Business Sectors - Other Successes
Last updated | 21/03/2011
Of course, the previous sectors listed don't cover all the successful businesses in Perthshire. For a start, coach operator Stagecoach, which has its headquarters in the area, is one of the most important transport and travel companies in the United Kingdom.
Similarly, Todd and Duncan of Kinross is one of the world's largest and most prodigious supplier of cashmere yarns.
However, it is not all big names. There are hundreds of smaller and medium sized companies thriving in Perthshire.
It is the diversity of commerce in Perthshire that helps maintain its strength. This and the fact that it is well placed to take advantage of the knowledge-based economy that provides local people , and those who come to live here, with sound reasons to believe in continued success.
