Number of registered enterprises employment and turnover in the manufacturing industry Fife 20102018 The Manufacturing Industry in Fife Sector Profile March 2019 Industry Drivers Key drivers for Fifes manufacturing industry include ID: 786510
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Source: Businesses in Scotland, 2018
Number of registered enterprises, employment and turnover in the manufacturing industry – Fife, 2010-2018
The Manufacturing Industry in Fife
Sector Profile (March 2019)
Industry Drivers
Key drivers for Fife’s manufacturing industry include:
Economic uncertainties, including Brexit
Increasing UK and international competitionOpportunities and challenges arising from Industry 4.0Global and national decline in the oil and gas industry Business ratesRising costs in transport, haulage and energyAccess to finance for manufacturersAccess to simplified business help and support servicesAvailability and quality of skilled labourAgeing profile of the manufacturing workforceA need for better engagement between manufacturers, schools, colleges and universities
Headline Statistics
Fife Scottish Local Authority Average
Businesses
845
312
Employment
15,010
5,747
Turnover (billions)
£3.9
£1.2
9.0%
OF TOTAL SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING
GVA WAS GENERATED IN FIFE
10.4%
OF TOTAL SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING TURNOVER WAS GENERATED IN FIFE
14.2%
OF PEOPLE WORKING IN FIFE BUSINESSES ARE EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING
9.5%
OF PEOPLE WORKING IN SCOTTISH BUSINESSES ARE EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING
Sources: Businesses in Scotland, 2018; Scottish Annual Business Statistics, 2016; Business Enterprise Research & Development 2017
Fife performance compared with the Scottish Local Authority Average
Source: Fife Manufacturing Operational Action Plan, 2017
Slide2Types of Manufacturing Businesses
in Fife and Scotland
Source: ONS UK Business Counts 2018
Source: Businesses in Scotland, 2018
Number of registered enterprises in the manufacturing industry by employee size band:
Fife and Scottish Local Authority Average, 2018
755
enterprises30 enterprises50 enterprises273 enterprises
16 enterprises
23 enterprises
50 – 249
0 - 49
250 +
Employee Size Bands
Source: ONS Business Register and Employment Survey, 2017
Employment in the Manufacturing Industry – Fife Area Committee Geographies, 2017
Find out about the support available to manufacturing businesses by emailing
pamela.stevenson@fife.gov.uk
or visiting the
Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) website.
Sector Profile produced by Fife Council Economy, Planning & Employability Service (March 2019)