Manufacturing Support Network

Food and Drink Federation Scotland is the voice of food and drink manufacturing in Scotland. We are part of the Food & Drink Federation, a membership organisation of over 1000 food and drink businesses - from global brands to new start-ups. We support members on policy, law and advocacy on all aspects of the food and drink industry. In addition to member services we are currently funded by the Scottish Government and Scotland Food & Drink to provide advice and guidance on reformulation, skills and Net Zero.

ESP is a collaboration of Scotland’s colleges and industry partners established to increase Scotland’s capability and capacity to deliver the right skills for the energy, engineering and construction sectors.

Elevator is Scotland’s leading private sector organisation dedicated to supporting the entrepreneurs, inventors, disruptors, game changers and business leaders of today and tomorrow. We have a desire to make a difference. As a social enterprise, we work to support entrepreneurship and employability across Scotland. Our mission is to recycle wealth back into the communities we support. Our profits are reinvested into developing and delivering programmes, events and initiatives around the themes of enterprise, employability and entrepreneurship.

BE-ST (formerly Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is Scotland's national innovation centre for the built environment. They work collaboratively with industry, university experts and public sector on research and development, innovation and service design and support the creation and adoption of new products, processes, business models and services. They have a specific focus on accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon built environment.

CENSIS supports private businesses and public sector organisations to accelerate the pace of innovation by exploiting sensing, imaging and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.