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Endress+Hauser level and pressure centre chief killed in car crash
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Endress+Hauser Level+Pressure centre managing director Dr Dirk Mörmann has been killed in a car acc…
AI pioneer spin-out Polaron wins inaugural £1 million Manchester Prize
Added: 24 Mar 2025
The first ever award of the new £1 million Manchester Prize for UK-led AI breakthroughs has gone to…
Universities fear boost to young apprentices will undermine employee retraining
Added: 20 Mar 2025
A substantial majority of UK universities polled say pending government reform of apprenticeships w…
EU eight call for critical chemicals law for access to industry building blocks
Added: 14 Mar 2025
Eight European Union member states have issued a demand for an EU critical chemicals act to address…
Vetter expands storage for temperature-sensitive meds demand
Added: 12 Mar 2025
Manufacturer Vetter is on course to expand storage plant capacity at its Ravensburg facility in Ger…
'Targeting SEND recruits could help plug engineering talent gap'
Added: 12 Mar 2025
Young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have a higher than average inte…
Willetts RIO appointment welcomed as boost for manufacturing innovation
Added: 11 Mar 2025
Former Tory minister Lord Willetts has been appointed as the chair of the Regulatory Innovation Off…
Infrastructure and safety issues ‘limiting green fuel producers’ access to key market’ claim
Added: 10 Mar 2025
Growth in one of the biggest potential markets for green energy producers could be hindered by infr…
Recruitment boost from Government and industry marks National Apprenticeship Week
Added: 13 Feb 2025
The Department for Education has announced plans to relax the rules governing apprenticeships in re…
Entries invited for new look Chemical Industry Awards
Added: 29 Jan 2025
Submissions have opened for this year’s Chemical Industry Awards, with opportunities for inclusion …
Jungheinrich wins EcoVadis Platinum sustainability award for fourth year
Added: 29 Jan 2025
Corporate social responsibility rating agency EcoVadis has awarded its Platinum sustainability cert…
Ofwat banks on innovation by doubling innovation fund to £0.4 billion
Added: 28 Jan 2025
Ofwat Innovation Fund will double to £0.4 billion to boost support to projects that transform the w…
Defence investment provides ‘milestone’ grant for materials casting project
Added: 14 Jan 2025
Wall Colmonoy has successfully bid for funding from the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (…
Supply chain offers challenge to UK energy transition, says report
Added: 14 Jan 2025
Supply chain difficulties remain the main risk to the UK’s energy transition plans, with lack of in…
TV food scientist reinforces call for better UPF regulation ahead of annual lecture series
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Warning labels and “carefully considered taxes” would provide a start on the improved regulation of…
Kenya initiative paves the way for a more secure process cold chain
Added: 4 Dec 2024
More than 130 Kenyan farmers have signed up for a new scheme set up with help from the University o…
Materials science apprenticeship degree wins funding go ahead
Added: 4 Dec 2024
The University of Birmingham and MTC Training’s new degree apprenticeship in manufacturing engineer…
Covid’s long tail costing UK productivity billions, claims research
Added: 13 Nov 2024
The effects of ‘long Covid’ may be costing the UK economy billions of pounds as continued illness a…
Lucideon hails AMRICC hydrogen firing breakthrough
Added: 13 Nov 2024
Advanced ceramics research organisation Lucideon says it has achieved the first 100% hydrogen firin…
RVRC seeks to shift net zero focus to industry emissions
Added: 13 Nov 2024
A new initiative sited at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) plans to focus indus…
