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Lords' concern for Government lack of clarity over chemicals risk assessment

Added: 12 Mar 2019

Chair of the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, Lord Teverson has said it is “…

UK European patent applications leap for fifth year, thanks to pharma and pumps

Added: 12 Mar 2019

The number of European patent applications from UK firms and inventors has increased for the fifth …

Make UK launches cyber protection pilot for members

Added: 11 Mar 2019

Manufacturers’ association Make UK has signed a partnership with cyber security experts Vauban Grou…

UK manufacturing celebrates engineering apprentices as NAO releases damning Levy report

Added: 6 Mar 2019

As manufacturing firms and trainers are marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating the UK'…

Food

Lords to quiz minister and FSA on post-Brexit food safety

Added: 4 Mar 2019

Peers on the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment sub-committee will quiz a government minister…

Let's make apprenticeships work for everyone

Added: 4 Mar 2019

It's National Apprenticeship Week from today until 8 March – EU Automation’s Jonathan Wilkins highl…

Yorkshire Water puts its toe in the water for transparency

Added: 4 Mar 2019

Utility company Yorkshire Water has released details of its ethnic pay gap and vowed to publish mos…

INEOS announces £1 billion investment in UK oil and petrochemicals

Added: 27 Feb 2019

INEOS has announced a slew of investments in the British process industries totalling more than £1 …

Heavy duty pumps enable eco-friendly solution for cement slurry

Added: 26 Feb 2019

You need tough pumps to handle the abrasive cement slurry that European materials specialist Xella …

YSI Life Sciences will be at IBioIC’s 2nd Annual Conference

Scottish lifesciences secure record equity

Added: 26 Feb 2019

Scotland’s life sciences companies raised £85 million of equity investment during the last 12 month…

Funders seek Brexit opportunity from process industries

Added: 26 Feb 2019

A leading SME finance platform claims that UK energy companies are likely to benefit from a growth …

Pump Industry Awards 2019 – pick your winner

Added: 20 Feb 2019

With a total of 37 finalists included in the shortlist of Pump Industry Awards entries for the seve…

EEF changes name to Make UK then delivers a Brexit broadside

Added: 20 Feb 2019

Manufacturers’ association the EEF announced a historic change of name – rebranding itself Make UK …

Royal Academy of Engineering trustees nominate McDonald for first Scottish president

Added: 18 Feb 2019

University of Strathclyde principal and vice-chancellor professor Jim McDonald has been nominated f…

Company claims a UK first with lead-free galvanising

Added: 18 Feb 2019

Leading corrosion protection firm Wedge Group Galvanising is celebrating the end of its 10-year pro…

If you want to get ahead, be a chemical engineer…

Added: 15 Feb 2019

Chemical engineering provides a significant boost to social mobility, according to a survey of youn…

Voting opens as PIA awards finalists revealed

Added: 14 Feb 2019

Nearly 40 nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s Pump Industry Awards, with the largest num…

Ensuring your diesel-fuelled generators are compliant

Added: 13 Feb 2019

Emissions legislation doesn’t spell the end of the diesel-fuelled generator, says Jason Harryman of…

Swansea to lead multimillion steel research initiative

Added: 12 Feb 2019

Wales is to host a £35 million new initiative between research bodies, universities and business to…

Parliamentary water group chair calls for end to five-year focus

Added: 12 Feb 2019

The chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Water Group has criticised the focus on five-year plans, s…