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BPMA calls for protection for Britain’s £0.5 billion-worth of EU pump exports
Added: 9 Jan 2018
The British Pump Manufacturers Association has added its voice to industry leaders demanding barrie…

UK to lose lead role in offshore wind energy to China
Added: 9 Jan 2018
The UK’s dominant role in offshore wind energy production will be overtaken by China within four ye…

Emerson wins top IIoT accolade
Added: 8 Jan 2018
Emerson has won Industrial IoT Company of the Year at the 2018 IoT Breakthrough Awards in recogniti…

GMB dismay over Colman’s planned Norwich closure
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Union leaders have responded with dismay to the news that Norwich’s Colman’s factory is to be close…

Coking-resistant catalyst fuels shale gas conversion method
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Researchers at University College London (UCL) and Tufts University have developed an alloy catalys…

Aquabio's Dutch deal extends AD services
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Water recycling pioneer Aquabio has signed an agreement with Dutch firm Econvert Water and Energy B…

Hidrostal opts for AxFlow for UK process industry distribution
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Hidrostal has signalled its plans for a renewed sales activity in the process and industrial sector…

Former NEPIC chief among NY Honours List recipients
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Former North East of England Process Industry Cluster CEO Dr Stan Higgins is among the leading figu…

UK faces process industry challenge and opportunity from Germany
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Germany could be competing for British engineering graduates, as the country faces an impending ski…

Nuclear and renewable provide most of Scottish electricity supply
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Almost 90% of Scotland’s electricity was produced in the last 12 months by a combination of nuclear…
HSE to target food manufacturing ill health with unannounced inspections
Added: 2 Jan 2018
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will start making unannounced inspections of food manufacturi…

Ehrco marks 25th anniversary with an 18% turnover rise
Added: 20 Dec 2017
Hydraulic hose and fitting company Ehrco has rounded off its first quarter century by recording an …

Industry rebuffs Edinburgh uni's pessimistic UK oil and gas report
Added: 20 Dec 2017
UK oil and gas industry leaders have reacted strongly to an academic report that claimed the UK’s k…

Cavendish Nuclear wins £95m clean up contract with Sellafield
Added: 19 Dec 2017
Cavendish Nuclear has been awarded a contract worth £95 million to support clean up at Sellafield n…

Fracking wastewater treatment could cost £1million per well in UK
Added: 18 Dec 2017
The treatment and disposal of fracking wastewater in the UK could cost between £100,000 and £1 mill…
Xylem acquires analytics firm Pure for $397m
Added: 15 Dec 2017
Water technology business Xylem has acquired diagnostic and analytics solutions firm Pure for $397 …

Government invests £86m in nuclear fusion research
Added: 11 Dec 2017
The government has invested £86 million in the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) nuclear fusion …

Bioethanol plant to stay closed unless change in market
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Britain’s biggest bioethanol producer, Vivergo, said it would ‘closely monitor the market’ before c…

Wood wins £12 million Hinkley Point C contract
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Wood has won an £11.9 million contract to be sole supplier of inspection qualification services to …

GE announces more than 1,000 UK power jobs to go
Added: 7 Dec 2017
General Electric is to shed more than 1,000 UK jobs from its power division, as part of swingeing c…