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Tsar is born as demand for apprentices rises
Added: 12 Mar 2009
The Government's Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill has been welcomed as an opport…
New deal for EPCs?
Added: 11 Mar 2009
A shrinking pool of engineering expertise is likely to make it harder for EPC contractors to manage…
New HSE guidance and enforcement
Added: 11 Mar 2009
Dust at work has been one of the largest occupational killers of all time and has caused misery to,…
Watson-Marlow grows in the SA water industry
Added: 6 Mar 2009
Despite the challenging market conditions, South African uptake of peristaltic pumps, from major wa…
BNS Nuclear Services wins £13m Dounreay contract
Added: 6 Mar 2009
Deal to provide maintenance and operations services in support of the decommissioning the site’s tw…
Rockwell and ProLeit go global
Added: 5 Mar 2009
Agreement will allow ProLeit to more tightly integrate its Plant iT industry solution with the Rock…
Honeywell set to rebuild power plant operating system
Added: 4 Mar 2009
Project to rebuild the operating system of a 1,000MW power plant. The plant is operated by Fortum, …
Repsol awards refinery expansion contract
Added: 4 Mar 2009
TAIM WESER will be responsible for designing, manufacturing and supplying two stockyard machinery f…

Automation upgrade at Chivas
Added: 4 Mar 2009
Excel Automation has been awarded an order for another major upgrade of Chivas Brothers’ Production…
Schools ignorant about apprenticeships
Added: 27 Feb 2009
"Many teachers, careers advisors, parents and other influencers have a limited understanding of the…
GMB warns of more labour unrest
Added: 27 Feb 2009
Foreign worker dispute spreads to Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire and the Isle of Grain, Kent sites as …
Skills head line-up at PE Live
Added: 27 Feb 2009
Strong line-up of exhibitors and speakers awaits visitors to Process Engineering Live, which opens …
ETB backs apprenticeships and learning Bill
Added: 24 Feb 2009
Government plans backed by Engineering and Technology Board, which hails ‘apprenticeships Tsar’ mov…
Unilever operates puck system
Added: 24 Feb 2009
Reject, return and store system installed at Unilever’s Home and Personal Care factory in Leeds, fo…
Fluidizers to boost TiO2 production
Added: 24 Feb 2009
GEA Niro has received an order from Tiwest for two Swirl Fluidizer dryers to increase production of…
Manufacturers reap benefits of apprenticeships
Added: 24 Feb 2009
Around 70% of manufacturing companies have said that apprentices have helped them to boost overall…
KSB looks to infrastructure projects for growth
Added: 18 Feb 2009
Pumps, valves and related systems maker notes impact of downturn, with customers more cautious in p…
Wireless capsules for industrial espionage
Added: 17 Feb 2009
Manchester University team is developing ‘spy’ capsules that can remotely monitor industrial proces…
Sharp intake of students
Added: 17 Feb 2009
UK universities appear set for a record number of chemical engineering applications. Based on figur…