The University of Salford has joined forces with Manchester Metropolitan University to equip more SME manufacturers with the strategies and skills needed to thrive in the digital age.

Britain’s manufacturing sector faces a critical skills shortage, threatening its ability to apply emerging technologies. Make UK’s Industrial Strategy Skills Commission calls for a Skills Covenant to secure funding, strengthen industry-education ties, and equip workers with practical expertise in automation, AI, and engineering—ensuring the UK remains competitive in advanced manufacturing. PWE reports

Grace Peckett, a Mechatronics Apprentice at Amazon, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Enginuity Skills Awards Trophy Design Competition. She is part of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) Training Apprenticeship Programme.

The world's leading engineers and construction industry professionals are set to gather in South Africa, from 21-23 September 2025 when the international engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) holds its annual Global Infrastructure Conference in Cape Town.

The trade organisation representing British manufacturers has seen a surge in membership applications in the last month, as interest in ‘buying British’ grows.

As the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) celebrates its 80th anniversary, it has announced what the organiser says is an exciting, fresh new approach to its annual conference, which takes place at the British Motor Museum on 18 September this year.

EngineeringUK has announced dates for its national campaign, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which celebrates and showcases careers in engineering and technology.