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Virtual Engineering Centre enables £20million Sellafield savings

Added: 22 Oct 2019

Liverpool University’s Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), has developed a training tool for Britain’…

Turnover boost sends px surging in list of top performers

Added: 11 Oct 2019

Stockton based engineering and energy company px has leapt 119 places in the Sunday Times Grant Tho…

Electricity prices ‘threaten UK steel's ability to compete with Europe’

Added: 9 Oct 2019

The UK’s steel producers pay two third more than their German counterparts for electricity and 80% …

IMechE boost for engineers graduating from the University of Northampton

Added: 9 Oct 2019

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has confirmed it is re-accrediting the University …

Authority rules against Ecolab and Holchem merger

Added: 9 Oct 2019

Ecolab’s merger with Holchem has been blocked by the Competition & Mergers Authority (CMA).

Relax… you’ve got through the deadliest workplace day of the year

Added: 9 Oct 2019

Superstitious souls might dread the approach of Friday the 13th but engineers who prefer to rely on…

Flexible working emerges as new priority for manufacturing employees

Added: 9 Oct 2019

Automation and agile production methods are contributing to a growing demand among manufacturing st…

Engineers get to voice their thoughts on state of the nation

Added: 9 Oct 2019

The UK’s engineers are invited to share their views on the political, industrial and other challeng…

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Drax go-ahead puts Government and Planning Inspectorate at odds

Added: 9 Oct 2019

The Government has announced that it has approved the installation of four new gas fired turbines f…

adi shapes future engineering careers with its fourth intake of pre-apprentices

Added: 8 Oct 2019

Birmingham-based engineering firm adi Group has welcomed a fourth intake to its pioneering pre-appr…

Deadline looms for top engineering women’s award nominations  

Added: 2 Oct 2019

With just days to go before the nominations close, the annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards a…

Engineers who work remotely ‘earn nearly 50% more’ claim

Added: 2 Oct 2019

Remote working may not only become increasingly common for engineers but potentially more lucrative…

Fuchs aims for lubricants top spot with giant new automated site

Added: 2 Oct 2019

Fuchs Lubricants has begun work on a £5 million fully-automated raw materials warehouse with 4,000 …

Zeba beats challengers to win 2019 IMechE Apprentice of the Year Award

Added: 2 Oct 2019

Manufacturing engineering apprentice Zeba Kazi Osmani is the 2019 Institution of Mechanical Enginee…

ProGlove investment cites UK as Europe’s biggest growth market

Added: 24 Sep 2019

Industrial wearables giant ProGlove has identified the UK as the key growth market for its European…

Process expert px celebrates yet another slew of safety wins

Added: 24 Sep 2019

Storage management company px has once again won recognition from the Royal Society for the Prevent…

Royal stamp of approval for Tomlinson Hall's century

Added: 24 Sep 2019

Pump distributor and manufacturer Tomlinson Hall celebrated its centenary in business with a visit …

Assystem joins Northern Powerhouse Partner Programme

Added: 24 Sep 2019

Assystem, the world’s third largest nuclear engineering firm, has become an official partner in the…

Make UK/Santander analysis confirms Europe remains dominant market for UK

Added: 17 Sep 2019

Europe remains the main focus for UK goods, despite the fact that the USA is the largest single nat…

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Engineering salaries show rise despite business uncertainty

Added: 17 Sep 2019

Engineering pay increased year on year for August, with salaries for new roles in the industry up 1…