Strengths

Full supply chain expertise

• Scotland has over 50 years experience of servicing the world’s most complex market - Mainland Europe
• A full range of supply chain services, from design to delivery and aftercare
• Good transport links to mainland Europe (air, sea and road)

Skills availability

• Globally recognised management and engineering talent
• Large pool of high quality and experienced staff
• Steady stream of new talent emerging through Scotland’s strong education system with a high-calibre pipeline of engineering graduates

Competitive and flexible workforce

• Wage rates are competitive here when compared to other western European locations – for example, salaries are typically 15-20 percent less than in South East England
• Flexible labour laws allow rapid upside and downside flexibility
• ‘Multi-skilling’ and ‘re-skilling’ programs in the industry support flexibility

Strong and stable infrastructure

• Excellent ICT, IP & physical security infrastructure
  A variety of industry bodies [LINK] which offer practical support and industry information
• UK time zone makes Scotland ideally placed to service the European market whilst maintaining easy contact with Asia and the Americas
• All major freight carriers operate in Scotland with daily shipments to Europe, an example of road transport delivery times are as follows:
• Paris – 2 days
• Munich – 3 days
• Budapest – 3 days