense for mobile technology business, Apadmi, headquartered in Manchester.
Burns & McDonnell
What influenced American firm, Burns & McDonnell, to invest in Scotland's £9.1 billion net zero sector. Find out more.
Rotech Subsea
Based in Aberdeen, Rotech brings Scotland’s capabilities in engineering and energy transition to the world on so many levels.
Tachmed
One product, millions in market potential. Find out how Tachmed has maximised Scottish innovation to disrupt global healthcare industries.
Ace Aquatec
Discover how this tech innovator combines Scotland’s excellent track record in technologies, AI, engineering and science to make global fish farming more humane.
Sumitomo Electric Industries
Find out why one of the largest ever investments of £350 million in Scotland's energy transition sector will give the nation's renewable such a bright future.
Fennex
Discover how Scotland’s technology, engineering and innovation expertise is tackling global health and safety challenges in energy transition.
Sunhope Packaging Machinery
Find out why commercial acumen and territory experience inspired Chinese manufacturer, Sunhope, to broaden its operations into Scotland.
Celestia
Discover why European satellite ground business, Celestia, invested in Scotland's world-class space expertise and highly-skilled talent pool to expand its R&D operations.
Eurostampa
Learn why Italian-owned Eurostampa invested in Scotland by investing £30 million here to become the country's largest speciality label printer.
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.
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.
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.
AMD
Californian-based AMD is a semiconductor company, known for designing and developing computer processors and graphics technologies.
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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