All Safety/HSE

Science department fires £2 million award for Digital and HVM Catapults
Added: 13 Jun 2023
The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded £2 million jointly to …

Confined space? Look outside that box
Added: 31 May 2023
When an employee enters a confined space to carry out works or inspections, how can you be sure the…

Green engineering roles increased 55% in five years says report
Added: 24 May 2023
Demand for engineers is likely to grow faster than for most professions, thanks to the UK’s increas…

PE Roundup 24 May: Is falling manufacturing employment a benefit?
Added: 24 May 2023
Falling manufacturing employment numbers could be a positive rather than a negative sign suggested …

REACH reform will offer mixed benefits for RTOs warns keynote speaker
Added: 14 May 2023
Plans by Government to overhaul the UK REACH regulations for chemical substances made in Great Brit…

Riventa to lead on massive Welsh Water asset management survey
Added: 6 May 2023
Utility company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has commissioned systems expert Riventa to test the efficienc…

EPO stats show UK patent filers reverse two year decline
Added: 18 Apr 2023
UK companies recorded a stronger than expected rise in the number of European patent filings after …

PE roundup 18 April: output, appointments, orders, certification, awards
Added: 18 Apr 2023
Lontra’s new 60,000sq ft smart factory manufacturing centre in Doncaster (see pic) has manufactured…

#CHEMUK 2023: CIA innovation chief to outline impact of 4.0 on the industrial lab
Added: 17 Apr 2023
Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…

The questions and answers that ensure Ex rated equipment stays hazards safe
Added: 17 Apr 2023
When it comes to repairing or overhauling 'Ex rated' equipment – products deemed safe for hazardous…

PE roundup 3 Apr: Innovator deadline, markets, safety, upskilling, supply chain, incentives...
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Nine out of ten engineers working in UK manufacturing report that business has been negatively impa…

PE roundup 27 March: BCAS, Schneider Electric, Avantium, Engineering UK, Wood, AMRC
Added: 27 Mar 2023
Digital collaboration, key appointments, contracts, new builds, anniversaries, contracts... process…

Survey says 85% of non-BSIF registered PPE fails to meet criteria
Added: 6 Mar 2023
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging businesses to use only suppliers registered…

UKAEA funds 18 organisations to help make fusion reality
Added: 3 Mar 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded feasibility contracts for 18 organis…

Process roundup: Thales, Confederation of British Metalforming, Sparck Technologies, MHA
Added: 3 Mar 2023
Global company Thales announced it will be hiring 12,000 new employees internationally, including m…

Combating flooding with automation
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Owing to the predictability of seasonal flooding, automation systems are vital investment to keep a…

Eleanor’s pollution fighting backpack wins IET competition
Added: 10 Feb 2023
Huddersfield twelve-year-old Eleanor Wood’s pollution filtering backpack has won her the Instituti…

UK industrial clusters gain from £6 mill award’s raft of decarbonisation projects
Added: 9 Feb 2023
Britain’s largest industrial clusters are the focus of a £6 million award to accelerate decarbonisa…

Process contract news update...
Added: 6 Feb 2023
Jungheinrich, Decom Engineering, Atkins, Morrison Engineering Services, THREE360 Energy and Fluence…

Interest rises as unattended operating systems increase their endurance
Added: 1 Feb 2023
Unattended boiler systems are now longer lasting – a boon in times of onsite staff shortages explai…