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Data and analytics key to water firms’ success over next five years, says expert

Added: 9 Sep 2020

Sensors and real time data are key to enable water companies to meet UK pollution targets within th…

Extend job retention for Job Retention Scheme demands Make UK

Added: 8 Sep 2020

Make UK has called for the Job Retention Scheme to be extended for critical, strategic industrial s…

Engineer celebrates a perfect 100%

Added: 8 Sep 2020

KSB engineer Shane Bates has become the first person ever to achieve a perfect score for a British …

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International Flow Measurement Conference Goes Virtual

Added: 8 Sep 2020

Flow measurement’s leading global event, the International Flow Measurement Conference, has joined …

UK private sector recovery outpaces global trends

Added: 1 Sep 2020

UK businesses outperformed their international counterparts on a series of metrics tracking recover…

Collaborative research aims to boost aluminium recycling 

Added: 1 Sep 2020

An innovative method for aluminium recycling has been boosted by research demonstratiing the micros…

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Pandemic is a ‘wake-up call for water security’

Added: 1 Sep 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for changing industry and the public’s use of wat…

RAE honours engineers’ exceptional Covid work with special awards

Added: 19 Aug 2020

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded 19 individuals and teams of commercial, health sector …

Entrepreneur Forbes tops Offshore Achievement Awards list

Added: 19 Aug 2020

PCL founder Jeanette Forbes led the winners of the 2020 SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards re…

Utilities industry still more male dominated than most sectors says Ofwat chief

Added: 11 Aug 2020

Women working across the water industry still face substantial bars to advancement despite some pro…

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Lloyd’s report outlines two steps to green energy heaven

Added: 11 Aug 2020

The future of UK offshore energy lies in a two stage move to electrification followed by exploitati…

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Cost of components and shipping are key concerns for manufacturers

Added: 4 Aug 2020

One in three manufacturers identify cite rising costs of raw materials and components among their t…

Digital cask filling solution could save millions on whisky

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Scotland’s £5.5 billion whisky industry could soon save millions in annual inventory costs, thanks …

Smart robots switch from pipe inspection to tackle coronavirus hotspots

Added: 21 Jul 2020

Tests have begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public space…

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Engineering vacancies plummet by three quarters year on year

Added: 21 Jul 2020

Advertised vacancies in the UK engineering industry plummeted by nearly 75% in the second quarter o…

Supply chain highlights need for water firms to embrace innovation

Added: 21 Jul 2020

British Water’s annual survey of leading utility company performance reveals widespread frustration…

BPMA launches into virtual world

Added: 21 Jul 2020

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has held its first-ever virtual technical committ…

NEBOSH leads way with post-COVID remote assessments

Added: 15 Jul 2020

NEBOSH – The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health is staging its first ‘ope…

Yorkshire Water awards technical services contracts worth over £50 million

Added: 7 Jul 2020

Yorkshire Water has awarded technical services contracts with a combined value of £51.4 million.

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Furlough skews figures but historic low productivity remains an issue

Added: 7 Jul 2020

Office of National Statistics figures for the first three months of the year reveal a fall in UK pr…