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CBA continues winning streak for third year at awards
Added: 10 Mar 2025
The Chemical Business Association fell short of a hat trick of wins at the 2025 Trade Association F…

Infrastructure and safety issues ‘limiting green fuel producers’ access to key market’ claim
Added: 10 Mar 2025
Growth in one of the biggest potential markets for green energy producers could be hindered by infr…

Siemens combines music and science with competition sponsorship
Added: 9 Mar 2025
Multinational technology company Siemens has renewed its two decades-long association with Manchest…

PE News in Brief
Added: 19 Feb 2025
HVM Catapult... ONS for food and drink... Northern base for Euro ops... new IBioIC chief...

Recruitment boost from Government and industry marks National Apprenticeship Week
Added: 13 Feb 2025
The Department for Education has announced plans to relax the rules governing apprenticeships in re…

BCAS launches industry-first NVQ for skilled compressed air engineers
Added: 10 Feb 2025
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has launched a new NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Installation an…

Government STEM visa policy is ‘act of self harm’ says Lords committee
Added: 8 Feb 2025
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has described current Government visa policy as…

BPMA courses to cater for pumps novices and old hands
Added: 8 Feb 2025
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has unveiled a new season of training courses for…

SciMed seminar lifts the lid on food testing
Added: 6 Feb 2025
Scientific instruments supplier SciMed hosts a one-day seminar on food testing methods and techniqu…

Irish teams produce wearable gas warning system
Added: 6 Feb 2025
Joint research teams from two leading Irish universities have developed a wearable technology to al…

Entries invited for new look Chemical Industry Awards
Added: 29 Jan 2025
Submissions have opened for this year’s Chemical Industry Awards, with opportunities for inclusion …

Jungheinrich wins EcoVadis Platinum sustainability award for fourth year
Added: 29 Jan 2025
Corporate social responsibility rating agency EcoVadis has awarded its Platinum sustainability cert…
Ofwat banks on innovation by doubling innovation fund to £0.4 billion
Added: 28 Jan 2025
Ofwat Innovation Fund will double to £0.4 billion to boost support to projects that transform the w…

Vote quickly for 2025 Pump Industry Awards finalists...
Added: 14 Jan 2025
There is now just days left to take part in voting for your category choices in the 2025 Pump Indus…

Defence investment provides ‘milestone’ grant for materials casting project
Added: 14 Jan 2025
Wall Colmonoy has successfully bid for funding from the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (…

Siemens marks a century of revolutionising Ireland’s infrastructure
Added: 14 Jan 2025
Global technology company Siemens has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Irish subsidiary, inc…

Supply chain offers challenge to UK energy transition, says report
Added: 14 Jan 2025
Supply chain difficulties remain the main risk to the UK’s energy transition plans, with lack of in…

TV food scientist reinforces call for better UPF regulation ahead of annual lecture series
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Warning labels and “carefully considered taxes” would provide a start on the improved regulation of…

‘Budget alone cannot account for manufacturing index drop’
Added: 4 Dec 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget has contributed to a fall in the regular CIPS UK Manufactur…

Materials science apprenticeship degree wins funding go ahead
Added: 4 Dec 2024
The University of Birmingham and MTC Training’s new degree apprenticeship in manufacturing engineer…