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14/04/2021

New roles at Northern Industrial

Northern Industrial has made two new appointments and one promotion in its sales and customer service team to support ongoing expansion: Keith Gledhill joins as customer service account manager, Clive Piercy as sales account manager, while Lydia Chatterton has been promoted to the same team from her existing role as marketing & sales assistant.

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14/04/2021 ELGi's Red Cross gift ELGi Compressors Europe supported the Italian Red Cross with an urgent ... » Read More

13/04/2021 Wind turbine yaw brake grinder When damaged yaw brake discs were preventing a number of wind turbines to ... » Read More

13/04/2021 Small screw compressor - Copco Atlas Copco’s latest G2-7 models are now the smallest, oil-injected rotary ... » Read More

12/04/2021 New MD at Sycamore Process The leadership team at the Somerset-based company, which serves dairy, ... » Read More

12/04/2021 AllAssets for Formosa Plastic Professional services company Lloyd’s Register is to deploy its asset ... » Read More

09/04/2021 Vert's hand tool compressor Compressor technology pioneer Vert Technologies has launched the new A200 ... » Read More

08/04/2021

The enemy in the room

In a further move to protect the workforce, HSE inspectors are targeting firms that flout the rules on dealing with dust hazards. And high on the list of offenders is hardwood. By Brian Wall

Exposure to wood dust has long been associated with a variety of adverse health effects, from dermatitis and asthma, to hypersensitivity pneumonitis and ... » Read More

08/04/2021 Making an ATV Five years ago, Agile Vehicle Technology spotted a gap in the market for an industrial-grade, hydrostatic vehicle that could operate on any terrain while maintaining manoeuvrability, speed, robustness, value for money and a heavy load ... » Read More

01/04/2021 Hannover Fair, 12-16 April Although hoping for a mixed digital and in-person event in 2021, the organisers of the Hannover Fair admitted that the COVID pandemic has forced them to rule out an in-person event. Rather than cancel, it has gone ahead with a ... » Read More

31/03/2021 Out of the cold As this is being written in February, the UK has vaccinated more than 15 million people. One factor that should not be underestimated in that successful roll-out is the cold chain. Many of the vaccinations given so far have been the ... » Read More