http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/your-sector/manufacturing/news-se-smas.aspxNews and updates for Scottish manufacturersCopyright Scottish EnterpriseGet involved in a nationwide competition to uncover new talent in the technology sector and match it to businesses to create a competitive advantage.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/02/Competition-launched-to-solve-business-challenges-with-smart-digital-media.aspx22/02/2012 14:34:00Clansman Dynamics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of robotic handling equipment has revealed that its turnover has soared by more than 60 percent - from £7 million to £11 million – in the two years since the company became employee-owned.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/02/Clansman-turnover-more-than-doubles-since-employee-buyout.aspx20/02/2012 15:21:00Eight new Scottish manufacturers have won a bronze excellence accreditation in recognition of their outstanding quality and customer satisfaction levels at a UK-wide Supply Chain 21 (SC21) conference.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/02/Industry-excellence-awards-for-Scottish-manufacturers-in-aerospace-defence-and-security.aspx14/02/2012 12:30:00Marott Graphic Services, the specialist chemicals producer for the printing industry, is set to mark 30 successful years in the industry by expanding into the automotive and industrial sectors and creating new jobs.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/02/Dunbar-based-Marott-to-mark-30th-year-with-expansion.aspx03/02/2012 12:47:00Nick Clegg is urging companies to offer shares to their employees in a campaign to get “employee ownership into the bloodstream of the British economy”.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/01/Government-announces-support-for-employee-owned-business-models.aspx16/01/2012 15:20:00A new scheme to help small and medium-sized companies secure finance from banks for research and innovation has been introduced by the European Commission and European Investment Bank.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2012/01/Finance-scheme-to-help-secure-loans-for-SMEs.aspx10/01/2012 12:26:00New partnership seals vibrant renewables future for Port of Dundee.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/12/Dundee-confirmed-as-key-location-for-offshore-wind-manufacturing.aspx15/12/2011 13:23:00An ambitious Scottish manufacturing company, KDM Shopfitting Ltd, has doubled its manufacturing facility as it moves into bespoke new premises in Dalgety Bay.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/12/High-street-shops-and-supermarkets-fuel-growth-for-Scottish-shopfitting-manufacturer.aspx05/12/2011 09:00:00University Technology has announced the launch of its new look website, making it easy for companies and investors from business and industry to find new technologies invented in Scotland's universities.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Have-Scottish-Universities-already-invented-your-next-big-idea.aspx24/11/2011 16:21:00More than 100 new jobs have been created, and hundreds more safeguarded at the Michelin factory in Dundee with plans to turn it into a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/New-jobs-secured-at-Michelin-Dundee.aspx18/11/2011 15:40:00Insulation manufacturer receives grant for production facility in Forth Valleyhttp://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/2-million-to-secure-187-Stirling-jobs-at-Superglass-Insulation.aspx18/11/2011 12:17:00Scottish Enterprise will take part in an international trade and investment visit to Brazil this week to explore potential partnerships and business opportunities with the country.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Scottish-companies-encouraged-to-target-Brazil.aspx14/11/2011 13:32:00The Scottish Investment Bank has delivered a solid performance in the last year, investing £23 million in 109 Scottish companies and leveraging £53.7 million of private sector investment.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Scotlands-risk-capital-market-weathers-the-economic-storm.aspx14/11/2011 09:30:00The Scottish Investment Bank has boosted the upper limit of its Scottish Seed Fund to £250,000 to increase access to finance for innovative young companies seeking equity investment.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Scottish-Investment-Bank-to-raise-the-stakes-for-early-stage-innovators.aspx10/11/2011 10:41:00Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grants were accepted by 25 businesses between July and September 2011. The funding will support the planned investment of over £28.7 million, creating 663 jobs and safeguarding a further 374.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/9-million-RSA-boost-for-businesses.aspx03/11/2011 10:53:00Scotland’s chemicals industry helped manufacturing to remain resilient during the second quarter of 2011.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Export-growth-slows-but-chemicals-buck-the-trend.aspx01/11/2011 15:35:00If you’re struggling to find the time and resources for that all-important project, the TalentScotland Graduate Placement Programme could help you recruit a recent graduate to inject fresh thinking, the latest skills and appropriate knowledge into your fixed term assignment.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/11/Does-your-project-have-room-for-a-graduate.aspx01/11/2011 15:18:00Heriot-Watt University are seeking interesting projects for their MSc students in the areas of sustainability, energy, bioprocessing, algal fuels, industrial biotechnology and anaerobic digestion.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/09/Project-appeal-for-budding-scientists.aspx30/09/2011 11:31:00The Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £4.5 million in this competition, aimed at encouraging industrial end-users to work with supply chains and innovators to create new products and services for a sustainable economy.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/09/Resource-Efficiency-Supply-Chain-Innovation-Competition.aspx28/09/2011 16:00:00One of Scotland’s business growth success stories, Premier Hytemp, today received a visit from Lena Wilson, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, and Cabinet Secretary John Swinney. The visit highlighted how we are working with high growth companies to deliver the Scottish Government’s refreshed Government Economic Strategy.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/09/Premier-Hytemp-forges-international-business-growth.aspx12/09/2011 10:54:00Scottish Development International (SDI) has launched a new online export assessment tool to help your business make the most of your skills and expertise in exporting, and identify the next steps on the road to becoming a global business.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/09/New-Export-Assessment-tool-to-help-you-realise-the-full-export-potential-of-your-business.aspx05/09/2011 10:02:00We've launched our video annual review which tells the story of some of our key achievements over the last year.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/08/Annual-Review-2011-published.aspx25/08/2011 10:18:00Over 700 planned and safeguarded jobs announced for last quarter thanks to £7 million of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) funding.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/07/7million-RSA-jobs-boost-unveiled.aspx28/07/2011 14:00:00The UK's most prestigious awards for recognising high-achieving businesses and enterpreneurs. Prove your're the best by entering the Queen's Awards 2011.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/07/queens-awards-for-enterprise.aspx19/07/2011 14:48:00Scottish Development International’s international trade and investment activity has directly helped 950 Scottish companies to target international markets during the last year. And their investment activity helped to generate over £600 million of planned inward investment for Scotland, creating and safeguarding over 9300 planned jobs.http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/News/2011/06/SDI-helps-950-Scottish-companies-target-international-markets.aspx30/06/2011 09:31:00