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17/02/2011 Sheffield Forgemasters makes £50,000 from waste International steel business Sheffield Forgemasters has reached a record recycling rate of 90 per cent, and has started making money from selling-on waste products for re-use. » Read More

16/02/2011 Cotswold Geotech is first convicted of corporate manslaughter Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter. » Read More

15/02/2011 Forklift fleet bears fruit for freight handling business Freight handling company George Hammond has purchased ten new forklift trucks from Barloworld Handling for use at the Port of Dover, where it handles fresh fruit consignments. The Hyster Fortens LPG-powered trucks each have a lifting ... » Read More

15/02/2011 Report identifies early warning for plant safety breakdown Practical early warning signals that could help industry anticipate failures in workplace safety have been identified in a report released by the Energy Institute, Lloyd's Register and the HSE. » Read More

15/02/2011 Atlas Copco acquires gas treatment specialist Cirmac Atlas Copco Nederland has acquired Dutch firm Cirmac International, which specialises in biogas upgrading plant for the renewable energy industry. » Read More

14/02/2011 Astrum foundry halves energy costs with variable speed compressors Two regulated-speed compressors are helping steel components maker Astrum to halve compressed air energy costs, while also increasing productivity. » Read More

11/02/2011 New power storage method uses ABB motor A revolutionary new way of storing electric power, developed by Highview Power Storage, uses a cryogenic process to store energy. » Read More

11/02/2011 Current and previous lift installations can be claimed against tax Lift contractors are being advised to tell their customers that both current and previous installations can be claimed against tax, using capital allowance. » Read More

11/02/2011 JCB digs in for engineer recruitment as economy turns up JCB yesterday (10 February) launched a recruitment drive for 80 engineers to fill vacancies across all the company's sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wales. » Read More

10/02/2011 Davyhulme water treatment project to be captured on camera Specialist video firm SeSys is recording construction of a new treatment process at United Utilities' Davyhulme wastewater treatment works. » Read More

10/02/2011 South West Water joins supplier carbon reduction programme South West Water has joined seven other major utilities in supplier qualification framework firm Achilles' carbon reduction programme, to help reduce emissions throughout its supply chain. » Read More

10/02/2011 Honeywell forms advanced automation business unit Following its acquisition of Matrikon, Honeywell has launched an organisation that, it says, is focused on providing advanced open software and services to the process industries. » Read More

10/02/2011 Altra invests £1m in Twiflex factory move Heavy duty brake manufacturer Twiflex – part of the US-owned Altra industrial clutch, brake and couplings group – has moved to new manufacturing premises in Bedford. » Read More

09/02/2011 Branch Hydraulic becomes UK sales partner for Bosch Rexroth Branch Hydraulic Systems has is now one of seven Bosch Rexroth sales partners covering the UK, offering the full range of equipment for the South West of England. » Read More

09/02/2011 Scottish Water gets crystal clear view with Masternaut Scottish Water has selected Masternaut satellite vehicle tracking to improve fleet utilisation of its 1,400 service vehicles, along with Mastercold real-time temperature monitoring for its scientific vehicles. » Read More

08/02/2011 UK event promotes importance of engineering to young people A UK event, celebrating technology and engineering looks set to play host to 25,000 attendees at ICC London ExCeL. » Read More

08/02/2011 Forklift truck explosion risk for ink and packaging manufacturers Manufacturers of inks and packaging materials may be putting their site and workforce at risk by using standard forklift trucks rather than ATEX-compliant vehicles. » Read More

08/02/2011 Parker Hannifin to support world’s first 1,000mph car Motion and control technologies giant Parker Hannifin is supporting the pioneering Bloodhound SSC project, which should see a car break the 1,000mph land speed barrier. » Read More

08/02/2011 Fluke offers free vibration diagnostics report Test and measurement giant Fluke is offering one free vibration diagnostic report on a suitable plant unit, using its recently introduced handheld Fluke 810 tester. » Read More

07/02/2011 Production up 35% at Baxter’s potato plant packing line Baxters High Brow Produce says it has increased throughput by 38%, reduced production staff and improved potato packing since installing a new automated bagging line. » Read More

07/02/2011 Fast emergency motor repair boosts Rio Tinto Alcan Rio Tinto Alcan reports being saved recently by swift action from the Eriks engineering team, when a large, bespoke-framed fan motor failed at its Lynemouth site. » Read More

04/02/2011 Rocol gains first ISO 21469:2006 food lube certification Rocol is the UK's first ISO 21469:2006 certified lubricants producer, and now says food, drink and clean industry manufacturers using its Foodlube will now find it easeier to pass retailer, EFSIS and BRC audits. » Read More

04/02/2011 Flexible conduit protects student hybrid racing car Flexicon has helped a team of young engineers develop a hybrid propulsion system for its Formula Student racing car, by providing a flexible conduit system to protect the cabling. » Read More

03/02/2011 UK designs for next generation nuclear reactors are on track The HSE's Nuclear Directorate and the Environment Agency are continuing their design assessment of two nuclear reactor types likely to be developed in the UK. » Read More

03/02/2011 Severn Glocon opens specialist valve centre in Aberdeen Severn Glocon has opened a valve automation centre in Aberdeen, for design, supply and maintenance of valve and actuator products through its Severn Ball Valves and Severn Unival divisions. » Read More