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13/03/2020 Rescheduled: Plant & Asset Management exhibition and co-located shows to take ... DFA Media, organiser of Plant & Asset Management exhibition and co-located shows, has been actively monitoring and following advice regarding the Coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19) over the past weeks. It has been decided that the show and ... » Read More

13/03/2020 TrakRap wins international award Secondary packaging company TrakRap has won the ‘Best Manufacturing Technology’ award at the World Food Innovation Awards. » Read More

12/03/2020 Mpac Lambert picks Siemens Digital Industries as ‘Digital Platform Partner’ Siemens Digital Industries and Mpac Lambert have entered into a ‘Digital Platform Partner’ accord that covers the UK operations of Mpac Group, a manufacturer of dosing and packaging systems for healthcare, medical and consumer goods. » Read More

11/03/2020 MSC helps TM Specialist Engineers to drive down consumable spend MRO products and services supplier MSC Industrial Supply Co. is helping to reduce consumable spend at TM Specialist Engineers, a producer of bespoke heavy steel fabricated and machined parts for manufacturing and engineering customers. » Read More

11/03/2020 MACH exhibition postponed to January 2021 The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), which owns and runs the MACH exhibition on behalf of the industry, has taken the decision to reschedule MACH from April 2020 to January 2021. » Read More

10/03/2020 Agricultural product contract handed to Sarginsons Industries A contract has been handed to a Midlands manufacturer to make an agricultural product that claims to reduce water waste and the use of pesticides. » Read More

09/03/2020 ENGIE and Gentoo partnership progresses with award of £16m improvement works Regeneration and energy specialist ENGIE has been appointed to deliver a variety of regeneration programmes by Sunderland-based housing association Gentoo Group. » Read More

06/03/2020 Tendeka receives Letter of Intent for sand-face completion scope Independent global completions service company Tendeka has received a ‘Letter of Intent’ for a multi-million-pound scope to supply sand-face completion equipment to Aker BP’s Norwegian assets. » Read More

04/03/2020 Backhoe loader #750,000 rolls off JCB production line JCB’s 750,000th backhoe loader has rolled off the production line at its factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 years ago. » Read More

03/03/2020 IRR receives Queen’s Anniversary Prize A team of engineers and researchers that aims to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety, have been awarded an honour in Higher Education, conferred after scrutiny by the Prime Minister and ... » Read More

02/03/2020 Brillopak PakStation for Worldwide Fruit International fruit marketing and distribution company Worldwide Fruit has installed a Brillopak semi-automated PakStation for loading crates at its Spalding facility, which is said to have boosted the capacity to load flow wrapped apples ... » Read More

28/02/2020 Veolia to deliver energy solutions at Rotherham Hospital Global resource management company Veolia, working through its specialist energy performance contracting team, is to help the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust to save money and cut carbon emissions using a range of energy efficiency services. » Read More

27/02/2020 Renold chain centre produces 1.7km conveyor chain Renold’s UK chain centre has manufactured one of the largest lengths of a customer specified conveyor chain that it has produced so far this year. » Read More

26/02/2020 Sulzer deploys AI solution at two solar plants Sulzer is collaborating with Atlantica, a global player in sustainable infrastructure, to install its BLUE BOX advanced analytics solution on performance-critical pumps at two solar power plants. » Read More

25/02/2020 Severn Trent Water streamlines communication and critical alert processes Severn Trent, which is responsible for water supply management, as well as wastewater treatment and disposal for the Midlands, is improving safety for its lone workers by deploying a dedicated radio platform solution from ANT Telecom. » Read More

24/02/2020 Forum ROV to support Arctic research Forum Energy Technologies has secured an order from Amundsen Science (Université Laval, Canada) to supply a light work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to support its Arctic scientific research activities. » Read More

21/02/2020 HSE inspections following safety alert The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that they must protect their workers' health by controlling the risks from welding fume. » Read More

20/02/2020 Sparrows Group to manufacture cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion Sparrows Group, a provider of specialist equipment and integrated engineering services to the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors, has secured a contract to manufacture three cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion project. » Read More

19/02/2020 Westcotec launches air pollution monitoring project with Central Bedfordshire ... A network of 24 air pollution sensors has been activated across the Central Bedfordshire Council region, as part of a coordinated plan to improve air quality for residents. » Read More

18/02/2020 New test bay and jobs at RMEC Global oilfield services firm RMEC has invested a six-figure sum into its on-site test bay facilities to maximise demand for its maintenance services, as well as support the recertification of its equipment rental fleet. » Read More

17/02/2020 Ashtead Technology supports Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project Subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has completed subsea installation monitoring work to support the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project (CCS) in the North Sea. » Read More

14/02/2020 JCB to reduce output due to anticipated component shortages caused by ... JCB announced on Thursday 13 February that it is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. » Read More

13/02/2020 Alok Sharma named as Business Secretary Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, has been named as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. » Read More

13/02/2020 Study to investigate steel industry decarbonisation Scientists at Leeds University and Sheffield University have secured funding to investigate ways the UK steel industry can be decarbonised within 30 years. » Read More

12/02/2020 Hydrogen-powered mine truck being developed by WAE & Anglo American Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and global mining company Anglo American are to develop a new fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that is said to be the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine truck. » Read More