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Forty-nine per cent of industry representatives claim skills shortages are their main barrier to gro

Look forward

Added: 8 Jul 2015

Engineers must be forward-looking to attract the young people their profession and this country so …

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Budget ‘should prioritise productivity’

Added: 6 Jul 2015

Manufacturing trade body EEF says the government must focus on growth and productivity in its summe…

EDF Hinkley Point C site preparation

Nuclear supply scheme launched

Added: 30 Jun 2015

Leaders of the nuclear industry will gather in London today to launch an initiative to broaden the …

Sewer drain cover

Sewerage deaths show toxic gas threat

Added: 24 Jun 2015

Multiple deaths in sewer networks this month show why it is vital for workers to pay attention to s…

HBM sales

HBM team boasts growth

Added: 24 Jun 2015

HBM has announced the appointments of Omer Mir, field sales engineer for the North of England and R…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Few parents think girls like engineering

Added: 23 Jun 2015

Just 7% of parents think that engineering appeals to their daughters, according to research publish…

Lucy Ackland

Europe's lowest level of female engineers

Added: 22 Jun 2015

There are three reasons why the UK has the lowest proportion of female engineers in Europe, says Aw…

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Become a chartered engineer

Added: 12 Jun 2015

The Energy Institute (EI) is offering unique chartered engineer status to engineers, even if you ar…

Manufacturing Barometer

Productivity harming manufacturing growth

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Majority of SMEs worried about productivity, while research claims that industrial standards could …

Kids Schools Skills2

University launches STEM initiative

Added: 26 May 2015

The New Model in Technology and Engineering (NMiTE) university has launched an initiative to inspir…

David Cameron 10 Downing Street

Manufacturers want EU referendum

Added: 26 May 2015

UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…

Oil rig

Shale could 'learn' from offshore safety

Added: 22 May 2015

Emerging industries could learn process safety lessons from more mature sectors such as offshore oi…

EU Flag

Continuity Britain?

Added: 13 May 2015

British industry may be relieved that the electorate voted for stability last week, but already the…

Ed Miliband

Election skills

Added: 6 May 2015

Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …

Women in Work figures

Women 'take advantage' of careers scheme

Added: 5 May 2015

Nearly 200 women have completed a programme designed to help overcome barriers to career progressio…

Nuclear engineers

Engineering’s election

Added: 29 Apr 2015

Engineering has come into the spotlight like never before during this general election campaign.

Lucy Ackland at NECR 2015

Female focus at engineering event

Added: 27 Apr 2015

A major focus of The National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition (NECR) 2015 looked …

Bulk materials course

Silo design best practice for bulk materials

Added: 22 Apr 2015

The costs associated with commissioning overruns or troubleshooting poor plant performance are reco…

Lab professional

Skills initiative reaches milestone

Added: 20 Apr 2015

The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) has surpassed 2,000 people being trained across the chemical…

Exiling excellence

Engineering education centre launched

Added: 16 Apr 2015

University College London (UCL) has today launched the UCL Centre for Engineering Education which i…