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Teesside waste energy plants abandoned
Added: 5 Apr 2016
Development of the Tees Valley 1 (TV1) and Tees Valley 2 (TV2) renewable energy project has been ab…
Researchers make ‘liquid-like’ materials breakthrough
Added: 4 Apr 2016
A study undertaken at the University of Chicago reveals how liquid-like materials can change into a…
UK energy production rises
Added: 1 Apr 2016
A report published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows energy production in…
WEG launches ‘endurance’ enclosure
Added: 1 Apr 2016
Motor and drive technology manufacturer WEG has launched IP55-rated enclosures for its CFW701 varia…
Aldi suspends biscuit supply over contamination fears
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Aldi has suspended all orders from the UK supplier of a range of its biscuits amid concerns over “p…
Tata Steel to consider 'all options' for UK business
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Tata Steel announced today it would "explore all options” for its loss-making UK business, which co…
Skills shortage ‘to spiral further’
Added: 29 Mar 2016
A report published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests plans to drive productivity improvem…
Subsea firm seeks validation
Added: 28 Mar 2016
Offshore engineering specialist Red Marine has completed a programme of qualification testing of a …
Hinkley Point C 'will go ahead' says EDF chief
Rob Smith | Added: 23 Mar 2016
EDF Energy chief executive officer Vincent de Rivaz has this morning told the UK energy and climate…
Brewery served £100k fine for polluting UK river
Added: 23 Mar 2016
The Molson Coors Brewery (MCB) in the UK has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £31,58…
Water tank cartel ordered to pay £2.6m
Added: 21 Mar 2016
Three businesses have been fined over £2.6 million after admitting they participated in an illegal …
‘Giant’ battery connects to grid
Added: 20 Mar 2016
A £4 million battery-based energy storage facility has been launched at Willenhall substation near …
Scientists target PET plastic puzzle
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Researchers around the world are inching closer to halting the environmental damage caused by the p…
Budget 2016: Industry reacts to tax breaks and levies
Added: 16 Mar 2016
Chancellor George Osborne took the opportunity in his first budget of the year to cut taxes for the…
Industry embraces Apprenticeship Week
Added: 15 Mar 2016
As part of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, members of the engineering community are highl…
Ashtead seals network deal
Added: 14 Mar 2016
Remote tech enables wireless for hard-to-reach regions.
Gender pay reporting ‘demands clarity’
Added: 11 Mar 2016
Manufacturers in the UK are calling for greater clarity on the regulations on gender pay reporting …
Siemens to axe 2,500 oil & gas jobs
Added: 11 Mar 2016
Siemens has announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs from its oil & gas, metals and mining businesses.
Nestlé invests in odour control at Purina plant
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Nestlé confirmed this week it was working on improvements to the processes at its Purina PetCare pl…
Npower cuts UK workforce in bid to reverse losses
Added: 9 Mar 2016
Npower has announced plans to slash 2,400 jobs in a two-year turnaround programme designed to rever…
