A new alliance of engineering and manufacturing firms has been launched in Scotland, to avert the looming ‘economic disaster’,and grasp an ‘Industrial Revolution sized opportunity’ worth hundreds of billions of pounds to the Scottish economy.

A new partnership between UK Construction Week (UKCW) and CPI, the independently governed not-for-profit organisation, responsible for the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) has been announced, which will debut at the London show in May. The partnership is born out of a joint ambition to see culture change across the built environment sector by improving quality and moving towards a greater transparency of available product information and higher standards of marketing practices.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced the return of Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) 2025 on Thursday 12th June 2025, with the theme “Lifting Careers, Building Futures.” This year, GLAD is dedicated to tackling the growing skills shortages across the lifting industry, promoting practical tools to attract new talent, and using the day as a launchpad to inspire the next generation to explore careers in lifting.

BEP Surface Technologies, a leading provider of surface finishing solutions, has announced it has completed a half-million-pound factory refurbishment to drive growth and innovation.

Graham Barker, Sales & Service Director at Riello Burners UK, discusses with PWE how the combustion research sector is tackling the problem of reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through innovation in burner technologies

Three membership organisations have joined together during National Apprenticeship Week (February 10-14) to promote their professions as a ‘career for all’.

Finning says it is playing its part in tackling the engineering skills shortage by kicking off its search for 2025 apprentices, aiming to grow the number of new recruits over the next two years.