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A female electrical engineer, who has already delivered a £1m plus new product introduction, has been named as the Black Country’s best Engineering & Manufacturing apprentice last night. PP Control & Automation’s Sophie Young, beat off competition from across the area to secure the Ladder for the Black Country accolade in front of 285 guests […]

Lucy Yelland and Ben Love in UK final aiming for place at international ‘skills olympics’ Two Siemens engineering apprentices are going for gold in an international skills competition. Lucy Yelland, 20, and Ben Love, 19, are taking part in the National Finals of the 2022 WorldSkills UK competition. The pair, who are in the second […]

Flexitricity will provide market access to National Grid’s new winter Demand Flexibility Service (DFS).  Businesses will be able to offset costs by reducing their energy consumption during high-stress periods such as the evening peak, and the morning pick-up when electricity consumption rises quickly. The new service is targeted at both domestic and industrial and commercial […]

Celebration event brings colleagues and the local community together  Sulzer Pumpen (Deutschland) GmbH has marked its 150th anniversary by holding a celebration at its pump factory in Bruchsal. Gathering local dignitaries and colleagues, the event showcased the rich history of the company and its goals for the future.  The facility in Bruchsal is world-renowned for […]

Two brand new multimillion-pound facilities will be launched at a Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) showcase on Tuesday 25th October, supporting the UK’s manufacturing sector on the road to net zero. WMG and the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick are combining their expertise to host the ‘Powering Electrification Seminar Series’. New […]

A new HORIBA Chair will work with industry and academia to champion and develop new propulsion technologies, creating the next generation of battery and fuel cell mobility and leading the way towards a cleaner, greener, and carbon-free future. University College London (UCL) researchers are closer to meeting the challenge of developing zero-emission transport, thanks to […]

Since its inception in 1970, AW Precision Ltd has continuously grown and evolved – it is now one of the leading manufacturers of punch and die products in the UK and Europe. The Rugby-based company is undertaking a course of continuous investment, and this has seen the Warwickshire manufacturer recently purchase its second Chevalier SMART-B818 […]

RTITB, the leading accrediting body for workplace transport training, has reported a surge in registrations of new Lift Truck Instructors so far this year. Between January and August 2022, 508 trained Lift Truck Instructors have already joined the RTITB Register of International Instructors. This is a steep rise from 2021, where 580 Instructors registered across […]

Scottish Leather Group has marked 150 years of Lang, its specialist tannery business as it unveils new site in Paisley and cements commitment to growth plans across Renfrewshire. Celebrations took place at Scottish Leather Group’s newest site in Paisley at the former Chivas Brothers factory, which the leather manufacturer agreed to take over in 2020 […]