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Just 1 in 5 pharma firms ‘risk ready’ in weeks before Gulf conflict, says report

Added: 7 Apr 2026

Barely more than one in five major pharma firms were conducting risk assessment for global threats,…

How load bank testing prevents pharmaceutical manufacturing downtime

Added: 7 Apr 2026

When a single interruption can destabilise controlled systems, jeopardise batch integrity or delay …

Gulf response needs business principles, not profiteering

Added: 7 Apr 2026

Following Ross Moloney’s piece last month on business response to the Gulf conflict, his colleague …

Corby mega-recycle facility vows to reduce cost of UK plastic waste exports

Added: 30 Mar 2026

Corby will host a £20 million plastic recycling facility opening later this year, that will be one …

Energy sector confidence plunges as global conflict heats up

Added: 22 Mar 2026

Geopolitical uncertainty is undermining the UK energy sector’s strong performance over the last yea…

Water

Produced water is unpredictable, effective treatment shouldn’t be 

Added: 22 Mar 2026

Produced water exposes the fragility of treatment systems built around steady state assumptions, ca…

Investment gives 10 times boost to Grangemouth biorefinery production

Added: 21 Mar 2026

Scottish firm Celtic Renewables has won £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its p…

Biodegradable plastics firms warn EU Directive ‘flaw’ aids pollution

Added: 20 Mar 2026

The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA) has challenged the European Commission to correct what…

Sewer plant

Tackling water I&I with 'hifi' data

Added: 10 Mar 2026

Following publication of the Environment Agency’s stringent new requirements for reporting on sewer…

Assessing options for electrifying industrial heating

Added: 10 Mar 2026

Industrial heat demand amounts to more than 20 per cent of global energy consumption, therfore deca…

BP Gulf oil spill fund dries up

PMI February ‘rebound’ now threatened by Gulf instability

Added: 10 Mar 2026

Hopes that the positive results maintained on manufacturing orders would boost the economy could no…

uk steel edf energy

UK Steel backs select committee’s decarbonisation criticisms

Added: 10 Mar 2026

UK climate ambitions cannot be met unless energy intensive industries are able to remain competitiv…

Veterans: UK industry needs you…

Added: 10 Mar 2026

Armed Forces veterans are facing a new call-up from British industry seeking to harness their range…

Lift off for space careers as UKSA launches 50-placement scheme

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Fifty placements in the UK space sector are up for grabs as a new internship programme opened for a…

What rising raw material prices mean for electronics

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Upstream volatility impacts design and procurement teams warns Chris Withers, who explains how engi…

Coventry scores a double at manufacturer awards

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Coventry’s Evtec Automotive scored double gold at Make UK’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony with wins…

The five 2026 trends impacting CNC machining

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Data, automation, and hybrid technologies are reshaping precision manufacturing, says Dominique Gal…

Health and safety trainer claims that secondary stress at work tops 2mill

Added: 23 Feb 2026

Millions of UK workers may be suffering from secondary mental health issues as a result of colleagu…

Gas analysis for flue gas denitrification plants from Eco Physics

Added: 11 Feb 2026

Burning organic matter such as coal, fossil fuels and biomass releases pollutants, including signif…

Salt-loving bacteria could give cheese makers the commercial edge

Added: 27 Jan 2026

Cheese producers could have a new ally in the production process – a bacteria that enables faster r…