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Labour’s customs and Euratom stances receive industry welcome
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Labour has won plaudits from industry following party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s call for the UK to com…

Increased digitisation is the only way for the food and drink industry
Added: 7 Feb 2018
Once seen as slow moving and traditional, the food and drink sector is in its most dynamic period f…

Stay in control of dosing with PC pumps
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Dosing pumps are an important piece of equipment for manufacturers and processors across a whole ra…

Emerson wins top IIoT accolade
Added: 8 Jan 2018
Emerson has won Industrial IoT Company of the Year at the 2018 IoT Breakthrough Awards in recogniti…

GMB dismay over Colman’s planned Norwich closure
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Union leaders have responded with dismay to the news that Norwich’s Colman’s factory is to be close…

It's do or die for food industry digitalisation
Added: 5 Jan 2018
How many times do we hear the assertion that necessity is the mother of invention? Let us hope that…

Aquabio's Dutch deal extends AD services
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Water recycling pioneer Aquabio has signed an agreement with Dutch firm Econvert Water and Energy B…
HSE to target food manufacturing ill health with unannounced inspections
Added: 2 Jan 2018
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will start making unannounced inspections of food manufacturi…

How heat exchangers can save on food waste and costs
Added: 21 Dec 2017
When processing viscous food product, it is inevitable that an amount will adhere to surfaces, such…

Ehrco marks 25th anniversary with an 18% turnover rise
Added: 20 Dec 2017
Hydraulic hose and fitting company Ehrco has rounded off its first quarter century by recording an …

Xylem chief takes over as BPMA head
Added: 4 Dec 2017
Xylem Water Solutions managing director Duncan Lewis has officially taken over as the president of …

Scuoler to chair key UK export body
Added: 13 Nov 2017
Retiring chief executive of manufacturers’ organisation the EEF, Terry Scuoler is the new chair of …

EEF issues pre-Budget challenge to Hammond
Added: 7 Nov 2017
EEF chief executive Terry Scuoler has called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to agree a fiscal package…
‘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…

How automated lubrication can help reduce product recall
Added: 31 Oct 2017
An automated centralised lubrication system can help food manufacturers avoid machine failure while…

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…

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 …

Case study: solving a cereal packaging puzzle
Added: 17 Oct 2017
A cereals and cereal bar producer benefits from a fully-integrated packaging suite.

Chemicals giant Bayer sells seeds business to BASF for €5.9bn
Added: 13 Oct 2017
German chemicals manufacturer Bayer has sold a number of its crop seeds business units to BASF for …