Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 31 Commercial companies in Edinburgh. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Commercial Companies & Startups (Edinburgh)
Scarborough Group International
Scarborough Group International is a long-established property investment and development business with a global reach.
Founder(s): Kevin McCabe
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Real Estate, Residential
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Nandi Proteins
Nandi Proteins is a biotechnology company developing technologies to improve the properties of proteins in food manufacturing.
Founder(s): Lydia Campbell
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Commercial, Food Processing, Manufacturing
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NetThings
NetThings is an “internet of things” company that has developed the internet based, universal platform.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Internet of Things, Web Design
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Rabbie’s Tours
Rabbie’s Tours is a tour service provider around the UK & Ireland.
Founder(s): Robin Worsnop
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Tourism, Travel
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Helen Lucas Architects
Helen Lucas Architects specializes in bespoke buildings for private commercial and domestic clients
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Residential
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OpenRep
OpenRep is a cloud-based Fintech platform architected for commercial lenders primarily lending in the SME sector.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Lending, Financial Services, FinTech, Risk Management
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Cruden Group
Cruden is a construction groups working in housing, commercial, leisure, health, retail and education sector.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Construction, Professional Services
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Dyno-Rod
Dyno-Rod provides drain cleaning and plumbing services to homes and businesses in the United Kingdom.
Founder(s): Jim Zockoll
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial
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PATTERN DESIGN
PATTERN DESIGN objective is to create designs that achieve a balance between the man-made environment and the natural world.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Residential
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MBM Commercial
MBM Commercial is an law firm.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Legal, Venture Capital
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Keith Gunn Electrical Solutions Ltd
Electrical Contractors in Edinburgh
Founder(s): Chris Harkins, Simon Vickers
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Home Services
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John McAslan + Partners
John McAslan + Partners aim for an architecture that is rational and poetic, robust and delightful
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Residential
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Cornerstone Business Agents
Cornerstone maintains and manages a team of experienced commercial sales experts which have been selling companies.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Finance, Real Estate
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Borland Insurance
Borland provides insurance solutions to a wide spectrum of commercial and private clients.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Insurance, Financial Services, Insurance
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Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust specializes in the provision of private equity finance.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Finance, Financial Services
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The Garage Door Company
The Garage Door Company is a garage door supplier and fitters.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Consulting, Customer Service, Professional Services
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Michael Laird Architects
Michael Laird Architects cares about delivering a high-quality service on time and on budget
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Interior Design
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Len Lothian
Len Lothian specializes in business and self storage, warehousing, serviced office space, archiving, and packaging materials services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Packaging Services, Warehousing
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Balfour+Manson
Balfour+Manson operates as a law firm that offers a full range of legal services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Law Enforcement, Legal
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Scottish Property Federation
Scottish Property Federation is a real estate and property management company.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Real Estate, Property Management, Real Estate
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Edinburgh Innovations
Edinburgh Innovations is the commercialization service at the University of Edinburgh.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Innovation Management, Service Industry
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Restorex
Restorex is committed to providing a wide range of systems to support that the project’s goals are met on time and within budget.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Construction, Residential
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Hunter Wealth Management
Hunter Wealth Management is a financial service company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Lending, Finance, Financial Services, Retirement, Risk Management
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David Kerr Translations
David Kerr Translations is a Formerly running language translation business providing commerce, industry and other organizations.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Translation Service
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Evangate Financial Services
Evangate Financial Service is a dynamic firm offering finance across commercial property, leasing, invoice finance, and unsecured loans.
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Location: South Queensferry, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Finance, Financial Services, Leasing
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Freak Films
Freak Films is a media production company that involves in image creation with a formula of passion, creativity & skill through commercials.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Media and Entertainment, Video
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ERMG
ERMG Ltd is an Independent Insurance Broker providing Personal Insurance and Commercial Insurance services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Insurance, Insurance
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Muckle Hen
Muckle Hen Ltd. is a film & animation company with a team that makes cinematic films and animation that engage with a target market.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Commercial, Film
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Jefcoate Anderson Architects
Jefcoate Anderson Architects provides architectural services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Residential
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SRA Ventures
SRA Ventures is a commercial property investment and management company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial Lending, Real Estate Investment
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Mark Smith Glazing
Mark Smith Glazing is a double glazing installer.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Construction, Manufacturing, Service Industry, Windows
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