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Xylem chief takes over as BPMA head

Added: 4 Dec 2017

Xylem Water Solutions managing director Duncan Lewis has officially taken over as the president of …

Process leaders on industrial strategy: good but not sufficient

Added: 28 Nov 2017

Welcome for the Government’s newly unveiled industrial strategy has been tempered by demands from t…

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IET research shows majority of children see engineering as male profession

Added: 24 Nov 2017

Research by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reveals only 9% of children aged be…

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Process industries provide a Budget welcome, but with caveats

Added: 23 Nov 2017

The first Autumn Budget in 20 years received a mostly favourable welcome from the process sectors b…

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Ineos acquires North Sea exploration licences

Added: 21 Nov 2017

Chemicals giant Ineos has acquired a majority stake in two exploration licences in the Northern Gas…

BSC opens Mumbai base after deal with leading Indian safety trainer

Added: 20 Nov 2017

India’s leading safety training organisation has joined forces with the British Safety Council in o…

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STEM grads more likely to be out of work says CIPD report

Added: 17 Nov 2017

Young people who study STEM subjects have the highest rate of graduate unemployment immediately aft…

Engineering firm sentenced over legionella risk at powder coating plant

Added: 17 Nov 2017

De-Met Colourcoat has been sentenced after failing to adequately control the risk of legionella bac…

Earthquake hero and outstanding apprentice win top IET awards

Added: 16 Nov 2017

The IET has awarded its Armed Forces Technician of the Year prize to a soldier who returned to his …

Environmental prize for water facility

Added: 15 Nov 2017

Marks & Spencer’s Plan A Award for Environmental Leadership has gone to a water treatment facility …

UK and EU chemical bodies demand sector guarantees against no-deal withdrawal

Added: 14 Nov 2017

British and Europe-wide chemical industry associations have issued a joint statement calling on the…

Scuoler to chair key UK export body

Added: 13 Nov 2017

Retiring chief executive of manufacturers’ organisation the EEF, Terry Scuoler is the new chair of …

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Life sciences in Scotland warns of increasing uncertainty for sector

Added: 10 Nov 2017

Life science companies in Scotland are facing increasing uncertainty because of lack of clarity abo…

Uni team aims to extract instant materials ‘recipes’ from research papers

Added: 7 Nov 2017

Researchers from three universities are working on a new artificial intelligence system that will d…

Global CIOs say IT education inadequate for workplace

Added: 7 Nov 2017

More than 90% of global bosses surveyed believe the education system fails to provide the necessary…

EEF issues pre-Budget challenge to Hammond

Added: 7 Nov 2017

EEF chief executive Terry Scuoler has called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to agree a fiscal package…

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BPMA pump training courses achieve CPD status

Added: 6 Nov 2017

The British Pump Manufacturers Association has won CPD accreditation for its two e-learning courses.

Triark shortlisted for new AEMT award

Added: 6 Nov 2017

Triark Pumps has been shortlisted for the new Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades Assoc…

Shell completes sale of North Sea assets to Chrysaor for $3.8bn

Added: 3 Nov 2017

Oil and gas major Shell has completed the $3.8 billion (£2.46bn) sale of various North Sea assets t…

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‘Human-robot collaboration needed to counter 0.6 million job threat’

Added: 1 Nov 2017

An estimated 0.6 million UK jobs will disappear in one industrial sector alone over the next 20 yea…