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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…

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…
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…

Process innovators win Queen’s Awards for breakthroughs and exports
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Three process industry firms are celebrating this week being among 200 companies to receive a Queen…

Siemens puts its money where its mouth is with Digital Academy pilot launch
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Six undergraduates have won £3,000 annual sponsorship and the chance of a three months paid placeme…

Million pound eel protection screen unveiled on River Derwent
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Yorkshire Water has completed its £1million scheme has been completed to prevent eels from the Rive…

Ion Science stays on target to achieve £20 million turnover in anniversary year
Added: 10 Sep 2019
The world’s largest manufacturer of volatile organic compounds (VOC) monitors, Cambridge-based Ion …

Schaeffler supplies its largest-ever spherical plain bearing
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Schaeffler has produced the largest spherical plain bearing in the company’s history – a monster w…

Financial jargon a ‘brake on manufacturing growth’
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises are missing out on access to better finance because…