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Tyrrells snapped up by US snack maker
Added: 9 Aug 2016
Premium British crisp maker Tyrrells has agreed to a £300m offer from US food manufacturer, Amplify…
Fracking residents to receive ‘millions’
Added: 8 Aug 2016
Local people living near fracking sites will receive ‘millions of pounds’ under new plans announced…
FDF gears up for sugar-free movement
Added: 8 Aug 2016
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a new guide to assist food manufacturers seeking t…
Industry calls for delay to Apprenticeship Levy
Added: 5 Aug 2016
A number of organisations, including those representing industry, have urged the government to dela…
Offshore workers stage 48-hour strike
Added: 4 Aug 2016
Unite and RMT union members that work on Wood Group/Shell oil and gas platforms have staged a third…
Beer giants revise takeover terms
Added: 4 Aug 2016
SABMiller’s board has backed a revised £79 billion takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev).
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EEF enlists Oracle for next ‘industrial revolution’
Added: 2 Aug 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has teamed with cloud application specialist Oracle, to help …
‘Powerful’ software speeds hazardous chemical identification
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed new substance analysis software capable o…
Yoghurt recall hits UK retailers
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Yeo Valley has recalled a number of chilled yoghurt products over fears that they may contain piece…
Offshore safety shows signs of 'improvement'
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Personal safety performance throughout the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector continued to improve in…
Fresh delays hit Hinkley Point
Added: 29 Jul 2016
The government has announced plans to review the go-ahead of Hinkley Point nuclear plant just hours…
Funding carbon capture an ‘urgent priority’
Added: 28 Jul 2016
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) is essential to meeting the global warming limits established in the…
Tata Steel fined £1.9m for double safety failing
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Tata Steel has been fined a total of £1.98 million for safety failings after two if its employees s…
GSK invests £275m in UK manufacturing
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced plans to invest £275 million into three of…
Severn Trent slugged with £426k fine for sewage leak
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Severn Trent Water has been fined £426,000 for a series of incidents where crude sewage leaked into…
Thirst for skills spurs action in water sector
Added: 26 Jul 2016
Senior water and environment industry figures have developed an action plan to address concerns ove…
North Sea workers go on strike
Added: 26 Jul 2016
Members of the Unite and RMT unions that work on Shell oil and gas platforms in the North Sea have …
Industry prepares to scale back post Brexit
Added: 25 Jul 2016
Manufacturing output and domestic orders are expected to slow over the next three months, according…
United Utilities fined £600k for toxic spill
Added: 21 Jul 2016
United Utilities Water (UU) has been fined £600,000 after a highly corrosive bleach was released in…
Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’
Added: 20 Jul 2016
Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…
