{"id":19745,"date":"2026-11-04T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=19745"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:17:00","slug":"scotlands-50-fastest-growing-firms-double-in-size-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=19745","title":{"rendered":"Scotland&#8217;s 50 fastest-growing firms double in size \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <\/p>\n<p>Dylan Jones-Evans, centre, with founders of Dfyne<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland\u2019s 50 fastest-growing independent businesses have more than doubled in size in just two years, according to the 2026 UK Fast Growth Index, published in partnership with UBS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Combined turnover across the Scotland Fast Growth 50 rose from \u00a3854 million in 2023 to \u00a31.92 billion in 2025, an increase of 125% and more than \u00a31bn of new economic activity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Seventeen Scottish firms also feature in the UK Top 200.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Topping the Scottish list is DFYNE, the Glasgow activewear brand launched on a credit card with a \u00a35,800 limit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It grew its turnover from \u00a315.1 million to \u00a3148.6m, an increase of 884%. That makes DFYNE both Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing company and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing large firm, with turnover above \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It now designs activewear for customers worldwide from a 21,000 sq ft headquarters in Glasgow and employs well over 100 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Close behind are Real Property Scotland (492%), the Glasgow property investment group that has acquired more than \u00a3108m of property for clients in two years, and Aurora Energy Services (472%).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Aurora serves oil and gas and renewables from North Sea platforms to US wind farms, and runs the Highlands\u2019 first accredited wind industry training centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">UK Fast Growth Index Scotland Category Winners (growth 2023-25)<\/p>\n<p>Overall and consumer products: DFYNE, Glasgow \u2013 884%<\/p>\n<p>Financial services: Real Property Scotland, Glasgow \u2013 492%<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing and engineering: Aurora Energy Services, Aberdeen \u2013 472%<\/p>\n<p>Professional services: Jack Ryan, Glasgow \u2013 424%<\/p>\n<p>Technology and digital: GoFibre, Edinburgh \u2013 384%<\/p>\n<p>Construction and building services: Energy Pig, Glasgow \u2013 316%<\/p>\n<p>Green: Lowmac Alloys, Ayr \u2013 297%<\/p>\n<p>Business to business services: CodeBase, Edinburgh \u2013 233%<\/p>\n<p>Retail and wholesale: Simple Online Healthcare, Glasgow \u2013 173%<\/p>\n<p>Food and drink: Duncan Farms, Turriff \u2013 141%<\/p>\n<p>Profit-led: Knight Property Group, Aberdeen \u2013 116%<\/p>\n<p>Consumer services: Kincare Health Solutions, Edinburgh \u2013 112%<\/p>\n<p>Large firm (UK winner): DFYNE, Glasgow \u2013 884%<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Growth across the country<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Glasgow leads with 18 firms in the Scotland 50, followed by Edinburgh with 11, while Aberdeen and the North-East account for eight. Fast-growth firms are also thriving in Ayr, Irvine, Prestwick, Bathgate, Dalkeith, Aviemore, Oban and Lockerbie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The list spans every sector of the economy from traditional Scottish industries such as whisky cask investment, cashmere, shortbread and luxury handbags to technology sectors such as full fibre broadband and medical devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Four firms have received Sustainable Growth Awards for appearing on the Index for three consecutive years: Energy Pig, Utopi, McConnell and Union Technical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, founder of the UK Fast Growth Index and visiting professor at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde University, said: \u201cScotland\u2019s fastest-growing firms have had an exceptional two years, more than doubling in size and adding over \u00a31 billion to the Scottish economy. DFYNE\u2019s story, from a \u00a35,800 credit card to a business turning over almost \u00a3150 million, is one of the most remarkable on this year\u2019s Index.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat stands out is the breadth of that success. From fibre broadband in the Borders to wind energy training in Inverness, and from cashmere on the Royal Mile to shortbread in Huntly, these businesses show that entrepreneurial ambition is thriving in every part of Scotland and every sector of its economy. Many are also sustaining their growth year after year and the task now is to help more of them grow into the large, independent Scottish companies of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Scotland Fast Growth 50<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1. DFYNE (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 884.2%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing company, the UK\u2019s fastest-growing large firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing activewear brand. Launched on a credit card with a \u00a35,800 limit, DFYNE now designs activewear for men and women, from leggings and sports bras to tracksuits, for customers worldwide. DFYNE is the third business its founder has launched, and the brand operates from a 21,000 sq ft headquarters in Glasgow, employing over 100 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">2. Real Property Scotland (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 492.4%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing financial services firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing property investment company. Real Property Scotland helps investors build property portfolios by sourcing genuine below-market-value deals, with finance, refurbishment and auctions all in-house. The Glasgow group has acquired more than \u00a3108 million of property for clients in two years. Its directors invest their