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IMechE welcomes call to boost foreign engineer numbers
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has welcomed calls by a key advisory body for employers to …
Assystem launches massive UK nuclear recruitment drive as SME hires dive
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Nuclear engineering company Assystem is hiring as many as 400 people for jobs in the UK.
DigiTool’s £1.2 million to cut the cost of damaged tools and dies
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The humble die may be an often-overlooked part of the industrial production process but the wear an…
Sunderland engineers go to the heart of the ‘Sun’
Added: 27 May 2019
Nuclear engineering experts working for Assystem are designing the robotic equipment that will be r…
Insurance experts call for settlement of British Steel claim
Added: 23 May 2019
An ongoing dispute between British Steel and top insurers could help save the troubled company if i…
Strathclyde research aims to save up to 100k tonnes of landfill waste annually
Added: 21 May 2019
New research from the University of Strathclyde has harnessed heat treatment methods to reduce wast…
North West pioneers lead launch of game-changing Made Smarter scheme
Added: 21 May 2019
Engineering firms have applauded the launch of a scheme designed to boost the north west of England…
Engineering at last gets a foot in the primary school door
Added: 21 May 2019
A decade and a half long mission to introduce engineering to primary school classrooms has come to …
Two thirds of SMEs feel corporates get better deal from the system and Brexit
Added: 20 May 2019
Two out of three small to medium enterprise (SME) respondents say they feel corporate firms are bet…
Security and cost are biggest barriers to decentralised energy, says report
Added: 15 May 2019
Reducing energy consumption is a priority for most UK businesses but fears over security and disrup…
‘Smoke alarm for the sea’ could mark an oil and gas breakthrough
Added: 13 May 2019
A revolutionary new product developed by a leading university and industry experts could provide ef…
Thorite aims for a Motion Control awards hat trick and double win
Added: 13 May 2019
Thorite is aiming for a hat trick of wins in the Distributor of the Year category for the 2019 Moti…
Cranfield and Boeing provide female engineers with a flying start
Added: 8 May 2019
Leading female engineers turned out in force to support Cranfield University’s interactive event to…
Japan’s lithium battery pioneer nominated for award by European Patent Office
Added: 8 May 2019
Lithium-ion battery inventor Dr Akira Yoshino has been nominated as a finalist for the European Inv…
BVAA builds links with trade envoy to boost export insights
Added: 30 Apr 2019
British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA) CEO Rob Bartlett said the organisation is strengtheni…
Yorkshire Water’s record-breaking ‘ears’ seek to cut leaks by nearly half
Added: 30 Apr 2019
Yorkshire Water is aiming to cut leaks by 40% in just six years, thanks to a record breaking invest…
Bearings firm nearly doubles stockpile capacity over customers’ Brexit fears
Added: 30 Apr 2019
A leading UK bearing manufacturer and European exporter admits it has nearly doubled its storage ca…
‘Enough done’ for women engineers but female numbers barely top 12% in UK
Added: 30 Apr 2019
The number of UK engineering firms who think enough has been done to encourage women into the secto…
Nominations open for IET Achievement Awards 2019
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Nominations have opened for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) annual Achievemen…
Buhler’s revolutionary food safety camera earns Queen’s Award
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Buhler UK has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category for its work on the use…
