All Pharma & Bio
Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.
New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…
Manufacturing loses momentum
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…
Manufacturers want EU referendum
Added: 26 May 2015
UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…
Compressing costs
Added: 20 May 2015
New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.
Government crackdown on late payments
Added: 20 May 2015
Newly-appointed business secretary Sajid Javid yesterday used his first speech to promise the gover…
Watson-Marlow buys valves firm
Added: 19 May 2015
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has acquired US-based valves firm Asepco through its p…
Energy Institute awards competition
Added: 19 May 2015
The EI Awards competition is calling for entries from all sectors of the global energy sector. Any …
Key industry ministers appointed to cabinet
Added: 12 May 2015
The government’s new-look all-Conservative cabinet will meet at Downing Street later today, with Pr…
Election skills
Added: 6 May 2015
Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …
Skills initiative reaches milestone
Added: 20 Apr 2015
The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) has surpassed 2,000 people being trained across the chemical…
Lib Dems to double innovation spend
Added: 15 Apr 2015
Party’s manifesto supports Catapult Centres, while Ukip promises to scrap STEM subject tuition fees.
Skills concern over Tory manifesto
Added: 14 Apr 2015
The Conservative Party launched its manifesto for the general election today and immediately drew c…
Labour manifesto focuses on industry
Added: 13 Apr 2015
The Labour Party was today the first of the major political parties to launch its manifesto for the…
Muted march of the makers
Added: 1 Apr 2015
This government came into power promising that it would rebalance the economy towards manufacturing…
Faltering fightback
Added: 25 Mar 2015
Much was made by George Osborne in last week’s budget about an apparent renaissance in UK manufactu…
Manufacturing orders fall, says CBI
Added: 24 Mar 2015
Manufacturers’ order book levels have fallen this month, according to a survey by the CBI.
Process safety: barely begun
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Ten years on from the Buncefield explosion, only small steps have been taken to establish a process…
Manufacturers to boost technology spend
Added: 24 Feb 2015
More than half of all small and medium sized (SME) manufacturers in England are planning to invest …
Follow your heart, says prize winner
Added: 5 Feb 2015
Winner of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Robert Langer has advised students to foll…
