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SMEs in the spotlight for £15m manufacturing fund
Added: 9 May 2016
Innovate UK has launched a £15 million competition to encourage “revolutionary” technologies and pr…

PwC establishes drones division
Added: 9 May 2016
Professional services company PwC has set up a ‘global centre of excellence’ for drone use in indus…

Manufacturers ‘vulnerable’ to hacking
Added: 9 May 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has urged companies in the UK to step up their cyber security…

Scientists shed new light on food adulteration
Added: 5 May 2016
Food researchers in the UK have demonstrated the feasibility of using imaging techniques as an alte…

CBI outlines manufacturing modernisation plan
Added: 5 May 2016
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on manufacturers and government to join forc…

VTT flirts with 3D food printing
Added: 4 May 2016
A group of scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) is attempting to transf…

Yorkshire Water ordered to pay record £1.1m fine
Added: 4 May 2016
Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1million last week for a pump failure in 2013 that caused pollution to…

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…