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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…

Apprenticeships stay buoyant

Added: 16 Feb 2009

Major chemical and pharmaceutical employers plan to recruit 302 apprentices during 2009, despite fa…