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03 FACTS AND FIGURES Key facts about Scotland’s engineering sector
04 FUTURE PROOF How the engineering sector is preparing for the challenges ahead
06 RENEWED ENERGY Fantastic opportunities are being created by the renewables industry
08 NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS There’s still plenty of potential in Scotland’s offshore fields
09 A SERIOUS GAME Electronics in Scotland quite rightly has a global reputation
10 SUCCESS STORIES Engineers who have come to Scotland have prospered
14 LIFE SCIENCES Life and work in the Highlands of Scotland is breathtaking
20 GREAT OUTDOORS Activities from surfing to cycling await you in Scotland
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The views expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of SDI.
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Welcome to this special issue of TalentScotland magazine, which focuses on the wide variety of engineering opportunities available. As Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering,
it’s my job to promote the Scottish manufacturing engineering industry and its interests in the United Kingdom and abroad. It’s something I love doing because Scotland has such an amazing pedigree in engineering… and a strong future too. For most people, Scotland’s engineering
heritage is characterised by shipbuilding on the River Clyde, or the magnificent legacy of the Forth Rail Bridge. However, during this time we were also satisfying a world engineering market for steam engines, cranes, heavy plant and electrical equipment.
EDUCATION
There’s never been a better time to come to Scotland and develop your career
Some mistakenly believe that Scotland’s engineering glory is now past – they cannot be more wrong! The time has never been better to be an engineer in Scotland. It was said 100 years ago you could find
all kinds of Scottish engineering products in countries around the world – from locomotives to dockside cranes. The same is true today, but our products are more subtle: during the Beijing Olympics, it was Aggreco working behind the scenes to supply all the emergency power; in oil refineries around the world, Weir Group is providing pumps to keep the oil flowing; and the Royal Navy’s latest, most advanced Type 45 Destroyer, was designed and built by BAE Systems on the Clyde. These are all Scottish-based companies with a global reach. In addition to world-class companies
working in areas such as aerospace, marine, defence, energy and electrical engineering, we also have excellent colleges and universities that are not only producing a new generation of engineers, but are also working with industry to create solutions to today’s engineering challenges. As a result, the demand for engineers right
across the spectrum has never been greater. So, if you want to be part of a world-leading
industry, there’s never been a better time to come to Scotland and develop your career in your choice of our many exciting sectors.
BIO: Dr Peter Hughes
A graduate of Strathclyde University and the University of Dundee, Dr Hughes originally trained as a metallurgist. In 1983, he became the Chairman and Managing Director of Glencast Ltd, a specialist steel foundry and engineering company. Glencast won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Technological Achievement in 1990 and was sold to Chicago-based NACO Inc in 1994. Since then Dr Hughes has enjoyed
a busy career, representing various Scottish and UK bodies at national and international level, and was a Materials Adviser for the UK Department of Trade and Industry for many years.
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