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10/05/2019 Amey awarded three RoSPA awards Infrastructure support service provider Amey has been awarded three prestigious recognitions by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its improving health and safety practices. » Read More

09/05/2019 Schaeffler and Mitsubishi Electric announce global strategic partnership Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG have announced a global strategic partnership as part of the e-F@ctory Alliance network. » Read More

08/05/2019 IMH invests in future talent Industrial and Marine Hydraulics (IMH) has appointed two new apprentice trainees at its head office on Teesside. » Read More

07/05/2019 Emerson provides predictive maintenance & operational support services to BP Global technology and engineering provider Emerson has been awarded a five-year contract with BP to provide predictive maintenance and operational support services to ensure safe, optimised production from its Clair Ridge platform and Glen ... » Read More

03/05/2019 Eriks offers advice on keeping belts in business Industrial services partner Eriks estimates that incorrectly installing and maintaining belt drives accounts for 98% of premature failures, leading to downtime and lost production. » Read More

02/05/2019 Boulting Technology launches new resource hub and website To give its customers a better understanding of interconnected technologies, systems integrator Boulting Technology has relaunched its website with a wealth of new content and resources to help educate and inform about Industry 4.0. » Read More

01/05/2019 Filtermist improves LEV offer and invests in engineers Industrial air filtration and extraction specialist Filtermist International has invested heavily in improving its local exhaust ventilation testing (LEV) offer. » Read More

30/04/2019 Waste firm introduces JCB wheeled loaders Privately-owned waste recycling business Countrystyle Recycling has further improved on-site handling efficiency at its facility in Sittingbourne, Kent, with the introduction of four JCB 457 wheeled loaders. » Read More

29/04/2019 Thames Water rolls out SEEPEX’s energy-reducing sludge solution Progressive cavity pump specialist SEEPEX has developed a new system that is said to improve dewatered sludge handling, enabling long distance transfer with reduced operational costs by using a combination of PC pump technology and ... » Read More

26/04/2019 New online tool makes bearing evaluation faster and easier SKF has updated its online Bearing Select tool, to make the process of selecting and evaluating a bearing faster and easier. » Read More

25/04/2019 ULEMCo looks to introduce zero emission genset Liverpool-based ULEMCo has announced plans to launch a zero emission 50 kW (KVA) generator later this year – targeted for use in urban areas, where the impact of harmful emissions from non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) is increasingly being ... » Read More

24/04/2019 CompAir solutions for Al-Nasr Full Field Development Project Gardner Denver’s CompAir brand has supplied a complete compressed air system to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), as part of its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company for the ... » Read More

23/04/2019 Smith Brothers starts work on first Arlington Energy STOR site High voltage power contractor Smith Brothers has begun work on the first of Arlington Energy’s energy storage and gas peaking projects – a short term operating reserve (STOR) site in Sheffield, Yorkshire. » Read More

22/04/2019 Bilfinger wins mechanical & electrical project for Welsh power station ... Warrington-based engineering and services provider Bilfinger UK has won a multi-million-pound contract with German hydropower specialist Voith Hydro to deliver a range of mechanical, electrical, maintenance and installation services at the ... » Read More

18/04/2019 London sewer plugged by whale-sized ‘concreteberg’ Thames Water is to remove what it says is a record-busting ‘concreteberg’ from under the streets of central London after discovering an industrial amount of solidified cement plugging three Victorian sewers. » Read More

18/04/2019 Offshore inspection equipment wins manus award An offshore inspection unit from remote intervention tooling and subsea engineering specialist ToolTec has won the 5,000 euros manus award 2019. » Read More

17/04/2019 Radius acquires Plant-i Crewe-based Radius Payment Solutions, the group behind the telematics and fuel card brands Kinesis and UK Fuels, has acquired Plant-i, a Welsh-based provider of tracking and telemetry solutions to the plant and construction sectors. » Read More

16/04/2019 Amey secures new United Utilities contracts for water network maintenance Public services provider Amey has been appointed by United Utilities to look after its South region wastewater network. » Read More

15/04/2019 New fleet for Ecolab Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets, has invested in a fleet of new vans and cars from Peugeot to service its expanding ... » Read More

12/04/2019 TÜV SÜD launches dedicated IoT cellular test service for Industry 4.0 support TÜV SÜD has launched its new Internet of Things (IoT) cellular testing service – said to be the only laboratory in the UK to offer a fully dedicated Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) test and certification service, helping manufacturers to gain ... » Read More

11/04/2019 Bridge crane adapts to lift 500t uneven loads Kranbau Köthen has built a crane with a lifting capacity of 500 tons and a special design whereby the weight distribution in two axes can be finely balanced using a special shaft end support. » Read More

10/04/2019 McDonalds and Miele prevent fatbergs by tweaking grease recovery McDonald’s Restaurants in the UK is working alongside Miele to prevent fatbergs and reduce the resources required to respond to grease-related drain blockages. The same project is also helping McDonald’s Restaurants to increase production ... » Read More

09/04/2019 ABB previews solid-state circuit breaker concept The concept solid-state breaker, revealed at the Hannover show, replaces the traditional moving parts of an electro-mechanical circuit breaker with power electronics and advanced software algorithms that control the power and can interrupt ... » Read More

08/04/2019 A.G Barr (Irn Bru) achieves AMIS Assessment A.G Barr’s Milton Keynes site was first assessed using the ‘AMIS Assessment’ in November 2016. An improvement plan was agreed and, following subsequent assessments in 2017 and 2018, the Milton Keynes site has achieved ‘world-class ... » Read More

05/04/2019 Siemens Digital Industries wins productivity contract with malt manufacturer Siemens Digital Industries has secured a major international productivity and technology programme with Boortmalt Group. » Read More