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Chemicals sector finds Brexit's sunlit uplands hard to REACH
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Brexit’s sunlit uplands are proving difficult to access and, for one sector at least, the blame for…

Chemical pumping proves its worth in the wider world
Added: 28 Apr 2021
As our March/April edition went to press, the Government was releasing early details of its legisla…

'Interesting times' beckon for pharma and biotech
Added: 4 Sep 2019
The scale of pharmaceutical counterfeiting can be staggering to behold – whether in terms of the nu…

Pumps maintenance needs to combine DIY with good advice
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Do it Yourself is a motto best applied with caution within the increasingly refined pumps systems a…

Pumps sector must enhance its automation awareness
Added: 14 Jan 2019
The recent success of Seepex’s award-winning Smart Dosing Pump at last year’s ACHEMA show is a remi…

When you invest in pumps, you invest in industry's future
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Beyond the sectors in which they operate, pumps have a profile so low that they might as well be no…

Like football, pumps expertise requires thinking outside the box...
Added: 3 Sep 2018
“A competent pump supplier is somewhat like a competent coach, they should be able to offer more th…

Industry strategy can't wait for Westminster
Added: 3 Sep 2018
Government and industry appear to occupy two parallel universes when it comes to the subject of 29 …

Investing in pumps modernisation is essential for survival
Added: 8 May 2018
It’s a bald reminder to anyone who assesses a product’s overall cost purely on the basis of its pri…

We must help MPs understand the importance of the process industries
Added: 6 Nov 2017
There is, we know, a substantial job of work to do in terms of enabling the rest of the United King…

The right chemistry
Louisa Hearn | Added: 24 Mar 2016
When reporters in the mainstream media write about chemicals, it’s often for all the wrong reasons.…
Hacked off?
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Microsoft’s new operating system (OS) Windows 10 was officially launched in July. But how has it af…

Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

Continuity Britain?
Added: 13 May 2015
British industry may be relieved that the electorate voted for stability last week, but already the…

Faltering fightback
Added: 25 Mar 2015
Much was made by George Osborne in last week’s budget about an apparent renaissance in UK manufactu…
Safety: a ticking timebomb
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Later this year the process industry will mark an anniversary it would prefer to forget: 10 years s…

For oil’s sake?
Added: 16 Sep 2014
If Scottish independence is about oil, then the truth is that Scotland has missed the boat. Thursda…

Engineering sporting brilliance
Added: 28 May 2014
Here at Process Engineering we aim to please. As the Brazil World Cup approaches, followed by Wimbl…
Happily ever after?
Added: 8 Apr 2014
Today marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system - but what effect will i…
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