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03/07/2014 Forticrete shaves 14 tonnes CO2 off lighting: scoops sustainability award Concrete construction products manufacturer Forticrete is reporting lighting energy costs down 69% at its Ibstock plant following installation of Hilux T5 fluorescent lighting with presence detection. » Read More

02/07/2014 Wanted: £1.5 billion clean-up suppliers for Sellafield Sellafield is calling for specialist suppliers to help with the job of cleaning up and decommissioning the nuclear site – with an estimated 10 years of work valued at £1.5 billion. » Read More

02/07/2014 Water quality protected during Somerset Levels dredging A monitoring system, supplied by OTT Hydrometry and installed by Wavelength Environmental, is helping to protect water quality on the Somerset Levels during the ongoing dredging operation following this year's floods. » Read More

02/07/2014 Schneider Electric offers fixed price variable speed drive repairs Schneider Electric's Green Plant facility, in Telford, West Midlands, is now offering a fixed-price drive repair service comprising standard, express and 'no fault found' services. » Read More

01/07/2014 Highview sponsors research chair at £6m Cryogenic Energy centre Liquid air energy storage (LAES) systems developer Highview Power Storage is co-sponsoring a research chair with the Royal Academy of Engineering at the world's first research centre for cryogenic energy storage, at the University of ... » Read More

01/07/2014 ‘Stop political interference in education’ call If UK manufacturing is to compete, political 'dabbling' in our education system must be minimised, according to Chris Buxton, CEO of the British fluid Power Association. » Read More

01/07/2014 Warwickshire firm in court after worker suffers severe hand injuries A company which makes metal components for the automotive industry has been fined after a worker suffered horrific hand injuries in an incorrectly-guarded machine. » Read More

30/06/2014 Electric motors must meet IE3 on 1 January, 2015 On January 1, 2015, efficiency requirements on electric motors in the European Union will become stricter, in line with Regulation (EC) 640/2009 implementing Ecodesign Directive 2005/32/EC. » Read More

30/06/2014 EEMUA updates NDE technical selection advice Non-destructive examination (NDE) is a useful tool for the evaluation of plant and equipment's continuing fitness for service, but it must be used appropriately – particularly where hazardous industries are concerned. » Read More

27/06/2014 Report warns of danger of complacency in manufacturing An independent review of manufacturing by a leading industrialist has concluded that the UK's car manufacturing and aerospace sectors will lose out to international rivals unless ministers tackle a shortage of engineering skills and boost ... » Read More

27/06/2014 Multi-million pound engineering institute opens in Derby The multi-million pound Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering (IISE) was opened yesterday (Thursday, 26 June 2014) in Derby. » Read More

27/06/2014 Cool inverter turns heat up on ice cream production Traditional German ice cream machines manufacturer Kälte-Rudi has solved recurring problems with machine stoppages by using Mitsubishi Electric's stall prevention feature on its FR-E700 inverters. » Read More

27/06/2014 Konecranes helps Direct Rail Services get on track Cranes giant Konecranes has manufactured and installed a 110T fixed goliath crane at national rail fright operator Direct Rail Services' (DRS) new facility at Georgemas Junction, in the north of Scotland. » Read More

26/06/2014 Macallan distillery project chooses Veolia wastewater plant Veolia Water Technologies has been awarded a £2.5 million contract to provide the new wastewater treatment plant for The Macallan whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray. » Read More

26/06/2014 Poor baler isolation and remote control failure cost worker both legs A scrap metal firm and a businessman have been sentenced for serious safety breaches that led to a site worker losing both legs as the doors of a 16-tonne baling machine closed on him. » Read More

26/06/2014 FTIR gas analyser supports carbon capture research Viable CCS (carbon capture and storage) is now one step closer, following commissioning of a Quantitech Gasmet FTIR multi-parameter gas analyser at the UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre facility, near Sheffield. » Read More

25/06/2014 Britain needs advanced technical education for elite technicians Business Secretary Vince Cable has called for a new model of high-level technical education, combining academic and applied knowledge to generate elite apprenticeships. » Read More

25/06/2014 IBC Vehicles fined over serious safety failings Van manufacturer IBC Vehicles has been fined nearly £180,000 in court for safety failings after a crane operator suffered severe crush injuries in July 2011 at its press shop in Luton. » Read More

25/06/2014 Tomintoul distillery raises a glass to energy efficient boiler The energy-intensive process of creating one of Scotland's finest malt whiskies is being made more efficient, thanks to the installation of a new Wellman boiler system. » Read More

25/06/2014 NSK extends wheelset bearing life for Intercity Express NSK bearings fitted to the first batch of Hitachi Intercity Express Programme (IEP) trains are based on those used for the high-speed Shinkansen trains in Japan. » Read More

24/06/2014 New edition of EEMUA 159 tank guidance launched EEMUA (Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association) has published Edition 4 of its tank guidance, EEMUA 159, 'Above ground flat bottomed storage tanks – a guide to inspection, maintenance and repair'. » Read More

24/06/2014 LEEA publishes new safe lifting COPSULE code LEEA has launched the eighth edition of its Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Lifting Equipment (COPSULE) – along with a new version of the User's Pocket Guide to Lifting Equipment. » Read More

24/06/2014 Worker's injury reveals Blackburn factory's 'appalling' safety A Blackburn packaging firm was fined £50,010 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £23,102 after an investigation into a worker's injury revealed safety standards described as 'appalling'. » Read More

24/06/2014 Cable meets brains behind new British inventions Business Secretary, Vince Cable, came face-to-face with bionic limbs, an airship and a model of a hypersonic aircraft when he launched a report – Pioneering Great British Products – at Liverpool's Life Sciences University Technical College. » Read More

23/06/2014 Autofil Worldwide reports £37,000 energy savings Textiles manufacturer Autofil Worldwide is reporting average cost savings of £37,000 a year and annual CO2 emissions reduced by 260,000 tonnes since commissioning Atlas Copco's air compressor energy recovery technology. » Read More