Phase-out of mercury-containing lamps

Warringtonfire has officially opened its state-of-the-art fire resistance testing laboratory at Birchwood Park, Warrington. The £24m facility became operational on 2 January 2025. 

The International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC), the oldest conference series dedicated to separation science, will convene again this October.

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The UK’s manufacturing sector ended last year on a high note, with new research showing a continued return to growth after more than a year of uncertainty. December’s S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.6, up from 50.2 in November – marking the strongest upturn in activity in 15 months.

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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has launched a major review of the UK’s machinery safety legislation and is inviting input from BMTA members and other stakeholders across the sector. 

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard designed to help organisations evaluate the societal, ethical and operational impacts of AI systems.

TÜV SÜD’s Dr Michael Reader-Harris Recognised by BSI for Contributions to Standards for Differential Pressure Flow Metering.

Method validation is the process that provides evidence that a test method is capable of producing results that are suitable for a particular application. This course is primarily designed for analysts and laboratory managers in the analytical chemistry and related sectors.

The University of Huddersfield’s Laboratory for Ultra Precision Surfaces is collaborating on a pioneering international project aimed at revolutionising green energy solutions through advanced metrological techniques.

Testing, inspection and certification company Element Materials Technology has partnered with battery analytics software provider TWAICE to enhance battery testing and characterisation capabilities in the US. 

EUROLAB has published its position paper on the impact and revision of the New Legislative Framework (NLF). In the paper,…

The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, which aims to reshape how products are marketed and regulated in the UK, is moving through Parliament and the report stage is scheduled for 4 June 2025.

  Celia Charlwood, Make UK   Successive British Governments seem unable to stick to a long-term plan for economic growth….

Scientists from NPL and the Measurement Standards Laboratory (MSL) in New Zealand are set to carry out the first ever…