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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…

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…

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-…

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…