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20/03/2015 Eriks unites fluid power under Flexion brand MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) specialist Eriks – which held its inaugural apprentice awards ceremony during National Apprenticeship Week – has launched international fluid power brand Flexion to the UK. » Read More

20/03/2015 South Yorkshire firm a 'serial safety offender' A Rotherham-based metals business has been fined £36,000 and ordered to pay £36,000 toward prosecution costs after it repeatedly risked workers' lives by making them use dangerous machines – notching up a shocking 31 enforcement notices ... » Read More

19/03/2015 Best Factory Awards 2015 open for entry The Best Factory Awards 2015 have officially opened for entry. The hunt is on for trailblazing factories that can demonstrate market-leading skills development, innovation and operational excellence. » Read More

19/03/2015 Produce company in court after reversing forklifts injure workers An East Yorkshire produce company has been ordered to pay more than £46,000 after two workers were seriously injured by reversing forklift trucks in separate incidents at its vegetable processing factory in Chicksands, Bedfordshire. » Read More

19/03/2015 Company sentenced after worker loses fingers A leading international aluminium fabricator has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £1,784.50 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge after a worker severed two fingers when his left hand was trapped in the loading clamps of an aluminium ... » Read More

18/03/2015 Weetabix sees healthy extruder savings with ac motors Weetabix Food Company is reporting estimated cost savings of £48,000 per year, following replacement of dc drives with modern ac equivalent equipment on extruder lines for its Weetos product. » Read More

18/03/2015 Bestobell valves for first LNG fuelled harbour tug Bestobell Marine has received a major new order from Wärtsilä Fuel Gas Handling Division (FGH) to supply cryogenic globe valves for the Middle East’s first LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuelled harbour tug. » Read More

17/03/2015 Tip Trailer Services fined £500,000 after worker crushed between trucks Tip Trailer Services has been fined £500,000 plus £56,938 costs after an employee suffered horrific injuries when she was crushed between two trucks. » Read More

17/03/2015 Wet steam turbine delivers carbon-free electricity from waste heat Biomass and energy from waste specialist Saxlund International is now marketing and supporting a new, wet steam turbine, designed to produce emission-free electricity from from low grade steam. » Read More

17/03/2015 Veolia water recovery saves Heineken £100,000 per annum Heineken is reporting an estimated annual saving of more than £100,000 through water recovery at its Hereford cider mill, following the installation of a bespoke water recovery system from Veolia Water Technologies. » Read More

16/03/2015 Bentley apprentice intake to be biggest in 25 years Bentley has continued its investment into its Crewe headquarters by announcing that it will recruit its largest number of apprentices in 25 years. » Read More

16/03/2015 Innovate UK appoints new chief executive Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the appointment of Ruth McKernan (pictured) as the new chief executive of the UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK. Dr McKernan will take up the appointment on 1 May 2015 until 30 April 2020. » Read More

16/03/2015 Kent firm in court after employee severs toes An engineering firm in Sheerness has been fined £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,036 after a 20-year-old worker was left disabled when a metal sheet landed on his feet, severing three toes from one and breaking all the toes on the ... » Read More

16/03/2015 Forfar firm fined after agency worker injured A Forfar metal galvanising company has been fined £7,000 after an agency worker suffered serious leg injuries when a half-tonne A-frame slipped and fell onto him from a forklift truck. » Read More

12/03/2015 First hydrogen production and bus refuelling station opens in Aberdeen The UK’s first commercial-scale hydrogen production and bus refuelling station was officially opened yesterday (Wednesday 11 March 2015), as part of a £19 million green transport demonstration project. » Read More

12/03/2015 Firm in court after workers' narrow escape in explosion A West Yorkshire firm has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £1,588 in costs for safety breaches after its factory was damaged when an industrial oven exploded only minutes after workers had left the area. » Read More

12/03/2015 Engineering firm in court after worker's hand pulled into machinery An Aberdeenshire firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was injured when his gloved hand was pulled into a metalworking lathe. » Read More

12/03/2015 ABB takes heat out of tricky Tata Steel upgrade challenge Tata Steel is reporting a neat solution to an awkward temperature transmitter upgrade challenge at its Port Talbot plant, which meant no need for extensive retrofitting work. » Read More

11/03/2015 Muntons slashes CO2 and energy with new AD plant Stowmarket, Suffolk-based Muntons is putting the finishing touches to its £5.4 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, estimated to reduce the firm’s CO2 emissions from 27,264 to 26,605 tonnes pa. » Read More

11/03/2015 Keltbray launches plant hire service for rail firms Keltbray Electrification Plant has launched a new venture that will provide electrification plant, tools and access and welfare equipment for hire to rail companies. » Read More

11/03/2015 Don’t cut corners on lifting equipment: LEEA warning LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is warning UK employers of the risks of being misled over their obligation around periodic thorough examination of all lifting equipment. » Read More

10/03/2015 Hydro turbine and drive recover energy at Welsh Water As a by-product of Welsh Water’s pressure and flow control system at its Pen y Cefn water treatment works, an ABB drive system is now helping to generate up to 100 MWh – some 10% of site energy. » Read More

10/03/2015 Global Heat Transfer expands engineering R&M services Thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has expanded its services to include the installation, maintenance, service and repair of combustion and plant equipment – including boilers, burners, incinerators, ovens and air heaters. » Read More

09/03/2015 Bureau Veritas certified as Top UK Employer for 2015 Test, inspection and certification services specialist Bureau Veritas UK has been certified by the Top Employers Institute for the third year running. » Read More

09/03/2015 New tilting weir helps Somerset flood defences The Environment Agency is reporting improved flood defence on a recently completed 4km stretch of the River Parrett in the Somerset Levels, in the area around Stathe and Combe, thanks in part to a new tilting weir. » Read More