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UK Power Networks CEO Scarsella to chair Energy & Skills Partnership
Added: 19 Jun 2017
UK Power Networks CEO Basil Scarsella has been appointed as the new chair of the Energy & Utilities…

Scuoler and Stannah brothers receive lift from honours list
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Stannah stairlift pioneers Brian and Alan Stannah and EEF chief executive Terry Scuoler were among …

IET young engineers competition to inspire next generation
Added: 13 Jun 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is hosting a competition designed to inspire th…

Carbonate reservoir pioneer Geiger wins Wegener Award
Added: 13 Jun 2017
Director of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE) and Foundation CMG chair at Heriot-Watt Un…

British Water launches appeal for case study database
Added: 12 Jun 2017
British Water is appealing for industry professionals to share case studies and unsolved challenges…

FDF welcomes Gove Defra appointment
Added: 12 Jun 2017
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed the appointment of Michael Gove …

Election analysis: What’s the effect for Brexit and the process industries?
Added: 9 Jun 2017
The hung parliament that has resulted from the general election has increased uncertainty over the …

Manufacturing sector ‘haemorrhaging’ jobs as more than 600,000 go in a decade
Added: 6 Jun 2017
The UK manufacturing sector has “haemorrhaged” more than 600,000 jobs since 2006, which represents …
Industry leaders call for UK to lead on energy transition after Trump pull out
Added: 2 Jun 2017
Industry bodies reacted with dismay to US president Donald Trump’s intention to withdraw his countr…
Former Labour MP Iain Wright replaces Stan Higgins as NEPIC chief
Added: 1 Jun 2017
Former Labour MP Iain Wright has been named as the new chief executive officer of the North East Pr…

UK food and drink exports grow to £4.9bn in Q1
Added: 31 May 2017
Global exports of UK food and drink products grew to £4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2017 – re…

More than £0.3 mill in R&D on offer to engineering innovators
Added: 30 May 2017
Seven engineering innovators will have the chance to share £350,000 of R&D support in a competition…

Oxford Uni spin-off secures valves deal with Middle East water company
Added: 30 May 2017
Oxford Flow has won its first Middle Eastern contract, with an agreement to supply valves technolog…

MIT engineers develop shape-shifting food ‘to democratise design of noodles’
Added: 29 May 2017
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed edible films that sprou…

Academies: Brexit will see multi-million pound gap in STEM research support
Added: 24 May 2017
Britain’s departure from the European Union will leave a significant gap in support for the country…
BPE chief Shott wins top UK engineering prize
Added: 24 May 2017
Ian Shott, chairman of pharmaceutical and fine chemical sector consultancy BPE, has been awarded on…
First oil for redeveloped Shetland fields signals North Sea ‘growth’ for BP
Added: 22 May 2017
Oil and gas giant BP has announced the start of production from the redeveloped Schiehallion Area i…

UKOOG chief warns fracking ban will increase industry gas imports
Added: 22 May 2017
Political opposition to the shale fracking in the UK will contribute to a growing demand for gas im…

Oil and gas faces recruitment challenge among millennials
Added: 19 May 2017
The oil and gas industry is “at the threshold” of a global battle for new recruits which could see …
Onshore industry slams Labour manifesto pledge to ban fracking
Added: 16 May 2017
UKOOG, the trade body for the onshore oil and gas industry, has slammed Labour’s pledge to ban frac…