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16/03/2015 Bentley apprentice intake to be biggest in 25 years Bentley has continued its investment into its Crewe headquarters by announcing that it will recruit its largest number of apprentices in 25 years. » Read More

16/03/2015 Innovate UK appoints new chief executive Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the appointment of Ruth McKernan (pictured) as the new chief executive of the UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK. Dr McKernan will take up the appointment on 1 May 2015 until 30 April 2020. » Read More

16/03/2015 Kent firm in court after employee severs toes An engineering firm in Sheerness has been fined £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,036 after a 20-year-old worker was left disabled when a metal sheet landed on his feet, severing three toes from one and breaking all the toes on the ... » Read More

16/03/2015 Forfar firm fined after agency worker injured A Forfar metal galvanising company has been fined £7,000 after an agency worker suffered serious leg injuries when a half-tonne A-frame slipped and fell onto him from a forklift truck. » Read More

12/03/2015 First hydrogen production and bus refuelling station opens in Aberdeen The UK’s first commercial-scale hydrogen production and bus refuelling station was officially opened yesterday (Wednesday 11 March 2015), as part of a £19 million green transport demonstration project. » Read More

12/03/2015 Firm in court after workers' narrow escape in explosion A West Yorkshire firm has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £1,588 in costs for safety breaches after its factory was damaged when an industrial oven exploded only minutes after workers had left the area. » Read More

12/03/2015 Engineering firm in court after worker's hand pulled into machinery An Aberdeenshire firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was injured when his gloved hand was pulled into a metalworking lathe. » Read More

12/03/2015 ABB takes heat out of tricky Tata Steel upgrade challenge Tata Steel is reporting a neat solution to an awkward temperature transmitter upgrade challenge at its Port Talbot plant, which meant no need for extensive retrofitting work. » Read More

11/03/2015 Muntons slashes CO2 and energy with new AD plant Stowmarket, Suffolk-based Muntons is putting the finishing touches to its £5.4 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, estimated to reduce the firm’s CO2 emissions from 27,264 to 26,605 tonnes pa. » Read More

11/03/2015 Keltbray launches plant hire service for rail firms Keltbray Electrification Plant has launched a new venture that will provide electrification plant, tools and access and welfare equipment for hire to rail companies. » Read More

11/03/2015 Don’t cut corners on lifting equipment: LEEA warning LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is warning UK employers of the risks of being misled over their obligation around periodic thorough examination of all lifting equipment. » Read More

10/03/2015 Hydro turbine and drive recover energy at Welsh Water As a by-product of Welsh Water’s pressure and flow control system at its Pen y Cefn water treatment works, an ABB drive system is now helping to generate up to 100 MWh – some 10% of site energy. » Read More

10/03/2015 Global Heat Transfer expands engineering R&M services Thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has expanded its services to include the installation, maintenance, service and repair of combustion and plant equipment – including boilers, burners, incinerators, ovens and air heaters. » Read More

09/03/2015 Bureau Veritas certified as Top UK Employer for 2015 Test, inspection and certification services specialist Bureau Veritas UK has been certified by the Top Employers Institute for the third year running. » Read More

09/03/2015 New tilting weir helps Somerset flood defences The Environment Agency is reporting improved flood defence on a recently completed 4km stretch of the River Parrett in the Somerset Levels, in the area around Stathe and Combe, thanks in part to a new tilting weir. » Read More

09/03/2015 Watson Marlow Pumps now Fluid Technology Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has changed its name to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group. » Read More

06/03/2015 Transport operator training register 'an important step forward' Workplace transport training provider Mentor FLT Training has welcomed the roll out of the Accrediting Bodies Association's operator training register as an important step forward in standardising workplace transport training. » Read More

06/03/2015 Back to school with Brammer and Buck & Hickman Maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, Brammer, and Buck & Hickman, the distributor of tools, maintenance and health & safety products, are supporting schools in the West Midlands by linking up with an education scheme. » Read More

05/03/2015 Call to boost UK skills by 2020 The government must ensure that three-quarters of jobs are medium or high-skilled by 2020, according to the EEF. » Read More

04/03/2015 Veolia delivers Ideal Standard combined heat and power Ideal Standard has successfully commissioned two 500kWe CHP (combined heat and power) systems from Veolia’s specialist packaged CHP team, Cogenco, at its plant in Wittlich, Germany. » Read More

04/03/2015 MV variable speed drive doubles rated power WEG has more than doubled the maximum power of its air-cooled MVW01 MV (medium voltage) variable speed drives – from 6.5MW to 16MW for voltages from 2.3kV to 4.16kV. » Read More

03/03/2015 Aston Martin improves production controls with Siemens Aston Martin is reporting an ability to access status, data and production information from up to 50 terminals across its Gaydon, Warwickshire, site, following installation of a Siemens SCADA plant intelligence system. » Read More

03/03/2015 SOE launches Plant Engineer of the Year award SOE (the Society of Operations Engineers) has launched a new award aimed at recognising the important work done by plant engineers. » Read More

02/03/2015 Firms prosecuted after worker loses left leg A Tameside factory worker had to have part of his left leg amputated after he was struck by an 850kg metal frame being delivered to a plant in Glossop, a court has heard. » Read More

02/03/2015 UK engineering is 'a success story that needs sustaining' – EPSRC A report on the economic impact of engineering in the UK has been published by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Royal Academy of Engineering. » Read More