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Scottish lifesciences secure record equity
Added: 26 Feb 2019
Scotland’s life sciences companies raised £85 million of equity investment during the last 12 month…
EEF changes name to Make UK then delivers a Brexit broadside
Added: 20 Feb 2019
Manufacturers’ association the EEF announced a historic change of name – rebranding itself Make UK …
Royal Academy of Engineering trustees nominate McDonald for first Scottish president
Added: 18 Feb 2019
University of Strathclyde principal and vice-chancellor professor Jim McDonald has been nominated f…
Company claims a UK first with lead-free galvanising
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Leading corrosion protection firm Wedge Group Galvanising is celebrating the end of its 10-year pro…
If you want to get ahead, be a chemical engineer…
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Chemical engineering provides a significant boost to social mobility, according to a survey of youn…
Voting opens as PIA awards finalists revealed
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Nearly 40 nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s Pump Industry Awards, with the largest num…
Swansea to lead multimillion steel research initiative
Added: 12 Feb 2019
Wales is to host a £35 million new initiative between research bodies, universities and business to…
Parliamentary water group chair calls for end to five-year focus
Added: 12 Feb 2019
The chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Water Group has criticised the focus on five-year plans, s…
British Safety Council awards 500-plus global winners
Added: 11 Feb 2019
More than 500 organisations worldwide have been honoured in the British Safety Council’s Internatio…
Minister hails Drax carbon capture breakthrough
Added: 11 Feb 2019
Energy minister Claire Perry said the new Drax Power station’s pilot bioenergy carbon capture and s…
Revolutionary’s influence on UK manufacturing unbroken 140 years on
Added: 11 Feb 2019
The company which helped revolutionise manufacturing with the invention of the bush-roller chain th…
Landmark BPMA agreement with Lancaster University
Added: 7 Feb 2019
British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) representatives have signed a co-operation agreement …
Chester to offer UK’s first IChemE-accredited degree apprenticeship
Added: 1 Feb 2019
The University of Chester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and major employers in the region ha…
Process industry lies at the heart of a leading UK attraction
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Pumps don’t only have to perform in plants and factories. Process sector work can be taking place i…
Manufacturing confidence dip blamed on Brexit stockpiling
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Pre-Brexit stockpiling has been blamed for a rapid fall in export prospects and a contraction in Br…
Report warns of ‘scant progress’ in UK engineering education after five years
Added: 31 Jan 2019
The author of the first Government-commissioned review into engineering education has warned that “…
New chair launches fatberg fighters conference
Added: 31 Jan 2019
New chair of fatberg fighters’ organisation, the Grease Contractors Association, Lila Thompson has …
IET re-engineers its brand with website relaunch
Added: 29 Jan 2019
Rebranding is a phrase more common to the world of marketing and PR but even august engineering bod…
Engineering is No 2 preference for male undergraduates says report
Added: 28 Jan 2019
Engineering is the second most popular undergraduate course among men in the UK in this academic ye…
SMEs’ 4.0 solution lies in a Box, say universities
Added: 28 Jan 2019
A UK university initiative promises to provide small businesses with instant access to 4.0 manufact…
