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Chemicals sector welcomes Government offer on UK REACH deadlines

Added: 15 Feb 2023

Chemical sector firms have almost unanimously supported increased deadline times for the UK REACH r…

Geopolitics shows biggest increase as supply chain disruptor but fails to make Top 10

Added: 13 Feb 2023

Supply chain disruptions caused by geopolitical instability showed a massive increase during 2022, …

Appointments updates from the process sectors

Added: 10 Feb 2023

A selection of some of the recent appointments across the various process sectors...

Process business news briefs update...

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Contracts, appointments, partnerships, new builds and refurbishments from the likes of Schneider El…

Teesside process industry cluster CCS

UK industrial clusters gain from £6 mill award’s raft of decarbonisation projects

Added: 9 Feb 2023

Britain’s largest industrial clusters are the focus of a £6 million award to accelerate decarbonisa…

Divert ‘wasted’ Apprenticeship Levy to plug digital skills gap says IET

Added: 6 Feb 2023

Two billion pounds of “wasted” Apprenticeship Levy payments should be diverted to engineering firms…

Warehouse HSP 2

Process contract news update...

Added: 6 Feb 2023

Jungheinrich, Decom Engineering, Atkins, Morrison Engineering Services, THREE360 Energy and Fluence…

Clock ticking to join UK engineering greats with MacRobert Award win

Added: 16 Jan 2023

Time is running out to enter one of the most sought-after prizes in engineering, the annual MacRobe…

Industry can solve a major health problem by not taking a stand

Added: 12 Jan 2023

Is it time to revisit the laws on time being spent on our feet during active work hours, wonders Wi…

Wacker opens new logistics site in China

Billions of unfinished goods stuck in warehouses as surveys reveal sector contraction

Added: 13 Dec 2022

UK manufacturers have nearly  £24 billions-worth of goods in warehouses awaiting completion owing t…

Solvay chemicals plant, US

CBA announces regulatory and supply chain role appointment

Added: 13 Dec 2022

The Chemical Business Association (CBA), has announced the creation of the role of Regulatory and S…

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…

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…

New approach to data analytics provides the way forward for UK chemicals

Added: 10 Aug 2022

The chemicals sector can look forward to a boom period if it adapts to new-era analytics and finds …

Schaeffler to cut 4k jobs in major ‘transformation’ scheme

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…

digital factory

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 …