own capital and personally own more than 350 properties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">3. Aurora Energy Services (Aberdeen) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 471.7%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing manufacturing and engineering firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing energy services company. From North Sea platforms to US wind farms, Aurora Energy Services provides inspection, repair, fabrication, engineering and training across oil and gas and renewables. Its Inverness site houses the Highlands\u2019 first accredited wind industry training centre and is part of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport consortium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">4. Jack Ryan (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 423.5%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing professional services firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing media agency. Jack Ryan uses behavioural science to plan and buy media that changes behaviour, for clients including the NHS, SSE and the British Council. A certified B Corporation, the agency operates from Glasgow, London and Belfast. It is reported to be the only agency headquartered outside London with the IAB\u2019s Gold Standard certification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">5. GoFibre (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 384.2%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing technology firm and female-founded business, Edinburgh\u2019s fastest-growing company and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing broadband provider. Born in the Borders, GoFibre builds full fibre broadband for rural communities across Scotland and northern England, now reaching more than 130,000 homes and businesses. It also funds local charities through its GoFurther Fund and plans to reach around 250,000 premises by 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">6. Energy Pig (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 315.6%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing construction and building services firm, the UK\u2019s fastest-growing home retrofit company and a three-year Sustainable Growth Award winner. Energy Pig installs insulation, heating, heat pumps and solar panels in Scottish homes to cut bills and tackle fuel poverty. A delivery partner for Octopus Energy, ScottishPower and EDF, it has installed more than 15,000 energy-saving products and has grown into an eight-figure business without significant outside investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">7. Lowmac Alloys (Ayr) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 297.4%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing green firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing waste management company. Established in 1973, Lowmac Alloys provides skip hire, trade waste, hazardous waste and scrap metal recycling across Ayrshire and beyond. A family-run business with more than 50 years of waste management experience, it runs a material recovery line and a secure shredding facility where customers can watch their documents destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8. CodeBase (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 232.9%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing business-to-business services firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing tech ecosystem organisation. More than 500 startups and scaleups supported by CodeBase have collectively raised over \u00a34 billion and the Edinburgh-born organisation offers tech founders workspace, education and community across hubs from Inverness to Dumfries. It began in Edinburgh\u2019s former municipal buildings beneath the castle and became the UK\u2019s largest tech incubator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">9. Utopi (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 230.0%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing smart building technology company and a three-year Sustainable Growth Award winner. Utopi\u2019s smart sensors track temperature, air quality, noise and more in rental and student housing, helping landlords save energy and spot problems early. More than 100,000 of the Glasgow firm\u2019s devices now operate across thirteen countries and its clients include Vita Student, Moda Living and Lloyds Banking Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">10. RUA Life Sciences (Irvine) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 204.5%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing medical device company, RUA Life Sciences is developing polymer heart valves and vascular grafts using Elast-Eon, a long-lasting polymer suited for use inside the body. The Irvine company also manufactures devices for other medical firms. It serves customers across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">11. Argonaut Capital (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 202.9%<br \/>Formed in 2005, Argonaut Capital is the UK\u2019s fastest-growing fund manager and manages long\/short and long-only equity strategies for institutions, wealth managers and family offices, with partners investing their own money alongside clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">12. Plexus Holdings (Aberdeen) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 200.0%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing wellhead engineering company, Plexus Holdings has patented POS-GRIP, a friction-grip technology that seals oil and gas wellheads by deforming one metal tube against another. The Aberdeen company\u2019s equipment has been used in hundreds of wells for operators including Shell and Centrica and has signed agreements with Cactus Wellhead in the US to extend the reach of its technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">13. Surplus Property Solutions (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 190.6%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing lease liability specialist. Surplus Property Solutions specialises in unwanted leases, taking property liabilities off companies such as Morrisons, B&amp;Q and Whitbread. The Glasgow firm resolves them through surrenders, re-lettings and