Guest Writer: 100 years of Women’s Engineering
Lorna Bennet Mechanical Engineer WES Prize Winner 2018 2019 has been a special year, marking the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Engineering Society, inspiring numerous events across the country that have brought focus to our efforts to improve our diversity in Industry. So, as we close the year it seems fair to pose the […]
Guest Writer: Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company
Andy Russell Operations Manager, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company The idea of creating Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC) was born after the release of a 2016 report, The Veterans Community Employability, Skills & Learning, by Eric Fraser – the previous Scottish Veterans Commissioner. It outlined the wealth of skills our veterans’ community has to offer […]
Chief Exec’s report Sep 19
Halloween Horrors Await At our last quarterly briefing I talked of the joys of spring, the range of excellence we had just celebrated in our annual award winners, and the remarkable resilience of our sector despite never ending uncertainty. Clearly that was before our ‘summer’ arrived. In between wondering if a boat might be best […]
Manufacturing 4.0 review
The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) will provide a comprehensive assessment of your business over two days to identify strengths and opportunities, giving you an aligned approach towards Manufacturing 4.0. The Review is conducted over two days and is fully funded, delivered by SMAS and Scottish Enterprise digital specialists. For more information, click on the […]
Chief Exec’s report Jun 19
Encouraging Forward Thinking For Skills Spring in Scotland is now well under way, and it’s a significant time for us at Scottish Engineering as we celebrated our annual award winners just a few short weeks ago. If spring is our best chance in the year for optimism, then our award winners did not disappoint, and […]
Guest Writer: Wider Inclusion Can Add Valued Employees
Paul Nelson Non-Executive Director Scottish Autism Securing satisfying employment, where you feel valued, can be challenging for anyone but for some autistic people, it can be seen as even more of a challenge. It wasn’t until I joined Scottish Autism that I realised how many autistic people there are in Scotland. I have also […]
Support for MakeUK – Letter to the Government and the Opposition
Scottish Engineering was contacted by MakeUK (EEF), asking for our support for the attached letter to Government and Opposition. We were aware that other UK Engineering and Manufacturing member organisations were considering their support for this action also. We chose to support this action, specifically because it aims not to criticise the origin or thwart […]
Chief Exec’s report Mar 19
Groundhog Day Welcome to our first Quarterly Report of 2019. We start not as we would wish with an optimistic view forward, but instead trapped in the never-ending Brexit cycle where immediate clarity is desperately needed, but never actually expected. The gift that keeps on giving simply cannot be ignored, for as Brexit blunders on, […]
Chief Exec’s report Dec 18
Skills Snobbery is a Wasted Opportunity Welcome to Scottish Engineering’s final Quarterly Report for 2018, and as we write, it’s the time of year when wish lists are being written, and decisions are to be made on good behaviour or otherwise. With the political shenanigans currently never ending, I fear there will be a lot […]
Guest Writer: Ports Plan For Resilience To Keep Supply Chains Moving
Charles Hammond Group Chief Executive Forth Ports Limited At Forth Ports we have a strategy of investing in supply chain solutions for our customers and we are well-placed to deal with the changing nature of trade and its effect on these supply chains. Over the past few months, I have been regularly speaking to […]
Guest Writer: The Economic Challenges and Opportunities for Scotland
Gary Gillespie Chief Economic Adviser Scottish Government The past decade has seen an array of economic and political developments from the global financial crisis of 2008/09 to the UK vote to leave the European Union. The former had a significant impact on the Scottish and UK economy, which is still being felt, and the […]
Virtual Awards Ceremony Video Release
In a year that has been hugely challenging for every manufacturing and engineering company, it has never been more important to celebrate excellence within our community. Every one of our winners has demonstrated resilience, innovation, and a willingness to embrace change to drive their business forward, and we are especially pleased that our winners represent […]
