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| Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Is Another Blow to Japan’s Reputation |
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Kobe Steel has acknowledged falsifying data about the quality of aluminum and copper it sold. |
| NY Time 10 Oct |
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| 'World's biggest' wind farm secures Yorkshire coast contract |
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The world's biggest offshore wind farm has been given the go-ahead off the East Yorkshire coast. |
| BBC News Tue 12 Sep |
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| UK shipyards: Plans for 'renaissance' to be unveiled |
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Under the plans, the government will buy at least five frigates, and share the construction between shipyards around the UK. |
| BBC News Wed 6 Sep |
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| Oil job losses 'worse than expected' |
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The number of job losses in the UK oil and gas sector was worse than expected last year, a major report has said. |
| BBC News Wed 6 Sep |
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| Thousands of NDT Technicans to lose qualifications |
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Thousands of NDT Technicians will lose their qualifications after a training and exam centre was found to be cheating. |
| NDTCabin Wed 9 Aug |
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| Three frigates worth £3.7bn secure shipyard jobs for decade |
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The next generation of shipbuilding jobs in Scotland has been secured with the announcement of a £3.7 billion contract with BAE Systems to build three Type 26 frigates on the Clyde |
| scotsman.com Sat 1 Jul |
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| Derby-based Bombardier beats German rival to £900m train contract |
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British industry has received a boost from a £900m train order that once looked destined for Germany. |
| Guardian June 21 |
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| MB Aerospace signs $1bn contract with US firm |
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A Scottish engineering firm has signed a $1bn (£780m) contract to provide flight engine parts to a US company. |
| BBC News Mon 19 Jun |
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| 'Little sunfish' robot to swim in to Fukushima reactor |
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It'll be a tough journey - previous robots sent in to the ruined nuclear reactor didn't make it back. |
| BBC News Fri 16 Jun |
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| Crane collapses at Falmouth Docks |
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Witnesses described hearing an 'enormous bang' as it collapsed on to 10 acetylene cylinders at the Cornish dockside |
| BBC News Wed 10 May |
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| First oil begins flowing from Shaw field |
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Oil has begun flowing from a North Sea field which is part of a wider project aimed at unlocking 100 million barrels of additional reserves. |
| BBC News Tue 9 May |
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| Hurricane makes largest undeveloped oil find in UK waters |
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An oil exploration firm has made what it has described as the largest undeveloped discovery in UK waters. |
| BBC News Mon 27 Mar |
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| New offshore pay offer rejected by Unite and GMB members |
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Union members have voted to reject a new pay offer from the Offshore Contractors Association. |
| BBC News Mon 20 Mar |
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| Toyota to invest £240m in UK plant at Burnaston |
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Toyota is to invest £240m in upgrading its UK factory that makes the Auris and Avensis models. |
| BBC News Thu 16 Mar |
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| UK Disneyland would create Inspection jobs |
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Plans for a £3.5 billion Disneyland style theme park to be built at Dartford would provide ongoing work for the UK inspection industry. |
| NDTCabin Sun 12 Mar |
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| McLaren supercar chassis facility to come to Sheffield in £50m deal |
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Luxury supercar manufacturer McLaren is to build a £50m chassis factory in South Yorkshire - creating 200 jobs. |
| BBC News Thu 9 Feb |
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| Two more Royal Navy patrol vessels to be built at Govan shipyard |
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Two more Royal Navy warships are to be built on the Clyde, the UK government is set to confirm later. |
| BBC News Thu 8 Dec |
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| Valero submit £100m Pembroke oil refinery plans to 'secure jobs' |
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Pembrokeshire oil refinery owners Valero have submitted £100m investment plans for the site. |
| BBC News Mon 21 Nov |
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| £8bn tidal lagoon vision outlined to Cardiff council |
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An £8bn tidal lagoon in Cardiff Bay would be big enough to provide enough electricity for the whole of Wales. |
| BBC News Mon 21 Nov |
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| The power of non-destructive testing for sailing yacht rigs |
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Insurers are looking to reduce the number of super yacht mast failures by carrying out periodic UT inspections. |
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