Editor’s comment: The apprenticeship opportunity
28 August 2026 Engineering has spent the best part of two decades telling successive governments exactly the same thing. The UK’s biggest industrial constraint is not a lack… Read More
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The Journal Of Fluid And Power Systems
Editor’s Comment
28 August 2026 
Editor’s comment – Momentum with purpose
21 August 2025 The UK hydraulics and pneumatics sector begins the latter part of the year with a quiet but genuine momentum. Demand across manufacturing, construction, and energy… Read More
Spending Review receives cautious welcome
26 June 2025 In the wake of the Government’s latest Spending Review, manufacturers find themselves in familiar territory: cautiously optimistic, yet acutely aware that rhetoric and headlines are… Read More
Don’t stand still in the face of trade tariffs
8 May 2025 The recent decision by the United States to impose new tariffs – 10% applied to most UK exports, with a more substantial 25% tariff targeting the automotive sector – has… Read More
Fluid power’s role in a greener future
25 March 2025 With the UK’s push towards net zero by 2050, industries across the board are under increasing pressure to decarbonise. While much of the political and media focus has been on… Read More
A test for UK manufacturers
12 February 2025 Trade policy instability is nothing new, but the shifting landscape in the United States poses a unique challenge for UK manufacturers in 2025. With fresh uncertainty surrounding tariffs, supply chains, and… Read More
Shaping the future of fluid power
11 December 2024 As we approach the end of 2024, the hydraulics and pneumatics sector in the UK is in the midst of significant change. Advances in materials, digital technologies, and energy… Read More
Industrial strategy set to drive re-shoring surge
28 October 2024 The latest Make UK and RSM UK survey offers a positive outlook for British manufacturing, with 70% of manufacturers expecting that a long-term industrial strategy will accelerate re-shoring – bringing production… Read More
The smart technology shift
30 September 2024 Since the beginning of 2024, the rising importance of smart technology in hydraulics and pneumatics has become increasingly evident, particularly with the advent of the new Labour Government. This shift underscores how… Read More
Shaping the future of UK manufacturing?
28 August 2024 The recent UK election has ushered in a new political era with Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer. This shift in leadership could bring substantial changes to the economic and industrial landscape,… Read More