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05/01/2022 Maritime boosts East Midlands operation with two new Kalmar reach stackers Maritime Transport has taken delivery of two new ECO reach stackers to its rail freight terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). Both reach stackers are part of a five machine order with Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and bring the total number ... » Read More

04/01/2022 Hospitals to use UV air cleaners to tackle COVID-19 after IMechE develops ... A low-cost effective solution to remove COVID-19 from the air using UV sanitisers will soon be used in hospitals after a team led by engineers from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers developed a standard to regulate them for use in ... » Read More

04/01/2022 Veolia and partners build up COVID early warning system from wastewater The Vigie Covid-19 solution now can track signs of the Omicron variant in wastewater, acting as an early warning system of monitoring the pandemic’s progression. » Read More

04/01/2022 Drax to invest £40m in next stage of carbon capture project Drax plans capital investments of around £40 million at its North Yorkshire power station during 2022 on the first phase of its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project, with a view to begin delivering vital negative ... » Read More

21/12/2021 New AR maintenance app launched on Siemens UBIK platform Comos Mobile Worker is a new software application for mobile data management with integrated augmented reality functionalities from Siemens. It was developed in cooperation with Augmensys. » Read More

20/12/2021 Deadline for UK REACH to be extended Defra, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, has announced plans to delay the implementation of transitional registrations under chemical regulation UK REACH; an industry consultation will launch in the new year. » Read More

20/12/2021 Remotely-operated vehicle for hazardous jobs Cumbria nuclear engineering contractor Forth has delivered a new machine to Hunterston, a former nuclear power plant in Scotland, to enable nuclear waste to be removed from hazardous areas significantly safer and quicker. » Read More

17/12/2021 Socotec tests airborne asbestos detector Working with Alert Technology, Socotec is trialling a portable real-time airborne asbestos warning device, the ALERT PRO1000, which emits an alert if asbestos fibres are detected within the atmosphere, and enables the identification of ... » Read More

17/12/2021 Sunlight launches KnoWi cloud-based battery monitoring system Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems has launched a lead-acid battery monitoring system (BMS), KnoWi. » Read More

16/12/2021 Dry-docking of LNG vessel includes major service for essential boil-off gas ... Burckhardt Compression has delivered a comprehensive overhaul service for Teekay LNG, a marine transportation company. As part of a long-term service agreement (LTSA) between the two companies, extensive planning and project management ... » Read More

16/12/2021 Amey celebrates Metrolink contract wins Amey has won two contracts as part of Transport for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink Capacity Improvement Programme (MCIP) to upgrade the power supply infrastructure and expand the Queens Road Metrolink Depot. » Read More

15/12/2021 AMETEK acquires Alphasense Founded in 1996, the gas sensor manufacturer Alphasense will continue to operate from the company’s head office and manufacturing facility in Braintree, Essex. » Read More

15/12/2021 High-voltage equipment suppliers win HSE exemption to bring in low-CFC gases Britain’s workplace regulator has granted a legal exemption that will enable the use of more environmentally-friendly gases in the electricity distribution network. » Read More

14/12/2021 NSK seal said to solve long-standing mining bearing issue NSK has used its extensive problem-solving capabilities and experience to provide mines and quarries with the solution to a long-standing problem. » Read More

13/12/2021 Slicker Recycling announces battery recycling partnership National waste management provider Slicker Recycling has announced it has signed a partnership agreement which it says will increase recycling of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. » Read More

13/12/2021 SPIE to supply and install air circuit breakers for Merseytravel SPIE UK has been appointed by Merseytravel to carry out the supply and installation of new air circuit breakers (ACB’s) to the existing low voltage (LV) switchgear in its Sidney Street Ventilation Building in Liverpool that provides ... » Read More

10/12/2021 Electric and autonomous e-container ship Yara Birkeland prepares for commercial ... The Yara Birkeland, the world's first autonomous and fully electric container ship, will soon commence commercial operations while beginning a two-year test period, prior to entering full autonomous operation on a route off the coast of ... » Read More

10/12/2021 Victoria Plum invests in Toyota forklift fleet Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has optimised its intralogistics processes by investing in a new fleet of more than 50 electric-powered Toyota lift trucks. » Read More

08/12/2021 Compressor Controls and Yokogawa launch jointly developed integrated solution ... Compressor Controls and Yokogawa Electric Corporation have concluded a commercial agreement for the sale of a jointly developed solution, CCC Inside for Yokogawa CENTUM VP, that integrates Yokogawa's process control technology and CCC's ... » Read More

08/12/2021 Dual-shafted grinder from Sulzer eliminates breakdowns at pumping stations Municipal utility company Servicebetrieb ASK, of Kamp-Lintfort in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany was experiencing frequent blockages and outages in one of its sewage pumping systems. The main cause was the proportion of solids in the ... » Read More

08/12/2021 Bulk box and bin filler Flexicon's Basic Filler for bulk boxes, totes, bins or other intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) loads bulk solid materials free of dust, at low cost. » Read More

08/12/2021 Swing-up stabiliser leg safety alert The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has contacted the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) regarding a fatal accident where an operator was crushed by a ‘swing-up’ (also known as ‘tilting’ or ‘rotating’) ... » Read More

07/12/2021 Specialist trains improve railway in the South Network Rail engineers called on two unique trains to deliver major improvements during a 16-day line closure in Dorset and Wiltshire. » Read More

07/12/2021 Amphibious vehicle helping to tackle flooding in Essex The Environment Agency has been trialling a new piece of equipment in Essex to help reduce flood risk to homes and businesses. » Read More

06/12/2021 Innovia to save £80,000 per year in steam recovery project Following an initial site audit and steam trap survey, steam solutions specialist TLV Euro Engineering has supplied and installed a number of efficient solutions on an existing steam line at Innovia Films, with energy savings from the ... » Read More