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£2m investment for engineering talent
Added: 10 Sep 2013
The Institution of Engineering and Technology today announced a £2 million scholarship investment f…

Understanding bulk materials behaviour
Added: 20 Aug 2013
University of Greenwich professor Mike Bradley discusses the difficulties faced when monitoring, di…

Chemical engineer to lead AMEC infrastructure team
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Project manager AMEC has appointed chemical engineer Rob Brown as managing director of its Environm…
On the right track for safety
Added: 31 Jul 2013
Efforts to establish effective safety practices in the construction of process infrastructure seem …

Tufnol invests in Lean training
Added: 2 Jul 2013
The laminates, composites and engineering plastics manufacturer is undergoing a training initiative…

SoftSols expands its operational developments
Added: 12 Jun 2013
The company’s maintenance & facilities software, Agility, is currently being implemented to by a ho…

Energy seminars from Fluke
Added: 17 May 2013
Fluke is offering a range of energy seminars at various locations across the UK between May and Nov…

The process of change
Added: 14 May 2013
Jason Barclay discusses current and new horizons for picme, which has been leading on lean manufact…

Poll reveals public want more support for engineering
Added: 14 May 2013
The public want more Government support for students taking on science, technology, engineering and…
Machine safety needs holistic approach
Added: 23 Apr 2013
Despite the increasing amount of legislation and the global harmonisation of standards in machinery…

Process People & Skills: April 2013
Added: 8 Apr 2013
Siemens Industry UK has appointed Jeremy Wilkinson to the position of business manager for hybrid d…

Production minus sales equals scrap
Added: 2 Apr 2013
Across the manufacturing and engineering sectors we place a huge amount of emphasis on principles s…

Huge demand for EDF apprenticeship
Added: 20 Mar 2013
London – More than 2000 youngsters have applied for just 52 places on EDF Energy’s engineering main…

Safety lessons
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Over recent years, the National Skills Academy Process Industries has been looking at the underlyin…

Expert course for machinery safety
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Changes in legislation, the rising level of automation and demanding technologies all need intellig…

Big increase in engineering and manufacturing apprentices
Added: 29 Jan 2013
London – The number of people starting engineering and advanced manufacturing apprenticeships in En…

Training providers under the spotlight
Added: 18 Jan 2013
London – The UK government invested a massive £1.2 billion into its apprenticeship programme last y…

Integration can help bridge skills gaps
Added: 9 Jan 2013
‘Integrated industry’ has been dubbed the fourth industrial revolution, following on from the steam…

Dyson: Video games killing interest in engineering
Added: 9 Jan 2013
London – The UK is allowing the “glamour of web fads and video gaming” to undermine interest in eng…

Chemical engineering courses defy national trend
Added: 9 Jan 2013
London - The number of students opting to study chemical engineering in the UK has risen again desp…