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Energy efficiency competition progresses
Added: 4 Jun 2014
Three firms complete design stage in the Energy Technology Institute (ETI) £2.8m waste to energy co…
UK “risks losing” nuclear industry
Added: 2 Jun 2014
Better government support is needed to reinvigorate the UK nuclear supply chain, says think-tank re…
Industrial wireless blackout warning
Added: 30 May 2014
Negotiations over a European standard for industrial wireless devices threaten to render vital plan…
Engineering is “male” profession
Added: 28 May 2014
A public poll suggests engineering is still widely considered a “male” profession.
Alfa Laval makes acquisition
Added: 28 May 2014
Pumps firm acquires marine and offshore pumping systems company.
Streamlined planning for shale development
Added: 28 May 2014
The Government today announced proposals to speed up the development of shale oil and gas in the UK…
Pipework firm in acquisition deal
Added: 23 May 2014
An investment company has announced the acquisition of specialist pipework engineering firm Haycock…
Shale gas suppliers team up
Added: 21 May 2014
Two environmental services firms currently working with Cuadrilla today announced a joint venture t…
Cuadrilla confirms Blackpool fracking plans
Added: 20 May 2014
Shale oil & gas developer Cuadrilla yesterday confirmed it intends to submit planning applications …
Pfizer ends pursuit of AstraZeneca
Added: 20 May 2014
US Pharmaceuticals firm Pfizer has had its final proposal to acquire AstraZeneca rejected by the co…
Manufacturers "ignoring" cyber threat
Added: 15 May 2014
Manufacturing businesses are putting their online safety at risk by ignoring cyber-security, new da…
Grangemouth shale imports win planning
Added: 15 May 2014
Ineos’ plans to build a storage tank for US shale gas imports at its Grangemouth petrochemicals fac…
Scale of gender pay gap revealed
Added: 14 May 2014
Women in engineering sectors typically earn 25% less than men by the age of 40, a new survey has fo…
Energy probe “creates uncertainty”
Added: 14 May 2014
The government was yesterday accused of introducing further uncertainty into the UK energy market a…
Ineos must sell Runcorn sites
Added: 13 May 2014
The European Commission has granted clearance to chemicals firms Ineos and Solvay for their propose…
Fuel shortage forces Drax co-firing
Added: 13 May 2014
Drax’s second unit to convert to biomass is now operational, but only on a co-firing basis with coa…
Plastics and food drive production growth
Added: 9 May 2014
Manufacturing was the strongest area of UK production growth, with process industries such as plast…
Speed up shale exploration, say Lords
Added: 8 May 2014
The government must do more to speed up a regulatory process for the exploratory drilling of shale …
Ministers launch skills campaign
Added: 7 May 2014
The UK government’s “Your Life” campaign is designed to encourage more young people to take up scie…
Biffa opts for GE kit
Added: 7 May 2014
GE’s Distributed Power arm is working alongside Clarke Energy to help Biffa modernise UK landfill g…
