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Collaboration driving pharmaceuticals growth
Added: 15 Sep 2016
A report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) reveals the number of app…

Data analytics ‘can combat biggest business threats’
Added: 14 Sep 2016
Manufacturers are pressing ahead with investment in data analytics to ensure they are Internet of T…

Nuclear industry fuelling jobs growth
Added: 13 Sep 2016
A report by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) reveals high skilled jobs in the sector have inc…
CCS technology ‘ready to be deployed’
Added: 12 Sep 2016
A new report by the Parliamentary Advisory Group on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) says CCS techn…

Welsh firm takes Hinkley steel order
Added: 8 Sep 2016
Welsh steel firm Express Reinforcements has been chosen to supply 200,000 tonnes of reinforced stee…

Industry hits back after Sellafield safety slam
Added: 8 Sep 2016
An investigation by the BBC’s Panorama team has uncovered a number of safety concerns at Sellafield…

Smart energy revolution ‘fanciful nonsense’
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Energy workers’ union GMB has dismissed claims by National Grid that winter blackouts could be avoi…
NCH gears up oil solutions
Added: 30 Aug 2016
NCH Europe has unveiled a new gear oil solution that uses calcium-sulphonate technologies offering …

Man ‘engulfed in flames’ at distillery
Added: 25 Aug 2016
Drink manufacturer Alcohols has been fined £270,000 after one of its employees was engulfed in flam…

EEF steps up to industrial energy challenge
Added: 25 Aug 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has rebundled all of its energy savings solutions under one u…

Chemical SMEs called on to improve NHS care
Added: 23 Aug 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) h…

Skills investment to boom as ‘Industry 4.0’ nears
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Manufacturers will invest in people to make sure they are ready for the fourth industrial revolutio…

Yorkshire Water hit with £350k sewage leak fine
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Yorkshire Water has been handed a £350,000 fine after sewage was illegally discharged into Rud Beck…

Campaign group in a fizz over sugar tax
Added: 16 Aug 2016
A collective of manufacturers and trade associations have joined together to protest against the go…

Schaeffler unveils ‘early warning’ unit
Added: 15 Aug 2016
Precision bearing manufacturer Schaeffler has launched a standalone system for monitoring the condi…

Industry reacts to long-awaited apprenticeships guidance
Added: 12 Aug 2016
The government has today published guidance explaining how the Apprenticeship Levy will work and wh…

Horizon to fire up nuclear skills centre
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Horizon Nuclear Power has announced plans to invest £1 million in a new engineering centre at the G…

Upcycling breathes new life into food waste
Added: 11 Aug 2016
Food waste may soon be turned into plastics, fruit juices, food ingredients, and liquid fuels, said…

August oil report dims 2017 forecast
Added: 11 Aug 2016
The global demand for oil will slow to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) next year, according to th…

Tyrrells snapped up by US snack maker
Added: 9 Aug 2016
Premium British crisp maker Tyrrells has agreed to a £300m offer from US food manufacturer, Amplify…