Scottish engineering and manufacturing sector marks order intake ‘turning point’
Order intake across Scotland’s engineering and manufacturing sector has turned positive during the first quarter of 2026, after six consecutive negative quarters — with a swing of -18% to +6%.
As orders drive output, this was reflected in recovery for this measure to +13% from -15% last quarter — a 28% turnaround. Capacity utilisation also recorded a strong rebound, to +17%.
The recovery was primarily driven by medium and large companies, while small companies remained negative across orders and output. Plant &and mach... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
