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Mark Cavendish Kevlar helmet

Engineering sporting brilliance

Added: 28 May 2014

Here at Process Engineering we aim to please. As the Brazil World Cup approaches, followed by Wimbl…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Scale of gender pay gap revealed

Added: 14 May 2014

Women in engineering sectors typically earn 25% less than men by the age of 40, a new survey has fo…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Ministers launch skills campaign

Added: 7 May 2014

The UK government’s “Your Life” campaign is designed to encourage more young people to take up scie…

Forty-nine per cent of industry representatives claim skills shortages are their main barrier to gro

Platform protection

Added: 7 May 2014

The UK oil & gas industry is ramping up its efforts to address the skill shortage and retain its hi…

Paper mill decreases work-related accidents

Accidents fall at paper firm

Added: 6 May 2014

Pulp and paper manufacturer United Paper Mills (UPM) has seen a decrease in work-related accidents …

Shale fracking

UK fracking spend could hit £33bn

Added: 24 Apr 2014

Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…

Armed forces skills2

Skills boost for oil & gas industry

Added: 10 Apr 2014

A website designed to map the skills and competencies needed to work in the oil & gas industry is c…

North Sea offshore oil and gas

Oil & gas jobs to rise by 39,000

Added: 4 Apr 2014

The oil and gas sector could create up to 39,000 jobs in the UK over the next two years, according …

HBM webinar

Webinar series

Added: 2 Apr 2014

HBM’s series of free on-line webinars continue in April by examining the role that torque transduce…

Castle Training Academy

Health and safety training courses

Added: 21 Mar 2014

The Castle Training Academy is launching a series of residential training courses designed to offer…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Apprenticeships given Budget boost

Added: 20 Mar 2014

Firms looking to increase their skills base welcomed yesterday’s Budget announcement of a boost in …

Nuclear skills shortages

Workforce meltdown

Added: 12 Mar 2014

The nuclear industry supply chain is taking matters into its own hands as it seeks to battle a decl…

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Manufacturing employment accelerates

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Sir William Wakeham

Systems must drive engineering degrees

Added: 18 Feb 2014

Former IChemE president Sir William Wakeham calls for the process systems community to take a great…

Shale gas

UK faces fracking skills shortage

Added: 17 Feb 2014

The UK fracking industry could be marred by a lack of relevant skills and equipment, according to a…

Data acquisition webinar series

Data acquisition webinar series

Added: 11 Feb 2014

HBM is offering a series of free online webinars throughout February to examine a number of differe…

Vince Cable

“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Schaeffler releases 2014 training course programme

Schaeffler reveals training programme

Added: 30 Jan 2014

Schaeffler UK has released its new technical training course programme for 2014 designed to improve…

Buncefield2

Risky business

Added: 29 Jan 2014

Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…

Corporate bonds

Addressing the skills shortage

Added: 14 Jan 2014

As the skills shortage continues to be a concern for the process sectors, industry bodies must form…