All Chemicals

UK chemical sector R&D spend hits a high for yet another year
Added: 25 Nov 2019
The UK chemicals sector has increased its annual spending on research and development by 3.4% - its…

‘Makers’ Manifesto’ demands less squabbling, more vision from parties
Added: 13 Nov 2019
Manufacturers are calling on Britain’s political parties to focus on delivering their vision for th…

Sustainable water pioneer wins WES Burt accolade
Added: 5 Nov 2019
Mandy Lester has won the 21st winner of the Women’s Engineering Society’s prestigious Karen Burt Aw…

Make UK conferences spell out impending Brexit implications
Added: 23 Oct 2019
Manufacturers’ organisation Make UK staged two conferences in three days to provide emergency guida…

Full steam ahead as Spirax Sarco marks 30 years of driving accreditation
Added: 22 Oct 2019
Steam solutions provider Spirax Sarco is celebrating three decades of providing City & Guilds cours…

Authority rules against Ecolab and Holchem merger
Added: 9 Oct 2019
Ecolab’s merger with Holchem has been blocked by the Competition & Mergers Authority (CMA).
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Fuchs aims for lubricants top spot with giant new automated site
Added: 2 Oct 2019
Fuchs Lubricants has begun work on a £5 million fully-automated raw materials warehouse with 4,000 …

ProGlove investment cites UK as Europe’s biggest growth market
Added: 24 Sep 2019
Industrial wearables giant ProGlove has identified the UK as the key growth market for its European…
Royal stamp of approval for Tomlinson Hall's century
Added: 24 Sep 2019
Pump distributor and manufacturer Tomlinson Hall celebrated its centenary in business with a visit …

Make UK/Santander analysis confirms Europe remains dominant market for UK
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Europe remains the main focus for UK goods, despite the fact that the USA is the largest single nat…

Ion Science stays on target to achieve £20 million turnover in anniversary year
Added: 10 Sep 2019
The world’s largest manufacturer of volatile organic compounds (VOC) monitors, Cambridge-based Ion …

'Interesting times' beckon for pharma and biotech
Added: 4 Sep 2019
The scale of pharmaceutical counterfeiting can be staggering to behold – whether in terms of the nu…

Pumps experts find new opportunities in the expanding chemical sector
Added: 28 Aug 2019
Chemicals will provide sustained business opportunities for pump companies working in the sector. A…

First UK training course for fast-growing industrial drones market
Added: 19 Aug 2019
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched the UK’s first training c…

ABB secures key Central Asian digital refinery project
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Global technology leader ABB is to play a strategic role in the transformation of Central Asia’s ma…

Understanding Arc Flash jargon can help you save lives
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Arc Flash is a daily risk for those working in the utilities sector. So it’s essential, says ProGAR…

There’s plenty for the chemical industry to do outside of Brexit
Added: 31 Jul 2019
We can blame Brexit for much but there’s work for the chemicals sector to be doing around regulatio…

Chemical sector urges Johnson to deliver on exports and manufacturing growth
Added: 24 Jul 2019
A leading chemical sector organisation has urged new prime minister Boris Johnson to start deliveri…

Racing ace Button says time to get women engineers in the fast lane
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has used his public profile to support Santander UK’s inaugural STEM…

Pumps maintenance needs to combine DIY with good advice
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Do it Yourself is a motto best applied with caution within the increasingly refined pumps systems a…