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22/06/2010 First screw generator for water industry saves £127,000 a year An unusual renewable energy system, based on an Archimedes screw an induction motor and variable speed drive, is saving Yorkshire Water more than £127,000 a year in electricity costs. » Read More

21/06/2010 Buncefield convictions are lesson to others, warns HSE Three firms have now been found guilty, at St Albans' Crown Court, of charges relating to the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion and fire on 11 December 2005. All now face unlimited fines. » Read More

18/06/2010 Water treatment plant hire cuts costs for EPR Energy Power Resources (EPR) says it saved significant cost and time, when it needed more water treatment capacity at its Elean power station, simply by renting a mobile water treatment unit from Elga Process Water. » Read More

18/06/2010 Smart valve solves E.On CHP water flow control problems Backwash flow controls on the water-treatment system at E.On's CHP (combined heat and power) plant in Northwich, Cheshire, have been improved, thanks to the installation of a Fisher Control-Disk valve. » Read More

17/06/2010 Paper print problems solved by pallet truck When printing giant St Ives Roche had concerns recently about aspects of its paper handling operations, handling equipment supplier Briggs Equipment turned to Stanley Handling for a specialist solution. » Read More

16/06/2010 4,500 tonne UK ammonia plant dismantled for reassembly overseas Following completion of plant decommissioning at GrowHow UK's Severnside site last November, work has now begun on dismantling and packaging of two LCA (leading concept ammonia) plants and a utilities area, bought by Sigma for resale. » Read More

16/06/2010 Yamatake joins the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute Measurement and control technologies specialist Yamatake has joined the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) governing board, signalling support for the increasingly popular industrial plant wireless standard. » Read More

15/06/2010 South West Water approves Nov Mono pump innovation South West Water has approved the EZstrip 'maintain in place' progressing cavity pump from NOV Mono for use at all its waste water treatment plants. » Read More

15/06/2010 VeriPRO wins industry safety award for innovation VeriPRO, the earplug fit testing system, from Howard Leight by Sperian, has received the British Safety Industry Federation's (BSIF) Product Innovation Award for 2010. » Read More

14/06/2010 Petrochemical industry feeling the effects of economic downturn The difficult financial climate is having an impact on petrochemical plants, according to a survey by valves supplier HS Pipequipment. » Read More

14/06/2010 South Africa’s first wind-farm to power Football World Cup The wind turbines project from Belgian wind-farm provider Electrawinds is providing clean energy to the football world cup via South Africa's first ever wind-farm. » Read More

11/06/2010 Litre Meter wants oldest Pelton wheel flow meter To celebrate 35 years of manufacturing its Pelton Wheel flowmeter Flow meter manufacturers, Litre Meter is on a mission to find the oldest instrument still in use. » Read More

11/06/2010 Six-tonne marine reel bearings performing to plan Two six-tonne, 1.75m OD pipe reel bearings, replaced late last year on the pipelay vessel the Apache, are performing well, according to its owner Technip. » Read More

11/06/2010 3M goes for bearing market with Godiva Engineering adhesives firm 3M has signed a deal with Godiva Bearings to supply its Scotch-Weld products alongside major manufacturers' bearings. » Read More

10/06/2010 TLV wins steam trap contract for 13 BOCM Pauls plants Steam engineering firm TLV has is to provide regular steam trap surveys for all 13 BOCM Pauls animal feed processing plants throughout the UK, using its TrapMan TM5 testing equipment. » Read More

10/06/2010 Parker Hannifin and Hydrasun in strategic partnership Motion and control automation firm Parker Hannifin has signed a deal with Hydrasun, which specialises in fluid transfer, umbilicals and process control, covering development, sales and support of fluid and gas handling in the process ... » Read More

09/06/2010 Kent Nufarm plant clearance and decontamination nears completion Agrochemicals firm Nufarm UK is nearing completion of a project to decommission its plant and clear the 12 acre site in Belvedere, Kent, following relocation of its UK operation to West Yorkshire. » Read More

09/06/2010 Deritend completes major project on iconic Tees Transporter Bridge An icon of British engineering, the Tees Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough, has been revitalised with help from maintenance, service and repair group Deritend. » Read More

08/06/2010 Vibration legislation deadline will force UK industry to change UK industry must limit employees' exposure to hand-arm vibration caused by older equipment, in light of legislation effective from July this year. » Read More

08/06/2010 Achilles gets government approval on CRC Energy Efficiency scheme The UK Environment Agency has approved CEMARS (Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme), the certification standard for Achilles' carbon reduction programme, as a so-called early action metric for the CRC Energy Efficiency ... » Read More

07/06/2010 Robust pump and tube combo solves sticky situation Thread locking and sealing components manufacturer Prelok reports that installing 521 series pumps from Watson-Marlow, in combination with Gore Style 400 high resilience tubing, has solved problems caused by previous pumps circulating its ... » Read More

07/06/2010 Water pipeline cleaning technology scoops innovation award New pipeline cleaning technology, developed for Northumbrian Water, has scooped a national award for engineering innovation. » Read More

04/06/2010 Deritend to double turnover with energy efficiency service Maintenance, service and repair group Deritend reckons its new focus on plants' energy efficiency and low carbon technologies will double its turnover. » Read More

04/06/2010 Laidler issues warning on machinery standards Machine manufacturers may inadvertently be relying on out-of-date standards for their compliance with the Machinery Directive, according to safety and compliance consultancy Laidler. » Read More

03/06/2010 ABS hosetails make the grade for yacht hydraulics Durapipe ABS hosetails have been specified by engineering company Phoenix Hydraulics, to replace brass equivalents on board a luxury yacht. » Read More