redevelopment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">14. Simple Online Healthcare (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 173.3%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing retail and wholesale firm and digital healthcare company. Founded in 2015 by two community pharmacists, Simple Online Healthcare runs online pharmacy and clinic services in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Denmark. In the UK it trades as Simple Online Pharmacy, delivering medicines direct to patients\u2019 doors and was one of the first providers of weight loss medications in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">15. Speyside Capital (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 164.3%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing whisky investment manager, Speyside Capital turns Scotch whisky casks into an investment asset, building and managing cask portfolios for wealth managers, family offices and private clients. The Glasgow firm also advises distilleries on deals and expansion and believes whisky deserves the same governance and long-term stewardship as any other investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">16. Smartly Energy (Prestwick) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 163.9%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing solar company, Smartly Energy designs bespoke solar, battery and heat pump systems for homes and businesses across the UK, including roofs made entirely of solar panels. Certified carbon neutral, it plants a tree for every panel it installs and has brought AquaFlow to the UK, a valve that can cut water bills by up to 30 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">17. Duncan Farms (Turriff) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 140.6%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing food and drink firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing egg producer, every Duncan\u2019s egg carries a code that shoppers can enter online to trace it back to the farm it came from. The Turriff family business produces free-range and organic eggs from Aberdeenshire for customers across the UK and it is known for its focus on traceability and hen welfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">18. Highland Broadband (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 136.7%<br \/>The fastest-growing broadband provider in the Scottish Highlands which started with a single East Lothian village. Highland Broadband now builds full-fibre networks for rural communities and small towns across Scotland, and its packages offer equally fast upload and download speeds, ideal for working from home. It is extending gigabit broadband to tens of thousands more premises across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">19. McConnell (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 135.2%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing cladding remediation contractor and a three-year Sustainable Growth Award winner. Working for property owners since 1929, McConnell refurbishes, maintains and retrofits buildings for councils and housing associations across the UK. Current work includes a \u00a3388 million programme for Southern Housing. It runs specialist in-house divisions for roofing, replacement cladding and protective coatings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">20. CSG Hotels and Apartments (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 127.0%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing hotel group. CSG Hotels and Apartments now offers 50 luxury serviced apartments in the Edinburgh Grand, the former Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters on St Andrew Square. The Chris Stewart Group business specialises in reviving historic buildings and developed Edinburgh\u2019s first Motel One, on Market Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">21. Toolden (Ellon) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 126.0%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing tool retailer, Toolden\u2019s Kit Builder lets tradespeople design their own tool kit online from more than 60,000 products by Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita. The Ellon retailer grew from a van sales team serving tradespeople across Scotland and has since bought its premises in Ellon as a permanent base for further growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">22. Knight Property Group (Aberdeen) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 116.1%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing profit-led firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing commercial property developer. Since 1987, Knight Property Group has developed speculative and pre-let commercial properties across Scotland, from business parks to city-centre offices. The Aberdeen developer also partners with landowners to deliver projects jointly and its developments include Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">23. M&amp;D Green (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 115.8%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing community pharmacy chain and from a single premises opened by Martin Green in 1996, M&amp;D Green has grown to 42 branches across Scotland, from Ayrshire to Tayside. Its app and a Just Eat partnership bring prescriptions and pharmacy essentials to customers\u2019 fingertips and aims to become Scotland\u2019s number one community pharmacy, working closely with the NHS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">24. Strathberry (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 112.7%<br \/>Husband and wife Guy and Leeanne Hundleby set up the UK\u2019s fastest-growing luxury handbag brand in Edinburgh in 2013. Its handbags, recognisable by their signature bar closure, now sell in more than 100 countries, with North America its largest market and has stores in London\u2019s Burlington Arcade, King\u2019s Road and Covent Garden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">25. Kincare Health Solutions (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 112.5%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing consumer services firm and the UK\u2019s fastest-growing home care provider. Founded by Joyce and Moreblessing Mudzungudzi, Kincare