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Top manufacturers looking at US$1.5 trillion unplanned downtime costs for 2022 warns report

Added: 22 Nov 2022

Unplanned manufacturing downtime is on course to cost 500 of the top global industrial companies a …

KSB chief Croker is new BPMA president

Added: 22 Nov 2022

KSB UK managing director has been appointed as the new president of the British Pump Manufacturers …

Sector relief at Budget statement but warning bolder action needed

Added: 20 Nov 2022

Manufacturing and engineering leaders have responded with a degree of relief to Chancellor Jeremy H…

Bibby scientific give school children an experimental experience at british science week

EngineeringUK warns T Levels off public radar

Added: 9 Nov 2022

Public awareness of the new technical based T Level qualifications for young people remains alarmin…

Aluminium sector eyes net zero opportunities

Added: 9 Nov 2022

Aluminium is poised to play a key role in the UK’s drive to net zero and the development of a susta…

ERIKS completes £21 million infrastructure Investment

Added: 9 Nov 2022

Industrial products supplier ERIKS has completed its £21 million infrastructure investment, centred…

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NMITE launches sustainability degree and extends engineering study options

Added: 9 Nov 2022

Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has unveiled a new Bachelor o…

Nuclear firm agrees deal for STEM professionals returning to work

Added: 26 Oct 2022

A Government-owned nuclear defence company is partnering a scheme to enable STEM professionals seek…

IET Foothold charity launches scheme for neurodiverse engineers

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Engineering charity Foothold has launched a programme aimed at the estimated 0.8 million-plus neuro…

Make UK welcome for Sunak PM appointment

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson CEO of Make UK has given an encouraging response to the appointment of …

Ukrainian energy giant appeals for equipment after Russian attacks

Added: 26 Oct 2022

One of Ukraine’s leading energy companies is appealing for electrical equipment from the UK in orde…

Robotarium to be UK's largest AI site and make Edinburgh ‘data capital of Europe’

Added: 12 Oct 2022

The opening of the National Robotarium in Edinburgh has established the UK’s largest and most advan…

Wanner wins patent case in China with second in pipeline

Added: 12 Oct 2022

Court in China have upheld a claim by Wanner International against local firm Shanghai Nikuni for i…

Made Smarter gets £6 mill-plus grant for SME digitalisation

Added: 12 Oct 2022

Made Smarter, the digital roll out scheme for small to medium enterprises, has secured a further £6…

Worley awarded contract for Green Lithium’s UK refinery

Added: 12 Oct 2022

Worley has secured an engineering services contract to support what is claimed to be  the UK’s firs…

Pharmaceutical industry must focus on manufacturing

Pharma leads on radical plans to save on energy and boost R&D

Added: 29 Sep 2022

The world energy crisis has ramped up cost cutting in the pharmaceutical industry while increasing …

New right to work checks loom for British manufacturing and engineering workers

Added: 20 Sep 2022

Lockdown-inspired rules designed to make right to work checks easier will cease on 1 October.

IET launches unsung heroes engineering awards open to all

Added: 20 Sep 2022

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has issued a worldwide call for applications fr…

‘Manufacturing accounts for two thirds of UK R&D, but a quarter of tax claim value’ claim

Added: 20 Sep 2022

UK manufacturing firms are investing heavily in research and development yet failing to make full u…

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PSM safety standards celebrate 20,000 signups 

Added: 20 Sep 2022

The UK Process Safety Management Competence Programme has celebrated reaching 20,000 participants s…