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13/04/2011 Instrument finance proves popular at MCERTS 2011 Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology used the MCERTS 2011 air monitoring event to launch financial packages that help spread the cost of renting or buying new environmental monitoring equipment . » Read More

12/04/2011 Free professional chain servicing tool giveaway To mark its 25th anniversary, FB Chain has a number of limited edition 'gold' professional chain wear gauges to give away to readers of Plant Engineer. » Read More

12/04/2011 HVAC energy efficiency inspections now mandatory It is now a legal requirement for owners and operators to have air-conditioning systems inspected once every five years for energy efficient operation. » Read More

12/04/2011 Poster pack launched for workforce involvement in safety To support safety managers and leaders in implementing effective workforce involvement programmes, the Energy Institute has launched a series of informative posters. » Read More

11/04/2011 Blind instrument maker get Mattei compressor donation Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei has offered a helping hand to a worthwhile cause, with the donation of one of its 100 series workshop compressors to a blind musical instrument maker. » Read More

08/04/2011 Plant engineers must act on European motor regs Industry needs to act now and take early advantage of greater energy efficiency resulting from the impending enforcement of the EU EcoDesign Requirements for Energy-Using Products Directive. » Read More

08/04/2011 Scots engineers celebrate 10,000 safety devices Scottish engineering firm Reactec has celebrated a milestone after selling its 10,000th HAVmeter safety device in the UK. » Read More

07/04/2011 EDS recognised for Pfizer plant demolition contract Plant decommissioning specialist EDS has been received the Site Preparation and Services Award 2011 for its work clearing Pfizer's UK Global Manufacturing Site in Kent. » Read More

06/04/2011 British Gypsum contracts Eriks for maintenance support British Gypsum has signed a multi-million pound deal with Eriks Integrated Solutions for procurement, inventory control and stores management services at five production plants across the UK. » Read More

06/04/2011 Website demonstrates compressed air energy savings CompressingCarbon.com – which had its debut at the Hannover air this week – is CompAir's latest creation, aimed at assisting compressed air users with carbon-reduction. » Read More

05/04/2011 ODVA launches machinery initiative to promote best practice ODVA, the digital plant and machinery communications association, has launched a machinery initiative aimed at improving the integration of machinery with industrial manufacturing equipment. » Read More

05/04/2011 Altra Holdings to acquire Danfoss Bauer Altra Holdings is to acquire privately held Danfoss Bauer's gearmotor business for eur 43.1 million cash, with the deal expected to close during the second quarter. » Read More

04/04/2011 ABB drives help achieve precise textile control Specialist textile machinery firm Tatham has partnered with automation giant ABB to develop technology to provide higher production speeds with improved product weight distribution for crosslapper control. » Read More

01/04/2011 Eco-Oil Ipswich plant achieves significant energy savings UK industrial waste oil recycler Eco-Oil's Ipswich plant is reporting good energy savings from its high-efficiency thermal fluid heating system, from Babcock Wanson. » Read More

01/04/2011 Air Power East is Atlas Copco premier distributor Air Power East, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, is celebrating its appointment as a premier distributor for Atlas Copco Compressors in East Anglia. » Read More

01/04/2011 Brammer opens Pembroke branch for plant maintenance Cllr Maureen Colgan, mayor of Pembroke Dock, and Welsh badminton international Jordan Hart with Ian Ritchie, managing director of maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Brammer, officially opening its new Pembroke Dock brnch. » Read More

31/03/2011 HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations to report on Fukushima Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, is to produce a report on the implications for the UK nuclear industry of the devastation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. » Read More

31/03/2011 GE Energy to acquire Converteam for $3,2 billion GE Energy is to acquire approximately 90% of French electrification and automation equipment firm Converteam for approximately $3.2 billion. » Read More

31/03/2011 Brand-Rex awards ERIKS five year MRO contract Cabling systems firm Brand-Rex has awarded a five-year, single-supplier MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) contract to Eriks Integrated Solutions Division to cover its Glenrothes manufacturing site. » Read More

30/03/2011 Rapeseed Oil Fuels Green Energy Revolution Lincolnshire-based energy firm LowC Communities says it has developed a viable non-food rapeseed oil (break crop) power generation system that is providing low-carbon, green electricity, heating and hot water for buildings. » Read More

30/03/2011 Speedy Hire launches members’ club for small plants Plant and equipment rental and support firm Speedy has launched a members-only service for tradesmen and small to medium size businesses. » Read More

29/03/2011 RSA Tipton chooses Andrews high efficiency condensing water heaters Derry Building Services reports success with the installation of two high efficiency Andrews condensing water heaters and buffer tanks, now operating at the new RSA Academy in Tipton, West Midlands. » Read More

29/03/2011 ABB introduces UK’s largest energy appraisal team ABB has launched a 50-person energy appraisal team, which it claims can deliver a plant energy saving potential analysis for motor-driven applications within half-a-day. » Read More

28/03/2011 Compact condensing boilers on course at Stantonbury Architecture MK is reporting success with installations of Potterton Commercial has Eurocondense two condensinb boilers at Stantonbury Campus in Milton Keynes, one of the largest schools in the UK. » Read More

25/03/2011 Norsk Lastbærer Pool pilots RFID pallet tracking in Norway’s food industry Norsk Lastbærer AS Pool, which manages nationwide pallet leasing for Norwegian retailers and manufacturers, is piloting RFID tags for tracking plastic pallets and totes. » Read More