Companies care about green but less so LCA planning
12 Mar 2010 15:23
UK manufacturers are taking the environment more seriously but two thirds do not plan to assess the ‘green’ effect in product lifecycle planning.
No alarms and no surprises
12 Mar 2010 12:19
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Budget – scheduled for March 24 – must contain no more “surprise burdens” for manufacturers, the Food and Drink Federation has said.
Leckey takes KTP award
11 Mar 2010 12:21
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards, which celebrate partnerships between businesses and universities, were held last night at a gala event at the London Marriot.
Spy in the sky goes large
11 Mar 2010 9:52
Communications on military operations are to be enhanced thanks to a £400m contract to use a new satellite, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support has announced.
Military consortium formed
10 Mar 2010 18:07
NATS Services, Thales UK and VT Group have signed an agreement to bid for the MoD Joint Military Air Traffic Services programme.
Defence on the offence
10 Mar 2010 13:39
The Government has admitted the need for both military acquisition reform and an updated Defence Industrial Strategy in order to support continued success in the defence industry.
SME apprenticeship scheme
09 Mar 2010 18:31
Dyson touts innovation
09 Mar 2010 18:28
Room for improvement
09 Mar 2010 16:51
Disruptive shifts in business technology
12 Mar 2010 13:35
Dr Simon Moores, keynote speaker at ERP Connect 2010, puts technology challenges in context.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T for women in industry
08 Mar 2010 17:35
Jane Gray gives credit where it’s due for women in manufacturing.
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