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George Osborne at the Manufacturing Technology Centre

Muted march of the makers

Added: 1 Apr 2015

This government came into power promising that it would rebalance the economy towards manufacturing…

Apple

Pesticide residue falls in food

Added: 1 Apr 2015

More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pestic…

Beer video screen grab

Ubiquitous beer brewing system

Added: 31 Mar 2015

Sabco has partnered with Unitronics to help beverage brewers of all kinds produce the perfect pint.

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Faltering fightback

Added: 25 Mar 2015

Much was made by George Osborne in last week’s budget about an apparent renaissance in UK manufactu…

Chocolate manufacturing plant

Manufacturing orders fall, says CBI

Added: 24 Mar 2015

Manufacturers’ order book levels have fallen this month, according to a survey by the CBI.

Buncefield2

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…

Chocolate manufacturing plant

Manchester launches manufacturing strategy

Added: 2 Mar 2015

Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …

Manufacturing Barometer

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 …

Stan Higgins

Gone from the wind – industrial CCS

Added: 4 Feb 2015

Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…

Students in the design phase of their degrees

Investment boost for engineering talent

Added: 15 Jan 2015

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is investing £1.2 million in up and coming engi…

money trees skills wealth

A wealth of opportunity

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…

SIHI Isochem modular chemical pump

Flowserve buys Dutch pump manufacturer

Added: 8 Jan 2015

Pumps and valves manufacturer Flowserve yesterday confirmed it had completed its acquisition the Ne…

Food production must cut water use by a fifth

Added: 6 Jan 2015

The use of water in food production must be cut by 20% globally to avoid rocketing food prices and …

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Manufacturers’ confidence halves

Added: 5 Jan 2015

Confidence among British manufacturers has dropped to nearly half the level it was at the start of …

National Grid

Grid encourages more plant shutdowns

Added: 15 Dec 2014

National Grid is encouraging more energy-intensive businesses to reduce their demand when electrici…

Osborne Alexander Autumn Statement

Autumn statement: formulation funding

Added: 3 Dec 2014

A new chemical formulation centre at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has been awarded fundi…

Bara PPMA Robot2

Cyber security and robotics “priorities”

Added: 27 Nov 2014

Action must be taken to support six fast-growth industries that could significantly boost the UK ec…

Moy Park Grantham oxidiser

Moy Park installs odour-eater

Added: 24 Nov 2014

Food manufacturer Moy Park has commissioned a regenerative thermal oxidiser to reduce cooking proce…

Whisky stills

High spirits

Added: 12 Nov 2014

Distillery takes full measure of whisky flow.

Apateq onsite water separation

Pure play

Added: 12 Nov 2014

As global water regulations tighten, filtration technologies are evolving to help process industrie…