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30/03/2015 Unilever takes Brammer production efficiency award Fast moving consumer goods giant Unilever won the production efficiency award at the Manufacturing Forum and Awards, hosted by MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) specialist Brammer along with Buck & Hickman, the UK maintenance and ... » Read More

27/03/2015 Cheshire ice cream firm in court after employee loses finger An ice cream manufacturer has been fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £11,287.22 in prosecution costs for safety failings after an employee's finger was cut off by a fruit feeder machine. » Read More

27/03/2015 Manufacturer in court after worker's arm pulled into machinery A manufacturing firm has been fined £4,000 for serious safety failings after a worker was injured when his arm was caught between a conveyor belt and roller in a Glasgow factory. » Read More

26/03/2015 Red tape cut means plants can help power themselves The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles has announced that the permitted development threshold for rooftop solar panels on commercial property is to be increased from 50kW to 1MW. » Read More

26/03/2015 GROW receives £1m extension to maximise offshore wind opportunities The GROW:OffshoreWind programme has been granted a six-month extension to help more manufacturers take advantage of investment in supply chain infrastructure. » Read More

26/03/2015 Atlas Copco celebrates 50 years in Ireland Atlas Copco Compressors in Ireland is to hold a programme of staff and customer events to commemorate its 50th year of operation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. » Read More

25/03/2015 Noise abatement achieved for oil and gas plant API 610 pumps A produced water treatment plant, for one Maersk’s offshore production platforms in Qatar, has taken delivery of innovative API 610 pumps with acoustic enclosures to meet new offshore platform health and safety regulations. » Read More

25/03/2015 Super-efficient vacuum pumps to launch at ComVac A range of ‘super efficient’ vacuum pumps will be unveiled by Atlas Copco at the ComVac 2015 exhibition in Hanover, Germany. » Read More

25/03/2015 WEG takes motors from large to ultra-compact at Hanover Fair Motors and drives giant WEG will be showing equipment from its largest W22X explosion-proof electric motor to ultra-compact water-cooled motors claimed to deliver the same power in a frame size up to two times smaller than competitors’ ... » Read More

25/03/2015 Materials company prosecuted for worker's crush injury A materials company has been fined £10,000 with £940.50 costs after a maintenance engineer's hand was crushed at its West Midlands factory. » Read More

24/03/2015 First sludge removal marks milestone in Sellafield clean-up A major step forward in the clean-up of Europe’s most complex and hazardous nuclear plant has been achieved, with the first radioactive sludge removed from by Sellafield. » Read More

24/03/2015 Oil-free forming lubricant eliminates degreasing British lubricants developer Millers Oils has launched a new forming lubricant, which it says will help manufacturers “improve process times, cleanliness and durability”. » Read More

24/03/2015 Atlas Copco launches thermo kit for compressor energy recovery Industrial compressors giant Atlas Copco says it intends to accelerate the adoption of compressor energy recovery with its new all-in-one kit that simplifies integration with a facility’s central heating and hot water plant. » Read More

23/03/2015 BFPA and BCAS form UK Motion Control Alliance The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) and the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA, which incorporates the British Fluid Power Distributors Association) have together formed the UK Motion Control Alliance (UKMCA). » Read More

23/03/2015 LEEA strengthens TEAM card with online training LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has unveiled an online renewal system aimed at helping to ensure that its TEAM card registrants retain professional competence. » Read More

20/03/2015 Eriks unites fluid power under Flexion brand MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) specialist Eriks – which held its inaugural apprentice awards ceremony during National Apprenticeship Week – has launched international fluid power brand Flexion to the UK. » Read More

20/03/2015 South Yorkshire firm a 'serial safety offender' A Rotherham-based metals business has been fined £36,000 and ordered to pay £36,000 toward prosecution costs after it repeatedly risked workers' lives by making them use dangerous machines – notching up a shocking 31 enforcement notices ... » Read More

19/03/2015 Best Factory Awards 2015 open for entry The Best Factory Awards 2015 have officially opened for entry. The hunt is on for trailblazing factories that can demonstrate market-leading skills development, innovation and operational excellence. » Read More

19/03/2015 Produce company in court after reversing forklifts injure workers An East Yorkshire produce company has been ordered to pay more than £46,000 after two workers were seriously injured by reversing forklift trucks in separate incidents at its vegetable processing factory in Chicksands, Bedfordshire. » Read More

19/03/2015 Company sentenced after worker loses fingers A leading international aluminium fabricator has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £1,784.50 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge after a worker severed two fingers when his left hand was trapped in the loading clamps of an aluminium ... » Read More

18/03/2015 Weetabix sees healthy extruder savings with ac motors Weetabix Food Company is reporting estimated cost savings of £48,000 per year, following replacement of dc drives with modern ac equivalent equipment on extruder lines for its Weetos product. » Read More

18/03/2015 Bestobell valves for first LNG fuelled harbour tug Bestobell Marine has received a major new order from Wärtsilä Fuel Gas Handling Division (FGH) to supply cryogenic globe valves for the Middle East’s first LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuelled harbour tug. » Read More

17/03/2015 Tip Trailer Services fined £500,000 after worker crushed between trucks Tip Trailer Services has been fined £500,000 plus £56,938 costs after an employee suffered horrific injuries when she was crushed between two trucks. » Read More

17/03/2015 Wet steam turbine delivers carbon-free electricity from waste heat Biomass and energy from waste specialist Saxlund International is now marketing and supporting a new, wet steam turbine, designed to produce emission-free electricity from from low grade steam. » Read More

17/03/2015 Veolia water recovery saves Heineken £100,000 per annum Heineken is reporting an estimated annual saving of more than £100,000 through water recovery at its Hereford cider mill, following the installation of a bespoke water recovery system from Veolia Water Technologies. » Read More