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07/04/2011 EDS recognised for Pfizer plant demolition contract Plant decommissioning specialist EDS has been received the Site Preparation and Services Award 2011 for its work clearing Pfizer's UK Global Manufacturing Site in Kent. » Read More

06/04/2011 British Gypsum contracts Eriks for maintenance support British Gypsum has signed a multi-million pound deal with Eriks Integrated Solutions for procurement, inventory control and stores management services at five production plants across the UK. » Read More

06/04/2011 Website demonstrates compressed air energy savings CompressingCarbon.com – which had its debut at the Hannover air this week – is CompAir's latest creation, aimed at assisting compressed air users with carbon-reduction. » Read More

05/04/2011 ODVA launches machinery initiative to promote best practice ODVA, the digital plant and machinery communications association, has launched a machinery initiative aimed at improving the integration of machinery with industrial manufacturing equipment. » Read More

05/04/2011 Altra Holdings to acquire Danfoss Bauer Altra Holdings is to acquire privately held Danfoss Bauer's gearmotor business for eur 43.1 million cash, with the deal expected to close during the second quarter. » Read More

04/04/2011 ABB drives help achieve precise textile control Specialist textile machinery firm Tatham has partnered with automation giant ABB to develop technology to provide higher production speeds with improved product weight distribution for crosslapper control. » Read More

01/04/2011 Eco-Oil Ipswich plant achieves significant energy savings UK industrial waste oil recycler Eco-Oil's Ipswich plant is reporting good energy savings from its high-efficiency thermal fluid heating system, from Babcock Wanson. » Read More

01/04/2011 Air Power East is Atlas Copco premier distributor Air Power East, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, is celebrating its appointment as a premier distributor for Atlas Copco Compressors in East Anglia. » Read More

01/04/2011 Brammer opens Pembroke branch for plant maintenance Cllr Maureen Colgan, mayor of Pembroke Dock, and Welsh badminton international Jordan Hart with Ian Ritchie, managing director of maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Brammer, officially opening its new Pembroke Dock brnch. » Read More

31/03/2011 HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations to report on Fukushima Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, is to produce a report on the implications for the UK nuclear industry of the devastation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. » Read More

31/03/2011 GE Energy to acquire Converteam for $3,2 billion GE Energy is to acquire approximately 90% of French electrification and automation equipment firm Converteam for approximately $3.2 billion. » Read More

31/03/2011 Brand-Rex awards ERIKS five year MRO contract Cabling systems firm Brand-Rex has awarded a five-year, single-supplier MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) contract to Eriks Integrated Solutions Division to cover its Glenrothes manufacturing site. » Read More

30/03/2011 Rapeseed Oil Fuels Green Energy Revolution Lincolnshire-based energy firm LowC Communities says it has developed a viable non-food rapeseed oil (break crop) power generation system that is providing low-carbon, green electricity, heating and hot water for buildings. » Read More

30/03/2011 Speedy Hire launches members’ club for small plants Plant and equipment rental and support firm Speedy has launched a members-only service for tradesmen and small to medium size businesses. » Read More

29/03/2011 RSA Tipton chooses Andrews high efficiency condensing water heaters Derry Building Services reports success with the installation of two high efficiency Andrews condensing water heaters and buffer tanks, now operating at the new RSA Academy in Tipton, West Midlands. » Read More

29/03/2011 ABB introduces UK’s largest energy appraisal team ABB has launched a 50-person energy appraisal team, which it claims can deliver a plant energy saving potential analysis for motor-driven applications within half-a-day. » Read More

28/03/2011 Compact condensing boilers on course at Stantonbury Architecture MK is reporting success with installations of Potterton Commercial has Eurocondense two condensinb boilers at Stantonbury Campus in Milton Keynes, one of the largest schools in the UK. » Read More

25/03/2011 Norsk Lastbærer Pool pilots RFID pallet tracking in Norway’s food industry Norsk Lastbærer AS Pool, which manages nationwide pallet leasing for Norwegian retailers and manufacturers, is piloting RFID tags for tracking plastic pallets and totes. » Read More

25/03/2011 South Ferriby cement plant is first to 100% waste fuel Today (25 March) sees a new first, with CEMEX's South Ferriby Cement Plant in North Lincolnshire reporting that it has replaced 100% of the fuel used to heat its cement kiln with fuels made from wastes. » Read More

24/03/2011 Lifecycle service helps plant managers with legacy automation Rockwell Automation is offering plant managers a new level of support minimise the risk of obsolescence. » Read More

24/03/2011 Britannia proves Cygscope is worth its weight in silver Lead and silver smelting firm Britannia has named the CygScope its best equipment purchase of 2010, claiming that it has made plant operations easier and safer. » Read More

23/03/2011 Fuel duty escalator scrapped in Budget The chancellor has announced that fuel duty will be cut, vehicle excise duty on HGVs is frozen and the fuel duty escalator is to be scrapped – a move which industry says will bring relief for commercial vehicle operators. » Read More

23/03/2011 £16.5m engineering laboratories to develop low carbon technologies Aston University is building £16.5m engineering laboratories to showcase and develop renewable low carbon technologies, including a biomass fuelled power plant. » Read More

23/03/2011 US researcher scoops iPad in Litre Meter survey A research associate from the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, University of Wyoming, has won an Apple iPad for taking part in a survey organised by Litre Meter. » Read More

22/03/2011 Automated clean-in-place project saves pharma firm £120.000 Hydraulic controls firm Burkert says that by automating an unnamed "major pharmaceutical manufacturer's" CIP (clean in place) processes, it is saving the firm £120,000pa. » Read More