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Wood wins multi-million dollar deal at UK’s first nuclear new build in 20 years
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Wood has won a multi-million dollar-equivalent contract to provide engineering and technical servic…

Make UK reports sustainability drive undented by Brexit uncertainty
Added: 10 Jun 2019
British manufacturers are making substantial progress with sustainability improvements, largely pro…

Watson-Marlow unveils plans to extend reach in Iberian pumps market
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is extending its reach into the Spanish and Portuguese…

Make UK/BDO survey shows Brexit uncertainty 'further harming industry prospects'
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Stockpiling in preparation for Brexit has slowed and export orders continue to fall, the latest Mak…

IMechE welcomes call to boost foreign engineer numbers
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has welcomed calls by a key advisory body for employers to …

Assystem launches massive UK nuclear recruitment drive as SME hires dive
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Nuclear engineering company Assystem is hiring as many as 400 people for jobs in the UK.

DigiTool’s £1.2 million to cut the cost of damaged tools and dies
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The humble die may be an often-overlooked part of the industrial production process but the wear an…

Why PC Pumps offer automated solution to reduce workplace injuries
Added: 3 Jun 2019
The food & drink sector accounts for a high proportion of injuries in the process industry, says SE…

How a smart switch solved a brewer’s overflow dilemma
Added: 29 May 2019
A good head on your beer isn’t helpful when foam confuses your production overflow system. A change…

Crystal, not balls: A grounded 4.0 guide hits the mark
Added: 29 May 2019
Proctor and Wilkins’ latest volume on the industrial present and future gains from its grounding in…

How to ensure your operation is digitally mature for the 4.0 world
Added: 28 May 2019
Clare Darlison of Idhammar Systems explains why manufacturers must take digital maturity seriously …

Sunderland engineers go to the heart of the ‘Sun’
Added: 27 May 2019
Nuclear engineering experts working for Assystem are designing the robotic equipment that will be r…

Manufacturer warns lack of bearing knowledge risks failures
Added: 24 May 2019
Distributor SMB Bearings has warned that too many operations are using hybrid rather than ceramic b…

Insurance experts call for settlement of British Steel claim
Added: 23 May 2019
An ongoing dispute between British Steel and top insurers could help save the troubled company if i…

Korean boom industry turns to UK firm for pipeline guarantees
Added: 22 May 2019
Asia’s regasification sector is growing and this has increased interest in High Integrity Pressure …

Strathclyde research aims to save up to 100k tonnes of landfill waste annually
Added: 21 May 2019
New research from the University of Strathclyde has harnessed heat treatment methods to reduce wast…

North West pioneers lead launch of game-changing Made Smarter scheme
Added: 21 May 2019
Engineering firms have applauded the launch of a scheme designed to boost the north west of England…

Engineering at last gets a foot in the primary school door
Added: 21 May 2019
A decade and a half long mission to introduce engineering to primary school classrooms has come to …

Two thirds of SMEs feel corporates get better deal from the system and Brexit
Added: 20 May 2019
Two out of three small to medium enterprise (SME) respondents say they feel corporate firms are bet…

Tech brings environmentalism and effectiveness to micropollutant fight
Added: 15 May 2019
Technological advances have paved the way for environmentally-friendly and increasingly effective w…