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£16.5m for new centre

Facility will help manufacturing forge a digital future

Ivan McKee
A new facility backed by £16.5 million of public funding will help turn Scotland's manufacturing sector into ...

Firms still optimistic of growth

Factories shrug off Brexit impact despite jobs drain

industry, wind turbines, dong
Manufacturers in Scotland are shrugging off the impact of Brexit on their prospects...

Growth 'subdued' say surveys

More ‘softening’ evident in Scottish economy

Wireline industry
Surveys today provide further evidence of a softening of the Scottish economy...

As China deal collapses...

Sturgeon to boost manufacturing post-Brexit

Wireline industry
More support for manufacturing will help cushion the economy against a potential...

Orders down at home and overseas

Oil price slump leaves firms ‘working on the margin’

Scottish manufacturers are "working on the margin" as a result of the oil price slump and the strong pound, according to trade body Scottish Engineering. READ MORE

Ferguson named preferred bidder

McColl’s shipbuilding faith repaid with £97m ferry order

Ferguson Shipbuilders
Jim McColl's investment in Ferguson Marine Engineering has secured an early success after being named as the preferred tenderer to build two ferries for the Caledonian Maritime fleet. READ MORE

TV show behind new jobs

Outlander fans inspire overseas growth for mill

Ingles Buchan
A Scottish textiles firm is to produce a range of merchandise inspired by the hit TV series Outlander. Glasgow-based Ingles Buchan is supplying merchandise from its mill in Selkirk forRead More

Company commits to Inchinnan

Rolls-Royce invests £60m in Scots engine plant

Rolls-Royce is to invest up to £60 million in its engine plant at Inchinnan, on the edge of Glasgow airport. It will manufacture parts for engines that are no longer in high volume production,Read More

AG Barr says trading is "subdued"

Irn-Bru suffers from post-Games lull and poor weather

Irn-Bru Commonwealth
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr says sales have been hit in the first half because of poor weather and difficulty matching last year’s promotional activity during the Commonwealth Games. It has also sufferedRead More

Entrepreneur seeking expansion

Tycoon McColl ‘looking to build bigger ships on Clyde’

SCOTTISH tycoon Jim McColl is looking at expanding shipbuilding operations on the Clyde in response to requests from potential buyers of bigger vessels than those built at his Ferguson yard.Read More