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List of companies of Scotland

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Location ofScotland (in the United Kingdom andEurope)

Scotland is acountry that ispart of theUnited Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island ofGreat Britain.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Traditionally, the Scottish economy has been dominated byheavy industry underpinned by shipbuilding in Glasgow, coal mining andsteel industries. Petroleum related industries associated with the extraction ofNorth Sea oil have also been important employers from the 1970s, especially in the north-east of Scotland. Edinburgh is the financial services centre of Scotland, with many large banking and finance firms based there, including theBank of Scotland,Lloyds Banking Group (owners ofHBOS); the Government ownedRoyal Bank of Scotland andStandard Life.

Other notable companies based in Edinburgh includeRockstar North, whilst Glasgow, the countries largest city, is home to theInternational Financial Services District which houses offices of theScottish Government,Morgan Stanley andJP Morgan Chase,^[4] andBuchanan Wharf, headquarters ofBarclays in Europe.^[5] Glasgow also serves as the headquarters of other notable companies, including drinks manufacturerA.G. Barr. Other notable Scottish brands, such asJohnnie Walker, was established inKilmarnock, andThe Designer Rooms was established inAyr. Popular clothing brandsLyle & Scott andPringle of Scotland also originate from the country, whilst bus transportation company,Stagecoach Group, is based inPerth.

Notable firms

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This list includes notablecompanies with primaryheadquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow theIndustry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

