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Scotland attracts investment from leading global companies looking for the ideal destination for business investment and a premier location for research and development.
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Scotland has a long history of excellence in aerospace, defence and marine and today accounts for ten percent of the UK industry. Over 800 aerospace, defence and marine companies are based in Scotland and the industry employs nearly 40,000 staff.
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Average salaries in the aerospace sector are 38% above the Scottish manufacturing company average
companies in Scotland have been identified as having aerospace R&D capability
university departments in Scotland with aerospace R&D capabilities
Complete avionic systems represent about 10 percent of civil aircraft material costs
Almost 50 companies are presently active in the composite materials supply chain in Scotland, across a variety of sectors
Defence accounts for 25 percent of the aerospace, defence and marine sector in Scotland
Scotland plays host to the largest defence electronics manufacturing site in the UK
Scottish companies contribute critical systems and sections to key defence projects such as the Typhoon Eurofighter and Type 45 Destroyer
Scotland's annual defence turnover
Scotland is home to nearly 12,600 defence employees
The aerospace and defence sector is second only to pharmaceuticals in the percent of sales it invests in R&D
Scotland’s aerospace achievements include the fuel system that led to the jet age and the new radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon
MRO accounts for 11 percent of all airline industry costs
All of Scotland’s major international airports have the capacity to accommodate MRO
NASA occasionally use a ground observatory in Dundee to track spacecraft during their missions
Scotland has world-leading expertise in space battery technology, miniaturisation of spacecraft systems and space borne instruments
Scotland has a long association with data communications language Space-Wire, with the International Space Wire standard being developed here
Scotland is recognised as a world leader in the CubeSat platform
Scottish companies and research groups are significant contributors to major word-wide space projects
The wider UK space sector supports 68,000 jobs and generates around £6 billion a year to the British economy
Almost 40,000 staff are directly employed by the aerospace industry in Scotland
The technical textiles market is growing at five percent per annum and is showing significant progress
The UK National Aerospace Technology Strategy supports major investment in unmanned aerial vehicles
More than 840 companies are involved in the aerospace defence and marine sector
Sales of over £5 billion are generated by Scottish-based companies in this sector
Vector, Teledyne, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Thales, SELEX Galileo, Babcock Marine and Raytheon Systems all have a significant Scottish presence
Over one third of all UK shipbuilding takes place in Scotland
Scotland offers big tax reductions that might surprise you. Find out if your company is eligible.
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From educational excellence to pioneering innovators, there are a number of reasons to invest in Scotland. Here's our top seven.
Educational excellence - With an impressive number of graduates we have the highest educational attainment of any part of the UK
Academic achievement - Scotland’s universities produce one percent of the world's research publications and rank third in the world for research publications published
Scientific success - The Universities of Dundee and St Andrews are rated in the top 10 best scientific institutions in the world for scientists to work in
Pioneering innovators - Scotland has a strong tradition of creativity, ingenuity and invention. Scots pioneered MRI scanning, the ATM, golf, Dolly the Sheep, television and penicillin
High returns - It can be 30 percent more cost effective to set up and run a facility here than other parts of the UK
Inward investment - Our £600 million of planned inward investment for Scotland is testament to the international confidence in Scotland as the location of choice to invest
Quality of life - Scotland’s economic potential for your company is matched by an excellent quality of life that ensure high levels of staff retention for investors
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