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Green light for employer-led materials science apprenticeship degree
Added: 11 May 2018
The Institute for Apprenticeships has approved the development of the occupational standard for the…
PM heralds opening of UK’s first FE college-based biomass training site
Added: 8 May 2018
Prime minister Theresa May performed the official opening for the first further education college-b…
EEF: Government must address failed productivity strategy
Added: 4 May 2018
Government strategy aimed at boosting UK productivity has failed and needs to set clear goals that …
ABB wins multi-million deal for world’s largest new offshore project
Added: 4 May 2018
ABB has signed a deal valued at around £18.5 million to provide automation and safety systems for S…
Lloyd’s, Worley and Argent form decommissioning partnership
Added: 4 May 2018
Lloyd’s Register, WorleyParsons, and Ardent have signed a global oil and gas decommissioning consor…
EEF: Number 10 must reform apprentice levy
Added: 30 Apr 2018
Manufacturers’ association the EEF has delivered one of the strongest attacks yet on the government…
NIA endorses ETI report’s low cost nuclear claim
Added: 30 Apr 2018
The Nuclear Industry Association has welcomed the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) report into…
EEF plea for cyber security as nearly 50% of UK manufacturers report attacks
Added: 23 Apr 2018
UK manufacturing is the most targeted sector for cyber attacks after government and finance, report…
Norwell seeks training EDGE with upstream e-learning
Added: 23 Apr 2018
Oil industry company Norwell Engineering has launched a 50 module e-learning course to counter what…
Manufacturers say UK can exploit global process industry equipment demand
Added: 16 Apr 2018
The UK’s specialist mechanical equipment industry is well placed to exploit its sector’s continued …
Process leader Austin replaces retiring Valente as TUV SUD UK chief
Added: 16 Apr 2018
TUV SUD has appointed Brian Austin as its new CEO for the UK and Ireland, succeeding Michael Valent…
UKCS operators could save on more than ‘£240 million cost and deferred revenue’
Added: 9 Apr 2018
UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) oil and gas operators are overlooking innovations that could be worth i…
UKOOG says shale announcement will help secure domestic gas supply
Added: 3 Apr 2018
UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) chief executive Ken Cronin has hailed completion of the country’s fi…
Tata backing helps revolutionary pumps device break US market
Added: 3 Apr 2018
A Scottish firm which pioneered an intelligent device for preventing wastewater pipe blockages has …
Gas engineer awards aim to address recruitment dilemma
Added: 3 Apr 2018
Leading engineering body the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has launched a raft o…
New sustainable food MOOC pinpoints jobs of the future
Added: 3 Apr 2018
The first ever MOOC – massive open online course – on the use of sustainable food systems in the Me…
Javid refusal for open cast mining bid prompts angry response
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Communities secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to overturn a ruling by the government planning inspec…
FDF welcomes Brexit deal on EU workers
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed guarantees provided in the Brexi…
Mixed report for UK oil and gas ‘shows need for transformative change’
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Average unit operating costs in the UK continental shelf have halved since 2014, while the average …
Nuclear industry lauds ‘outstanding quality’ apprentices
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Urenco UK’s multi-award winning Benjamin Crane has scooped the heavily contested UK Nuclear Apprent…
