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IET veteran Almond becomes new chief executive
Added: 9 Jan 2023
Ed Almond is the new Chief Executive and Secretary (CES) of the Institution of Engineering and Tech…

Manufacturers welcome energy discount but point to Germany
Added: 9 Jan 2023
Industry leaders have responded with relief to the announcement of the Government’s new year-long E…

Top US lab hails its nuclear fusion breakthrough
Added: 14 Dec 2022
US scientists have hailed a landmark achievement in nuclear fusion that could one day transform ene…

Billions of unfinished goods stuck in warehouses as surveys reveal sector contraction
Added: 13 Dec 2022
UK manufacturers have nearly £24 billions-worth of goods in warehouses awaiting completion owing t…

Calls for school engineering curriculum to fight skills shortfall
Added: 13 Dec 2022
A new report endorsed by more 150 engineering leaders and celebrities, led by the Institution of En…

CBA announces regulatory and supply chain role appointment
Added: 13 Dec 2022
The Chemical Business Association (CBA), has announced the creation of the role of Regulatory and S…

KSB chief Croker is new BPMA president
Added: 22 Nov 2022
KSB UK managing director has been appointed as the new president of the British Pump Manufacturers …

Top manufacturers looking at US$1.5 trillion unplanned downtime costs for 2022 warns report
Added: 22 Nov 2022
Unplanned manufacturing downtime is on course to cost 500 of the top global industrial companies a …

Sector relief at Budget statement but warning bolder action needed
Added: 20 Nov 2022
Manufacturing and engineering leaders have responded with a degree of relief to Chancellor Jeremy H…

Aluminium sector eyes net zero opportunities
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Aluminium is poised to play a key role in the UK’s drive to net zero and the development of a susta…

EngineeringUK warns T Levels off public radar
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Public awareness of the new technical based T Level qualifications for young people remains alarmin…

ERIKS completes £21 million infrastructure Investment
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Industrial products supplier ERIKS has completed its £21 million infrastructure investment, centred…

NMITE launches sustainability degree and extends engineering study options
Added: 9 Nov 2022
Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has unveiled a new Bachelor o…

IET Foothold charity launches scheme for neurodiverse engineers
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Engineering charity Foothold has launched a programme aimed at the estimated 0.8 million-plus neuro…

Nuclear firm agrees deal for STEM professionals returning to work
Added: 26 Oct 2022
A Government-owned nuclear defence company is partnering a scheme to enable STEM professionals seek…

Make UK welcome for Sunak PM appointment
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson CEO of Make UK has given an encouraging response to the appointment of …

Ukrainian energy giant appeals for equipment after Russian attacks
Added: 26 Oct 2022
One of Ukraine’s leading energy companies is appealing for electrical equipment from the UK in orde…

Robotarium to be UK's largest AI site and make Edinburgh ‘data capital of Europe’
Added: 12 Oct 2022
The opening of the National Robotarium in Edinburgh has established the UK’s largest and most advan…

Wanner wins patent case in China with second in pipeline
Added: 12 Oct 2022
Court in China have upheld a claim by Wanner International against local firm Shanghai Nikuni for i…

Worley awarded contract for Green Lithium’s UK refinery
Added: 12 Oct 2022
Worley has secured an engineering services contract to support what is claimed to be the UK’s firs…