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Paper mill decreases work-related accidents

Accidents fall at paper firm

Added: 6 May 2014

Pulp and paper manufacturer United Paper Mills (UPM) has seen a decrease in work-related accidents …

Shale fracking

UK fracking spend could hit £33bn

Added: 24 Apr 2014

Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…

Armed forces skills2

Skills boost for oil & gas industry

Added: 10 Apr 2014

A website designed to map the skills and competencies needed to work in the oil & gas industry is c…

North Sea offshore oil and gas

Oil & gas jobs to rise by 39,000

Added: 4 Apr 2014

The oil and gas sector could create up to 39,000 jobs in the UK over the next two years, according …

HBM webinar

Webinar series

Added: 2 Apr 2014

HBM’s series of free on-line webinars continue in April by examining the role that torque transduce…

Castle Training Academy

Health and safety training courses

Added: 21 Mar 2014

The Castle Training Academy is launching a series of residential training courses designed to offer…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Apprenticeships given Budget boost

Added: 20 Mar 2014

Firms looking to increase their skills base welcomed yesterday’s Budget announcement of a boost in …

Nuclear skills shortages

Workforce meltdown

Added: 12 Mar 2014

The nuclear industry supply chain is taking matters into its own hands as it seeks to battle a decl…

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Manufacturing employment accelerates

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Sir William Wakeham

Systems must drive engineering degrees

Added: 18 Feb 2014

Former IChemE president Sir William Wakeham calls for the process systems community to take a great…

Shale gas

UK faces fracking skills shortage

Added: 17 Feb 2014

The UK fracking industry could be marred by a lack of relevant skills and equipment, according to a…

Data acquisition webinar series

Data acquisition webinar series

Added: 11 Feb 2014

HBM is offering a series of free online webinars throughout February to examine a number of differe…

Vince Cable

“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Schaeffler releases 2014 training course programme

Schaeffler reveals training programme

Added: 30 Jan 2014

Schaeffler UK has released its new technical training course programme for 2014 designed to improve…

Buncefield2

Risky business

Added: 29 Jan 2014

Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…

Corporate bonds

Addressing the skills shortage

Added: 14 Jan 2014

As the skills shortage continues to be a concern for the process sectors, industry bodies must form…

IChemE training courses

IChemE training courses

Added: 6 Jan 2014

The IChemE is hosting over 50 training courses to cover a range of subject areas and meet developme…

Kids Schools Skills2

How to kill a love of science

Added: 11 Dec 2013

All children are born with an innate love of science, so why are so many switched off from STEM sub…

Skills training

Skills training by Technical Training Solutions

Added: 10 Dec 2013

Whether it’s electrical, mechanical or instrumentation, the approach is the same. Best practice tau…

Autumn Statement outlines boost for skills sector

Skills sector must maintain support

Added: 6 Dec 2013

Engineering bodies have welcomed the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement but have urged the UK government…