The Business - 28/11/2010

What part will manufacturing play in Scotland's economic recovery? asks Graham Stewart. Dougie Adams, senior economic advisor to the Ernst & Young Scottish Item Club, warns us of the slow grind ahead for the nation's economy. And Gordon Bell, chairman of the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS), tells us how he's involved in helping companies boost their productivity. We hear from two manufacturers. Gillian Marles reports from East Kilbride-based life sciences firm, Controlled Therapeutics, and young entrepreneur Gill Eastgate, who owns and runs NKD Clothing, talks to our reporter Anne Marie Watson. Plus, after a turbulent few years in the stock market, is it good place for individual investors to invest their money? Gillian Sharpe reports.