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REACH reform will offer mixed benefits for RTOs warns keynote speaker
Added: 14 May 2023
Plans by Government to overhaul the UK REACH regulations for chemical substances made in Great Brit…

PE roundup 7 May: EU financing, patents boost, major contracts, project launch, investment
Added: 6 May 2023
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured £0.95 million from Horizon Europe to build the …

Riventa to lead on massive Welsh Water asset management survey
Added: 6 May 2023
Utility company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has commissioned systems expert Riventa to test the efficienc…

Cranfield’s high tech tribute marks Coronation Day
Added: 6 May 2023
Manufacturing specialists at Cranfield University have created miniature golden royal monogram symb…

EPO stats show UK patent filers reverse two year decline
Added: 18 Apr 2023
UK companies recorded a stronger than expected rise in the number of European patent filings after …

‘Asset maintenance vital for legacy plants to cope with energy demands’
Added: 18 Apr 2023
Rapid synchronisation of legacy or idled power plants to make use of contingency coal power present…

PE roundup 18 April: output, appointments, orders, certification, awards
Added: 18 Apr 2023
Lontra’s new 60,000sq ft smart factory manufacturing centre in Doncaster (see pic) has manufactured…

#CHEMUK 2023: CIA innovation chief to outline impact of 4.0 on the industrial lab
Added: 17 Apr 2023
Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…

PE roundup 3 Apr: Innovator deadline, markets, safety, upskilling, supply chain, incentives...
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Nine out of ten engineers working in UK manufacturing report that business has been negatively impa…

PIA scores on achievement
Added: 1 Apr 2023
English football played host to the resurgent Pump Industry Awards, staged at the famous St George’…

Drone pioneer flies a kite for targeted spend on commercialised R&D
Added: 29 Mar 2023
UK drone company chief Robert Garbett has accused Government funded organisations of wasting invest…

PE roundup 27 March: BCAS, Schneider Electric, Avantium, Engineering UK, Wood, AMRC
Added: 27 Mar 2023
Digital collaboration, key appointments, contracts, new builds, anniversaries, contracts... process…

PE roundup 20 March: Collaborations, approvals, appointments and sales across the process sectors
Added: 19 Mar 2023
Birmingham University has launched a research collaboration with global specialty chemical firm Inn…

Process roundup: Endress+Hauser, TÜV SÜD, Unibloc, Siemens, MTC
Added: 9 Mar 2023
The Super Deduction Tax Break introduced in April 2021 to help kickstart the post-Covid economy and…

HVMC’s million pound push for 4.0 product testing
Added: 7 Mar 2023
Manufacturing hub the High Value Manufacturing Catapult has launched a near-million pound project t…

Survey says 85% of non-BSIF registered PPE fails to meet criteria
Added: 6 Mar 2023
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging businesses to use only suppliers registered…

UKAEA funds 18 organisations to help make fusion reality
Added: 3 Mar 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded feasibility contracts for 18 organis…

Process roundup: Thales, Confederation of British Metalforming, Sparck Technologies, MHA
Added: 3 Mar 2023
Global company Thales announced it will be hiring 12,000 new employees internationally, including m…

Sickness absences and pay settlements rising, says Make UK
Added: 2 Mar 2023
Sickness absence in the country’s manufacturing industry rose in 2022 for the first time in more th…

Strohm scales up operations as it completes plant expansion and plans recruitment drive
Added: 22 Feb 2023
Strohm, the world’s first producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCP), has completed its plant…