2020-03-01 Business Insider

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Vol 37 No.2 Mar/Apr 2020 £4.

CAN THE NORTH SEA TRANSITION INTO A GREEN ENERGY CENTRE?

Maritime sector weighs anchor Construction building optimism Brexit begins to bite

Scotland’s hiddengem polishes up its act Industry anticipates better times ahead Companies face up to EU exit

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Seizing the massive opportunities that

Glasgow and ScotlandCOP26 will offer

THE WORLD

LOOKS TO

THE CLYDE

NUMBERS REBOUNDTRANSACTION Q4 DEALS:

AT THE TAIL END OF 2019

45

55

27

33

39

COMMENT

3 Agenda: Ken Symon on the massive opportunity

that is COP

51 Ian Ritchie on the need for an industrial policy to

truly make the most of innovation

87 Nick Shields of SMAS on a watershed moment for

Scottish manufacturing

REPORTS

20 Big Profile: Paul Miller, Eden Mill

24 Letter To My Younger Self: Jeanette Forbes,

Blue Gentoo

27 Brexit Begins: The departure from the EU is already

affecting different sectors

33 Science and Technology Review: How the

UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow can be key

boost for the sector

39 Intellectual Property: Why businesses need to

pay more heed to their IP

45 Construction Review: How optimism is on the

rise again in the industry 49 Tables

55 Conferencing, Events and Hotels: Glasgow can

make the most of huge opportunities from COP

61 Further Education: On the front line of the

drive to skill up Scotland

65 Q4 Deals: Scottish transactions rebound to hit a new

record 69 Analysis 71 Tables

77 Maritime Review: A hidden gem of the Scottish

economy

ISSUE: MARCH/APRIL 2020

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