Total Petrochemicals UK is using specialist decommissioning, and demolition consultancy RVA Group to oversee and co-ordinate the dismantling of its polystyrene manufacturing site close to the centre...
Plant Refurbishing/RemanufactureA unnamed Scandinavian biogas producer has selected Michell Instruments' analysers to monitor oxygen levels for safety and quality at two sites.
Gas AnalysesSchaeffler (UK) has won Best Company' in the Pathway to Apprenticeship (PtA) Awards 2013, organised by the Welsh Government, SEMTA and further education colleges.
ApprenticeshipsSteps to promote good engineering design specifically aimed at cutting death, injury and disease in Britain's workplaces, are outlined in a policy paper published yesterday (10 December 2013) by the...
Occupational HealthWhen it comes to boosting engineering skills, it's been a busy couple of months for the Coalition.
Engineering Competence/SkillsVan Beest and Hoist UK were the winners in the LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Innovation Awards, held at last month's (November 20133) overhead lifting industry exhibition LiftEx 2013....
Manual HandlingMcCain Food's plant at Whittlesey, Peterborough, has reduced its site load from 7 MW to 6 MW, following installation of new refrigeration plant powered by ABB low harmonic variable-speed drives.
CompressorsKuwait National Petroleum Company has contracted with Honeywell to provide the integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for its new 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be built in...
Process Management SystemsCommissioning of a microbiological desulphurisation system at the Cory Waste Management site, in Weston-super-Mare, is the culmination of collaboration between Uniflare, the Warwickshire-based...
BiofuelDoosan Babcock and Doosan Škoda Power have together won the Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.
Occupational HealthLEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has launched two hands-on training courses covering the thorough examination of electric overhead travelling and portal cranes, as well as runways...
Manual HandlingNetwork Rail is currently carrying out major engineering work to strengthen and repair the 250m long Holme Tunnel, between Hebden Bridge and Burnley – using unusual fabricated structural steel arches....
Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture