Why apprenticeships are vital for Scotland & engineering

By Andy Simpson, Managing Director of The Angus Solutions Group Ltd This year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week starts today. Apprenticeships have been around since the Middle Ages – as a way of skilled craftsmen gaining the labour of young people at low pay rates in exchange for providing food, lodging and formal training in the craft.

Scots manufacturer spins out machining service to meet demand

Leading Scottish manufacturing firm Angus 3D Solutions has spun out its traditional machining and manufacturing service as a separate company to meet demand and allow each to focus on their core markets. New firm Angus Machining Solutions Ltd is already working in Scotland and beyond with companies of all sizes – from start-ups and SMEs