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Unilever and Liverpool University pair for £81 million materials hub

Added: 8 Oct 2018

President of the Royal Society and Nobel laureate Sir Venki Ramakrishnan has officially opened Live…

‘Chemical spill’ tragedy claims two lives at poultry factory

Added: 4 Oct 2018

Emergency services and the Health & Safety Executive have begun investigations into a suspected che…

‘City could learn from manufacturers about accessing innovation funds’

Added: 1 Oct 2018

Financial and insurance companies should follow the example of manufacturers in accessing funds for…

Brexit a growing influence on UK firms’ decision to delay investment increases

Added: 1 Oct 2018

The UK’s low productivity performance is likely to dip further as British businesses withhold inves…

Aesseal wins new City award for business trust

Added: 28 Sep 2018

Mechanical seal specialist Aesseal has beaten a shortlist of top companies to win an inaugural awar…

Minister co-chairs first meeting of business leaders for digital task force

Added: 28 Sep 2018

Business Secretary Greg Clark has co-chaired the first meeting of the Made Smarter Commission to di…

Half of UK firms ‘have no plan for obsolete equipment’

Added: 24 Sep 2018

More than half the UK companies surveyed in a new report say they have no plan for obsolete equipme…

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AxFlow continues global expansion with Australia/NZ acquisition

Added: 21 Sep 2018

AxFlow, the multi-sector fluid handling and pumps company, has gained a foothold in Australia and N…

Cola double win for FDF awards engineers

Added: 21 Sep 2018

Cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coca-Cola shared the honours as two of their employees won in the engi…

Watson-Marlow receives second Queen’s Award

Added: 21 Sep 2018

Watson-Marlow is celebrating receipt of its second Queen’s Award for Industry awarded to its Cornwa…

Kumar Fellowship winner to advise Parliament on chemical weapons

Added: 18 Sep 2018

Postgraduate engineer Jennifer Spragg is to advise Parliament on chemical weapons issues after winn…

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CTOs worldwide say CX is now the No 1 priority for QA

Added: 18 Sep 2018

Customer experience is now the priority factor for quality assurance (QA) executives, suggests one …

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EEF launches interactive game to promote workplace health and safety

Added: 18 Sep 2018

Manufacturing industry organisation the EEF is harnessing interactive media in a bid to spread the …

Sleaford parent company claims spice facility ‘a global first’

Added: 17 Sep 2018

Sleaford Quality Foods is claiming its parent company’s mammoth new processing facility will provid…

Deadline approaches for process industries’ photo competitions

Added: 17 Sep 2018

Entrants for one of manufacturing’s leading creative awards, The EEF Manufacturing Photography Comp…

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Engineering degrees dominate top earning graduate jobs

Added: 17 Sep 2018

Engineers dominate the list of top earning graduate roles in the UK, according to The Sunday Times’…

Manufacturer survey shows concern mounting over Brexit no-deal

Added: 11 Sep 2018

More than four out of five UK industrial product manufacturers surveyed want Britain to continue re…

Aim later to recruit more female engineers, says report

Added: 11 Sep 2018

New Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) research suggests the key to recruiting more young…

Winning apprentice seeks a double

Added: 11 Sep 2018

An award-winning apprentice who saved nearly £140,000 from his company’s production costs has been …

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Fatberg fighters face opposition from baby wipers

Added: 11 Sep 2018

Process industry leaders in the waste water and sewage sectors’ efforts to secure tougher laws desi…