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Sector relief at Budget statement but warning bolder action needed
Added: 20 Nov 2022
Manufacturing and engineering leaders have responded with a degree of relief to Chancellor Jeremy H…

Aluminium sector eyes net zero opportunities
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Aluminium is poised to play a key role in the UK’s drive to net zero and the development of a susta…

ERIKS completes £21 million infrastructure Investment
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Industrial products supplier ERIKS has completed its £21 million infrastructure investment, centred…

A guide to optimising pump efficiency
Added: 8 Nov 2022
The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …

Scientists find scalable solution for industrial use of platinum
Added: 30 Aug 2022
An industrial catalyst that uses liquid instead of solid state platinum could offer a cheaper and m…

Tech spin-out targets thin film market potential
Added: 24 Aug 2022
A new Scottish university-inspired venture is combining academic and commercial know how to target …

ONS figures spell problems for manufacturing pay
Added: 22 Aug 2022
Latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment details suggest manufacturing is performing a…

Schaeffler purchase heralds drive for growth in linear tech
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Schaeffler has signed an agreement to acquire global manufacturer and supplier of linear technology…

Businesses urged to enter Innovate UK competition as deadline looms
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Process companies are being invited to take part in an Innovate UK programme designed to boost comp…

Made Smarter highlights need for manufacturers’ digital drive
Added: 26 Jul 2022
The organisation set up to boost manufacturers’ take up of digital tools is urging small to medium …

Smurfit Kappa Nechells plant hit by massive blaze
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Europe’s biggest producer of packaged paper, Smurfit Kappa, suffered colossal damage as fire ripped…

Digital Process Manufacturing Centre targets Scotland process leaders
Added: 13 Jun 2022
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group, will open a new technology centre in Ay…

Tetra Pak claims fibre-based alternative is a packaging first
Added: 30 May 2022
Tetra Pak is testing a fibre-based barrier that it claims as a first for food carton packages distr…

Metso Outotec signs €33 mill Omani deal
Added: 28 May 2022
Metso Outotec has signed a €33 million agreement for the delivery of engineering and key equipment …

Always suit the materials to the industrial application
Added: 9 May 2022
Using operating parts made of high-quality materials is crucial to ensure reliability and stability…

NCC team claims first after recycling continuous carbon fibres from pressure tanks
Added: 4 May 2022
Engineers at the National Composites Centre in Bristol are hailing a “significant milestone in the …

Aggreko completes £4.5 million green expansion
Added: 4 May 2022
Temporary power company Aggreko has completed the £4.5 million sustainably-resourced low-carbon exp…

How policing the ’chain’ gangs became a lot smarter
Added: 20 Apr 2022
Counterfeit products are a greater threat than ever before, warns Domino Printing Sciences' Adem Ku…

Brewery saved from closure by its commitment to creating opportunity
Added: 20 Apr 2022
A Bristol brewery company forced to close by the pandemic has been saved by the group it helped wit…

Work starts on UK’s largest aluminium packaging site
Added: 22 Mar 2022
Global packaging leader, the US Ball Corporation, has begun work on what will be the largest alumin…