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Fracking can be developed while ‘preserving natural beauty’, study finds
Added: 17 Jan 2017
A study published by UKOOG, the trade body for the onshore oil and gas industry, reveals shale gas …
Pumping iron could reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes
Added: 12 Jan 2017
Research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) suggests interval weight training can improve …
Sikorsky helicopters begin return flights after North Sea recall
Added: 11 Jan 2017
Flights by Sikorsky type S-92 helicopters from Aberdeen to the North Sea are being restored followi…
Plant hire manager jailed over crane tragedy
Added: 9 Jan 2017
The manager of a Scottish plant hire firm has been jailed over an accident that resulted in the dea…
Rolls-Royce goes full throttle for SMR role
Added: 9 Jan 2017
Rolls-Royce is to play a lead role in a partnership that aims to construct a fleet of small modular…
£660m nuclear industry pension cuts ‘a point blank betrayal’
Added: 8 Jan 2017
The GMB, Unite, Prospect and ASLEF/TSSA unions are meeting on Monday (9 January) to discuss strike …
Chemical spray leaves workers ‘severely burned’
Added: 4 Jan 2017
An engineering firm has been fined £150,000 after two of its workers suffered severe burns when the…
UK manufacturing hits 30-month high
Added: 3 Jan 2017
Activity within the UK manufacturing sector hit a 30-month high in December, according to the Marki…
Carbon usage breakthrough claimed
Added: 3 Jan 2017
UK government support for two Indian entrepreneurs has helped enable what is claimed to be the firs…
Manchester Uni makes nuclear waste recycling leap
Added: 2 Jan 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester have used pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …
CMA upholds £2.6m water tank cartel fine
Added: 21 Dec 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines of more than £2.6 million on three bu…
IGas wins fracking approval in Nottinghamshire
Added: 18 Dec 2016
Nottinghamshire County Council’s Planning and Licensing Committee has given fracking firm IGas cons…
ABB handed Ferrybridge demolition contract
Added: 15 Dec 2016
Energy firm SSE has appointed ABB’s engineering and consultancy division to handle decommissioning …
Regulators to assess deployment of new nuclear reactors in the UK
Added: 12 Dec 2016
The Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales have launched…
National Grid sells gas business stake for £13.8 billion
Added: 8 Dec 2016
National Grid has sold 61% of its UK gas distribution business to a MacQuarie Infrastructure-led co…
Union announces Tata deal struck for Port Talbot
Added: 7 Dec 2016
One of the three unions involved in negotiations to maintain output at Tata steelworks across the U…
Government gives £60 million for manufacturing innovation
Added: 7 Dec 2016
Universities and science minister Jo Johnson has given £60 million to fund six new research hubs to…
Pfizer fined £84.2m for drug price hike
Added: 7 Dec 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined pharmaceutical major Pfizer £84.2 million for…
Manufacturers buoyant despite production dip
Added: 4 Dec 2016
The UK manufacturing sector remains confident despite the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) i…
Bristol uni develops nuclear battery ‘powered by waste’
Added: 30 Nov 2016
Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a nuclear-powered battery that uses nuclear w…
