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Warehouses, transport hubs and fulfilment centres will be under immense pressure to perform in 2026. But what are the key trends and influences driving change? Craig Davenport, Sales Director at Rushlift sets the scene. Safety first: Going beyond compliance Safety will remain the top priority for businesses operating material handling equipment in 2026. According to […]

Curriculum reform is a key step forward, but stronger industry engagement is vital to close the skills gap, says Kristin Baker, Schneider Electric’s Vice President of Industrial & Process Automation UK & Ireland The government’s decision to update the national curriculum for the first time in over a decade is a key step in the […]

Fagor Arrasate has been selected as a technology supplier for the new aluminum processing facility that Kloeckner Metals is building in Columbus, Mississippi. As part of the first development phase, the company will supply two finishing lines that will be integrated into the plant’s high-automation environment. On one side, a slitting line with a robotic […]

The new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds will become the first of its kind to offer specialist services for MND patients under one roof when it opens later this month. Constructed by Yorkshire-based firm, I&G, part of the wider Sewell Group, the centre which is run by Leeds […]

Results from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) levy consultation show that engineering construction companies are resoundingly in favour of the proposed levy rates for the next three years. The employer-led skills body received the backing of industry, with 85% of levy-paying employers, representing 98% of the industrial training levy paid, voting in favour. […]

Secondary school students across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire have been given a hands-on introduction to careers in manufacturing, property and construction during this year’s Made in Chesterfield festival. Throughout the festival, 220 young people participated in workplace visits and the innovation challenge, gaining real-world insights into opportunities available locally. Organised by Destination Chesterfield and Direct […]

Glass in semiconductors is not a moon-shot concept; it already sits quietly inside modern fab. Ultra-flat borosilicate carriers hold silicon wafers during backside thinning, sodium-free sheets form hermetic MEMS caps, and low-coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) glass is the baseplate for many wafer-level fan-out processes. Dr Xiaoxi He, Research Analyst, IDTechEx, Based on research from […]

This week marks a proud milestone at CERAFILTEC: the final shipment of our advanced ceramic membrane modules is leaving Saarbrücken, Germany, on its way to Memphis, Tennessee, where xAI is building the world’s largest ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR). Once complete, this record-breaking installation will reuse 49.2 million liters (13.0 million gallons) of municipal wastewater every […]

Manufacturing trade body Made in Britain gained recognition from the likes of Sir Ed Davey, Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride during its tour of party political conferences this autumn, championing greater outcomes for its 2,200 members and the wider manufacturing sector. The not-for-profit trade organisation took its respected trademark and brand to the political party […]

Federation says recognition of plumbing and heating engineers is vital, but affordability and clarity on energy pricing remain key The Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of a UK-wide clean energy jobs plan (19 October), describing it as an important and positive move that finally recognises the essential role of […]