The list includes notable companies as defined under theCompanies Act 1985 and theCompanies Act 2006, as well as other bodies such aslimited liability partnerships andbuilding societies.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes	Status
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Aberdeen Group	Financials	Life insurance	Edinburgh	1825	FormerlyEurope's largest mutual life assurance company	P	A
Aberdeen Asset Management	Financials	Asset managers	Aberdeen	1983	Asset management	P	A
Adam & Company	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1983	Bank	P	A
Aegon UK	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1831	Bank	P	A
A.G. Barr	Consumer goods	Soft drinks	Cumbernauld	1875	Soft drinks, includingIrn-Bru andTizer	P	A
Agenor Technology	Industrials	Business support services	Edinburgh	2006	IT consulting	P	A
Aggreko	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Glasgow	1962	Power generation equipment	P	A
Airdrie Savings Bank	Financials	Banks	Airdrie	1835	Bank	P	A
Albion Motors	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Glasgow	1899	Car manufacturer	P	A
Alexander Dennis	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Larbert	2004	Bus manufacturer	P	A
Alliance Trust	Financials	Banks	Dundee	1888	Bank	P	A
Arnold Clark Automobiles	Consumer services	Motor vehicles	Glasgow	1954	Transportation	P	A
Apex Hotels	Consumer services	Hotels	Edinburgh	1996	Hotels	P	A
BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships	Industrials	Defence	Glasgow	2008	Military ships, part ofBAE Systems andVT Group	P	A
Barr Construction	Industrials	Heavy construction	Paisley	1898^[6]	Construction	P	A
Baxters	Consumer goods	Food products	Fochabers	1868	Food producer	P	A
BBC Scotland	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Glasgow	1952	National public broadcaster, part of theBBC	S	A
Britoil	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Glasgow	1975	Oil and gas, part ofBP	P	A
Business Stream	Utilities	Water	Edinburgh	2006	Water, part ofScottish Water	P	A
Cairn Energy	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Edinburgh	1981	Oil and gas development	P	A
Caledonian Brewing Company	Consumer goods	Brewers	Edinburgh	1869	Brewery, part ofHeineken International (Netherlands)	P	A
Caledonian MacBrayne	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Gourock	1851	Ferry company operating on the west coast ofScotland, Scottish Government owned throughDavid MacBrayne	S	A
Cashmaster International	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Dalgety Bay	1977	Money counting machines	P	A
Century Building Society	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1899	Bank, merged intoScottish Building Society in 2013	P	D
Christian Salvesen	Industrials	Marine transportation	Leith	1872	Transportation, merged intoNorbert Dentressangle (France)	P	D
Clyde Broadcast	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Clydebank	1997^[7]	Broadcasting equipment	P	A
Clydesdale Bank	Financials	Banks	Glasgow	1838	Commercial bank	P	A
Cupid plc	Technology	Internet	Edinburgh	2005	Dating websites	P	A
Dana Petroleum	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Aberdeen	1994	North Sea exploration and production	P	A
DC Thomson	Consumer services	Publishing	Dundee	1905	Publisher of theSunday Post, theBeano	P	A
Doosan Babcock	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Renfrew	1891	Power equipment	P	A
Drambuie	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Glasgow	1910	Whisky producer	P	A
Dunfermline Building Society	Financials	Banks	Dunfermline	1869	Bank,building society	P	A
Edesix	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Edinburgh	2002	Body cameras	P	A
Edinburgh Woollen Mill	Consumer services	Apparel retailers	Langholm	1947	Clothing, knitwear retailer	P	A
Edrington	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Glasgow	1850	Whisky producers	P	A
Farmfoods	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Cumbernauld	1955	Frozen food supermarkets	P	A
FirstGroup	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Aberdeen	1995	Passenger transportation	P	A
Forth Ports	Industrials	Transportation services	Edinburgh	1967	Port operator	P	A
German Doner Kebab	Consumer goods	Food products	Glasgow	2017	Fast casual kebab chain	P	A
Gleneagles Hotel	Consumer services	Hotels	Auchterarder	1924	Hotel	P	A
HBOS	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	2001	Holding company of theBank of Scotland, part ofLloyds Banking Group	P	A
Highland Spring	Consumer goods	Soft drinks	Blackford	1979^[8]	Bottled water supplier	P	A
Highlands and Islands Airports	Industrials	Transportation services	Inverness	1986	Airports, owned by theScottish Government	S	A
Inver House	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Airdrie	1964	Whisky producers	P	A
Jenners	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Edinburgh	1838	Department stores, part ofHouse of Fraser	P	A
Johnston Press	Consumer services	Publishing	Edinburgh	1767	Owner ofThe Scotsman	P	A
Kelvin Diesels	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Glasgow	1904	Motors	P	A
Kwik Fit	Consumer services	Specialized consumer services	Edinburgh	1971	Car repairs, mechanics	P	A
Linn Products	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Glasgow	1973	Audio equipment	P	A
Loganair	Consumer services	Airlines	Paisley	1962	Airline	P	A
Lothian Buses	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Edinburgh	1919	Regional bus operator publicly-owned byEdinburgh City Council	S	A
Lyle & Scott	Customer services	Clothing	Hawick	1874	Clothing manufacturer and retailer	P	A
M&Co.	Consumer services	Apparel retailers	Inchinnan	1834	Clothing retailer	P	A
Megabus	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Perth	2003	Low-cost inter-city bus operator	P	A
Menzies Aviation	Industrials	Delivery services	Edinburgh	1833	Logistics anddistribution	P	A
