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Crossrail on track to deliver rail engineering jobs

If you have been wondering whether Crossrail is still going on the right tracks to boost careers in the rail engineering sector then you may be pleased to hear the latest news concerning the project’s development.The construction project - Europe’s largest - has awarded a £400 million Project Delivery Partner contract, which has led the [...]

Are you worried about the future of your engineering job?

The credit crunch appears to be taking its toll on a variety of sectors, including that of manufacturing, a concern you may already have if you are worried about the stability of your engineering career.Indeed, the recent Monthly Industrial Trends survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) shows that UK manufacturers believe their output [...]

Police get to grips with the Audi RS 6

If you are a firm believer in the police being given the best automotive engineering advancements to help them with their fight against crime then you may be interested to hear the latest development.The Association of Police Chief Officers (APCO) has revealed that the 155 mph Audi RS 6 Avant is their latest weapon in [...]

Africa gets a slice of advanced telecommunication engineering action

Telecommunications engineering company Plessey has been appointed by Neotel and MTN to co-build the planned South African long-distance fibre optic network and has already got to work with the first leg of the project.You may have heard on the telecommunications engineering development grapevine that when completed, the fibre network will cover 5,000 km and connect [...]

Flawless work of Rolls-Royce gas turbine for mechanical engineering

Achieving 100,000 hours of faultless operation is a mean feat in the mechanical engineering sector. But that is exactly what Rolls-Royce’s Avon 200 industrial gas turbine has done.The upgraded turbine, which delivers increased component life, power and efficiency, has "established an unparalleled record for reliability and availability in the oil and gas and power generation [...]

Chemical engineering gets a £15 million boost

A computer science lab is providing a welcome boost to the chemical engineering industry after a new centre to deliver growth and innovation has been opened by John Denham, secretary of state for Innovation, Universities and Skills, a report says.The computer science expertise of STFC Daresbury Laboratory reveals that the Knowledge Centre for Materials [...]

British engineer takes on automotive world

The world land speed record for wind-powered vehicles has been broken by a British engineer, you may be impressed to hear if you work in automotive engineering and are interested in such feats.Over 126 mph was reached by Richard Jenkins in his Ecotricity Greenbird, but you may be surprised to hear how he did this. [...]

UK rail industry ‘needs preserving by British workforce’

Do you think that the skills of those in the rail industry provide the key to ensuring that the UK economy gets back on track?
Speaking at the Railtex exhibition at London’s Earl Court, Lord Adonis said that UK passenger and freight volumes had shot up by 50 per cent over the past ten years, a [...]