Latest News
Pharma sector suffers longest downtime disruptions says report
Added: 2 May 2025
UK and European pharmaceutical firms suffer the longest downtime disruptions of any industrial sect…
Academics’ toolkit offers digital steer for SMEs
Added: 2 May 2025
University of East Anglia academics have developed a government-funded toolkit for SME manufacturer…
Deadline for £50k science and engineering scholarship extended to 10 May
Added: 10 Apr 2025
The deadline to apply for a new £50k scholarship administered by the National Physical Laboratory h…
Europe accused of trailing Middle East on sustainable plastics policy
Added: 10 Apr 2025
The European Union is “stuck in the past” in its attitude to so-called oxo-biodegradable plastics, …
ADE warns against two tier approach to net zero
Added: 10 Apr 2025
Factories and business that lie outside government-supported industry clusters are being overlooked…
Entrepreneur Jackson is new Digital Catapult chair
Added: 10 Apr 2025
Entrepreneur and academic professor Keith Jackson is the new chair of deep tech accelerator Digital…
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…
