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Yorkshire’s Offshore RCS is wind farm double world record breaker
Added: 4 Jul 2018
The first-ever offshore Reactive Compensation Station (RCS) has been installed off the Yorkshire co…

Huber trophy for two most promising graduates
Added: 4 Jul 2018
Temperature control pioneer Peter Huber, who died recently, has been commemorated at this year’s AC…

Rolls-Royce CTO Stein and logistics leader Kaye honoured
Added: 4 Jul 2018
Despite recent controversy over its restructure plans, Rolls-Royce had cause for celebration as its…

Push to meet EU coal-to-solar target sparks major acquisition
Added: 27 Jun 2018
Sun Investment Group (SIG) has acquired 15% of Poland’s solar energy market, in anticipation of the…

Wood fund to boost SME nuclear decommissioning innovation
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Wood plc has announced the creation of a new fund to invest in decommissioning technology developed…

One in eight surveyed fancies being an engineer
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Engineering is now one of the most desirable jobs amongst professionals seeking a change of career,…

BPMA urges government to act on CE mark issue
Added: 25 Jun 2018
British Pump Manufacturers Association head Steve Schofield has welcomed the recent top level meeti…
UK coastal power station at serious risk from floods, says report
Added: 20 Jun 2018
Coastal power plants in the UK will be at increased risk of flooding from rising sea levels and fla…

Temperature control pioneer Peter Huber dies at 77
Added: 18 Jun 2018
Peter Huber, a pioneer in the development of temperature control technology and founder of the inte…

Chemicals manufacturers’ global sales buck Brexit downturn fears
Added: 14 Jun 2018
The UK’s top privately owned chemicals and coating manufacturers have bucked fears of a Brexit down…

University launches £7.5 million Northern Ireland advanced manufacturing technology site
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Queen’s University Belfast has opened a new £7.5 million state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing te…

Spain’s Macsa group takes majority stake in Halo Lasers
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Spain’s only laser marking equipment manufacturer has acquired a majority stake in leading UK indus…

Manufacturing bosses hit by pay halts, bonus cuts and 44 days unpaid work
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Manufacturing sector managers have seen their pay rises halted, bonuses cut by more than a third an…

STEM advocate Dara O’Briain reads child author's BBC award-winning sewer story
Added: 11 Jun 2018
Comedian and science advocate Dara O’Briain has presented a BBC 500 Words award to a primary school…

BOFA joins top 200 fastest growing UK exporters list
Added: 11 Jun 2018
Fume and dust extraction technology company BOFA International has been named among Britain’s top 2…

Government to look at state investment to ensure new electricity supply
Added: 5 Jun 2018
The Government has indicated that a major public investment is likely in the development of a new n…

New association to lead fatbergs crackdown
Added: 5 Jun 2018
A new association has been launched to lead the fightback against the UK’s ‘biggest’ sewage challen…

Monitor wins Frost & Sullivan 2018 new product award
Added: 4 Jun 2018
Membrane technology expert Modern Water has won global industry analysts Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 ne…

UK ‘trumps’ US for engineering startups (thanks to London)
Added: 4 Jun 2018
New research suggests that the UK no longer lags behind the USA when it comes to business startups …

Innovate UK awards top rating to Huddersfield radiation detector project
Added: 30 May 2018
Innovate UK has awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership top rating to a collaboration that has pio…