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20/12/2019 OE’s most read news stories of 2019 A run-down of the most-read news stories published on the OE website in 2019. » Read More

19/12/2019 IMH opens new facility at the Port of Blyth Industrial and Marine Hydraulics (IMH) has opened a new facility at the Port of Blyth, UK, that is equipped to provide full onsite service and inspection operations. » Read More

18/12/2019 Traverser and jacks for York depot Sheffield-based Mechan has delivered a bespoke traverser and set of 12 lifting jacks to the Network Rail Holgate depot in York. » Read More

17/12/2019 Bitrez joins EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub Polymers and chemicals manufacturer Bitrez has become an industrial partner of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub (CIMComp). » Read More

16/12/2019 New AMRC Lancashire facility gets green light Planners at South Ribble Borough Council and Ribble Valley Borough Council have granted permission to the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to build and equip a £20m facility at the heart of the ... » Read More

13/12/2019 United Utilities renews total facilities management contract with EMCOR UK Facilities management provider EMCOR UK has been awarded a four-year extension to its total facilities management contract with water company United Utilities – effective as of April 2020 and lasting until the end of March 2024. » Read More

12/12/2019 Bilfinger secures maintenance contract with manufacturer Engineering and services provider Bilfinger has secured a maintenance deal involving mechanical, access, insulation and painting (MSIP) services with global agricultural fertilisers manufacturer CF Fertilisers (UK). » Read More

10/12/2019 Mechanical services for new airport lounge HVAC specialist Ecomech has recently worked with Edinburgh Airport to provide mechanical services for restaurant, bar, kitchen and toilet facilities at its No.1 Lounge. » Read More

06/12/2019 Furnace project completed by Edwards Engineering Edwards Engineering has successfully completed a £4.5 million project with Superglass Insulation to install a new furnace building at the Stirling-based site – doubling its annual production capacity of glass wool. » Read More

05/12/2019 Dustcontrol UK wins award Dustcontrol UK has won the Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award at the Speedy Expo 2019 for its commitment to practice environmental and social sustainability. » Read More

04/12/2019 Autonomous drone technology trials successful at warehouse facility IAG Cargo has successfully trialled autonomous drone technology within its warehouse facility in Madrid. » Read More

03/12/2019 Adler and Allan partner with Bradbury Group to supply and install flood doors Environmental and risk reduction specialist Adler and Allan has partnered with steel door and physical security solutions provider Bradbury Group to supply and install its range of flood security doors to businesses in the UK. » Read More

02/12/2019 Wastewater treatment works in Glasgow modernised ECS Engineering Services has completed the modernisation of Shieldhall wastewater treatment works in Glasgow, including the installation of 14 massive new screw pumps. » Read More

29/11/2019 Atlas Copco celebrates 100 years of UK operations Atlas Copco has marked a century of UK operations with a look at how industrial technology could evolve over the next 100 years. » Read More

27/11/2019 Winners named at the AEMT Awards 2019 The winners of the 2019 AEMT (Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades) Awards have been announced. » Read More

26/11/2019 Well construction firm Coretrax makes acquisition Well construction and intervention company Coretrax has acquired Churchill Drilling Tools, as part of an ongoing growth and expansion strategy. » Read More

25/11/2019 Worley and Arundo launch The Data Refinery Worley, a specialist in engineering, procurement and construction for the energy, chemicals and resources sector, and Arundo, a software company enabling advanced analytics in heavy industries, have come together to launch The Data ... » Read More

22/11/2019 Test House refurbishment completed by AESSEAL AESSEAL has reopened its mechanical seal Test House following an upgrade totalling more than £1.4 million. » Read More

21/11/2019 JCB supports armed forces’ rehab centre JCB is supporting the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) Programme on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate (SHRE) in the East Midlands. » Read More

20/11/2019 Engineers sss-ave venomous cobra found at sewage works A deadly cobra that had slithered into Basingstoke Sewage Works has been rescued by engineers at Thames Water. » Read More

19/11/2019 Sparrows doubles UAE operations Sparrows Group has doubled the size of its operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after securing contracts worth in excess of £55 million in the past three months. » Read More

18/11/2019 Project in Sunderland to see tower block gas replacement A project to install sprinklers and ground source heat to 364 flats in Sunderland has launched, involving what claims to be the largest gas replacement in high rise tower blocks in the UK. » Read More

15/11/2019 Production machines installed at new factory Aluminium extrusion machinery has been installed ready for commissioning at Garnalex’s new production facility at Nether Heage in Derbyshire. » Read More

14/11/2019 VEC awarded nuclear research contract The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) has been awarded a contract to support Phase 2 of the government’s Digital Reactor Design (DRD) nuclear research programme. » Read More

13/11/2019 Hiab Nugent Crane Trailer launched Load handling equipment specialist Hiab has partnered with trailer manufacturer Nugent to develop a ready-to-roll, small crane on a small trailer, said to be suitable for light but essential lifting jobs. » Read More