As the Chancellor prepares to deliver her Budget this week, UK manufacturers find themselves in a familiar position: hopeful, but wary. The sector has been promised a renaissance many times; what it needs now is policy that matches the ambition of the companies still investing, innovating and exporting despite global volatility. Few firms encapsulate this […]
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Across the LNG landscape, compressors play a crucial role in the efficient transport and storage of gas. Their continued reliability and efficiency are essential for effective operations in modern gas supply networks. Ageing assets can benefit from upgrades and overhauls that use the latest materials and reverse engineering techniques to update compressors and extend their […]
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Senior leaders of major UK businesses and government are meeting today (Tuesday 25th November) to help drive resilience across transport, health, defence, energy and data infrastructure. The Critical Supply Group (CSG) meeting, organised to coincide with Critical Infrastructure Security Month, aims to strengthen the country’s critical supply chains to support the UK’s essential sectors. 40 […]
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The new POS Panelfix mounts from Phoenix Contact enables PV panels in the 20 to 200 Wp range to be mounted quickly and easily, regardless of the manufacturer. One person can install the mount within 15 minutes. This reduces effort and saves valuable installation time on the construction site. A single tool is all that is […]
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A new study of manufacturers – from all sectors of industry – has revealed a huge call for National Insurance contributions (NICs) and the employee rights bill to be reversed ahead of this week’s budget. 88% of the companies questioned by personalised workwear specialist MyWorkwear would like to see a U-turn by the Chancellor, with […]
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Three rising stars of industry from Scotland were among the big winners at the 13th annual Engineering Construction Industry (ECI) Training & Development Awards at Glaziers Hall in London. Fallon Campbell, Michael Horgan and Annalise Clark each picked up an award at a prestigious ceremony to honour the very best of engineering construction talent in […]
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RSK Group, a global leader in the delivery of environmental and engineering solutions, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK transport infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners. Octavius is one of the UK’s leading civil engineering and electrification transport infrastructure businesses, with over 700 employees working across rail […]
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Company ranked among fastest-growing companies in North America for the fourth time Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, has been named to the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing companies across North America that demonstrate outstanding revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and technological advancement. Blackline […]
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The UK’s last remaining producer of flat rolled aluminium coils is calling for ‘certainty’, urgent help to mitigate rising energy prices and immediate industrial support ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget next week. Bridgnorth Aluminium, which employs over 300 people at its extensive production facility in Shropshire, believes the metals and manufacturing sectors also need to […]
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Technology is as much a part of the modern factory as the walls and machinery. But with industrial technology, control software and ancillary services development accelerating at breakneck speed, assessing and justifying the cost becomes more complex. Typical value calculation methods like cost-based analysis are fine for traditional upgrades to factory and plant systems. But […]
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