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BBI’s purchase of Maine Biotechnology Services adds 80 antibodies to portfolio
Added: 17 Jan 2018
Cardiff-based BBI Solutions has added more than 80 antibodies to its product portfolio following th…

UKOOG's Cronin criticises ‘flawed’ Manchester shale claims
Added: 16 Jan 2018
UK Onshore Oil and Gas chief executive Ken Cronin has taken issue with a University of Manchester r…

Award-winning apprentice Oliver lifts the lid on £137k savings for bin firm
Added: 16 Jan 2018
University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre apprentice Oliver Marsh has scooped a major industry a…

UK manufacturing fails to train for global Industry 4.0 race, says report
Added: 16 Jan 2018
British manufacturing is failing to ensure its engineers are fully trained for the advent of Indust…

Liam Fox to headline at EEF conference with Brexit speech
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Liam Fox will be the keynote political speaker at the this year’s EEF National Manufacturing Confer…

Carillion collapse hits engineering jobs and apprenticeships
Added: 15 Jan 2018
A total of nearly 20,000 jobs, including many in the engineering sector, will be affected by the ne…
NIA gives thumbs up to government's Euratom pledges
Added: 11 Jan 2018
The Nuclear Industry Association has welcomed the government’s statement on Euratom delivered by mi…

One in five UK engineers to quit by 2026 warns report
Added: 11 Jan 2018
The number of engineers in the UK workforce has grown 9% in seven years but this will be offset by …

Pfizer cuts neuroscience research into Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Added: 11 Jan 2018
Drug giant Pfizer’s announcement that it will withdraw from neuroscience research into products aim…

BPMA calls for protection for Britain’s £0.5 billion-worth of EU pump exports
Added: 9 Jan 2018
The British Pump Manufacturers Association has added its voice to industry leaders demanding barrie…

UK to lose lead role in offshore wind energy to China
Added: 9 Jan 2018
The UK’s dominant role in offshore wind energy production will be overtaken by China within four ye…

Emerson wins top IIoT accolade
Added: 8 Jan 2018
Emerson has won Industrial IoT Company of the Year at the 2018 IoT Breakthrough Awards in recogniti…

GMB dismay over Colman’s planned Norwich closure
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Union leaders have responded with dismay to the news that Norwich’s Colman’s factory is to be close…

Coking-resistant catalyst fuels shale gas conversion method
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Researchers at University College London (UCL) and Tufts University have developed an alloy catalys…

Aquabio's Dutch deal extends AD services
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Water recycling pioneer Aquabio has signed an agreement with Dutch firm Econvert Water and Energy B…

Hidrostal opts for AxFlow for UK process industry distribution
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Hidrostal has signalled its plans for a renewed sales activity in the process and industrial sector…

Former NEPIC chief among NY Honours List recipients
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Former North East of England Process Industry Cluster CEO Dr Stan Higgins is among the leading figu…

UK faces process industry challenge and opportunity from Germany
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Germany could be competing for British engineering graduates, as the country faces an impending ski…

Nuclear and renewable provide most of Scottish electricity supply
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Almost 90% of Scotland’s electricity was produced in the last 12 months by a combination of nuclear…
HSE to target food manufacturing ill health with unannounced inspections
Added: 2 Jan 2018
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will start making unannounced inspections of food manufacturi…