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Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated has become the single international leader ensuring trust in laboratories and in certification, inspection and validation/verification…

The BMTA Asbestos Conference 2026 will take place on Tuesday 30 June at 3M in Bracknell and will bring together measurement professionals, regulators, researchers and laboratory specialists to explore the future of asbestos testing, analysis, and management and how the sector must evolve to meet new challenges.

MACH returns to the NEC Birmingham this April. The event, which takes place from 20–24 April 2026 brings together more than 30,000 UK manufacturing and engineering professionals.

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.

The BMTA welcomes EUROLAB Technical Report ”Guidelines for managing sustainability in Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)”, as a timely and practical contribution for testing and calibration laboratories and wider testing/inspection/certification (TIC) organisations navigating sustainability expectations. 

The BMTA Asbestos Conference 2026 will take place on Tuesday 30 June at 3M in Bracknell and will bring together…

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.

The AIQI Consortium is inviting Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) to share their experiences and views on the use of AI…

Join the NPL for a webinar on 16 December 2025 2.30pm, to hear how the organisation has applied practical solutions for detecting defects in materials and civil engineering structures to ensure critical components remain safe throughout their lifecycle.

As the UK’s National Metrology Institute, NPL plays a critical role in advancing measurement science, a discipline underpinning everything from healthcare diagnostics to climate monitoring and emerging technologies. Yet, like many STEM organisations, NPL faces a persistent challenge: a national shortage of skilled workers. 

The Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) Early Careers Network (ECN) has launched a new online mentoring programme, designed to connect early-career professionals with experienced members across the engineering and measurement sectors.