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07/11/2014 Fairfield General Hospital cuts carbon with Cogenco CHP Fairfield General Hospital, in Bury, Greater Manchester, is to cut carbon emissions by some 700 tonnes per year, following the installation of a new CHP (combined heat and power) plant, supplied and commissioned by Cogenco. » Read More


05/11/2014 Vector Aerospace fined £50,000 after workers’ health suffers Vector Aerospace International has been fined £50,000 plus £2,514 costs after 13 employees were diagnosed with varying degrees of diagnosed with HAVS (hand arm vibration syndrome). » Read More


05/11/2014 Manufacturing Champions Awards shortlist revealed The shortlist for Works Management's Manufacturing Champions Awards has been revealed. View the full shortlist here » Read More


05/11/2014 Companies prosecuted for safety failings after worker crushed Two Derbyshire companies have been fined for safety failings after a worker was crushed whilst dismantling steelwork. » Read More


04/11/2014 Sony sponsors Manufacturing Champions award Sony UK Technology Centre is sponsoring the Unsung Hero Award, part of Works Management's Manufacturing Champions awards to be held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on December 4. » Read More


03/11/2014 UK parents support teens' engineering ambitions Parents wholeheartedly support the ambitions of thousands of talented teens to become the UK's future engineering talent, yet young people lack the support in schools needed to fulfil their career ambitions, according to research to mark ... » Read More


31/10/2014 Skellyton reports efficiency up on Archimedes pump refurb Scottish Water is reporting efficiency improvements following refurbishment of a pair of Archimedes screw pumps at its Skellyton site, near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. » Read More


31/10/2014 Eriks offers ten tips to improve pump efficiency As energy efficiency continues as a top priority for for plants across the industrial landscape, understanding of pump energy consumption remains poor, according to maintenance service organisation Eriks. » Read More


31/10/2014 ABB speaks at first InstMC Functional Safety event ABB is sponsoring the first Functional Safety 2014 conference organised by the Institute of Measurement and Control, which runs next week (4—5 November 2014). » Read More


30/10/2014 Health and safety statistics show Britain could do better Injury and ill-health statistics released yesterday (29 October 2014) by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that some 28.2 million working days were lost due to work related ill health or injury in 2013—14. » Read More


30/10/2014 Atlantic LNG rationalises plant alarms with Process Plant Computing LNG (liquefied natural gas) producer Atlantic is working with PPCL to streamline control room alarms across four LNG process trains at its Point Fortin plant, on the southwest coast of Trinidad. » Read More


30/10/2014 TÜV SÜD’s Safety Systems Technology goes it alone Safety Systems Technology (SST) is to operate as an independent company again, having bought itself out of TÜV SÜD, which acquired the company in 2010 alongside Laidler Associates. » Read More


29/10/2014 Hospitals must improve resilience and energy efficiency Steam plant specialist Spirax Sarco reckons hospitals and healthcare organisations can improve energy efficiency, reduce risk, cut emissions – and get closer to NHS targets. » Read More


29/10/2014 Bosch Rexroth joins Manufacturing Technology Centre Bosch Rexroth is the latest company to join the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in Coventry, which brings together manufacturers and the universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Loughborough, with TWI (the Welding Institute). » Read More


28/10/2014 WSP Textiles slashes yarn production costs with ABB drives WSP Textiles, which manufacturers yarn for billiard and snooker tables, as well as tennis ball brands including Slazenger and Dunlop, says it has significantly improved uptime while also saving £18,000 a year on energy costs since ... » Read More


28/10/2014 County Durham firm fined over worker’s severe burns A County Durham firm has been fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £770.10 in costs and £750 victim surcharge after a worker suffered serious burns to his face, hand and arm when he was struck by a jet of hot molten plastic. » Read More


27/10/2014 Siemens and OCR launch UK engineering skills partnership Siemens and qualifications body OCR – collaborating with in conjunction with the Cabinet Office, DoE (Department of Education) and BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) – are now pooling resources to help "tackle the skills ... » Read More


27/10/2014 Index reveals fall in the cost of energy: renewables up Energy prices fell by almost 7% between the first and second quarters of this year (2014) – overall 4% lower than the same period last year – latest data from Lorien's Energy Index reveals. » Read More


27/10/2014 Oldham factory sentenced over worker’s death An Oldham manufacturer has been ordered to pay £125,000 in fines and costs after an employee was killed when he was struck by a three-tonne piece of steel being lifted by an overhead crane. » Read More


24/10/2014 Profession called to action on securing the future of engineering Professional engineering institutions must better represent and develop engineers, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). In its report, The Universe of Engineering, the organisation said PEIs needed to use this as a ... » Read More


24/10/2014 Paper firm fined for pallet fall failings The UK division of a pan-European paper company has been was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £4,496 in costs for safety failings after a worker broke her leg in three places when poorly stacked pallets of paper collapsed. » Read More


24/10/2014 Semta Group hails Trailblazer success Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing, has welcomed the government's announcement that more than 700 employers are to design 76 new apprenticeship standards as part of the third phase of its ... » Read More


24/10/2014 Drinks firm Diageo sentenced after two workers injured Drinks company Diageo Scotland has been fined for safety failings after two workers were injured in falls at separate plants in Moray. » Read More


24/10/2014 City & Guilds creates industry skills board City & Guilds has created an industry skills board made up of leading employers and representation from the TUC, Its aim is to more closely align the UK education and skills with the needs of business. » Read More


21/10/2014 Didcot B station fire probably caused by electrical fault Last Sunday's (19 October 2014) fire at the Didcot B gas-fired power station was probably caused by a cooling fan electrical fault. » Read More
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