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Breaking News: SDP Project Sellafield cancelled
over 8 years ago by Mike KellyNew is circulating that the SDP project (secured by Atkins, Areva and Mace - worth £1.5Billion) is about to be or has been cancelled by Sellafield Ltd. With the Oil and Gas sector already struggling with projects being cancelled and with KPMG having just blasted the accuracy of the UK Government’s construction pipeline after 886 projects disappeared this is further bad ne...
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Engineering Job Market News – September 2015
over 8 years ago by Mike KellyDemand for Engineers continues to soften in September! The Report on Jobs survey by Markit; for September, reported that growth in demand for staff in the Engineering sector continued to soften. The employment index revealed that demand for engineers had continued to ease from a high in July; when engineers topped the rankings in demand. Demand for permanent enginee...
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Engineering Job losses highlights gloom in manufacturing
over 8 years ago byFinancial times 2nd Oct 2015 - activity in Britain’s factories stagnated in September in the latest sign of the manufacturing sector’s troubles. The outlook is increasingly gloomy as companies struggle against subdued demand in key export markets, the strength of sterling and weak demand from the oil and gas sector. The report follows announcements of job losses from a...
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The Manchester to York rail electrification project back on
over 8 years ago by Mike KellyPlans to electrify the Trans-Pennine route between Manchester, Leeds and York are back on following an announcement from the Department of Transport. The DFT has announced that Network Rail will devise a new plan to upgrade the route which links the cities of Manchester, Leeds and York with a view to completing the project by 2022. The electrification plan is seen by m...
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