2014
Engendering Equality in Engineering
26th September 2014 | Peter Rolton: Chairman, Rolton Group
British engineering is facing a serious skills shortage. Yesterday, the thinktank IPPR published a report claiming that ‘an additional 87,000 graduate level engineers will be needed in the UK each year between now and 2020’ in order to meet growing demand, but that ‘the higher education system is only producing 46,000 engineering graduates annually’. Well as a starter for ten, that maths doesn’t look good.
Posts from 2014
Refuse-Derived Fuel and the UK’s Waste Management Woes
11th April 2014 | Peter Rolton
In 1996, landfill tax was introduced at a rate of £8 per tonne to encourage councils and businesses to develop more robust recycling programmes.
Independence vs. Oil Dependence: The Scottish Referendum
4th April 2014 | Peter Rolton
The Scottish independence referendum is drawing near, with an accompanying debate that grows more convoluted by the day. Both sides of the argument have long since reached fever pitch, with the ‘Yes’ team calling foul play over British government’s refusal to allow an independent Scotland access to sterling currency and the ‘No’ team claiming that the SNP will falter when it comes to joining the European Union as a separate state.
The Tightening Screws of Ukraine's Energy Supply
10th March 2014 | Peter Rolton
As the crisis in Ukraine continues, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated unequivocally that his sole interest is in coming to the aid of and protecting civilians. His plaintive claims are falling on slightly sceptical ears, however; it may be cynical, but in all likelihood the reality is a well-worn truth that has caused innumerable conflicts both global and local in the past: it’s all about power.
Manufacturing the UK's Economic Recovery
28th February 2014 | Peter Rolton
The Chancellor has his sights set firmly on driving economic recovery, and a central component of the plan is his target to increase the value of annual UK exports to £1 trillion by 2020.
Building Information Modelling: Less Haste, More Speed
24th February 2014 | Chris Evans
The future of engineering design is now upon us: central government projects will require the use of building information modelling (BIM) Level 2 as standard from 2016, and this belies the pattern for the coming years.
A Stern Review of UK Flooding
13th February 2014 | Peter Rolton
It’s hard to believe that almost eight years have passed since the publication of Lord Nicholas Stern’s Review on the Economics of Climate Change.
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