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BP appoints new upstream leader
Added: 23 Nov 2012
London – BP has appointed Lamar McKay, currently chairman and president of BP America, as chief exe…

Employers offered £150m for 'DIY' skills schemes
Added: 20 Nov 2012
London – The UK government has put up £150 million to help businesses to create their own training …

GSK process is year's top advance
Added: 3 Nov 2012
London – GlaxoSmithKline has taken top prize in the IChemE 2012 Awards for a process technology tha…

Skills Show signs up Dragons' Den star
Added: 30 Oct 2012
London – Theo Paphitis - star of BBC Two TV’s Dragons’ Den and one of the UK’s most high profile sh…

Industry needs more celebrities
Added: 30 Oct 2012
Well done to Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis for signing up be patron of The Skills Show at the NEC…

Avery Weigh-Tronix advances apprenticeship plan
Added: 19 Oct 2012
London – Avery Weigh-Tronix has recruited 10 apprentice service technicians as part of its new appr…

Hydratight expands global team
Added: 11 Oct 2012
Aberdeen, UK – Joint integrity company Hydratight has announced a number of additions to its global…

Injured Navy engineer relaunches his career
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London – An injured ex-Royal Navy weapons engineer officer has relaunched his career at Tharsus Gro…

Scientists and engineers more likely to switch jobs
Added: 26 Sep 2012
London – Employees in the science and engineering industry are more likely to change jobs more freq…

Are UK apprentices being short-changed?
Added: 19 Sep 2012
London – The Government is currently seeking to incentivise the rapid creation of many thousands of…

Recruiters widening the skills net
Added: 14 Sep 2012
London – ?With business remaining buoyant in many process sectors, employers are exploring new aven…

Training barriers can be overcome
Added: 14 Sep 2012
?At PPMA 2012, Process Engineering is hosting a debate titled Barriers to training & achievement. I…

Aberdeen's global status under threat
Added: 10 Sep 2012
London - Aberdeen is in danger of losing it status as an international oil & gas hub if it does not…

UK oil & gas workforce getting younger
Added: 7 Sep 2012
Aberdeen, UK – There has been an increase in the number of people working offshore in the UK oil an…

Step Change targets worksite safety
Added: 6 Sep 2012
Aberdeen, UK – Step Change in Safety, an organisation dedicated to improving safety in the UK oil a…

Debating skills - Comment added
Added: 1 Sep 2012
Process Engineering is to host a lunchtime debate, titled ‘Barriers to Training and Achievement’, d…

Petrofac to raise skill levels in global drilling industry
Added: 21 Aug 2012
London – Petrofac has secured a contract with the International Association of Drilling Contractors…

Engineer sans frontiers
Added: 17 Aug 2012
When process engineers apply their skills to other fields, remarkable results can be achieved. Elli…

Wanted - 350 senior engineers
Added: 6 Aug 2012
Middlesbrough, UK – Some 350 senior engineer vacancies were up for grabs at a recruitment event sup…

Legionella outbreaks spark industry response
Added: 2 Aug 2012
London - The recent outbreaks of legionella in Stoke-on-Trent and Edinburgh have led to a spike in …