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Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges UK SMEs to make net-zero commitments Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued a rallying call to the UK's small and medium-sized (SME) businesses to make small steps to reduce emissions and contribute to the UK's net-zero target for 2050. Businesses that sign up will receive climate-related support from the likes of NatWest, Google, Scottish Power and BT The campaign has been set up to encourage SMEs and microbusinesses to commit to cutting their emissions in half by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050 or sooner through the new UK Business Climate Hub. Prime Ministe...

10 May 2021 Professional Engineering 'Apprenticeships in the UK manufacturing sector can address the yawning skills gap we face, and aid the government in its ambition to level up' (Stock image credit: Shutterstock) Thousands of opportunities to train new manufacturing and engineering apprentices were missed last year as £1.039bn in apprenticeship levy funds expired. The money, which could have provided vital training to fill jobs as the country comes out of lockdown, went unspent in the nine months from May 2020. The huge amount was revealed by manufacturers’ organis...

Royal Marines test jet suit and Starship nails landing: 10 top stories of the week 07 May 2021 Professional Engineering A jet suit pilot flies from an inflatable boat to a larger ship during a Royal Marines exercise with Gravity Industries (Credit for YouTube screenshot: Gravity Industries) Starship nails the landing A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship rocket finally stuck the landing after another high-altitude flight test. The SN15 craft touched down softly following the six-minute flight, which reached 10km altitude and included a number of manoeuvres. Four previous prototypes h...

New coalition to help UK SMEs align with net-zero amid Covid-19 recovery After research revealing that most UK SMEs face challenges relating to jargon and finance in the low-carbon transition, a new initiative has been launched to offer support. Research has shown that SMEs would like more practical support from trade bodies and the Government on the road to net-zero Members of the new Zero Carbon Business Partnership include the Federation of Small Businesses, British Chambers of Commerce, British Retail Consortium and Make UK. The Partnership will help SMEs access the education, expertise a...

3 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported their slowest output growth since May last month, hit by Brexit and COVID-19-related delays, and consumers cut back heavily on borrowing in January as they returned to lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble cars at the plant for the Mini range of cars in Cowley, near Oxford, Britain June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool/File Photo Britain’s economy is set to shrink sharply in early 2021 though manufacturers are upbeat about prospects later in the year, when they expect lockdown restrictions to end. The speed of the recov...