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Scientists reveal it’s raining diamonds on Neptune
Added: 21 Aug 2017
While the earth has experienced freak rainstorms of fish, frogs and even golfballs, its sister plan…
GMB hits back at claims UK shale gas reserves are ‘overhyped’
Added: 17 Aug 2017
The GMB union has dismissed speculation by a UK professor that the country’s shale gas reserves are…
Government customs union plan draws mixed reaction from industry
Added: 15 Aug 2017
The government’s plan for an interim customs union with the EU has drawn a mixed reaction from memb…
Tata Steel incurs £1m penalty after toxic substances release
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Tata Steel UK has incurred a £1 million fine following an incident in which toxic and flammable sub…
Two unions to hold strike ballots over ‘unacceptable’ Sellafield pay increase
Added: 10 Aug 2017
Unite and GMB are holding strike ballots over a “completely unacceptable” pay increase offer that w…
Synthetic biology start-ups doubled every five years in UK
Added: 10 Aug 2017
The number of synthetic biology start-ups in the UK between 2000 and 2016 has doubled every five ye…
Lawrence Waterman succeeds Lynda Armstrong as British Safety Council chairman
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Lawrence Waterman has been appointed as the new chairman of the British Safety Council, following L…
Eurofins’ new £4 million laboratory brings testing under one roof
Added: 4 Aug 2017
Work has finished on Eurofins’ new high-tech laboratory site for testing water and pharmaceutical p…
Government hands Amec Foster Wheeler £2.9m nuclear research contract
Added: 3 Aug 2017
The government has appointed Amec Foster Wheeler to lead a £2.9 million nuclear power research prog…
Exports increase prompts growth in UK manufacturing
Added: 1 Aug 2017
UK manufacturing was boosted last month thanks to improved export performance, according to the lat…
BP records second quarter profits of $684m amid ‘solid’ half-year results
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Oil and gas giant BP has recorded net profits of $684 million (£517m) during the second quarter of …
Reduced demand prompts closure of Staffordshire’s council-run laboratory
Added: 31 Jul 2017
One of the last local authority-run laboratories in England is to be closed with the loss of 16 pos…
UK offshore oil and gas safety record improving says report
Added: 27 Jul 2017
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has reported its lowest ever incidence of so-called ‘dangero…
Water treatment firm hit with fine after worker fall
Added: 27 Jul 2017
Icon Process Systems, which manufactures water treatment systems, has been fined after an employee …
Government launches first phase of £246m battery technology challenge
Added: 25 Jul 2017
The government has announced the launch of a £246 million fund designed to establish the UK as a wo…
CBI and EEF reports reveal upturn in UK manufacturing performance
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Reports from the CBI and EEF published this week suggest that manufacturing output in the UK is imp…
Sellafield firefighters postpone strike action
Added: 20 Jul 2017
Firefighters at Sellafield nuclear facility have suspended plans to strike for two days in July.
GSK pulls out of Ulverston biopharma plans amid major manufacturing shake-up
Added: 19 Jul 2017
Pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced plans to overhaul its manufacturing network in the UK, but s…
Pay dispute escalates as Sellafield firefighters call second day of strikes
Added: 18 Jul 2017
Firefighters at Sellafield nuclear facility have confirmed they will strike for a second day due to…
Work experience ‘more reliable’ than socio-economic background in chemical engineering, report finds
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Work experience is ‘more reliable’ than socio-economic background when predicting employment potent…
