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Marlowe seals £10 million purchase of WPL
Added: 25 Jan 2021
Compliance experts Marlowe have acquired wastewater treatment leader WPL for £10 million, adding th…
STEM sisters sing out for women in science
Added: 25 Jan 2021
A new online show has harnessed art in the cause of women in science, in an effort to interest prim…
Trade unions will shrink to ten percent of manufacturing workforce, warns report
Added: 25 Jan 2021
Membership of trade unions will shrink to one in ten of manufacturing employees, with poential impl…
Siemens defies UK economic downturn to hire nearly 30 young recruits
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Siemens has hired a total of 26 young graduates and apprentices in order to boost its growing digit…
Make UK salutes Brexit deal but warns the hard work’s not over
Added: 5 Jan 2021
Chief executive of Make UK Stephen Phipson has welcomed the long-awaited trade deal between the Eur…
Corporate finance leader heads Ashtead Technology senior appointments
Added: 5 Jan 2021
Corporate finance expert Ingrid Stewart has been appointed the first chief financial officer (CFO) …
North West wins funding for 'world's first zero industry cluster'
Added: 5 Jan 2021
A share of £8 million in Government funding will be invested in developing a comprehensive Cluster …
Kemira completes first stage for massive expansion in UK water treatment chemicals production
Added: 5 Jan 2021
Global chemicals company Kemira has announced the first part of a two-stage capacity expansion in i…
Process industry highlights amidst COVID-focused honours list
Added: 31 Dec 2020
While much of the STEM focus for the Queen’s New Year Honours list has been on scientiists battling…
Make UK/BDO survey highlights improvements but ‘zero sign’ of v-shaped recovery
Added: 14 Dec 2020
Britain’s manufacturers are showing signs of growth from the historic lows experienced by firms ear…
Lorien MD Slater to retire after three decades at company
Added: 14 Dec 2020
Lorien Engineering Solutions group managing director Steve Slater is to retire after more than thre…
‘Four in 10 parents believe kids will not consider engineering career’
Added: 14 Dec 2020
Almost 40% of parents polled in a survey of more than 1,300 parents say their children will not con…
Trade bodies are the forgotten sector of the pandemic warns BVAA boss
Added: 14 Dec 2020
Trade associations have played a vital role in supporting industry throughout the Covid-19 lockdown…
BPMA scores a century in membership drive
Added: 1 Dec 2020
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has celebrated a membership milestone after signi…
Vaccine hope boosts manufacturer optimism
Added: 30 Nov 2020
UK manufacturers are predicting a sharp recovery in their fortunes once COVID-19 vaccines roll out,…
UK utilities’ R&D spend plummets by more than 11%
Added: 30 Nov 2020
R&D spending in the UK utilities industry has fallen 11.1% year on year, reveals tax specialist Cat…
The most trusted profession – nurse, doctor… and then engineer
Added: 30 Nov 2020
Engineers are Britain’s third most trusted profession, according to one of the most comprehensive a…
Rescue plan resuscitates 150 year old firm
Added: 17 Nov 2020
An engineering boss who rescued his old employer from closure has saved the company’s order book by…
Yorkshire’s pioneering digital role recognised with award
Added: 17 Nov 2020
Yorkshire Water’s has been named as Digital Initiative of the Year at the British Construction Indu…
ABB wins monitor and control contract for world’s largest membrane bioreactor
Added: 17 Nov 2020
Singapore has granted ABB the $30 million contract that will ensure the security of its massive Tua…
