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Hinkley Point C

Hinkley decision pushed to September

Added: 26 Apr 2016

The final investment decision on Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been postponed until September, …

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Honeywell ramps up cyber security

Added: 25 Apr 2016

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Palo Alto Networks have joined forces to increase the cyber s…

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Scottish chemical industry rallies collaboration cry

Added: 25 Apr 2016

The Scottish chemical industry has called on all political parties to help deliver growth throughou…

Scientists recruit cyanobacteria to create ‘clean’ chemicals

Added: 25 Apr 2016

German scientists are researching the use of cyanobacteria to provide a more sustainable method for…

Flow meter calibration service

Intertek launches mobile calibration service

Added: 21 Apr 2016

Engineering solutions provider Intertek has launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibration serv…

Plastic fears spark UK recall of children’s dairy snacks

Added: 20 Apr 2016

Müller and Sainsbury’s have both recalled children’s dairy snacks over fears of plastic contaminati…

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Collaborative group proposes natural carbon use

Added: 19 Apr 2016

Academics and industry representatives have joined forces to develop a new model for decarbonisatio…

EEF tackles workforce productivity gaps

Added: 19 Apr 2016

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has unveiled two free guides to help industrial companies imp…

Cyber security

Kaspersky ramps up control systems security

Added: 18 Apr 2016

Antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab has developed an ‘all-in-one’ cyber security package for …

IMechE calls for ‘step-change’ in schools to bridge skills gap

Added: 13 Apr 2016

It is time to "stop talking about the skills gap and start taking action" said the Institution of M…

UK government considers stake in steel

Added: 12 Apr 2016

Business secretary Sajid Javid said the government was ready to ‘co-invest’ in the ailing steel ind…

Pfizer ends its pursuit of AstraZeneca

Pfizer and Allergan terminate merger

Added: 6 Apr 2016

Pfizer’s $160 billion (£105bn) merger with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan has been termin…

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Ministers meet to discuss steel sale

Added: 6 Apr 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have met with a number of Welsh politici…

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Teesside waste energy plants abandoned

Added: 5 Apr 2016

Development of the Tees Valley 1 (TV1) and Tees Valley 2 (TV2) renewable energy project has been ab…

Shear jamming spheres

Researchers make ‘liquid-like’ materials breakthrough

Added: 4 Apr 2016

A study undertaken at the University of Chicago reveals how liquid-like materials can change into a…

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UK energy production rises

Added: 1 Apr 2016

A report published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows energy production in…

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WEG launches ‘endurance’ enclosure

Added: 1 Apr 2016

Motor and drive technology manufacturer WEG has launched IP55-rated enclosures for its CFW701 varia…

Aldi suspends biscuit supply over contamination fears

Added: 31 Mar 2016

Aldi has suspended all orders from the UK supplier of a range of its biscuits amid concerns over “p…

Tata Steel to consider 'all options' for UK business

Added: 30 Mar 2016

Tata Steel announced today it would "explore all options” for its loss-making UK business, which co…

Skills shortage ‘to spiral further’

Added: 29 Mar 2016

A report published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests plans to drive productivity improvem…