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Pump choice enables a tougher approach to waste processing
Added: 11 Feb 2019
When recycling rules got more demanding, one waste management firm decided on a tougher approach to…

British Safety Council awards 500-plus global winners
Added: 11 Feb 2019
More than 500 organisations worldwide have been honoured in the British Safety Council’s Internatio…

Revolutionary’s influence on UK manufacturing unbroken 140 years on
Added: 11 Feb 2019
The company which helped revolutionise manufacturing with the invention of the bush-roller chain th…

Minister hails Drax carbon capture breakthrough
Added: 11 Feb 2019
Energy minister Claire Perry said the new Drax Power station’s pilot bioenergy carbon capture and s…

Landmark BPMA agreement with Lancaster University
Added: 7 Feb 2019
British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) representatives have signed a co-operation agreement …

Chester to offer UK’s first IChemE-accredited degree apprenticeship
Added: 1 Feb 2019
The University of Chester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and major employers in the region ha…

Process industry lies at the heart of a leading UK attraction
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Pumps don’t only have to perform in plants and factories. Process sector work can be taking place i…

Report warns of ‘scant progress’ in UK engineering education after five years
Added: 31 Jan 2019
The author of the first Government-commissioned review into engineering education has warned that “…

Conservation-focused project gives maximum effectiveness for minimum visibility
Added: 30 Jan 2019
Processing waste is hard enough when there is no mains sewerage available but what about when the p…

IET re-engineers its brand with website relaunch
Added: 29 Jan 2019
Rebranding is a phrase more common to the world of marketing and PR but even august engineering bod…
Engineering is No 2 preference for male undergraduates says report
Added: 28 Jan 2019
Engineering is the second most popular undergraduate course among men in the UK in this academic ye…

Wright appointment boosts distributor presence on BCAS board
Added: 28 Jan 2019
Managing director of Thorite Stephen Wright has been elected to the board of trade association the …

Tremors could be three times stronger before fracking halts, suggests study
Added: 23 Jan 2019
British Geological Society researchers have suggested that limits on seismic exploration on frackin…

Lords demand more from Whitehall on future of UK chemicals sector
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Peers have told the Government to provide further detail on its plans for safeguarding the UK chemi…
UK invests a quarter billion in global research collaborations
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Science and universities minister Chris Skidmore has announced a slew of international research col…

Harnessing AR and VR is key for training the UK’s millennial workforce
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Our workforce is increasingly tech savvy so it makes sense, says Honeywell’s Sudhir Kamath, to inco…

Deadline approaches for MacRobert Award for engineering innovation
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Entrants have until the end of this month to apply for one of British engineering’s most prestigiou…

Pumps to sustain a business and the environment
Added: 16 Jan 2019
On a remote farm, sustainability is a business as well as an environmental choice and it has to wor…

Brexit, cyber and skills – the stuff of UK manufacturers’ nightmares
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Cyber threats and Brexit concerns top the list of industrial risks cited by UK process firms in the…

Organisations combine to lead on composites design
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Two of the leading organisations behind the development of engineering innovation and high quality …