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NMITE follows robotics launch with new bursary programmes

Added: 7 Apr 2026

Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has created new bursaries to …

Gulf response needs business principles, not profiteering

Added: 7 Apr 2026

Following Ross Moloney’s piece last month on business response to the Gulf conflict, his colleague …

Corby mega-recycle facility vows to reduce cost of UK plastic waste exports

Added: 30 Mar 2026

Corby will host a £20 million plastic recycling facility opening later this year, that will be one …

Steel producers’ enthusiasm for strategy tempered by competitiveness concerns

Added: 22 Mar 2026

The Government’s recently announced Steel Strategy has received an enthusiastic reception from the …

Investment gives 10 times boost to Grangemouth biorefinery production

Added: 21 Mar 2026

Scottish firm Celtic Renewables has won £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its p…

Biodegradable plastics firms warn EU Directive ‘flaw’ aids pollution

Added: 20 Mar 2026

The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA) has challenged the European Commission to correct what…

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UK Steel backs select committee’s decarbonisation criticisms

Added: 10 Mar 2026

UK climate ambitions cannot be met unless energy intensive industries are able to remain competitiv…

Lift off for space careers as UKSA launches 50-placement scheme

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Fifty placements in the UK space sector are up for grabs as a new internship programme opened for a…

What rising raw material prices mean for electronics

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Upstream volatility impacts design and procurement teams warns Chris Withers, who explains how engi…

Coventry scores a double at manufacturer awards

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Coventry’s Evtec Automotive scored double gold at Make UK’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony with wins…

The five 2026 trends impacting CNC machining

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Data, automation, and hybrid technologies are reshaping precision manufacturing, says Dominique Gal…

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PMI figures show fourth month of increase for manufacturers

Added: 11 Feb 2026

UK industry performed strongly at the start of the year with the latest CIPS manufacturing purchasi…

Frankfurt to host 2026 Europump annual meeting

Added: 11 Feb 2026

Europump, the European Federation of National Associations of Pump Manufacturers’ 2026 Annual Meeti…

Rethinking chemical storage

Added: 13 Jan 2026

Why are storage vessels still being specified as if long-term material behaviour were someone else’…

Partners’ pioneering PPE materials use waste to tackle waste

Added: 12 Jan 2026

A university famed for its expertise in polymer chemistry has teamed up with a midlands-based firm …

Process news in brief: Apprenticeships, contracts, awards, appointments

Added: 12 Jan 2026

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has appointed new non-executive board members from Whiteh…

Process news in brief: appointments, acquisitions, partnerships, expansions

Added: 5 Jan 2026

CEO of INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe Rob Ingram is the new president of Plastics Europe, the pan-…

Manufacturing Barometer

MakeUK/BDO survey applauds Q4 growth but says worries ahead

Added: 14 Dec 2025

Make UK issued a relatively upbeat report on UK manufacturing for the final quarter of 2025, with b…

Make UK delivers pre-Budget demand for manufacturing

Added: 16 Nov 2025

Britain’s manufacturers are pre-empting the forthcoming Budget by urging the Government to focus so…

Process news in brief: sector recruitment, expansions, training, appointments, contracts

Added: 25 Oct 2025

Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE) is celebrating its largest-ever…