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Industry 'champion' wins Motion Control lifetime award
Added: 16 Apr 2018
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rodney St…
UKCS operators could save on more than ‘£240 million cost and deferred revenue’
Added: 9 Apr 2018
UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) oil and gas operators are overlooking innovations that could be worth i…
Sugar tax acknowledged as spur to innovation
Added: 6 Apr 2018
The long-awaited ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks has been heralded by one business analyst as a spur to …
Lifetime award for AESSEAL founder
Added: 6 Apr 2018
Founder and managing director of AESSEAL, Chris Rea has won the British Pump Manufacturers Associat…
Storage specialist Plasticon UK put into administration
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Plasticon UK Limited, the Hull-based storage tanks and industrial piping manufacturer, has gone int…
EnviroChemie purchases Clearfleau
Added: 4 Apr 2018
German water brand EnviroChemie has taken control leading UK effluent treatment firm Clearfleau.
UKOOG says shale announcement will help secure domestic gas supply
Added: 3 Apr 2018
UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) chief executive Ken Cronin has hailed completion of the country’s fi…
Tata backing helps revolutionary pumps device break US market
Added: 3 Apr 2018
A Scottish firm which pioneered an intelligent device for preventing wastewater pipe blockages has …
Gas engineer awards aim to address recruitment dilemma
Added: 3 Apr 2018
Leading engineering body the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has launched a raft o…
New sustainable food MOOC pinpoints jobs of the future
Added: 3 Apr 2018
The first ever MOOC – massive open online course – on the use of sustainable food systems in the Me…
Gove boost for plastic and can recycling
Added: 28 Mar 2018
Environment secretary Michael Gove has unveiled plans for a reward and return scheme for single use…
Engineering body funding for Liverpool University research tops £3 million
Added: 27 Mar 2018
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded the University of Liverp…
Javid refusal for open cast mining bid prompts angry response
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Communities secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to overturn a ruling by the government planning inspec…
FDF welcomes Brexit deal on EU workers
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed guarantees provided in the Brexi…
Mixed report for UK oil and gas ‘shows need for transformative change’
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Average unit operating costs in the UK continental shelf have halved since 2014, while the average …
Nuclear industry lauds ‘outstanding quality’ apprentices
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Urenco UK’s multi-award winning Benjamin Crane has scooped the heavily contested UK Nuclear Apprent…
BSC International Safety Awards nominees announced
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Organisations from the process sectors are strongly represented in this year’s British Safety Counc…
Euro trio calls for Brexit chemical industry guarantees
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Two of the leading chemical industries bodies in Europe and a leading continental trade union have …
Engineering Heritage Award for Dowty’s revolutionary wheel
Added: 13 Mar 2018
The Dowty internally sprung wheel, the undercarriage aircraft wheel designed and built by Sir Georg…
UK pharma and biotech patent applications soar
Added: 13 Mar 2018
UK applications for pharmaceutical and biotech patents recorded the second highest rise in percenta…