Health Solutions provides home care and supported living across Scotland, from daily help to live-in and end-of-life care. The Edinburgh provider puts independence at the heart of its support and, regulated by the Care Inspectorate, it supports people living with dementia and physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">26. Paysend (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 108.8%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing international money transfer company, Paysend has more than eight million people using it to send money to over 180 countries, often card-to-card in seconds at a fixed, transparent price. Co-founded in 2017 by Ronnie Millar, it now serves businesses as well as individuals and a partnership with TelevisaUnivision helps it reach Hispanic communities sending money to Latin America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">27. Westpoint Homes (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 105.5%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing housebuilder, no two Westpoint homes are designed the same, as each development is created for its location. The Glasgow housebuilder has spent 40 years reviving sites from a Gorbals mill to a Langside convent, with 750 more homes planned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">28. ESWL (Westhill) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 104.3%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing energy sector procurement company, ESWL keeps critical energy operations running by sourcing equipment and materials for clients in more than 30 countries. The Westhill procurement specialist also supports the construction, marine, nuclear and renewables sectors and it has moved into a 12,000 sq ft base in Westhill, around five times larger than its former premises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">29. Golfclubs4cash (Loanhead) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 100.9%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing second-hand golf retailer. When co-owner Murray Winton\u2019s golf clubs were stolen, he started buying used ones, and Golfclubs4cash was born. The Loanhead firm is now Europe\u2019s biggest second-hand golf retailer, with more than 30,000 clubs in stock, refurbishing clubs bought from golfers, keeping equipment in use for longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">30. Union Technical (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 98.5%<br \/>A three-year Sustainable Growth Award winner, Union Technical makes thousands of homes warmer by installing insulation, solar panels, batteries and heat pumps for homeowners and social landlords. The Glasgow firm even helped save sheltered homes in New Scone from demolition through a full retrofit. MCS registered, it offers a 25-year performance guarantee on its solar systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">31. Wildland (Aviemore) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 96.6%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing conservation tourism business. A 200-year plan to restore the Scottish Highlands drives Wildland, founded by Anders and Anne Holch Povlsen. Its hospitality properties, from Aldourie Castle on Loch Ness to Kinloch Lodge in Sutherland, help fund rewilding across 220,000 acres and opened Hope Lodge on the north coast in 2026, its most ambitious hospitality project yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">32. A1 Automotive (Bathgate) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 95.8%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing vehicle logistics company, with 85 car transporters and storage for 2,500 vehicles in Bathgate, A1 Automotive moves and prepares vehicles for manufacturers including Ford, Kia and Volvo and delivers across the UK mainland seven days a week. It runs a transporter workshop in Consett that also services other operators\u2019 fleets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">33. Penta Capital (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 93.8%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing private equity firm. Since 1999, Penta Capital has backed mid-market businesses with between \u00a35 million and \u00a3200 million of equity, partnering with entrepreneurs through buy-outs and growth investments. The Glasgow-registered firm focuses on sectors it knows well. It looks for strong management teams with a leading position in a niche market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">34. Kiltane (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 93.1%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing cashmere brand. Just steps from Edinburgh Castle, Kiltane\u2019s flagship Royal Mile store sells pure cashmere knitwear, scarves and accessories to visitors from around the world and the family business describes its products as \u201csensory souvenirs\u201d. It operates stores in Edinburgh and across the UK, and sells online worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">35. JWF Group (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 92.3%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing industrial instrumentation specialist, JWF helps industry measure what matters, supplying and calibrating flow, pressure and temperature instruments from partners such as ABB and WIKA. The Glasgow firm\u2019s data team also helps clients prove progress towards net zero and offers steam flow surveys using the world\u2019s only portable clamp-on ultrasonic meter for steam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">36. Procast (Hamilton) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 90.5%<br \/>South Lanarkshire\u2019s fastest-growing company, Procast Group retrofits homes and public buildings to cut carbon and tackle fuel poverty, working with housing associations and government across the UK. The Hamilton contractor recently completed \u00a32.5 million of RAAC remediation at Ravenswood Primary in Cumbernauld and has joined Heat Network Scotland to support the decarbonisation of heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">37. The Explorer Group (Dalkeith) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 90.2%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing multi-brand franchise