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We must help MPs understand the importance of the process industries
Added: 6 Nov 2017
There is, we know, a substantial job of work to do in terms of enabling the rest of the United King…
‘Human-robot collaboration needed to counter 0.6 million job threat’
Added: 1 Nov 2017
An estimated 0.6 million UK jobs will disappear in one industrial sector alone over the next 20 yea…

Light up ahead? NEPIC’s Iain Wright on the way forward for the chemical sector
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Iain Wright succeeded Stan Higgins as chief executive of NEPIC this year. With a hard act to follow…

Spirax Sarco solves metal refiner's carbon efficiency challenge
Added: 31 Oct 2017
The precious metal refining industry notoriously consumes significant amounts of heat and chemicals…

Industry 4.0: the antidote to supply chain disruption
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Industry 4.0 and smart use of data is not disrupting the supply chain, says LLamasoft’s Michael Wal…

Health impact of coal power up to 100 times greater than fracking, finds study
Added: 24 Oct 2017
The lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times…

Business dissatisfaction with UK infrastructure reaches record levels
Added: 24 Oct 2017
Record numbers of UK companies are dissatisfied with the rate of improvement to the country’s infra…

BEIS secretary Clarke to headline EEF manufacturing conference
Added: 24 Oct 2017
Greg Clarke, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been confirmed as …

Filter removes almost all bacteria from contaminated water, research suggests
Added: 28 Sep 2017
A filter developed by researchers at Swansea University is designed to remove more than 90% of hydr…

EEF picks top defence and trade civil servant to succeed Scuoler
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Manufacturers’ association the EEF has appointed a top civil servant at the Department for Internat…

Government customs union plan draws mixed reaction from industry
Added: 15 Aug 2017
The government’s plan for an interim customs union with the EU has drawn a mixed reaction from memb…

EngineeringUK announces new chief executive
Added: 5 Jul 2017
EngineeringUK announced today that Mark Titterington has been appointed as its new chief executive.

News viewpoint: how the General Election result will affect the process sectors
Added: 4 Jul 2017
The hung parliament that has emerged diminishes the likelihood of a hard Brexit, but brings other p…

UKOOG – Government must act to protect gas reserves
Added: 22 Jun 2017
The UK will become increasingly reliant upon imported gas if it does not embark on a strategy to bo…
Process leaders demand Brexit scrutiny and safeguards after Queen's Speech
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Early responses from process industry leaders to the Queen’s Speech outlining the Government’s appr…

Stan Higgins among those honoured at CIA awards ceremony
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Stan Higgins was among those honoured at an awards ceremony hosted by the Chemical Industries Assoc…

Election analysis: What’s the effect for Brexit and the process industries?
Added: 9 Jun 2017
The hung parliament that has resulted from the general election has increased uncertainty over the …
Industry leaders call for UK to lead on energy transition after Trump pull out
Added: 2 Jun 2017
Industry bodies reacted with dismay to US president Donald Trump’s intention to withdraw his countr…
Former Labour MP Iain Wright replaces Stan Higgins as NEPIC chief
Added: 1 Jun 2017
Former Labour MP Iain Wright has been named as the new chief executive officer of the North East Pr…

More than £0.3 mill in R&D on offer to engineering innovators
Added: 30 May 2017
Seven engineering innovators will have the chance to share £350,000 of R&D support in a competition…