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UK shale “within 10 years”
Rob Smith | Added: 2 Feb 2016
A letter leaked to Friends of the Earth (FoE) reveals government plans to implement industrial-scal…
Food firms facing greater safety fines
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Guidelines that came into effect today could result in manufacturers receiving far greater fines fo…
Nuclear body funds energy project
Added: 1 Feb 2016
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has contributed £500,000 to Innovate UK’s Energy Game C…
Defra cooks up plan to boost food exports
Added: 29 Jan 2016
The government has established a new unit to raise the value of British food exports to £6 billion …
UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’
Added: 28 Jan 2016
To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…
Chemical council extends energy-efficiency funding for SMEs
Added: 27 Jan 2016
Cefic, the European chemical industry council, said this month it would continue to fund initiative…
UK ‘facing an electricity crisis’
Added: 26 Jan 2016
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests the UK is threatene…
Schlumberger cuts 10,000 jobs
Added: 22 Jan 2016
Oilfield services firm Schlumberger has confirmed it cut 10,000 jobs in quarter four last year.
Yorkshire Water fined £600k for sewage leak
Added: 21 Jan 2016
Yorkshire Water Services has been fined £600,000 after a leaking sewage pipe burst in Wakefield, ki…
UK steel snubbed for Hinkley Point C
Rob Smith | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Steel made in the UK will not be used for the largest forgings at Hinkley Point C nuclear power sta…
DECC asks for industry input on energy regulation
Added: 19 Jan 2016
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is calling for industry views on how to ensure r…
Fourth industrial revolution to ‘disrupt jobs market’
Added: 19 Jan 2016
A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests the fourth industrial revolution will…
Tata Steel to cut jobs at Port Talbot plant
Added: 18 Jan 2016
Tata Steel has announced a further 1050 job cuts, as the steel industry crisis continues to deepen …
Survey to discover apprentices’ opinions launched
Added: 18 Jan 2016
A survey conducted by the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) is giving apprentices the chance to com…
Atlas Copco strikes double deal
Added: 17 Jan 2016
Atlas Copco has acquired Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum and Innovative Vacuum Solutions as part of two sep…
Nestlé funds new 'Ecobiotic' drugs targeting microbiome
Added: 15 Jan 2016
Nestlé Health Science has signed an exclusive agreement to support development of a new class of bi…
Carbon capture cuts condemned
Louisa Hearn | Added: 14 Jan 2016
Prime minister David Cameron has been accused by UK ministers of double standards following recent …
BP to axe 4,000 jobs
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Jan 2016
Oil and gas firm BP has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally throughout its exploration and p…
Robot control system “enhances” manufacturing
Added: 12 Jan 2016
The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a novel control system for industr…
Outlook remains bleak for manufacturing
Added: 11 Jan 2016
Manufacturers in the UK are expecting 2016 to be fraught with tough decisions and risks, one indust…
