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TFIN+ Christmas Conference

TFIN+ Christmas Conference

We would like to invite you for our biggest event of the year. Join us at the Mercure Hotel in Sheffield 5 & 6 December and meet people from the foundation industries and build a connection. The agenda is available…

Metals Expo September 2023

Metals Expo September 2023

Attending the UK Metals Expo 2023 was a fantastic experience, there was a real vibrant and diverse range if people in attendance. Over the two day event, the SUSTAIN team spoke to academics, industrialists, and representatives from across the supply…

Inorganic Materials for Resource and Energy Efficiency

Inorganic Materials for Resource and Energy Efficiency

An all-day conference on “Inorganic Materials for Resource and Energy Efficiency” was co-organized by the TFIN+ and the UK Chapter of The American Ceramic Society. Over 50 participants attended the meeting, which featured speakers from Johnson Tiles, the Universities of…

3rd International Symposium on Characterisation, Istanbul

3rd International Symposium on Characterisation, Istanbul

Our director, Ian Reaney, presented the keynote talk on Ceramics at the 3rd International Symposium on Characterisation (ICS ‘23) in Istanbul. The conference was attended by Turkish Industry and academics who work on diverse topics with foundation industries, from the…

Inspiring the next generation of manufacturing leaders in South Wales

Inspiring the next generation of manufacturing leaders in South Wales

Local school pupils recently had the chance to learn about Sustainability and Manufacturing in South Wales at an event hosted at Swansea University. In July 2023, Swansea University Bay Campus welcomed the Engineering Development Trust (EDT) to deliver the first…

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