Business

Half the employed residents of East Dunbartonshire work in professional, managerial and technical occupations, well above the Scottish average.

Key industries are:

• Drinks (accounting for 53% of all exports in 2002)
• Electrical and instrument manufacturing
• Tourism and hospitality
• Defence
• Non-retail service sector businesses

Major employers in the area include:

• Chivas 
• Vodaphone
• Northern Marine
• Thomas Cook
• British Telecom

Find out more about business in the area:

• East Dunbartonshire Council
  Business directories, support organisations and help to find commercial properties
• Scottish Enterprise
  More information on the local economy and development initiatives for the whole Dunbartonshire area

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