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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…

GGS GasClam monitoring Blackpool shale gas site

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…

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Isle of Man sanctions offshore gas exploration

Added: 15 Oct 2018

The Isle of Man has taken the first step towards developing its own energy supply, with the award b…

Female engineering record to mark new college year

Added: 9 Oct 2018

Scotland’s Forth Valley Engineering College is celebrating record numbers of women starting enginee…

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Report warns most UK firms failing to plan for change

Added: 9 Oct 2018

Fewer than one in seven UK firms surveyed have placed future proofing their business top of their a…

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…