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ARC's Allan wins BCAS gong for banging the drum for engineering
Added: 7 Jan 2020
Engineering evangelist Allan Crawford is the winner of the BCAS Rogers Knight Award for his years o…

Watson-Marlow expands international reach with Eastern Europe offices
Added: 7 Jan 2020
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), has launched direct sales and technical support in th…

Charles honours the GPS Four at Buckingham Palace
Added: 10 Dec 2019
Four individuals who played a key part in the creation of GPS have been awarded the 2019 Queen Eliz…

It’s make or break for UK automation warns FANUC UK chief
Added: 10 Dec 2019
The UK is the only G7 country that has an industrial robot density below the world average – a fact…

Edwards’ mega-installation is one of Scottish engineering’s largest
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Edwards Engineering has completed a £4.5 million installation of a new furnace building at the Supe…

Valves association announces first winner of new leadership trophy
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Rotork’s Dave Godfrey is the first ever winner of the British Valve and Actuator Association’s Futu…

Strathclyde AFRC helps transform manufacturing insurance for 4.0 era
Added: 4 Dec 2019
The University of Strathclyde Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has teamed up with a leading …

UK, Qatar and Dubai dominate BSC awards with eight doubles winners
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Eight companies from the UK and Arabian Gulf region have chalked up ‘doubles’ wins at the annual Br…

Trio deny charges relating to Bosley Mill tragedy
Added: 3 Dec 2019
A company director and two managers have denied charges in court relating to the deaths of four emp…

UK businesses ‘ignoring the savings to be found by cutting energy waste’
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Nearly three times as many small to medium business in the UK fail to measure energy losses compare…

UK chemical sector R&D spend hits a high for yet another year
Added: 25 Nov 2019
The UK chemicals sector has increased its annual spending on research and development by 3.4% - its…

Application submitted for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
Added: 25 Nov 2019
A planning application has been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institu…

Landia helps Stornoway scoop top environmental prize
Added: 25 Nov 2019
A Landia pasteuriser that processes waste salmon for an AD biogas plant on Stornoway has helped the…

IQE’s Nelson wins 2019 Bessemer Award
Added: 25 Nov 2019
The Bessemer Society has presented its Lifetime Fellowship Award to Dr Drew Nelson, co-founder and …
BPMA and European pumps industry urges EU to heed water directive advice
Added: 20 Nov 2019
More than 30 European trade associations are urging the EU to include their recommendations within …

Edwin James Group reports £140 million turnover
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Edwin James Group has achieved an annual revenue of circa £140 million for the 12-month period endi…

Trust’s port plan provides new process industry ‘road’ for Yorkshire
Added: 20 Nov 2019
The Canal and River Trust has won planning permission for from Leeds City Council for its proposed …

Water sector group appoints corporate comms chief as new head
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Water UK has appointed a top utility industry corporate communications figure as its new chief exec…

‘Makers’ Manifesto’ demands less squabbling, more vision from parties
Added: 13 Nov 2019
Manufacturers are calling on Britain’s political parties to focus on delivering their vision for th…

Automation’s coming but we don’t need new skills, say 1 in 3 UK workers
Added: 13 Nov 2019
More than one in three UK workers surveyed don’t feel they need to learn new skills, even though ne…