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19/09/2019

Glamox awarded long-term Aker BP contract

LED lighting specialist Glamox has signed a framework agreement with the Norwegian oil company Aker BP, which has a duration of six plus four years.

The contract that has been signed covers design, manufacturing and supply of LED lighting systems to future Aker BP projects. This includes new development projects and modification projects for ... » Read More

19/09/2019 Engineering charity celebrates Charity Engineers Without Borders UK has marked its 15th anniversary with ... » Read More

18/09/2019 Filtermist invests further Industrial air filtration and extraction specialist Filtermist ... » Read More

17/09/2019 CSS makes acquisition Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has signed an agreement for the ... » Read More

16/09/2019 Schaeffler goes big Schaeffler has produced the largest spherical plain bearing in the ... » Read More

13/09/2019 Doosan for Leeds Welding Leeds Welding is predominantly a subcontract manufacturing company, ... » Read More

12/09/2019 Contract for BBH Brammer Buck & Hickman, a UK supplier of industrial maintenance, repair ... » Read More

06/09/2019

The wheel deal

Bucket wheel reclaimers/excavators are among the largest machines ever built, shifting vast amounts of stored solid material – and all at remarkable speed. Operations Engineer gets up close to these Leviathans to find out more

Bucket wheel reclaimers/excavators may not be exactly ‘light on their feet’ – thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ Bagger ... » Read More

06/09/2019 Comment: Tick tock There are just 20 Fridays until Christmas. That is the post that popped up on my social media newsfeed during August thanks to my mother-in-law. (Shakes head in despair). I jest of course, but knowing that Christmas is just around the ... » Read More

06/09/2019 Getting Europe connected The UK recently energised its latest power interconnector, this time connecting Britain with Belgium. It is just one of a swathe of new interconnector projects that are set to transform the UK’s generation portfolio – and that of our ... » Read More

06/09/2019 Engineering excellence Environment Agency engineer Ahmed Yusuf (inset) has been named ‘Professional Young Engineer of the Year’ by the Pump Centre. Here, the 27-year-old explains more about his work and plans for the future » Read More