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Government green light for speedier shale planning applications
Added: 17 May 2018
Business secretary Greg Clark has vowed to speed up planning applications to develop shale gas expl…

The emerging impact of batch analytics
Added: 15 May 2018
Many big chemical companies are investing in a strong specialty chemicals portfolio, notes Artur Be…

Newcastle pupils celebrate their UK subsea victory
Added: 15 May 2018
Newcastle Royal Grammar School’s seven-strong team beat off a strong challenge from four other fina…

Ineos chief Ratcliffe tops UK rich list
Added: 14 May 2018
Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe has topped the annual Sunday Times Rich List as the wealthiest individu…

Green light for employer-led materials science apprenticeship degree
Added: 11 May 2018
The Institute for Apprenticeships has approved the development of the occupational standard for the…

Jacopa announces launch into tertiary treatment market
Added: 10 May 2018
Jacopa MD Alex Lloyd has used the Pump Centre Conference to announce his company’s move into the te…

Sheffield AMRC gets safety compliance under the COSHH
Added: 9 May 2018
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) specialises in carrying out world class research …

PM heralds opening of UK’s first FE college-based biomass training site
Added: 8 May 2018
Prime minister Theresa May performed the official opening for the first further education college-b…

IChemE course gives guidance on the hazards of flare systems
Added: 8 May 2018
IChemE’s ‘Managing the Hazards of Flare Systems’ training course provides a comprehensive overview …
Water recycling achieves a full circle
Added: 8 May 2018
What would those great Victorian public health pioneers John Snow and Joseph Bazalgette have made o…

Investing in pumps modernisation is essential for survival
Added: 8 May 2018
It’s a bald reminder to anyone who assesses a product’s overall cost purely on the basis of its pri…

EEF: Government must address failed productivity strategy
Added: 4 May 2018
Government strategy aimed at boosting UK productivity has failed and needs to set clear goals that …
ABB wins multi-million deal for world’s largest new offshore project
Added: 4 May 2018
ABB has signed a deal valued at around £18.5 million to provide automation and safety systems for S…

Lloyd’s, Worley and Argent form decommissioning partnership
Added: 4 May 2018
Lloyd’s Register, WorleyParsons, and Ardent have signed a global oil and gas decommissioning consor…

IChemE flagship process safety course returns
Added: 2 May 2018
IChemE’s flagship course, Fundamentals of Process Safety, which next takes place on 11-15 June in E…

EEF: Number 10 must reform apprentice levy
Added: 30 Apr 2018
Manufacturers’ association the EEF has delivered one of the strongest attacks yet on the government…

NIA endorses ETI report’s low cost nuclear claim
Added: 30 Apr 2018
The Nuclear Industry Association has welcomed the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) report into…

EEF plea for cyber security as nearly 50% of UK manufacturers report attacks
Added: 23 Apr 2018
UK manufacturing is the most targeted sector for cyber attacks after government and finance, report…

Lavender marks retirement with handover to staff
Added: 23 Apr 2018
Lavender International chief Dave Lavender has stepped down after 40 years at the forefront of his …

Norwell seeks training EDGE with upstream e-learning
Added: 23 Apr 2018
Oil industry company Norwell Engineering has launched a 50 module e-learning course to counter what…