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03/02/2020 New BAS facility breaks ground A new building to facilitate the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) ongoing climate-related research in Antarctica broke ground at its largest facility, Rothera Research Station, on Thursday 30 January 2020. » Read More

31/01/2020 Virtual reality safety training programme for Amey workers launched Public service provider Amey has launched a new safety training programme for its utilities employees, based on a fully-interactive virtual reality platform. » Read More

30/01/2020 Convert expands cable loom and harness assembly area Kent-based cable looms and harnesses maker Convert has doubled the size of its assembly area after investing in additional premises. » Read More

29/01/2020 Winter maintenance and repair vehicles maker ploughs £850k into new laser cutter Econ Engineering, a company in North Yorkshire that manufactures winter maintenance and repair vehicles, has ploughed £850,000 into a new laser cutter. » Read More

28/01/2020 Engineering inspection firm plans expansion Engineering inspection business Thurra, which has operated from Rochdale for more than 25 years, has announced that it plans to move to new, custom-built premises in the heart of Rawtenstall, Lancashire. » Read More

27/01/2020 Hydra Engineering Services acquired by Rubix UK Industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services supplier Rubix UK has completed the acquisition of hydraulics services supplier Hydra Engineering Services (Hydraflow Hydraulics). » Read More

24/01/2020 Proseal meets the need for speed Packaging solutions provider Proseal has supplied a tray sealer and integrated conveyor to a fruit producer, which is said to be providing greater throughput and ample production line space for packing. » Read More

23/01/2020 AR partnership aims to transform infrastructure and utilities UK geospatial specialist MGISS has partnered with Canada-based augmented reality (AR) visualisation platform vGIS to develop an AR tool aimed at managing and visualising hidden infrastructure assets. » Read More

22/01/2020 Ficep implements cloud-based mobile resource management system Structural steel and plate fabrication equipment supplier Ficep has deployed mobile technology as part of a real-time management system that is said to have transformed customer service. » Read More

21/01/2020 ENGIE launches energy centre in Newcastle A new district energy centre has been officially launched by energy and services specialist ENGIE UK, in partnership with Newcastle City Council. » Read More

20/01/2020 Totalkare investment drive marks anniversary Lifting and testing solutions provider Totalkare is embarking on a £750,000 investment drive that will aim to help it boost sales by 25%. » Read More

17/01/2020 Ramboll re-awarded technical advisor role for BAS Engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll has been re-appointed as technical advisor for British Antarctic Survey (BAS), successfully winning the next phase of work in a series of projects to improve and modernise Antarctic ... » Read More

16/01/2020 Schaeffler joins global hydrogen initiative Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has become a steering member in the Hydrogen Council, a globally active hydrogen interest group based in Belgium. » Read More

14/01/2020 Siemens helps Hallé go green Siemens is helping the Hallé orchestra cut its costs by 35% through energy reduction. » Read More

13/01/2020 Chimney for bio-methane plant gets corrosion protected Leeds-based corrosion protection and engineering services specialist Corroserve has completed a contract to protect the internal surfaces of a newly manufactured mild steel chimney prior to it being installed at a bio-methane plant on ... » Read More

10/01/2020 Ecolighting UK helps CML premises EcolightingUK has recently been specified for LED lighting at a 206,350ft2 warehouse at Brockton Business Park in Telford for CML, which stores and delivers a wide variety of food products across the ambient and chilled temperature ranges. » Read More

09/01/2020 Calibration lab opened by Atlas Copco For the purpose of delivering complete audit traceability and measurement assurance to its manufacturing customers, Atlas Copco Tools & Industrial Assembly Solutions has opened a new calibration laboratory at its UK headquarters in Hemel ... » Read More

08/01/2020 Amey AR to help tackle ‘unflushables’ problem Amey is to use a new augmented reality (AR) app to help fight ‘unflushables’. » Read More

07/01/2020 Edwards Engineering installs blend centre for Broxburn Bottlers Edwards Engineering has successfully managed the development and installation of a £700,000 new blend centre for Broxburn Bottlers. » Read More

06/01/2020 Hiab strengthens customer offering in Northern Ireland On-road load handling equipment specialist Hiab has strengthened its offering to customers in Northern Ireland and the border counties with the addition of MAW Engineering as an authorised Hiab sales and installation partner. » Read More

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