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17/02/2015 Tata fined £200,000 over molten metal fire burns Global steel giant Tata has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £11,190 after three employees suffered serious burns when tonnes of molten metal spilled onto the factory floor and ignited. » Read More

17/02/2015 ECS renews fish belly gate for Environment Agency An ageing fish belly water control gate on the River Wreake, in Leicestershire, has been successfully removed and replaced for the Environment Agency by ECS Engineering Services, and a set of stop logs installed to allow periodic ... » Read More

17/02/2015 Eddy current instrument eliminates stress corrosion worries An unnamed chemical manufacturer in the North West of England has solved inspection problems on a large stainless steel vessel by using eddy current technology from James Fisher NDT. » Read More

16/02/2015 Eaton sees 12-month payback from Elmo Rietschle pumps Following installation of six dry-running screw vacuum pumps from Elmo Rietschle, Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds business is reporting increased uptime and ROI under 12 months – and is ordering six more. » Read More

16/02/2015 Siemens and HR Wallingford in partnership deal Siemens has signed a strategic partnership deal with engineering and environmental hydraulics specialist HR Wallingford to improve infrastructure monitoring for the water industry. » Read More

16/02/2015 Engineering firm in court over worker's fall A leading engineering company has been fined £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,000 for safety failings after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered serious injuries. » Read More

16/02/2015 Flight simulator firm in court over unsafe machines A Manchester firm which manufactures flight simulator equipment for the aviation industry has been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £2,332 in prosecution costs for using unsafe machinery. » Read More

13/02/2015 New BCAS technical officer designate appointed BCAS, the British Compressed Air Society, has appointed Dean Abbott as its new technical officer designate in preparation for the retirement of Greg Bordiak, who leaves at the end of 2015 after more than 25 years in the role. » Read More

13/02/2015 Arco supplies safety kit for O2 roof climbs Arco has signed a deal with AEG Europe to become safety equipment supplier of the Up at The O2 experience, which allows visitors to climb the roof of London's iconic dome. » Read More

13/02/2015 STEM project brings together employers and educators An online service to match employers with teachers, tutors and training providers has been launched as part of a campaign to improve science, technology, engineering and maths education, to ensure it meets the need of industry. » Read More

13/02/2015 Steel company in court after worker pulled into rotating rollers A Black Country steel processing company has been fined £12,000 with £1,061 costs after an employee suffered a catalogue of injuries when he was pulled into a set of rotating rollers. » Read More

12/02/2015 Annandale Distillery goes sustainable with Veolia Annandale Distillery says it is back on the single malt map, and with sound green credentials, having commissioned a sustainable water treatment system from Veolia. » Read More

12/02/2015 Warning over counterfeit PPE Workplace equipment supplier Slingsby has warned businesses to be extra vigilant when purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) because of the risk of counterfeit and inferior PPE finding its way into UK workplaces. » Read More

12/02/2015 World-leading Factory 2050 reaches major milestone Construction of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), with Boeing’s revolutionary £43 million Factory 2050, has begun on Sheffield Business Park, with the erection of the first structural steelwork. » Read More

11/02/2015 Lloyd’s issues new guidance for oil and gas explosion calculations New guidance notes for calculating explosion loads – aimed at improving safety in the oil and gas industry – have been issued by Lloyd’s Register. » Read More

11/02/2015 EEF warns manufacturers: new construction regulations With new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015) about to come into force, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is reminding plant and factory managers not to get caught out. » Read More

10/02/2015 Welsh Water cuts pumping costs with ABB drives Welsh Water expects to “dramatically reduce” the cost of its roadside pumping kiosks, following adoption of ABB variable speed drives under its framework agreement. » Read More

06/02/2015 Potato protein plant goes for pneumatic drier/cooler Finnish potato starch manufacturer Finnamyl, which serves the food and paper industries, has ordered pneumatic cooling and drying plant from GEA Barr-Rosin to convert an effluent stream into a valuable co-product. » Read More

05/02/2015 Firm fined after worker loses forearm An Edinburgh manufacturing company has been fined £46,660 for serious safety failings after a worker had to have his arm amputated after it became trapped in a machine. » Read More

05/02/2015 EEMUA updates guidance on plant noise control EEMUA, the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association, has updated its guidance documents aimed at controlling noise in and around industrial installations. » Read More

05/02/2015 UK manufacturing inquiry launched A cross-party group of MPs and industry figures will today (5 February) host an event at the Houses of Parliament to mark the start of an inquiry into the long term sustainability of UK manufacturing. » Read More

04/02/2015 EEF launches lean academy for SME manufacturers Manufacturers' organisation EEF is launching a lean academy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). » Read More

04/02/2015 Pura Foods savours success of challenging pump project Pura Foods is reporting success with the installation of six variable speed pumps from high-spec centrifugal pumps specialist Amarinth for a challenging project. » Read More

04/02/2015 WEG water delivers 40% higher inverter drive power Electric motors and drives specialist WEG says its new CFW11W water-cooled drive offers up to 40% higher power in a more compact footprint than conventional air-cooled inverters. » Read More

04/02/2015 Work warning on World Cancer Day The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has marked World Cancer Day – February 4 – by calling for far greater acknowledgement of the role of work-related factors in causing cancers, and warned that that neglecting to understand and ... » Read More