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Ofwat £126 million charge to Southern Water for sewage treatment failures
Added: 25 Jun 2019
Regulator Ofwat has imposed a massive £126 million penalty on Southern Water after serious failures…
Assystem signs energy transition agreement with Uzbekistan
Added: 25 Jun 2019
International engineering group Assystem has signed a deal with the Central Asian republic of Uzbek…
Yorkshire does its bit to save critically endangered eels
Added: 19 Jun 2019
Yorkshire Water is completing a £2 million project to save one of Britain’s fastest-declining fish …
Wood wins multi-million dollar deal at UK’s first nuclear new build in 20 years
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Wood has won a multi-million dollar-equivalent contract to provide engineering and technical servic…
Bumper share of new research money goes to process industry projects
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Institution of Mechanical Engineers head of engineering Dr Jenifer Baxter has applauded the announc…
Oxford university red meat tax plan ‘too simplistic’ says packaging firm spokesman
Added: 18 Jun 2019
Oxford University claims that a tax on red meat would benefit sustainability and public health are …
Lab-grown insect meat 'alternative to livestock sources'
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…
Make UK reports sustainability drive undented by Brexit uncertainty
Added: 10 Jun 2019
British manufacturers are making substantial progress with sustainability improvements, largely pro…
Tarmac gets to grip with UK’s rubber mountain
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Materials solutions company Tarmac has launched a new rubberised asphalt it says will recycle thous…
China hub boost for UK diagnostic leader
Added: 10 Jun 2019
The world’s largest research centre for diagnostic engineering – the UK’s Centre for Efficiency and…
Watson-Marlow unveils plans to extend reach in Iberian pumps market
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is extending its reach into the Spanish and Portuguese…
Make UK/BDO survey shows Brexit uncertainty 'further harming industry prospects'
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Stockpiling in preparation for Brexit has slowed and export orders continue to fall, the latest Mak…
IMechE welcomes call to boost foreign engineer numbers
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has welcomed calls by a key advisory body for employers to …
Assystem launches massive UK nuclear recruitment drive as SME hires dive
Added: 4 Jun 2019
Nuclear engineering company Assystem is hiring as many as 400 people for jobs in the UK.
DigiTool’s £1.2 million to cut the cost of damaged tools and dies
Added: 4 Jun 2019
The humble die may be an often-overlooked part of the industrial production process but the wear an…
Sunderland engineers go to the heart of the ‘Sun’
Added: 27 May 2019
Nuclear engineering experts working for Assystem are designing the robotic equipment that will be r…
Manufacturer warns lack of bearing knowledge risks failures
Added: 24 May 2019
Distributor SMB Bearings has warned that too many operations are using hybrid rather than ceramic b…
Make UK urges successor to build on May's Brexit foundations
Added: 24 May 2019
Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson has reacted immediately to Theresa May’s resignation announcement by ur…
Insurance experts call for settlement of British Steel claim
Added: 23 May 2019
An ongoing dispute between British Steel and top insurers could help save the troubled company if i…
Strathclyde research aims to save up to 100k tonnes of landfill waste annually
Added: 21 May 2019
New research from the University of Strathclyde has harnessed heat treatment methods to reduce wast…
