All Food & Beverage


BP Deepwater Horizon

A sense of danger

Added: 5 Aug 2015

Can a new generation of detection devices mitigate the risk of catastrophic gas leaks within the pr…

Food machine

Food industry feels the pinch

Added: 3 Aug 2015

A recent survey of UK food manufacturers reveals that optimism has slightly cooled since last year,…

Food processing - cookies

3D printing to revolutionise food industry

Added: 14 Jul 2015

The use of 3D printers will radically change how and where food can be manufactured, academic sugge…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Summer Budget: Industry response

Added: 8 Jul 2015

Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2015 summer Budget to Parliament earlier today but drew a m…

Food machine

Food industry cuts water use

Added: 7 Jul 2015

Major food and drink manufacturers have cut their water usage by almost a quarter, according to fin…

Flexion

Air leaks ‘costing’ UK industry

Added: 16 Jun 2015

Compressed air leaks are costing UK industry thousands of pounds every year, according to fluid pow…

Bombay Saphire distillery

Building a gin palace

Added: 16 Jun 2015

Sustainability and heritage concerns underpin development of new Bombay Sapphire distillery.

Manufacturing Barometer

Productivity harming manufacturing growth

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Majority of SMEs worried about productivity, while research claims that industrial standards could …

Gas detection

Have a safe summer

Added: 3 Jun 2015

So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

Dust explosion short course at the Wolfson Centre

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 Barometer

Manufacturing loses momentum

Added: 1 Jun 2015

Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…

David Cameron 10 Downing Street

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…

Atlas Copco Z compressor

Compressing costs

Added: 20 May 2015

New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.

Business secretary Sajid Javid

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 pump

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…

EI

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 …

Food machine

Carbon Trust cooks up savings

Added: 13 May 2015

Results from industry trials conducted by the Carbon Trust demonstrate that improved ventilation in…

Level measurement

Simply reliable level measurement

Added: 13 May 2015

Endress+Hauser’s low-cost capacitive level switch is ideal for the food & beverage industry thanks …

David Cameron 10 Downing Street

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…

Ed Miliband

Election skills

Added: 6 May 2015

Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …