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PM launches degree apprenticeships
Added: 12 Mar 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to rollout nine freely available degree apprentice…
Ineos acquires IGas shale sites
Added: 10 Mar 2015
Ineos has today announced a deal to acquire a 50% interest in seven IGas shale gas licences in the …
BASF carbon-fibre plastics study ends
Added: 9 Mar 2015
New processes and techniques for manufacturing thermoplastics strengthened by carbon fibres have be…
New university aims for 50% women
Added: 5 Mar 2015
A new engineering university located in Herefordshire aims to attract more women into the industry.
Shell squares up to cyber threat
Added: 4 Mar 2015
Yokogawa has paired up with IT systems supplier Cisco Systems to roll out a new global cyber-securi…
Manchester launches manufacturing strategy
Added: 2 Mar 2015
Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …
Growth boost for chemicals firm
Added: 25 Feb 2015
Chemoxy, a speciality chemicals manufacturer based in Teesside, has been granted £20 million in fun…
Manufacturers to boost technology spend
Added: 24 Feb 2015
More than half of all small and medium sized (SME) manufacturers in England are planning to invest …
North Sea exploration “collapses”
Added: 24 Feb 2015
New oil & gas investments falling but production predicted to grow in 2015.
Manufacturers voice ‘Industry 4.0’ concern
Added: 23 Feb 2015
Manufacturing trade body EEF has published research which suggests that 80% of manufacturers in the…
Cogent and Skills Academy merge
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Sector skills group Cogent is merging with the National Skills Academy Process Industries (NSAPI) a…
MPs approve weakened shale regulations
Added: 16 Feb 2015
The Infrastructure Act gained Royal Assent last week, but only after regulations on shale gas devel…
Critical decade for CCS success
Added: 13 Feb 2015
The UK is entering a critical decade for the delivery of a low carbon economy by 2050, with Carbon …
Oil & Gas suppliers suffering
Added: 12 Feb 2015
Suppliers to the oil & gas industry are already beginning to suffer the impact of low oil prices, w…
Water utility tackles skills shortage
Added: 12 Feb 2015
Water firm United Utilities has invested £1.5 million in a new technical training centre located at…
China set for robotic future
Added: 11 Feb 2015
More industrial robots will be operating in China’s production plants in next three years’ time tha…
Eaton seals ‘smart’ supply deal
Added: 11 Feb 2015
Waste disposal company hires technology supplier for control of digester systems.
Green light for Roseacre Wood shale site
Added: 6 Feb 2015
Shale gas firm Cuadrilla has today been granted the environmental permits it needs to carry out exp…
Follow your heart, says prize winner
Added: 5 Feb 2015
Winner of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Robert Langer has advised students to foll…
New life for PLC market
Added: 4 Feb 2015
The global programmable logic controllers (PLC) market has reversed a downward trend, with positive…
