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Relevant items of interest to the Engineering/Manufacturing Sector that Scottish Engineering represents.
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Banks still stifling Engineering growth |
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 |
Despite assurances from the Bank of England, the FSA and Government ministers, engineering companies are still finding that getting their hands on much needed funding continues to be a problem.
During a number of meetings throughout the country, Dr Peter Hughes, Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering has been inundated with complaints from senior executives of member companies who are reporting that banks, and the Bank of Scotland in particular, continue to be extremely unhelpful and are charging highly inflated arrangement fees and implementing what are viewed as extremely high overdraft rates.
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Comment on Beauly to Denny power line |
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
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Comment from Scottish Engineering, the support group for the industry in Scotland, on the Scottish government's decision to go ahead with the Beauly to Denny power line:
Dr Peter Hughes, Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering said: "Scottish Engineering welcomes the decision by the Scottish Government to go ahead with the Beauly to Denny distribution line. Not only is it a key element of the country's electrical distribution system but it will also create a much needed boost to the manufacturing engineering sector in these difficult times.
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Engineering sector continues to improve |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 |
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For the second consecutive quarter, the manufacturing engineering sector has recorded considerable improvements in both order intake and output, according to Scottish Engineering's Quarterly Review of the industry.
The fourth trends survey of the year is the most encouraging of 2009 with most of the measurable areas maintaining a negative result, but fast approaching the point where they will become positive.
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UK Government's YES to Nuclear Power Stations |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
Scottish Engineering welcomes the UK Government's announcement that it is to develop four new nuclear power stations, albeit in England.
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Scottish Engineering meet......... |
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
Scottish Engineering meet the Prime Minster, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
Scottish Engineering and a group of senior executives from their member companies met the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, in Fife on Tuesday, 18th August 2009.
The Prime Minister congratulated Scottish Engineering on the excellent work they do in taking out a positive message on engineering, science and technology to students in our schools, colleges and universities.
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