Measurement for Business programme

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has officially opened its M4B programme to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on developing innovative sensors, instrumentation and measurement systems.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has joined a new London Quantum Cluster, bringing together University College London (UCL), Imperial College…

Led by the industry trade body Make UK, the day offered a chance for UK manufacturers to open their doors and demonstrate the opportunities available across the sector. 

A new report by NPL has outlined the crucial needs and challenges that need addressing to boost the hydrogen economy and support the UK in reaching its net zero goals.

free access to expert measurement science and engineering resources through its Measurement for Business (M4B) initiative. 

A new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has outlined the indispensable role of accurate measurement in engineering.

The BMTA broadly welcomes the introduction of the Product Safety and Metrology Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 21 July and has now passed into UK law.

Join the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on Wednesday 29 January 2025 from 12.30-14.00 for a lunchtime webinar to hear from scientists and industry experts on the key measurement priorities for composite materials. 

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2025, is running from 10–16 February. 

  We are awoken in the morning by the alarms on our smartphones, synchronised to our wake-up times by a…

  The European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (ECNDT) took place from 3-7 July in Lisbon, Portugal.  This conference is a…

Longtime partners National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Arden Photonics have worked together again on a new retractable fibre holder. The holder, specifically designed for Arden’s FGC Fibre Geometry System, promises to set new standards in the optical fibre industry.

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. 

Industry leaders, policymakers and global experts will gather in Brussels on 13 May for the TIC Summit 2025. 

A government overhaul of apprenticeships and youth employment support should create tens of thousands of training and work experience opportunities, with major implications for skills pipelines in UK measurement, testing and engineering.