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New energy efficiency law ‘could extend product life by a decade’

Added: 10 Mar 2021

Tough new energy efficiency legislation to save on millions of tonnes of electrical waste were anno…

Digital is the future we can't ignore

Added: 24 Feb 2021

MRPeasy’s Karl Heinrich Lauri asks: Can a smaller manufacturer looking to survive and prosper in th…

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CIPD report shows encouraging rise in employer recruitment plans

Added: 23 Feb 2021

The number of employers saying they intend to boost jobs has risen for the second quarter, says the…

Certification enhances Siemens’ cyber credentials

Added: 23 Feb 2021

Siemens UK has been awarded the coveted Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) certification required for orga…

National Manufacturing Awards provide welcome boost

Added: 22 Feb 2021

Sheffield based employeee-owned company Gripple scored a hat trick of wins at the Make UK National …

North West Made Smarter programme secures renewed government support

Added: 22 Feb 2021

The North West’s pilot to boost productivity and employment by providing SME manufacturers access t…

Engineering leads the way as National Apprenticeship Week highlights lockdown challenges

Added: 9 Feb 2021

School lockdowns and exam cancellations mean many students, and their parents, could be missing out…

Digital is the gamechanger for plastics recycling

Added: 5 Feb 2021

Recycling is well established on Government and industry agendas, but to make the most of the oppor…

Graduates

UCAS confirms sea change in take up of university engineering places

Added: 5 Feb 2021

Engineering has seen a massive rise in popularity among university students, a fact confirmed by th…

Planning gains

Added: 4 Feb 2021

History provides numerous instances of catastrophic events providing the catalyst for radical econo…

Clean machines

Added: 4 Feb 2021

The crucial role of pumping systems in influencing the world’s energy usage for better or worse is …

Work completed on Birmingham University’s £46.5 million School of Engineering

Added: 3 Feb 2021

Birmingham university has taken possession of its newly built School of Engineering premises, which…

ECITB prepares to expand its global training reach

Added: 3 Feb 2021

UK Government-sponsored skills body the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) an…

EAS chief Karsanbhai takes over as David Farr steps down from helm at Emerson

Added: 3 Feb 2021

CEO of Emerson David Farr is to step down this week after two decades at the head of the global tec…

Scientist gives new meaning to concept of robot dancing

Added: 3 Feb 2021

A quantum physicist seeking to break down the walls between art and science has put theory into pra…

STEM sisters sing out for women in science

Added: 25 Jan 2021

A new online show has harnessed art in the cause of women in science, in an effort to interest prim…

Trade unions will shrink to ten percent of manufacturing workforce, warns report

Added: 25 Jan 2021

Membership of trade unions will shrink to one in ten of manufacturing employees, with poential impl…

Siemens defies UK economic downturn to hire nearly 30 young recruits

Added: 20 Jan 2021

Siemens has hired a total of 26 young graduates and apprentices in order to boost its growing digit…

The automation pyramid has had its day

Added: 13 Jan 2021

IT/OT convergence will lead to the collapse of the ‘automation pyramid’ predicts COPA-DATA’s Stefan…

North West wins funding for 'world's first zero industry cluster'

Added: 5 Jan 2021

A share of £8 million in Government funding will be invested in developing a comprehensive Cluster …