operator which started with one Starbucks in 2014, The Explorer Group now runs 26 across Scotland\u2019s east coast, alongside M&amp;S Food stores, Regus offices and Townhouse nail salons. The Dalkeith business has created more than 1,000 local jobs and opened its first M&amp;S Food store in Glasgow\u2019s Battlefield in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">38. George Leslie (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 85.3%<br \/>Scotland\u2019s fastest-growing civil engineering contractor and for more than 60 years, George Leslie has built Scotland\u2019s water, marine, power and renewables infrastructure. The Barrhead civil engineering firm is a major delivery partner for Scottish Water and works with ferry operators and ports. It has worked on Glasgow\u2019s major infrastructure, including deep sewer projects in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">39. Malcolm Allan Housebuilders (Kintore) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 85.2%<br \/>Aberdeen\u2019s fastest-growing housebuilder. Traditional building methods and attention to detail have shaped Malcolm Allan\u2019s homes across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for more than 50 years. The family-run housebuilder from Kintore has developments under way in Inverurie and every home it builds is registered with the NHBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">40. Allied Vehicles Group (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 82.0%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing accessible vehicle manufacturer. Wheelchair users across the UK and Europe travel in cars, taxis and minibuses re-engineered by Allied Vehicles Group. Founded in Glasgow in 1993, it now employs more than 680 people and is leading work on accessible electric vehicles and supports a wide range of disability charities and organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">41. Dean\u2019s of Huntly (Huntly) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 81.3%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing shortbread maker. In 1975, Helen Dean baked shortbread in her Huntly kitchen to raise funds for the local pipe band and her recipe is still used today by the family business, which now exports shortbread and cheese bites as far as Japan and Australia. It is seeing rising demand in export markets including Australia, China, Japan and the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">42. The Fishouse (Oban) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 81.2%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing seafood restaurant located on Oban\u2019s Railway Pier, the Waterfront Fishouse has served locally caught West Coast seafood for nearly three decades. Its menu of small sharing plates invites diners to gather round the table and enjoy views across the harbour, serving lunch and dinner on the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">43. Dacoll Group (Livingston) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 80.4%<br \/>A family business since 1969, running IT across hundreds of retail outlets and thousands of desktops for police forces, government and the NHS. From police forces to more than 700 retail outlets, Dacoll keeps organisations\u2019 IT running through managed services, infrastructure and electrical contracting. Technology-agnostic, it works from five UK offices and chooses the best solution for each client.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">44. AKP Group (East Kilbride) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 79.7%<br \/>Building Pride is the ethos behind AKP, an East Kilbride contractor delivering construction, refurbishment and fit-out projects since 1990. Around 70 per cent of its clients come back to work with it again and it holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Constructionline Gold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">45. Pelazi (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 79.6%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing Asian grocery distributor, delivering fresh meat and produce, authentic Asian groceries, drinks and the latest gadgets. The Edinburgh distributor works directly with farmers, manufacturers and authorised suppliers to offer genuine products at fair prices and its fresh food range covers hand-selected meats, vegetables and fruit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">46. J Smart &amp; Co (Edinburgh) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 79.2%<br \/>A PLC that has shaped Edinburgh for more than 70 years as builder, housebuilder and commercial landlord, employing its own tradespeople. Unusually for a contractor, J Smart employs its own skilled tradespeople for most of its work, giving it close control over quality. The Edinburgh family business has built homes, offices and public works across Scotland for more than 70 years, originally building public housing in Leith in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">47. McLean\u2019s Coaches (Airdrie) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 75.8%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing coach operator and school runs, private hire and Scottish Citylink services keep McLean\u2019s Coaches on the road across Scotland. The Airdrie operator runs a modern, high-quality fleet and is growing its team of professional drivers and its mix of contracted and private work keeps its coaches busy seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">48. Beeks Financial Cloud (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 75.3%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing financial markets cloud provider. Seven stock exchanges worldwide, including Johannesburg, use Beeks Financial Cloud\u2019s Exchange Cloud to offer trading infrastructure to their customers. Founded in Glasgow in 2011, it builds secure, high-speed cloud systems for financial markets. It is consistently winning business with Tier 1 financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">49. Affordable Golf (Glasgow) \u2013 Growth 2023-25: 72.6%<br \/>The UK\u2019s fastest-growing golf retail and coaching business, Affordable Golf\u2019s mission is to make golf affordable for everyone. 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