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21/05/2015 Semta calls for powerful skills policies to boost UK growth Skills organisation Semta has urged the government to help create an industrial revolution in schools and colleges, quality apprenticeships and industry-focused higher education, in a bid to avert a skills crisis. » Read More

21/05/2015 Collaborative action needed to plug the engineer skills gap If economic recovery is to continue in the UK, engineers and managers in the manufacturing sector must work with education professionals to close the skills gap and create a high-quality talent pool. » Read More

21/05/2015 Three pioneers make 2015 MacRobert engineering award Three UK companies have been revealed as finalists for this year’s RAE (Royal Academy of Engineering) MacRobert award. » Read More

20/05/2015 Cement works to fire up sustainable waste-fuel plant The UK’s largest cement works – at Hope Construction Materials’ Derbyshire site – is preparing to move over to much greater sustainable waste-derived fuel firing. » Read More

20/05/2015 Atlas Copco boosts on-site nitrogen with NGP+ plant Atlas Copco’s new NGP+ on-site nitrogen generator has been designed to plug into existing compressed air networks to produce nitrogen of up to 99.999% purity. » Read More

20/05/2015 Severn Trent prosecutes Arrow Environmental Services again West Bromwich-based Arrow Environmental Services has been fined £47,000 plus £14,000 costs for making illegal discharges into the Severn Trent Water sewer network. » Read More

19/05/2015 EEF shows Lean Academy at National Manufacturing Debate EEF’s (the manufacturers’ organisation) new Lean Academy is among major exhibits at this week’s (19—20 May 2015) National Manufacturing Debate, running at Cranfield University. » Read More

19/05/2015 First tidal current simulator flows to ABB control system The £10.3 million ocean energy research facility, at the University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus, is running under ABB electrical and control equipment. » Read More

18/05/2015 Compressed air leaks cost industry thousands: Eriks Compressed air leaks are costing UK industry thousands of pounds every year in wasted energy, according to Flexion, part of Eriks UK, which also warns about their environmental impact. » Read More

18/05/2015 APC announces £60 million funding for low carbon technologies The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has opened its latest grant funding competition, with up to £60 million available to develop innovative low carbon propulsion technologies. » Read More

15/05/2015 Emerson speeds wireless HART device configuration Plant operators and contractors wanting to configure HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) devices in bulk, can now do so using Emerson’s AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager v13.0. » Read More

14/05/2015 National Fork Truck Safety Conference moves to Loughborough This year’s FLTA National Fork Truck Safety Conference will be held at Loughborough University on 23 September 2015. » Read More

14/05/2015 Big fine after teenage trainee engineer dies Grundfos Pumps of Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, was fined £300,000 with total costs of £115,000 after pleading guilty to safety failings after a trainee design engineer lost his life. » Read More

14/05/2015 Steel firm fined over death at foundry A steel foundry has been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £24,000 in costs after a South Yorkshire worker was killed when he was struck in the face by a shard from an abrasive disc that exploded from a hand-held grinding machine. » Read More

13/05/2015 Brammer pumps up MRO partnership with Grundfos MRO (maintenance , repair and overhaul) specialist Brammer is now working closely with Grundfos Pumps, stocking a range of pump equipment in its centrally-located national distribution centre. » Read More

13/05/2015 Former minister to chair Parliamentary inquiry into industrial sustainability A call for evidence has been issued by a new Parliamentary inquiry examining how the UK industrial sector can transition towards a more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable system. » Read More

11/05/2015 Cameron 'must build on the UK's strength as manufacturing nation' The newly elected Conservative government has a real opportunity to ensure a strong focus on building on our strength as a manufacturing nation and rebalance the economy, according to manufacturing leaders. » Read More

11/05/2015 Sajid Javid appointed business secretary Ex-banker and former culture secretary Sajid Javid has been appointed business secretary in the new Conservative government, replacing Vince Cable. » Read More

11/05/2015 Food company fined £170,000 after worker electrocuted A fresh produce manufacturing company has been fined £170,000 after a worker was killed after coming into contact with a live 240V electrical cable » Read More

06/05/2015 Make It campaign set to find UK's young bright sparks More than 160 budding young manufacturers from across the North of England will compete in the Make It Enterprising Challenge Grand Final at Manchester Airport's Concorde Conference Centre on September 22. » Read More

05/05/2015 BFPA gets landmark ruling on the waste material handling The BFPA (British Fluid Power Association) has achieved “a much needed” landmark ruling from the Environment Agency on the treatment of waste hoses and associated PPE (personal protective equipment) in transit between plant sites. » Read More

05/05/2015 Pirelli Tyres fined £150,000 following factory worker’s death Tyre manufacturer Pirelli has been fined £150,000 plus £47,000 in costs after an employee died when he became trapped in an industrial autoclave for more than two hours. » Read More

05/05/2015 WIMES compliant motors change water industry game Specification challenges have been “washed away”, says industrial power and control systems giant ABB, with its new range of electric motors configured specifically for the water industry. » Read More

01/05/2015 EEMUA issues guidelines for liquefied gas storage tanks EEMUA has published a new (second) edition of its EEMUA 147 recommendations for refrigerated liquefied gas storage tanks. » Read More

01/05/2015 UK manufacturing growth slows in April April saw a marked slowdown in the rate of expansion of the UK manufacturing sector. Output rose at the weakest pace since November last year, while the base of the upturn narrowed and became further skewed towards the consumer goods ... » Read More