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Glasgow’s economy could be boosted by engineering sector
January 4th, 2013 by adminChief executive of Glasgow’s Chamber of Commerce, Stuart Patrick, has called on the city’s engineering sector to bring investment to the area, scheme-root.org.uk reports.
Despite a widespread and ongoing economic downturn, Patrick highlighted the engineering, life sciences and low-carbon sectors as areas where Glasgow could thrive and pull itself out of recession and into prosperity.
Patrick did, however, note a skills shortage in certain sectors, meaning those with relevant experience may find themselves a shoe-in for project engineer jobs around the city.
When looking ahead to figure out where opportunities lie, Patrick took inspiration from the retail sector, most notably John Lewis, which succeeded, he said, because of its “quality offering”. If Glasgow could harness this and provide a similarly high-quality offering, it too could experience similarly rosy figures.
Speaking to heraldscotland.com, Patrick called on more engineers to come out of college and add a greater number of graduates hit the job market. Courses such as that offered by Strathclyde University were also hailed as being integral to the training of the next generation of engineers.
“I am just encouraged by the fact that I certainly feel much more confident about that asset base,” he explained.
“If I look around at some of the industries that we have said are going to be important to the city, the more we dig into that, the more we think they genuinely should be quite important to the future of the city.”
Author: David Howells
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Chief executive of Glasgow’s Chamber of Commerce, Stuart Patrick, has called on the city’s engineering sector to bring investment to the area, scheme-root.org.uk reports. (more…)
