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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…
Minister co-chairs first meeting of business leaders for digital task force
Added: 28 Sep 2018
Business Secretary Greg Clark has co-chaired the first meeting of the Made Smarter Commission to di…
Half of UK firms ‘have no plan for obsolete equipment’
Added: 24 Sep 2018
More than half the UK companies surveyed in a new report say they have no plan for obsolete equipme…
AxFlow continues global expansion with Australia/NZ acquisition
Added: 21 Sep 2018
AxFlow, the multi-sector fluid handling and pumps company, has gained a foothold in Australia and N…
Cola double win for FDF awards engineers
Added: 21 Sep 2018
Cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coca-Cola shared the honours as two of their employees won in the engi…
Kumar Fellowship winner to advise Parliament on chemical weapons
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Postgraduate engineer Jennifer Spragg is to advise Parliament on chemical weapons issues after winn…
CTOs worldwide say CX is now the No 1 priority for QA
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Customer experience is now the priority factor for quality assurance (QA) executives, suggests one …
EEF launches interactive game to promote workplace health and safety
Added: 18 Sep 2018
Manufacturing industry organisation the EEF is harnessing interactive media in a bid to spread the …
