News


  • Sweco acquires German water engineering consultancy

    Sweco is acquiring specialist German water engineering capability through STEIN. Around 60 experts will join its operations as investment grows across ageing and climate-exposed infrastructure.


  • Headsets reduce lead exposure risk at Enthoven

    HJ Enthoven has deployed communications headsets compatible with protective equipment. Maintenance staff can now make calls without lifting visors or disturbing respiratory protection in lead processing areas.


  • NextGO Epi funds gallium oxide wafer scale-up

    NextGO Epi has raised funding for gallium oxide wafer production. The Berlin company will expand epiwafer development for power conversion, charging, grid, and data centre applications.


  • NAMIB links Rafale with autonomous electronic warfare

    Dassault and Harmattan demonstrated collaborative airborne electronic warfare successfully. An autonomous aircraft located a radar before transferring targeting data to a Rafale F4.


  • Farm biogas powers distributed AI computing

    A British pig farm is powering distributed AI hardware locally. Anaerobic digestion electricity is being redirected from grid export into computing equipment installed beside the generation plant.


  • Enginuity and CBM align manufacturing skills

    Enginuity and CBM have formed a manufacturing skills partnership today. The agreement combines employer evidence, apprenticeship expertise, and workforce planning across Britain’s metalforming sector.


  • Novogene expands Cambridge metabolomics capability

    Novogene has added untargeted metabolomics to its Cambridge laboratory portfolio. The service combines chromatography, high resolution mass spectrometry, and reference data for pharmaceutical and biological development.


  • Industrial News Issue 2 2026 launches

    Industrial News Issue 2 examines the foundations of industrial modernisation. The new edition connects data, automation, control, energy, cyber security, and workforce change.


  • Harwell opens space and defence gateway

    Harwell has opened a shared gateway for space and defence. The facility will connect government, research, investment, and engineering organisations around development, testing, and commercialisation.


  • UK automotive plants expand renewable generation

    UK automotive plants increased onsite renewable generation substantially during 2025. Industry facilities produced a record 80.4GWh while grid delays and capital costs continued to restrict further investment.