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Corby mega-recycle facility vows to reduce cost of UK plastic waste exports
Added: 30 Mar 2026
Corby will host a £20 million plastic recycling facility opening later this year, that will be one …
Steel producers’ enthusiasm for strategy tempered by competitiveness concerns
Added: 22 Mar 2026
The Government’s recently announced Steel Strategy has received an enthusiastic reception from the …
Biodegradable plastics firms warn EU Directive ‘flaw’ aids pollution
Added: 20 Mar 2026
The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA) has challenged the European Commission to correct what…
Energy sector confidence plunges as global conflict heats up
Added: 22 Mar 2026
Geopolitical uncertainty is undermining the UK energy sector’s strong performance over the last yea…
John Crane celebrates double win at 2026 PIA awards
Added: 22 Mar 2026
Flow control and rotating equipment specialist John Crane scooped two of the eight categories at th…
Assessing options for electrifying industrial heating
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Industrial heat demand amounts to more than 20 per cent of global energy consumption, therfore deca…
Tackling water I&I with 'hifi' data
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Following publication of the Environment Agency’s stringent new requirements for reporting on sewer…
Investment gives 10 times boost to Grangemouth biorefinery production
Added: 21 Mar 2026
Scottish firm Celtic Renewables has won £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its p…
Government and schools need to do more to boost skills says Make UK
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Britain’s education system came under fire again from employers for failing to develop the skills n…
PMI February ‘rebound’ now threatened by Gulf instability
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Hopes that the positive results maintained on manufacturing orders would boost the economy could no…
UK Steel backs select committee’s decarbonisation criticisms
Added: 10 Mar 2026
UK climate ambitions cannot be met unless energy intensive industries are able to remain competitiv…
Veterans: UK industry needs you…
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Armed Forces veterans are facing a new call-up from British industry seeking to harness their range…
The five 2026 trends impacting CNC machining
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Data, automation, and hybrid technologies are reshaping precision manufacturing, says Dominique Gal…
What rising raw material prices mean for electronics
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Upstream volatility impacts design and procurement teams warns Chris Withers, who explains how engi…
Lift off for space careers as UKSA launches 50-placement scheme
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Fifty placements in the UK space sector are up for grabs as a new internship programme opened for a…
Cross-border project aims to boost Irish SME digitalisation
Added: 23 Feb 2026
An Ireland-wide initiative has been launched to speed digitalisation north and south of the border.
Coventry scores a double at manufacturer awards
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Coventry’s Evtec Automotive scored double gold at Make UK’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony with wins…
Health and safety trainer claims that secondary stress at work tops 2mill
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Millions of UK workers may be suffering from secondary mental health issues as a result of colleagu…
Apprenticeships plunge as levy pot swells says Make UK
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Apprenticeship starts in the manufacturing and engineering sectors have plunged 40% over the last n…
PMI figures show fourth month of increase for manufacturers
Added: 11 Feb 2026
UK industry performed strongly at the start of the year with the latest CIPS manufacturing purchasi…
