ScotEng Blog: A Missed Opportunity for Scotland’s Engineering & Manufacturing Businesses?
Author Ryan Watson, Head of Capital Allowances at Leyton 3 minute read Capital Allowances: A Missed Opportunity for Scotland’s Engineering & Manufacturing Businesses? Across Scotland’s engineering sector, investment in infrastructure, plant & machinery, and property has accelerated in recent years – driven by growth, innovation, and the push for long-term operational efficiency. But while these […]
ScotEng Blog: Hidden Danger on the Shop Floor
Author Neil Tominey, Sales Manager at Zehnder Clean Air Solutions – Scotland 5 minute read What Our Air Quality Study Uncovered in UK Industry As members of the Scottish Engineering community, we take immense pride in the skill, innovation, and productivity that define our sector. But even in the most advanced operations, there can be […]
The Scottish Engineering and Construction Sectors
Building for a Sustainable Future Author Douglas Aitken, Managing Director at Lochlie Construction Group 5 minute read The Scottish engineering, manufacturing and construction sectors are undergoing a period of significant transformation, driven by the urgent need for decarbonisation, efficiency in energy use, improved operational resilience, and the development of future-proof infrastructure. Businesses across Scotland are […]
Smarter water approaches
Open-up extra areas to cut business utility bills, increase revenue and boost resilience Author Scott MacIndeor, Head of Advanced Services at Water Plus 7 minute read Smarter water strategies in the engineering and manufacturing sectors can unlock areas for significant savings and ramp-up revenue growth, while strengthening resilience against future water scarcity risks. And small […]
ScotEng Blog: AI-Powered Control Systems: Revolutionizing Engineering Performance
Author Oliver King-Smith, CEO of smartR AI 5 minute read While much attention has been focused on AI’s capabilities in data analysis and decision-making, its potential to revolutionize control systems and mechanical performance remains relatively unexplored. Recent innovations demonstrate how AI can transform basic hardware into sophisticated, adaptive systems that outperform traditional control methods. Reimagining […]
ScotEng Blog: Autumn Budget 2024 – Will the government’s Corporate Tax Roadmap drive business investment in the UK?
Author Elena Karadzhova, Head of Consulting Leyton 5 minute read Accompanying the Autumn Budget 2024, the government released their Corporate Tax Roadmap to outline plans for Corporation Tax (CT) over the next five years. While the plans detail some commitments, they also outline a framework for where the government is looking to explore making […]
ScotEng Blog: Overcoming Contractor Challenges
Author Greg Miller, National Business Development ManagerSuperheat 5 minute read The Digital Solution for Induction Heating Efficiency Induction heating, in specific applications, offers a more efficient alternative to traditional heating methods like electrical resistance or open flame. This process uses electromagnetic fields to heat conductive materials directly, making it an ideal choice for the oil, […]
ScotEng Blog: Compliance and Regulatory Assurance – A necessary evil, or a way to add value to your business and balance sheet?
Author Richard Hoyle BEng (Hons) CEng MIMMM MSOE MBES, Senior Consultant Finch Consulting 7 minute read Compliance and regulatory assurance are often misunderstood, with many organizations treating compliance as a box-ticking exercise. While compliance is legally necessary, assurance goes beyond that to ensure the ongoing safety of employees, equipment, and the workplace. This distinction is […]
ScotEng Blog: Supporting the development of engineers through mentoring
Author Carolyn McMahon Scottish Engineering 5 minute read In 2019, Scottish Engineering recognised the need amongst our members for mentoring expertise from industry professionals to support the development of their employees. We were fortunate enough to have several volunteer mentors approach us to offer their time. This allowed us to create the Scottish Engineering […]
ScotEng Blog: Don’t ignore the air you breathe – It’s not as clean as you think
Author Neil Tominey, Industrial air quality expert Zehnder Clean Air Solutions 5 minute read The invisible threat: Airborne contaminants in the metal industry In the bustling environments of metalworking shops and factories, the air is often thick with more than just the sounds of productivity. Fumes, metal dust, and oil mist are common by-products […]
ScotEng Blog: Two minutes to save a life – Do you have the skills?
