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Boom in entries for new project management degree apprenticeships

Added: 8 Feb 2023

Project management degree apprenticeships have increased 125% in the three years following their in…

Divert ‘wasted’ Apprenticeship Levy to plug digital skills gap says IET

Added: 6 Feb 2023

Two billion pounds of “wasted” Apprenticeship Levy payments should be diverted to engineering firms…

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Process contract news update...

Added: 6 Feb 2023

Jungheinrich, Decom Engineering, Atkins, Morrison Engineering Services, THREE360 Energy and Fluence…

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Babcock Wanson heralds Euro drive with trio of acquisitions

Added: 5 Feb 2023

Babcock Wanson Group has acquired European firms Parat and PBS Power, bringing its total continenta…

Heat pumps could reduce biogas carbon footprint more than a third, claims research

Added: 17 Jan 2023

Using air-source heat pumps for anaerobic digestion could slash the carbon footprint of the process…

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Labour and Tory ex-ministers launch engineering apprenticeships inquiry

Added: 16 Jan 2023

Former Labour and Tory ministers Lords Knight and Willetts have launched an inquiry with support fr…

Clock ticking to join UK engineering greats with MacRobert Award win

Added: 16 Jan 2023

Time is running out to enter one of the most sought-after prizes in engineering, the annual MacRobe…

IET veteran Almond becomes new chief executive

Added: 9 Jan 2023

Ed Almond is the new Chief Executive and Secretary (CES) of the Institution of Engineering and Tech…

Manufacturers welcome energy discount but point to Germany

Added: 9 Jan 2023

Industry leaders have responded with relief to the announcement of the Government’s new year-long E…

Top US lab hails its nuclear fusion breakthrough

Added: 14 Dec 2022

US scientists have hailed a landmark achievement in nuclear fusion that could one day transform ene…

Wacker opens new logistics site in China

Billions of unfinished goods stuck in warehouses as surveys reveal sector contraction

Added: 13 Dec 2022

UK manufacturers have nearly  £24 billions-worth of goods in warehouses awaiting completion owing t…

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Calls for school engineering curriculum to fight skills shortfall

Added: 13 Dec 2022

A new report endorsed by more 150 engineering leaders and celebrities, led by the Institution of En…

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CBA announces regulatory and supply chain role appointment

Added: 13 Dec 2022

The Chemical Business Association (CBA), has announced the creation of the role of Regulatory and S…

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 …

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…