He also said he was optimistic he can boost the group’s headcount this year after making a number of redundancies during the downturn.
Bob Cleland, chief executive of venerable Scottish engineering company Howden, told The Herald he is preparing the group for a major uplift in 2011 but warned that smaller Scottish engineering companies must look to world markets to prosper in the global economic recovery.
He also said he was optimistic he can boost the group’s headcount this year after making a number of redundancies during the downturn.