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Utilities’ business investment fall is nearly twice the average for UK industries say analysts
Added: 15 Jun 2021
Latest ONS data shows business investment in UK utilities sector fell by almost a quarter last year…

Make UK/BDO survey's manufacturing growth forecast doubles to outpace economy overall
Added: 15 Jun 2021
British manufacturing’s growth prospects have significantly improved, according to a major survey p…

Springpod provides launchpad for Siemens’ move to online placements
Added: 15 Jun 2021
Siemens will launch a new round of its virtual skills scheme to interest young people in engineerin…

Valves ensure chemical safety
Added: 8 Jun 2021
Ensuring a chemical plant meets the latest safety standards requires proven experience, given the h…

UK manufacturing fails to keep pace with millennial director trend
Added: 1 Jun 2021
The UK manufacturing sector is lagging behindthe rest of industry in the race to attract younger di…

Brewing consultancy toasts R&D success in creating 100k savings
Added: 31 May 2021
Brewing supplies and consultancy business Murphy & Son saved almost £100,000 over the past three ye…

Survey reveals nearly half of pharma companies can’t make use of their own data
Added: 31 May 2021
Almost one in two pharmaceutical European and US companies surveyed (48%) say their competitiveness…

TÜV SÜD unveils verification service to meet post-Brexit machinery rules
Added: 19 May 2021
TÜV SÜD UK has launched an audit service to help users to verify before final purchase that newly a…

Queen Elizabeth Prize launches search for next winner of £500,000 award
Added: 19 May 2021
Applications have opened for the next a competition for one of the most presitigious and lucrative …

Deadline for NMITE engineer applicants’ chance of bursary aid
Added: 19 May 2021
Prospective engineers wanting to join this year’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineerin…

Landia chopper pumps provide effluent solution twice over
Added: 5 May 2021
Landia’s expertise in treating effluent and waste provided answers for two food producers and their…

Technician Janet goes for gold with Invertek's two millionth VFD
Added: 5 May 2021
Variable frequency drives (VFD) manufacturer Invertek Drives has marked the production of its two m…

Queen’s award for engineering company that grew export sales five times in three years
Added: 5 May 2021
Engineering company Chelburn Precision has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade, after its…

Chemicals sector finds Brexit's sunlit uplands hard to REACH
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Brexit’s sunlit uplands are proving difficult to access and, for one sector at least, the blame for…

Why it pays to take your tools to the repair shop
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Updating or repairing an injection mould tool can be complex yet helps extend lifespan and quality …

Procurement, the vital link in the supply chain
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Procurement is often the weak link in the supply chain, warns Nick McGrane of K3 Syspro. It needn’t…

QMUL opens new life science innovation site
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has announced the opening of its new Queen Mary Enterprise l…

IMechE appoints Space Agency’s Bunn as new chief executive
Added: 20 Apr 2021
UK Space Agency international director Dr Alice Bunn has been appointed as the next chief executive…

Schaeffler chosen for UN’s sustainability leaders list
Added: 20 Apr 2021
The United Nations has selected the Schaeffler Group as one of its 50 global sustainability & clima…

Lockdown period sees record rises in component replacements
Added: 7 Apr 2021
Pandemic lockdown has produced an unprecedented demand for improvements to components and replaceme…