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EEF calls for apprenticeship levy delay
Added: 4 May 2016
Manufacturers’ organisation EEF has called on the government to delay the rollout of its Apprentice…
New treatment for Argent Energy plant
Added: 3 May 2016
A Cheshire-based energy plant built to process waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for biodiesel, is…
Veolia ramps up wastewater solutions
Added: 3 May 2016
Veolia Water Technologies has extended its range of heat pump vacuum evaporators, targeting smaller…
Bioplastic packaging ‘extends’ shelf life
Added: 3 May 2016
A team of researchers has developed plant-based bioplastic packaging that is designed to extend the…
Fracking ‘unlikely’ to contaminate water
Added: 29 Apr 2016
A study of the abandoned Selby coalfield in Yorkshire suggests fracking is unlikely to pose a pollu…
Hinkley decision pushed to September
Added: 26 Apr 2016
The final investment decision on Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been postponed until September, …
Honeywell ramps up cyber security
Added: 25 Apr 2016
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Palo Alto Networks have joined forces to increase the cyber s…
Scottish chemical industry rallies collaboration cry
Added: 25 Apr 2016
The Scottish chemical industry has called on all political parties to help deliver growth throughou…
Scientists recruit cyanobacteria to create ‘clean’ chemicals
Added: 25 Apr 2016
German scientists are researching the use of cyanobacteria to provide a more sustainable method for…
Intertek launches mobile calibration service
Added: 21 Apr 2016
Engineering solutions provider Intertek has launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibration serv…
Plastic fears spark UK recall of children’s dairy snacks
Added: 20 Apr 2016
Müller and Sainsbury’s have both recalled children’s dairy snacks over fears of plastic contaminati…
Collaborative group proposes natural carbon use
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Academics and industry representatives have joined forces to develop a new model for decarbonisatio…
EEF tackles workforce productivity gaps
Added: 19 Apr 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has unveiled two free guides to help industrial companies imp…
Kaspersky ramps up control systems security
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab has developed an ‘all-in-one’ cyber security package for …
IMechE calls for ‘step-change’ in schools to bridge skills gap
Added: 13 Apr 2016
It is time to "stop talking about the skills gap and start taking action" said the Institution of M…
UK government considers stake in steel
Added: 12 Apr 2016
Business secretary Sajid Javid said the government was ready to ‘co-invest’ in the ailing steel ind…
Pfizer and Allergan terminate merger
Added: 6 Apr 2016
Pfizer’s $160 billion (£105bn) merger with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan has been termin…
Ministers meet to discuss steel sale
Added: 6 Apr 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have met with a number of Welsh politici…
Teesside waste energy plants abandoned
Added: 5 Apr 2016
Development of the Tees Valley 1 (TV1) and Tees Valley 2 (TV2) renewable energy project has been ab…
Researchers make ‘liquid-like’ materials breakthrough
Added: 4 Apr 2016
A study undertaken at the University of Chicago reveals how liquid-like materials can change into a…
