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Manufacturers ‘capitalising’ on weaker pound, says report
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Just over half (51%) of UK manufacturers see the falling pound as a key benefit for their business …
Engineering institutions join forces to promote careers in the industry
Added: 1 Nov 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institu…
Physics focus ‘can help’ food & drink manufacturing post-Brexit
Added: 26 Oct 2016
The president of the Institute of Physics (IOP) has said a focus on physics could help UK food and …
£5m skills development facility opens in Huddersfield
Added: 25 Oct 2016
Projex Solutions, which specialises in the development of project management solutions for the proc…
Scottish Water fined for valve failure
Added: 25 Oct 2016
Utility Scottish Water has been fined £7,500 for pollution of the Caaf Water and River Garnock, Kil…
Emerson pumps $3.1bn into valves
Added: 25 Oct 2016
Emerson Process Management has signed an agreement to acquire Pentair’s valves and control arm in a…
Safety Council supports healthy workplaces campaign
Added: 24 Oct 2016
The British Safety Council has leant its support to the 2016 European Week for Safety and Health at…
‘Nuisance’ polymer becomes biomass breakthrough
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A team of scientists at Swiss research institution École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) …
Challenge to Government to strengthen industrial strategy
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A report published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF and banking group NatWest calls on government…
Report suggests UK reliant on unproven emissions technologies
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A perspective published in the journal Science suggests the Paris Agreement and the carbon-reductio…
EEF launches campaign to develop manufacturing talent
Added: 19 Oct 2016
A new leadership and development programme launched by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is des…
Industry ‘vigilant’ over Brexit negotiations
Added: 19 Oct 2016
A report published by Engineering the Future looks at the impact leaving the EU could have on the w…
Fracking support goes negative ‘for first time’
Added: 17 Oct 2016
A survey conducted by the University of Nottingham reveals support for fracking is at an all-time l…
Drug-delay tactics called into question
Added: 17 Oct 2016
A meeting in Geneva this week will question the practice of extending the life of drug patents as a…
‘Action needed’ on carbon targets and energy security
Added: 14 Oct 2016
According to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the UK must take concrete action to…
Brexit vote chips food & drink confidence
Added: 12 Oct 2016
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has rocked confidence among the UK’s food and drink manufacturers, a…
Renewed call for more women in engineering
Added: 11 Oct 2016
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) president Naomi Climer says getting more women invo…
Norway invests £130m in CCS
Added: 10 Oct 2016
The Norwegian government has announced plans to invest NOK 1,314 million (£130m) in developing carb…
EU imposes steel dumping tariffs on China
Added: 7 Oct 2016
The European Commission has moved to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on imports of hot-roll…
Government approves Cuadrilla fracking application
Added: 6 Oct 2016
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans for Cuadrilla to conduct fracking activity at …
