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Ineos chief eyes further North Sea growth
Added: 19 Nov 2018
Ineos chief Jim Ratcliffe looks set to extend his firm’s role in North Sea offshore oil and gas, fo…

Measurement science goes back to nature for landmark change
Added: 14 Nov 2018
As expected, more than 60 leading scientists attending the General Conference on Weights and Measur…

Doncasters tackles UK skills shortage with double digit graduate hires
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Metallurgical engineering company Doncasters has struck graduate gold with a rich seam of 10 entran…

Anglian to spend £40 million on leak detection deal
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Utility company Anglian Water has awarded one of the first contracts for the next asset management …

EEF launches guide for manufacturing and schools engagement
Added: 13 Nov 2018
The EEF has launched a guide designed to help manufacturers and schools to engage with one another,…

UK chemicals regulation ‘on cliff edge’ say Lords
Added: 7 Nov 2018
The chairman of the House of Lords group monitoring UK chemicals regulation has warned that Britain…

Industry and academia pair up for health and safety qualifications offer
Added: 6 Nov 2018
Manufacturers' organisation the EEF has teamed with Portsmouth university to launch two new persona…

Massive increase in number of youngsters who view apprenticeships as career enhancer
Added: 6 Nov 2018
The number of young people who view apprenticeships as ‘career building’ has increased dramatically…

Indigo Pipelines sale to complete by February 2019
Added: 6 Nov 2018
The UK’s third largest independent gas transportation network, Indigo Pipelines, is being sold by i…

Latest community awards bring energy giant’s grants to nearly £1 million
Added: 31 Oct 2018
Nearly 20 community groups will share £0.2 million in grants from energy giant Ørsted’s East Coast …

Hammond budget offers 4.0 and training boost
Added: 30 Oct 2018
Despite mixed responses elsewhere, Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s final pre-Brexit budget received a …

Manufacturers in North West ‘desperate’ for Brexit clarity
Added: 26 Oct 2018
Manufacturers in the North West of England are “desperate for clarity” as Brexit negotiations reach…

Autumn Budget: ‘UK manufacturers need support as Brexit approaches’
Added: 24 Oct 2018
Caroline Milton, manufacturing head at accountancy firm Menzies LLP, looks ahead to the Budget on M…

UK Steel reward for engineering firm’s turnover turnaround
Added: 23 Oct 2018
A Yorkshire based precision engineering specialist is on course to increase turnover by 15% after t…

Stockton energy firm wins accolades for sales and safety
Added: 22 Oct 2018
An engineering and energy company which broke into the UK top performing companies league has won a…

Multimillion project to transform 400-year-old paper plant into thoroughly modern mill
Added: 16 Oct 2018
One of Europe's longest-running paper mills, the four centuries old Sappi plant in Gratkorn, Austri…

Drax to buy Scottish Power gas and hydro assets for £0.7 billion
Added: 16 Oct 2018
Drax Group is awaiting shareholder approval for its proposed £0.7 billion-plus cash acquisition of …

Nominations growing for Pump Industry Awards 2019
Added: 16 Oct 2018
Nominations are coming in for the nine categories in the 2019 Pump Industry Awards, hosted by trade…

BSC honours round-the-world safety winners
Added: 15 Oct 2018
Sixty-five organisations from around the globe shared 74 top awards from the British Safety Council…

Cuadrilla resumes frack testing in Lancashire
Added: 15 Oct 2018
Cuadrilla has resumed fracking tests for gas at its site in Preston New Road, Lancashire after a se…