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02/09/2019 Cerulean and Festo improve tube packing efficiency Tube packing solutions manufacturer Cerulean has collaborated with industrial automation specialist Festo to simplify the design of its FPS-1 tube packer. » Read More

30/08/2019 Wastewater facility gets screw blowers A bespoke compressed air solution has been delivered by Gardner Denver distributor Team Air Power to the Kinnegar wastewater treatment plant, operated by Charles Brand. » Read More

29/08/2019 Industrial supply company launches automatic replenishment service for ... Tools and MRO supplier Zoro UK has launched an automatic stock and supplies replenishing feature called ‘Order Subscription’. » Read More

28/08/2019 Lube Cube saves on plastic A cardboard packaging solution has saved 500 tonnes of plastic, according to a lubricant manufacturer. » Read More

27/08/2019 BP deck operations contract for Sparrows Group Sparrows Group has announced the award of its first contract to deliver deck operations services in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) from supermajor BP. » Read More

26/08/2019 Pilot project sees robots deliver Coca-Cola products at Alton Towers Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is piloting robotic technology at Alton Towers Resort to help deliver beverages to customers, as part of its Ventures innovation investment fund. » Read More

26/08/2019 One step closer to swarm robots that can independently learn and evolve A new generation of swarming robots that can independently learn and evolve new behaviours in the wild is one step closer, creating new robotic possibilities for environmental monitoring, disaster recovery, infrastructure maintenance, ... » Read More

23/08/2019 Bilfinger UK awarded maintenance contracts with INEOS in Scotland Engineering and services provider Bilfinger UK has been awarded multimillion-pound contracts to deliver maintenance services for global chemical producer INEOS at two sites in Scotland, which will see it double its workforce in the country ... » Read More

22/08/2019 JCB starts full production of fully electric mini excavator JCB has gone into full production with what it says is the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator. » Read More

21/08/2019 Xylem supports Whaley Bridge dam operation The UK and Ireland managing director of global water technology company Xylem has said that he is “proud” of his team following their involvement in preventing the collapse of a damaged dam wall above the town of Whaley Bridge in ... » Read More

20/08/2019 Rotamec rewind service helps brewery keep fizz Electro-mechanical service provider Rotamec has carried out a specialist motor rewind and refurbishment for a brewery. » Read More

19/08/2019 'Deep Reality Viewer' launched by Vision Engineering Visual inspection and measurement technologies manufacturer Vision Engineering has launched its latest product – the Deep Reality Viewer (DRV-Z1) microscope. » Read More

16/08/2019 Contracts awarded to refurbish Well-Safe Guardian Well-Safe Solutions has awarded two multi-million-pound contracts to continue the transformation of the Well-Safe Guardian – the decommissioning company’s first asset – into a bespoke plug and abandonment unit. » Read More

15/08/2019 Warehouse pallet storage density increased at Britvic Jungheinrich UK has provided soft drinks company Britvic with a multi depth, high density under pallet carrier (UPC) shuttle racking solution to optimise its warehouse space in Rugby, UK. » Read More

14/08/2019 Veolia & Irish Water sign upgrade contracts for key water treatment sites Veolia has been awarded two four-year framework agreements that will aim to deliver new water and wastewater infrastructure for Irish Water. » Read More

13/08/2019 WHP completes cleanroom for ADC Bio Production of new anti-cancer drugs at ADC Bio’s North Wales manufacturing plant has been boosted following the completion of a new cleanroom facility, designed and built by WHP. » Read More

12/08/2019 Suttons success for in house refurb of tank fleet A global logistics specialist in North West England has refurbished more than 120 tank containers since moving the service in house just under a year ago. » Read More

09/08/2019 Collett delivers ‘the largest crane in the world’ A Sarens SGC-250, which claims to be the largest crane in the world, has been delivered to the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant (HPC) site in Somerset. » Read More

08/08/2019 Filtermist International makes third acquisition of 2019 Telford-based air extraction and filtration specialist Filtermist International has completed a deal to acquire industrial vacuum cleaner manufacturer Kerstar. » Read More

07/08/2019 ABB to modernise oil refinery ABB has won a multi-million-dollar order to modernise a major oil refinery in Kazakhstan. » Read More

06/08/2019 BBH Insite for aero engine company Industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services provider Brammer Buck & Hickman (BBH) has won a new contract to establish an ‘Insite’ at Arconic Engines in Darley Dale, UK. » Read More

02/08/2019 TotalKare lifting solution for CMG Rescue Newport Pagnell-based CMG Rescue, which operates a range of light and heavy breakdown recovery vehicles, with 75 tracked assistance vehicles available at a moment’s notice and a transport and logistics operations that runs more than 30 ... » Read More

01/08/2019 Altrad Services begins multi-million-pound contract with SABIC Altrad Services UK welcomed new employees at the start of July, who have joined the existing team and will help to deliver a new maintenance projects contract for work with long-term partner SABIC on its Teesside site. » Read More

31/07/2019 International companies to exhibit at Maintec 2019 Maintenance and reliability exhibition Maintec has seen significant growth in global manufacturers and solution providers signing up to exhibit at the next edition of its event, owners of the show have said. » Read More

30/07/2019 LED light fittings for North Sea oil and gas platforms LED lighting specialist Glamox has supplied more than 1,400 TX60 explosion-protected (Ex e) linear LED light fittings to Chrysaor, which are currently being installed across three of its gas and condensate platforms in the Central North ... » Read More