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03/12/2018 Travis Perkins order for JCB A UK builder’s merchants has invested in 500 new JCB machines worth more than £7 million for its Tool Hire division. » Read More

30/11/2018 Hydrogen tests begin on gas distribution infrastructure TUV SUD NEL in East Kilbride, Scotland has begun a research project that might help determine the distribution infrastructure for hydrogen and other clean gaseous fuels. » Read More

29/11/2018 SJD research highlights gender pay gap in engineering Research conducted by Hemel Hempstead-based SJD accountants has found that men in engineering earn up to 30% more than women in the same roles. » Read More

28/11/2018 InSite Technical Services celebrates 4th birthday Pembrokeshire-based InSite Technical Services, which supplies technical consultancy and operational services to the oil, gas, metals, chemicals, renewables, technology licensing and financial industries, will celebrate four years of growth ... » Read More

27/11/2018 Apprentice engineer looks to ‘keep growing’ Eighteen-year-old apprentice engineer Miguel Mari is pursuing his dream job as an inventor and problem solver with Rotech, a designer of feeding and coding systems. » Read More

26/11/2018 Emtec introduces JCB Teletruk technology Louvres and acoustic products manufacturer Emtec has introduced JCB Teletruk technology, improving operational efficiency by freeing up outside space at its High Wycombe-based production and distribution facility. » Read More

23/11/2018 RTITB: Agency workers at risk due to lack of lift truck training RTITB has warned that workplace accidents, injuries and fatalities are frequently occurring because employers are failing to check the qualifications and training credentials of agency staff working in lift truck operations. » Read More

22/11/2018 STEM support scheme in Scotland extended The Scottish government has revealed that a scheme aimed at encouraging people to retrain as secondary school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is to be extended. » Read More

21/11/2018 Inmarsat enhances cyber security offering for maritime industry Global, mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has introduced two new components to its maritime cyber security service, Fleet Secure, as it continues to develop solutions that combat ever-increasing cyber threats. » Read More

20/11/2018 Hyundai Motor Company partners with UAV startup Hyundai Motor Company has announced a strategic partnership with hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies startup Top Flight Technologies Inc, as part of its broader effort to cement leadership in future mobility ... » Read More

19/11/2018 Amey holds engineering badge day for Girlguiding Young girls from across England and Scotland have come together to learn about engineering and science at Amey’s first ever ‘badge day’. » Read More

16/11/2018 Consortium creates engine efficiency solution for the marine sector A consortium, led by Bowman Power Group Ltd, has successfully created a new, marine-capable system to increase engine efficiency and reduce emissions. » Read More

15/11/2018 Kinesis Telematics protect field operatives at KDR Powerlines KDR Powerlines has implemented vehicle tracking from Kinesis. » Read More

14/11/2018 Loop valve tester incorporates HART communications A new handheld tester from Fluke, 710 mA Loop Valve Tester, can interrogate control valves in situ, potentially avoiding the need for complicated testers that require extensive training, the removal of the valve, and often one-to-two hours ... » Read More

13/11/2018 Laser tracker-based system aims to improve robot accuracy Laser measurement technology company API has launched a laser tracker-based industrial robot performance and calibration solution that claims to have improved position accuracy up to 12 times in robots under test. » Read More

12/11/2018 Eriks proposes bacteria action plan for food industry gears and motors Industrial component supplier Eriks, which supplies the Fenner brand of gears and motors for the food industry, is recommending a three-step action plan to reduce bacterial contamination and costs in food processing. » Read More

09/11/2018 Aston Martin St Athan plant nearing completion Aston Martin Lagonda’s new production facility in St Athan, Wales, is nearing completion. » Read More

08/11/2018 Sensonics begins condition monitoring system commissioning at UAE new-build ... Condition monitoring supplier Sensonics has delivered the final tranche of machinery protection systems to the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant project in the UAE. » Read More

07/11/2018 Schaeffler to close Plymouth (Barden Corp) and Llanelli factories Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has blamed uncertainty surrounding Brexit as 'one factor amongst others' in its decisions to shut two of its three UK plants as well as one of its logistics centres. » Read More

05/11/2018 Annual data reveals 1.4 million workers suffered work-related ill health in ... A total of 1.4 million workers suffered from work-related ill health (new and long-standing) in 2017/18, according to annual statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). » Read More

02/11/2018 ABB’s UK Engineering Centre doubles in size Technology specialist ABB has doubled the size of its UK Engineering Centre in Coalville, Leicestershire, from 830m2 to 1789m2, in order to tackle demand for servicing variable speed drives (VSDs), developing specialist test rigs (STRs) ... » Read More

31/10/2018 Patrolling robots with chemical sensors ‘listen’ to gas leaks A new generation of chemical sensors could help to reduce the risk of a petrol plant explosion or a potential disaster on an oil refinery by using sound and light to ‘listen’ to gas leaks. » Read More

30/10/2018 AVT Reliability to showcase new products at Maintec Plant reliability specialist AVT Reliability will showcase two ‘game-changing’ new products at Maintec, the UK’s exhibition for the maintenance engineering and asset management community, from 6-7 November. » Read More

25/10/2018 ERIKS selects the UK for its European Centre of Expertise Industrial products and services provider ERIKS has officially opened the doors of its European Centre of Expertise for power transmission in the West Midlands. » Read More

23/10/2018 New ‘MEWP’ operator training course for safe working at height RTITB has launched an updated Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) training course to ensure operators have the skills and knowledge to work safely and efficiently at height. » Read More