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Why you need XY coordinated for accuracy

Added: 11 Aug 2020

Electronic Manufacturing Solutions’ Jonathan Plummer on the benefits of XY Data and its role in sav…

North Sea offshore oil and gas

Lloyd’s report outlines two steps to green energy heaven

Added: 11 Aug 2020

The future of UK offshore energy lies in a two stage move to electrification followed by exploitati…

Utilities industry still more male dominated than most sectors says Ofwat chief

Added: 11 Aug 2020

Women working across the water industry still face substantial bars to advancement despite some pro…

‘Increased optimism’ among English SMEs

Added: 4 Aug 2020

The largest survey of SME manufacturers in England suggests there is increased optimism around turn…

Digital cask filling solution could save millions on whisky

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Scotland’s £5.5 billion whisky industry could soon save millions in annual inventory costs, thanks …

Lighting for hazardous environments

Added: 22 Jul 2020

Ken Eddleston of Chalmit discusses the factors companies working in hazardous environments must con…

Smart robots switch from pipe inspection to tackle coronavirus hotspots

Added: 21 Jul 2020

Tests have begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public space…

Nuclear engineers

Engineering vacancies plummet by three quarters year on year

Added: 21 Jul 2020

Advertised vacancies in the UK engineering industry plummeted by nearly 75% in the second quarter o…

BPMA launches into virtual world

Added: 21 Jul 2020

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has held its first-ever virtual technical committ…

Supply chain highlights need for water firms to embrace innovation

Added: 21 Jul 2020

British Water’s annual survey of leading utility company performance reveals widespread frustration…

NEBOSH leads way with post-COVID remote assessments

Added: 15 Jul 2020

NEBOSH – The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health is staging its first ‘ope…

Yorkshire Water awards technical services contracts worth over £50 million

Added: 7 Jul 2020

Yorkshire Water has awarded technical services contracts with a combined value of £51.4 million.

Struggling nurses prompt student engineer’s DIY cooling visor

Added: 7 Jul 2020

School sixth former Toby Weymouth has created his own fan-assisted face visor, inspired by the caps…

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Furlough skews figures but historic low productivity remains an issue

Added: 7 Jul 2020

Office of National Statistics figures for the first three months of the year reveal a fall in UK pr…

Water companies will reap benefits of sharing data with suppliers

Added: 24 Jun 2020

By providing data to equipment providers, water companies would support the design, build and opera…

NWED: Women in Engineering Day

Process Industry leaders line up to support Women in Engineering Day

Added: 23 Jun 2020

Chair of Make UK Dame Judith Hackitt has marked this year’s International Women in Engineering Day …

Xylem/Scottish Water deal aims to cut Caledonian footprint

Added: 23 Jun 2020

Scottish Water subsidiary Scottish Water Horizons has signed a deal with technology company Xylem W…

How one industry leader is redressing engineering’s gender imbalance...

Added: 23 Jun 2020

As pressure builds on engineering and manufacturing companies to boost the number of females in the…

Robotics provides answer for scaling up production

Added: 10 Jun 2020

Artisan beer production often operate at small scale. Robotics offers the cost effective solution t…

Bilfinger's Hinkley £350 million deal creates a matching 350 jobs

Added: 9 Jun 2020

Bilfinger UK has won two contracts worth £350 million for work at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear pow…