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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 […]

Three Black Country children and their families are set to have their wishes granted thanks to the support of a local manufacturer. Alloy Wire International (AWI) has donated £5000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® as part of its ‘Wired for Good campaign’ and this will immediately go towards rescuing the magic of childhood for children with […]

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanperä has announced his decision to move on from rallying at the end of the 2025 season and pursue a new challenge in motorsport.  The two-time FIA World Rally Champion will remain part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing family as he takes on his new challenge in […]

One of the UK’s leading specialists in robotic 3D printing systems will lead the manufacturing element of a new £700,000 project to transform maritime vessel design and production. Rapid Fusion, which develops advanced production solutions from its R&D centre in Exeter, will join forces with Compute Maritime and consortium partners BYD Naval Architects, Siemens Digital […]

Nottingham engineering business showcases expanded facility to mark 20 years of operation. Employees who joined academy as apprentices now represent almost a quarter of the company’s workforce. Nottingham-based Caunton Engineering has completed the refurbishment of its highly successful training academy, marking 20 years of operation. More than 100 apprentices have passed through the Caunton Academy’s […]