Müller Milk & Ingredients	Consumer goods	Food products	East Kilbride	1947	Milk and dairy	P	A
NatWest Group	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1969	Banking and insurance, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland Group	P	A
NorthLink Ferries	Industrials	Marine transportation	Stromness	2002	Operator of ferries to theNorthern Isles	P	A
Park's Motor Group	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Hamilton	1971	Coach operator	P	A
Pelamis Wave Power	Oil & gas	Renewable energy equipment	Edinburgh	1998	Wave power equipment, defunct 2014	P	D
Pringle of Scotland	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Edinburgh	1815	Fashion	P	A
Realtime Worlds	Technology	Software	Dundee	2002	Game developer, defunct 2010	P	D
RHA Audio	Technology	Audio electronics	Glasgow	2008	Personalheadphones and audio electronics	P	A
Robert Noble	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Killybegs	1666	Clothing, textiles	P	A
Rockstar North	Technology	Software	Edinburgh	1984	Game developer, part ofRockstar Games (US)	P	A
Royal Bank of Scotland	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1727	Bank, part ofNatWest Group	P	A
Schuh	Consumer services	Apparel retailers	Livingston	1981	Footwear retailers	P	A
Scotmid	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Edinburgh	1859	Scotland-wide supermarket chain	P	A
ScotRail	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Glasgow	2022	Passenger rail operator	P	A
SSE	Utilities	Multiutilities	Perth	1998	Electricity andnatural gas supplier	P	A
Scottish Building Society	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1848	Bank andbuilding society	P	A
Scottish Citylink	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Glasgow	1985	Inter-city coach operator	P	A
Scottish Friendly	Financials	Full line insurance	Glasgow	1862	Insurance andfriendly society	P	A
Scottish Power	Utilities	Multiutilities	Glasgow	1990	Gas and electricity, part ofIberdrola (Spain)	P	A
Scottish Water	Utilities	Water	Dunfermline	2002	Public water utility owned by the Scottish Government	S	A
Scottish Widows	Financials	Investment services	Edinburgh	1815	Pensions, part ofLloyds Banking Group	P	A
Skyscanner	Technology	Internet	Edinburgh	2001	Flight aggregation website, part ofCtrip (China)	P	A
Stagecoach Group	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Perth	1980	Bus and train operator	P	A
Stoats Porridge Bars	Consumer goods	Food products	Edinburgh	2004	Porridge providers	P	A
STV Group	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Glasgow	1957	Formerly Scottish Media Group, owner ofSTV	P	A
Tesco Bank	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1997	Bank, part ofTesco	P	A
The Ashvale	Consumer services	Restaurants & bars	Aberdeen	1979	Fish and chip restaurant chain	P	A
The Carbon Removers	Oil & gas	Alternative energy	Dumfries	2012	Carbon capture, utilization, and storage	P	A
The Comedy Unit	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Glasgow	1996	Sitcom and comedy developer	P	A
The Designer Rooms	Consumer goods	Homeware and furniture	Ayr	2010	Premium furniture and homeware	P	A
Thus	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Glasgow	1999	Telecom, formerly known as Scottish Telecom	P	A
TSB Bank	Financials	Banks	Edinburgh	1985	Retail and commercial bank	P	A
Tunnock's	Consumer goods	Food products	Uddingston	1890	Biscuit and confectionery producer	P	A
Visioncall	Health care	Health care providers	Cambuslang	1994	Eye care chain	P	A
Walkers Shortbread	Consumer goods	Food products	Aberlour	1898	Shortbread, biscuit and cracker company	P	A
Wavegen	Oil & gas	Renewable energy equipment	Inverness	1990	Wave power equipment, defunct 2013	P	D
Weir Group	Industrials	Industrial machinery	Glasgow	1871	Machinery	P	A
Wellpark Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Glasgow	1556	Brewing company, part ofC&C Group (Ireland)	P	A
Western Ferries	Consumer services	Marine transportation	Hunters Quay	1868	Operator of ferry services on theRiver Clyde	P	A
Whyte & Mackay	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Glasgow	1844	Whisky producers	P	A
William Grant & Sons	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Dufftown	1887	Whisky producers	P	A
Wolfson Microelectronics	Technology	Semiconductors	Edinburgh	1984	Fabless semiconductors, defunct 2014	P	D
Wood Group	Oil & gas	Oil equipment & services	Aberdeen	1982	Oil and gas support	P	A
Wood Mackenzie	Industrials	Business support services	Edinburgh	1973	Analytics	P	A

Headquarters for theBank of Scotland inEdinburgh.
TheGlenfiddich whisky distillery inMoray.
TheGleneagles Hotel grounds inPerthshire.
TheGovan shipyard, part ofBAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships.

References

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^"The Countries of the UK".Office for National Statistics. Retrieved24 June 2012.
^"Countries within a country".10 Downing Street. Archived fromthe original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved24 August 2008.The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
^"ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Date: 28 November 2007 No I-9. "Changes in the list of subdivision names and code elements" (Page 11)"(PDF).International Organization for Standardization codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision codes. Retrieved31 May 2008.SCT Scotlandcountry
^"Business Relocation – Facts about Glasgow's Financial District - IFSD".
^"Drum Secures Barclays at Buchanan Wharf - Drum".Drum Property (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved4 August 2024.
^"Barr Construction Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved2017-12-18.
^"Clyde Broadcast Products Ltd.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved2017-12-18.
^"Highland Spring Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved2017-12-18.

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