November 29, 2012
Demand is always soaring for high calibre Engineers within the Aerospace industry. Whether it’s in design, quality or manufacturing the best engineers are highly sought after due to the highly regulated environment to which they are exposed.
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs, Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Aerospace, Uk Manufacturing, British Engineering, Space, General Manufacturing, Space Engineering | Author: DanielSmith
November 22, 2012
Boeing’s plan to deliver its first 737 MAX in 2017 has progressed with the announcement of a major development milestone.
Click here for full articleCategories: Current Affairs, Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Aerospace, Industrial News | Author: KarenJohnson
October 24, 2012
As an economy, people in the UK still have to tighten their belts and carefully manage budgets as the cost of living continues to rise at a disproportionate rate to the average family income.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Recession, Uk Economy, Unemployment, Economy | Author: DanielSmith
October 23, 2012
The Manufacturing Institute, in partnership with the European Regional Development Fund, has this week been awarded almost two and a half million pounds a part of a leadership and management programme for SME’s within the area.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Employment, Engineering, Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Employees, British Engineering, Retirement, Workers, Manufacturing Institute | Author: RoryStewart
October 19, 2012
If you thought saving the pennies to buy your first home was already proving an enormous mountain to climb, that mountain got a little bit bigger.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector | Author: RyanMoore
October 19, 2012
Rolls Royce has announced the development of a more powerful and easier to maintain marine thruster. The newly designed thruster can also be removed underwater so there is no longer a need for dry docking.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Manufacturing, Automotive, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Uk Manufacturing, Industrial News, Thruster, Ships, Marine | Author: KarenJohnson
October 15, 2012
It has not been a happy series of events this year for the Remploy Group.
After Government funding was withdrawn the Group decided to close many of its loss making sites and seek investment from elsewhere (see the link below) however closures were ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Current Affairs, News, Industrial News, Paralympics, Disability In The Workplace, Disability, Equal Opportunities, Mands, Redundancies | Author: Davidshelton
October 10, 2012
Throughout my 7 years in recruitment, I have found that the summer period is typically one of the more quiet times of year. People are winding down and getting ready for their long-awaited summer holidays and are less motivated to either source a ne...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Recruitment, Manufacturing, Quality Engineer, Automotive, Fmcg, Aerospace, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Design, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Aero | Author: RoryStewart
October 2, 2012
New research suggests that turning air into liquid could a solution as to how to store energy. This has been one of the biggest challenges engineering has faced. The Institute of Mechanical Engineers has said that liquid air can be a real competitor ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Storing Energy, Power, Engineering, Current Affairs, News, Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Industrial News, Technology, Turbines, Energy, Air, Air, Wind Turbines, Imeche | Author: Lisatonge
September 26, 2012
According to an article I read this morning on www.themanufacturer.com, performance among the UK’s SME’s is improving, with a far lower number reporting insolvency events in comparison to this time last year
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Quality, Yorkshire, Engineering, Manufacturing, Smes, Automotive, Fmcg, Aerospace, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Employers, Employees, Continuous Improvement, Production, Science, General Manufacturing | Author: RoryStewart
September 24, 2012
Airship manufacturing is notorious for its volatility, and a history of tragedy - most notably the Hindenburg disaster of 1937. But historian and author John Swinfield has a cautious optimism in regards to a firm in Bedfordshire, who are hoping to br...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Manufacturing, Bbc News Report, Aerospace, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Uk Manufacturing, Industrial News, Aero, British Engineering, Airships, History | Author: Lisatonge
September 20, 2012
Nexsan has designed a cable to stop thieves causing mass travel chaos and save Network Rail an estimated 19 million a year.
“In one of the latest efforts to combat this growing threat, European cable specialist Nexans has developed a number of cabl...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Uk Manufacturing, Industrial News, Rail, Railways, Trains, Cable, Utilities, Copper | Author: KarenJohnson
September 14, 2012
The automotive industry can be very cut throat at times, margins are tight and consumer demand dictates production. With us now approaching the final quarter of 2012, what is the outlook for the year to come?
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Engineering, Manufacturing, Automotive, Uk Manufacturing Sector, China, Car Manufacturing | Author: DanielSmith
September 12, 2012
I recently read a very interesting article on the Guardian website on the importance of lean manufacturing, and ensuring that organisations (in this instance OEM’s) are continuously striving to make their machines and operations as slick and efficien...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Lean Manufacturing, General Manufacturing, Job Opportunities, Engineering, Vacancies, Core Talent, Recruitment, News, Manufacturing, Government, Automotive, Aerospace, Lean Methodology, Employers, Industrial News, Pharmaceutical, Continuous Improvement | Author: RoryStewart
September 11, 2012
Carrying on with my recent space theme, today I decided to write a blog based on a report by the BBC which tells how new research and computer models have suggested that the universe contains far more life supporting planets than scientists originall...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Bbc News Report, Aerospace, University, Industrial News, Space, Outerspace, Space Agency, Science, Planets | Author: Lisatonge
September 3, 2012
According to the latest survey by the Confederation of British Industry, the UK’s economy is set to contract by an overall 0.3% in 2012. This is down from the previously-optimistic forecast of a 0.6% growth, made earlier this year
Click here for full articleCategories: None | Tags: Chemicals, Engineering Jobs, Engineering, Packaging Industry, Uk Economy, Forecasting, Automotive, Fmcg, Aerospace, Unemployment, Double Dip Recession, Industrial News, Industry, Economic Growth | Author: RoryStewart
August 31, 2012
It’s that time of year again, the 31st of August, which can only mean one thing, transfer deadline day! For those of you who have zero interest in football, this is a pretty big deal, not only for fans, but for agents, players and managers alike.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Current Affairs, News, Manufacturing, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Sport, Deadlines, Football | Author: DanielSmith
August 28, 2012
For my blog this week, I thought I’d carry on my space theme, but unfortunately the topic is much sadder than my last blog.
The death of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon was announced over the weekend, and the world has lost a truly inspira...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Current Affairs, News, Manufacturing, Bbc News Report, Aerospace, University, Aviation, Space, Outerspace, Nasa, Space Agency, Popular Culture | Author: Lisatonge
August 22, 2012
Maruti Sazuki’s Indian car manufacturing plant has re-opened its doors one month on from the violent clashes between workers and senior management.
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, Manufacturing, Bbc News Report, Automotive, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Industrial News, Industry, Car Manufacturing, India | Author: RyanMoore
August 22, 2012
Anyone who knows me realizes that I have a tendency to be a little bit nerdy on occasion but my nerdiness seems to reach new heights whenever any news breaks about outer space ...
Click here for full articleCategories: Engineering And Manufacturing | Tags: Engineering, News, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Uk Manufacturing Sector, Industrial News, Aero, Space, Outerspace, Nasa, Space Agency | Author: Lisatonge