Author Tim Bradshaw, Operations Director Sandstone First Aid Training 5 minute read You come around the corner at work and suddenly find yourself faced with an injured member of your team. An accident with a piece of heavy machinery has occurred and your colleague is bleeding heavily. You have less than three minutes before the […]
ScotEng Blog – My work experience
Author Cara Short School Pupil 5 minute read Over the last week I have been an observing student at Scottish Engineering as my work experience. Not only has working in the office been a new opportunity, flying up here by myself from Dorset and wandering around a city like Glasgow is very new to me. […]
ScotEng Blog – PLM: the answer to all our problems!
Author Sandy Findlay, Partnership Director at Visiativ 5 minute read UK manufacturers certainly have a few challenges facing them at the moment. The challenges of improving productivity in order to take advantage of increasing order books and new opportunities, while wrangling with the issues of one of the worst skills and labour shortages we have […]
International Women in Engineering Day 2024 – Women that have shaped our industry
This Sunday will mark the 11th Annual International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), the purpose of the day is to celebrate the achievements, resilience and genius of so many incredible women. At Scottish Engineering we love celebrating the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day. On […]
ScotEng Blog: The Funding Landscape
Author Stuart McCallum Partner RSM UK / Head of Manufacturing Scotland 5 minute read It is fair to say the last three years have been full of turmoil and risks are still evident – some known and some will be unknown in the coming years. One of the outcomes of this turmoil has been a spike […]
ScotEng Blog: Approaches to modernising legacy IT systems
Author Richard Graham, Head of New Business (Scotland) of PDMS 4 minute read Approaches to modernising legacy IT systems Legacy systems are often characterised by their age, complexity and lack of compatibility with modern technologies. They have usually been in place for many years and while they still serve a purpose, they have not evolved […]
Key LGBTQ+ Employment Law Cases
Author Elena Cooke ScotEng Work Experience Law Student 5 minute read Key LGBTQ+ Employment Law Cases According to a recent report by Stonewall, nearly one in five LGBTQ+ staff were subjected to negative remarks or behaviour from work colleagues in a year solely because they belong to the LGBTQ+ community. This shows that despite […]
A look at sexual orientation discrimination in practice
Author Amie Trainor Trainee Solicitor 5 minute read Continuing our look at LGBTQ+ issues in the workplace, our latest blog focuses on the key sexual orientation discrimination case of P Allen v Paradigm Precision Burnley Ltd and Carl Wheeler, and what steps employers can put in place to help prevent discrimination of this nature from […]
I’m super stoked about this stuff
Guest Writer Angus Robinson Chairman, Headtorch: Positive Workplace Mental Health 5 minute read Paul Douglas is Vice President of Volvo Construction Equipment and Managing Director of Rokbak (formally Terex Trucks). They manufacture VERY BIG trucks for the construction and mining industries. Paul engaged with Headtorch in June 2019 to provide workplace mental health consultancy […]
If it ain’t broke… Break it!
Guest Writer Kathleen Harkins People Development Consultant What?! That startled me awake from my zoom daze recently in the middle of a webinar! I’ve grown up hearing “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. That was the mantra I’d always had in my head, and it was a revelation to hear “break it”. Apparently, this […]
An interview with Officer Cadet Abby Semple
In celebration of (INWED) International Women in Engineering Day 2021, we are delighted to share Officer Cadet Abby Semple’s story as a fantastic example of young women achieving amazing things in engineering and demonstrating how motherhood and an enriching career can indeed go hand in hand. This article has been provided courtesy of Lowland Reserve Forces’ […]
From Awareness to Appreciating our Autistic Colleagues
Guest Writer Dorry McLaughlin Chief Executive Scottish Autism During the last year I have met some amazing people, virtually of course rather than my preferred face to face. Most of these amazing people are autistic. I’d like to talk about some of what we can do help our autistic colleagues be the best they […]
