Scotland's Economy
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This week: 31/5/19
31st May 2019 by charlottebarbour
Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund Manufacturing businesses will be able to improve their productivity and upskill their workforce with support from a £14 million fund. The Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund will support businesses develop their manufacturing capabilities by inviteing public bodies, academic organisations and charities to enhance their existing equipment and training services. To launch the…
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Advice available for manufacturers
25th June 2012 by Nick Shields
This year, we’re working hard to engage with even more Scottish manufacturers, carry out even more projects and deliver even greater value to Scotland’s economy by helping companies generate more savings and create new jobs, new products and new markets.
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Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service Conference
29th March 2012 by Lena Wilson
In Scotland, manufacturing has moved successfully over the past few decades from low value to high value niche markets and although the overall numbers employed have fallen, Scotland is still home to more than 8000 manufacturing companies – 93% of which are Scottish owned.
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Rautomead
18th January 2012 by John Swinney MSP
On the day new statistics were published showing a rise in manufacturing exports, I visited Rautomead in Dundee – a great example of a Scottish firm that is performing well in international markets.