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North East manufacturing project releases £0.8 million for SMEs
Added: 27 Nov 2018
More than £800,000 worth of collaborative projects fund money is on offer to manufacturing firms in…
Combat work stress and boost productivity says EEF report
Added: 27 Nov 2018
The government has been urged by manufacturers to improve employee access to occupational health pr…
Engineering award winner chips in with solution built on food waste
Added: 26 Nov 2018
A 23 year-old company co-founder has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Launchpad Competition f…
Trust me, I’m an engineer… (and 87% of the public does)
Added: 19 Nov 2018
When it comes to trustworthiness, you would be hard-pressed to beat an engineer, reckons a survey o…
Chemistry: it’s a man’s world and that needs to change, reveals RSC findings
Added: 19 Nov 2018
The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched a campaign to combat bullying and prejudice after its n…
Doncasters tackles UK skills shortage with double digit graduate hires
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Metallurgical engineering company Doncasters has struck graduate gold with a rich seam of 10 entran…
Anglian to spend £40 million on leak detection deal
Added: 13 Nov 2018
Utility company Anglian Water has awarded one of the first contracts for the next asset management …
EEF launches guide for manufacturing and schools engagement
Added: 13 Nov 2018
The EEF has launched a guide designed to help manufacturers and schools to engage with one another,…
UK chemicals regulation ‘on cliff edge’ say Lords
Added: 7 Nov 2018
The chairman of the House of Lords group monitoring UK chemicals regulation has warned that Britain…
Industry and academia pair up for health and safety qualifications offer
Added: 6 Nov 2018
Manufacturers' organisation the EEF has teamed with Portsmouth university to launch two new persona…
Massive increase in number of youngsters who view apprenticeships as career enhancer
Added: 6 Nov 2018
The number of young people who view apprenticeships as ‘career building’ has increased dramatically…
UK Steel reward for engineering firm’s turnover turnaround
Added: 23 Oct 2018
A Yorkshire based precision engineering specialist is on course to increase turnover by 15% after t…
Multimillion project to transform 400-year-old paper plant into thoroughly modern mill
Added: 16 Oct 2018
One of Europe's longest-running paper mills, the four centuries old Sappi plant in Gratkorn, Austri…
Drax to buy Scottish Power gas and hydro assets for £0.7 billion
Added: 16 Oct 2018
Drax Group is awaiting shareholder approval for its proposed £0.7 billion-plus cash acquisition of …
Nominations growing for Pump Industry Awards 2019
Added: 16 Oct 2018
Nominations are coming in for the nine categories in the 2019 Pump Industry Awards, hosted by trade…
Female engineering record to mark new college year
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Scotland’s Forth Valley Engineering College is celebrating record numbers of women starting enginee…
Report warns most UK firms failing to plan for change
Added: 9 Oct 2018
Fewer than one in seven UK firms surveyed have placed future proofing their business top of their a…
Unilever and Liverpool University pair for £81 million materials hub
Added: 8 Oct 2018
President of the Royal Society and Nobel laureate Sir Venki Ramakrishnan has officially opened Live…
‘City could learn from manufacturers about accessing innovation funds’
Added: 1 Oct 2018
Financial and insurance companies should follow the example of manufacturers in accessing funds for…
Brexit a growing influence on UK firms’ decision to delay investment increases
Added: 1 Oct 2018
The UK’s low productivity performance is likely to dip further as British businesses withhold inves…
