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ECITB Census reveals hiring challenges

Findings published recently from the ECITB’s Workforce Census reinforce the scale of the challenge facing the engineering construction industry (ECI) to ensure it has the thousands of additional skilled workers needed to meet future demand.

Southern Manufacturing set to highlight growth in digitalisation of production

Registered professionals celebrated in the New Year Honours 2025

From Factory Floor Hacks to Future Trends: Smart Manufacturing Week 2025

Manufacturers see industrial strategy as game changer for investment and productivity

Clean power ambition in UK relies on supply chain collaboration

Using smart maintenance to slash operating costs

DBT awards Made Smarter North West £230k funding boost to help SME manufacturers

British Safety Council marks Health and Safety Executive’s fiftieth anniversary

Royal Academy of Engineering President John Lazar knighted in New Year Honours

UK manufacturers to boost AI investment amid challenges, new report reveals

Make UK announces Lord Harrington as new Chair

£230k funding boost to help digital transformation of North West SME manufacturers

Manufacturers’ confidence slumps as costs rocket

A fine balancing act: The impact of the UK Budget on UK Industry

UK skills crisis to worsen as small businesses unable to take on apprentices, think tank warns

Three-quarters of UK manufacturers report increased profitability because of more sustainable operations

British engineering takes a bow

SOE launches pioneering mentoring platform for engineers

Celebrating the best of young robotics talent at WorldSkills UK finals

Digital Catapult’s 5G Immersive Lab opened by UK Tech Minister

AMRC Cymru celebrates five years of impact as a national asset

RGU launches new engineering scholarship

British engineering finds a collective voice

Industry set to increase investment in AI

Lack of digital skills barrier to unlock UK productivity, says RSM UK and Make UK

UK manufacturing output increases in Q3 despite smaller workforce

Make UK launches Industrial Strategy Skills Commission to tackle the country’s growing manufacturing employment crisis

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025 reflects the ongoing growth in digitalisation of production

Registrants named as finalists for the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2024

TV robots head to Aston University to do battle

Report finds CEOs shifting net zero timescales in bid to balance profitability and sustainability

South Yorkshire’s future engineers shine at Lord Mayor's Show 2024

British Safety Council lends its support to ‘Battery Breakdown’ campaign

Report warns UK engineering is at a crossroads

Digital Catapult set to ‘light up’ deep tech innovation in NI

Lumentum partners with MTC to drive laser technology advancements in UK

Make UK comments on the Budget

Thousands more SME manufacturers to benefit from Made Smarter after Budget commitment

New BARA Chair announced

MTC honoured with Ministry of Defence Silver Award for Armed Forces Support

World-Leading Engineers Honoured at Prestigious IET Achievement Awards

MechE welcomes Government’s Industrial Strategy but calls for greater focus on engineering skills

British Safety Council recognises top achieving organisations with Sword, Globe and Shield of Honour awards in 2024

UK workforce report shows 19.2% employed in engineering and technology occupations

Industrial Strategy set to bring re-shoring bonanza

Manufacturing SMEs record drop in output in September but growth on the horizon

Made Smarter powers SME manufacturers to invest £25m in technology

IMechE responds to Industrial Strategy Green Paper

Digital Catapult’s 5G Immersive Lab opened by UK Tech Minister

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