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Research reveals engineers’ creativity peaks long after others dip…
Added: 9 Jul 2019
New research claims to reveal that engineers reach peak creativity in the day long after other prof…

Huddersfield shares in €4 million Euro-donation to train new 5G experts
Added: 9 Jul 2019
A generation of 5G network experts will be trained by the University of Huddersfield, which receive…

px Group appoints Ineos Upstream’s Holmes as chief executive
Added: 9 Jul 2019
Infrastructure solutions leader px has appointed Ineos senior executive Geoff Holmes as its chief e…

CFMS appoints former Innovate chief Gray as chairman
Added: 3 Jul 2019
Digital engineering specialist the Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) has appointed the for…

Quarter million investment to increase food process market presence
Added: 3 Jul 2019
Outsourcing specialist PP Control & Automation has invested in a quarter of a million pounds’ worth…

Brexit uncertainty contributes to manufacturing’s sharp drop, says report
Added: 3 Jul 2019
UK manufacturing levels in May were at their lowest since February 2013 owing to mounting concern o…

Network Rail eyes steel assets to keep trains on track
Added: 3 Jul 2019
Network Rail has indicated it may be among the bidders after suggesting it was interested in part o…

Siemens launches Industry 4.0 curriculum for universities
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Siemens is stepping into university with the launch of a teaching programme designed to put industr…

Midlands firm achieves national prominence with manufacturing award
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Midlands family firm MNB Precision has won a second industry award in two months, scooping the Nati…
Ofwat £126 million charge to Southern Water for sewage treatment failures
Added: 25 Jun 2019
Regulator Ofwat has imposed a massive £126 million penalty on Southern Water after serious failures…

Assystem signs energy transition agreement with Uzbekistan
Added: 25 Jun 2019
International engineering group Assystem has signed a deal with the Central Asian republic of Uzbek…

Yorkshire does its bit to save critically endangered eels
Added: 19 Jun 2019
Yorkshire Water is completing a £2 million project to save one of Britain’s fastest-declining fish …

Wood wins multi-million dollar deal at UK’s first nuclear new build in 20 years
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Wood has won a multi-million dollar-equivalent contract to provide engineering and technical servic…

Bumper share of new research money goes to process industry projects
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Institution of Mechanical Engineers head of engineering Dr Jenifer Baxter has applauded the announc…

Oxford university red meat tax plan ‘too simplistic’ says packaging firm spokesman
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Oxford University claims that a tax on red meat would benefit sustainability and public health are …

Lab-grown insect meat 'alternative to livestock sources'
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…

Make UK reports sustainability drive undented by Brexit uncertainty
Added: 10 Jun 2019
British manufacturers are making substantial progress with sustainability improvements, largely pro…

Tarmac gets to grip with UK’s rubber mountain
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Materials solutions company Tarmac has launched a new rubberised asphalt it says will recycle thous…

China hub boost for UK diagnostic leader
Added: 10 Jun 2019
The world’s largest research centre for diagnostic engineering – the UK’s Centre for Efficiency and…

Watson-Marlow unveils plans to extend reach in Iberian pumps market
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is extending its reach into the Spanish and Portuguese…