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Nominations growing for Pump Industry Awards 2019
Added: 16 Oct 2018
Nominations are coming in for the nine categories in the 2019 Pump Industry Awards, hosted by trade…

BSC honours round-the-world safety winners
Added: 15 Oct 2018
Sixty-five organisations from around the globe shared 74 top awards from the British Safety Council…

Cuadrilla resumes frack testing in Lancashire
Added: 15 Oct 2018
Cuadrilla has resumed fracking tests for gas at its site in Preston New Road, Lancashire after a se…

Experts can’t take the rap for your ATEX compliance
Added: 10 Oct 2018
Expert advice is essential when dealing with hazardous areas and ATEX compliancy, but also taking t…

Female engineering record to mark new college year
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Scotland’s Forth Valley Engineering College is celebrating record numbers of women starting enginee…

Report warns most UK firms failing to plan for change
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Fewer than one in seven UK firms surveyed have placed future proofing their business top of their a…

Unilever and Liverpool University pair for £81 million materials hub
Added: 8 Oct 2018
President of the Royal Society and Nobel laureate Sir Venki Ramakrishnan has officially opened Live…

How a traditional Scots industry is fuelling sustainability
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Salmon plays a vital role in the Outer Hebrides economy - now, thanks to help from Landia, so too d…

Process pumps prove their worth in other sectors
Added: 3 Oct 2018
When a product proves itself in the process industry, it can open up other markets, as Watson-Marlo…

Martindale strives to keep teams safe with free training resources
Added: 2 Oct 2018
With 1,000 serious workplace accidents in the workplace annually and 16% of all fatalities linked t…

‘City could learn from manufacturers about accessing innovation funds’
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Financial and insurance companies should follow the example of manufacturers in accessing funds for…

Brexit a growing influence on UK firms’ decision to delay investment increases
Added: 1 Oct 2018
The UK’s low productivity performance is likely to dip further as British businesses withhold inves…

Aesseal wins new City award for business trust
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Mechanical seal specialist Aesseal has beaten a shortlist of top companies to win an inaugural awar…

Minister co-chairs first meeting of business leaders for digital task force
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Business Secretary Greg Clark has co-chaired the first meeting of the Made Smarter Commission to di…

Wolfson Centre reveals details of its latest short courses
Added: 26 Sep 2018
The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, based at the University of Greenwich, has r…

AxFlow continues global expansion with Australia/NZ acquisition
Added: 21 Sep 2018
AxFlow, the multi-sector fluid handling and pumps company, has gained a foothold in Australia and N…

Cola double win for FDF awards engineers
Added: 21 Sep 2018
Cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coca-Cola shared the honours as two of their employees won in the engi…

Watson-Marlow receives second Queen’s Award
Added: 21 Sep 2018
Watson-Marlow is celebrating receipt of its second Queen’s Award for Industry awarded to its Cornwa…

How protector seals slash pump bearing failure rates
Added: 20 Sep 2018
With advanced retrofittable bearing protector seals readily available on the market, pump bearings …

Lighting as a service - the breakthrough model for industry
Added: 19 Sep 2018
The legacy approach to lighting is outdated. We need a new process model that treats it as a servic…