In June, First Friday Press Club welcomed members of the UK industrial and technology press for an exclusive takeover event hosted by ABB’s IEC Low Voltage Motors division, which was introducing a new world-first magnet-free motor for hazardous areas that is rated at IE6 efficiency. It explored [...]

The advanced INWED First Friday Press Club, held on May 29 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London, provided editors from the UK’s engineering and industrial media with an opportunity to hear the latest thinking about diversity, inclusion, and equity from engineering leaders. The [...]

London – April 17, 2026 – Our latest briefing welcomed 21 members of the industrial and technology press to the London College of Contemporary Arts to hear from leading voices in robotics, gaming, STEM education, finance, and AI. Exploring the “Blueprint for a Robotic Workforce”, this panel [...]

The First Friday Press Club, the UK’s only regular industrial media briefing, held its March event at Make UK’s head offices in London. The event brought senior insight from Make UK, GAMBICA, igus, and WEG to a group of 17 trade media journalists. The session examined how UK manufacturing is [...]

First Friday Press Club, the UK’s only monthly industrial and technical media briefing, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. And, in an era of AI generated content, deepfakes and increasing cyber security concerns, the club’s in-person briefings are proving more valuable than ever. [...]

First Friday Press Club kicked off the year’s events with a special onsite takeover by Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader. The event was hosted at the company’s London headquarters in Victoria and included a live demo that put open, software-defined automation (open SDA) [...]

Early 2026 is seeing big milestones in the world of engineering media, with The Engineer marking 170 years since its first edition on 4 January 1856, and Engineering magazine’s 160th anniversary edition coming soon.

The UK’s longest running media briefing club in the industrial and technical space, the First Friday Club (FFC), welcomed 15 top influencers in the industrial, manufacturing and engineering space, to a shooting event at Clays in Moorgate. As a gathering of editorial and PR members of the [...]

Our latest First Friday Club Editors’ Briefing welcomed 14 trade editors to The Wellington Hotel at London’s Victoria to hear from leading voices in the sector. The presenters explored cutting-edge technology and initiatives that are transforming industry. The full agenda featured Peter [...]

First Friday Club Editors’ Briefings announced Dr Colin Church, CEO of IOM3, amongst other guest speakers, to join trade media editors in London. First Friday Club is bringing together senior leaders, innovators, and policymakers from across the materials, robotics, AI and research sectors to [...]