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30/01/2015 New guide set to ease manufacturers into ESOS A free new guide has been published by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, aimed at helping to ease Britain’s manufacturers into compliance with the government’s mandatory Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). » Read More

29/01/2015 Mentor launches first IOSH forklift safety qualification Mentor Training has launched the first- IOSH-accredited (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) safety management course aimed at those responsible for overseeing forklift operations. » Read More

28/01/2015 Archimedes screw pumps double capacity at Bangor As part of a £3 million investment, Northern Ireland Water is upgrading equipment at Luke’s Point pumping station, installing two Archimedes screw pumps to improve the water and sewerage infrastructure serving the Bangor area. » Read More

28/01/2015 Norgren changes name to IMI Precision Engineering All of IMI’s fluid power businesses – including Norgren – have been brought under a single new division: IMI Precision Engineering. » Read More

28/01/2015 Endress and Hauser releases 100 technical videos Process transmitters specialist Endress and Hauser has launched more than 100 free, instructional videos for engineers and technicians to its YouTube channel. » Read More

28/01/2015 Tour JCB's world-beating excavator plant at BFA Conference 2015 WM and Cranfield School of Management are offering you the exclusive opportunity to tour JCB's world-beating manufacturing centre of excellence in Rocester, Staffordshire at this year's Best Factory Awards (BFA) Conference on 10-11 March. » Read More

27/01/2015 Electric vehicle batteries to improve electrical power grid Redundant batteries from electric vehicles are at the heart of a project launched by the Second Life Batteries alliance that aims to form a large-scale energy storage system in Hamburg. » Read More

27/01/2015 Furniture firm prosecuted over worker's injury A Rutland company which manufactures children's bedroom furniture has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £4,449 in costs after a machine operator suffered serious hand injuries in a makeshift vacuum cleaner. » Read More

26/01/2015 Nuclear plant decision support system in new project Lloyd’s Register Consulting is working with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) to improve diagnosis and decision-making for nuclear emergency management. » Read More

26/01/2015 BOHS claims worker health protection is international human rights issue BOHS, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has welcomed a new Corporate Human Rights Benchmark that will assess and rank the human rights performance of international companies, and urged employers to recognise worker health ... » Read More

26/01/2015 Compressed air controller solves energy and condition issues Compressed air users are being offered a device that not only saves energy by switching off machines and shutting down supply when demand stops, but also checks for leaks and runs condition monitoring routines. » Read More

26/01/2015 Review of business and university links calls for evidence A review of how government can support more effective collaborations between business and university researchers has been set up by Greg Clark, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities. » Read More

26/01/2015 Semta's new CEO & COO set to engineer skills for future Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies, has appointed an all female team to combat the skills gap and champion vocational training. » Read More

23/01/2015 Bakery saves €27,000 per year with NSK bearings NSK is reporting that an unnamed “major food producer” is achieving annual savings of more than €27,000 on main bakery make-up conveyor since swapping to its Molded-Oil technology bearings. » Read More

23/01/2015 Apprentices experience ABB advanced learning Automation and electrical power giant ABB is opening its Aberdeen advanced learning facility to apprentices from the UK Upstream Oil and Gas Industry technician training scheme (UOGITT). » Read More

23/01/2015 Brewery fined £20,000 after vessel stirrer breaks foot Herefordshire-based Wye Valley Brewery has been fined £20,000 plus £9,632 costs for safety failings that resulted in a worker suffering a broken foot when it became trapped in a rotating stirrer. » Read More

21/01/2015 Atlas Copco oil-injected screw compressors get efficiency boost Atlas Copco Compressors has launched a new range of its popular GA 15-26kW oil-injected screw compressors designed to offer improved performance, reduced power consumption and lower noise levels. » Read More

21/01/2015 Manufacturers 'unprepared for mandatory energy assessments' British manufacturers are underprepared for the Government's Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) assessments scheduled to take place this year, according to research from npower Business Solutions. » Read More

21/01/2015 Atlas Copco invests £680,000 in custom engineering workshop Atlas Copco's custom engineering workshop in Hemel Hempstead has opened following the completion of a £680,000 upgrade. » Read More

21/01/2015 Innovation reduces drilling rig maintenance cost and complexity A water-jetting unit, manufactured by Hughes Pumps, is delivering corrosion prevention to an offshore drilling rig in the North Sea – and doing so without the need for compressed air or the usual maintenance requirements. » Read More

21/01/2015 Manufacturing MPs call for industrial policy change A cross-party group of Parliamentarians – the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group (APMG) – has launched a manifesto ahead of the general election calling on any future government to take steps to ensure the UK becomes a global ... » Read More

21/01/2015 Crisp producer in court after worker loses tip of finger Herefordshire crisp producer Tyrells has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost part of a finger in the moving parts of a fryer. » Read More

19/01/2015 Veolia serves up biogas CHP at Cannington Cold Stores Cannington Cold Stores' 45,000 tonne chilled food storage site in Bridgwater, Somerset, is now live with a 2MW biogas CHP (combined heat and power) plant, installed by Veolia, which adds to four existing 324kW CHP plants already installed. » Read More

19/01/2015 ABB to train Azerbaijan oil and gas engineers ABB UK has signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) to develop training for oil and gas engineers in Azerbaijan. » Read More

19/01/2015 BRC food safety standard update: guidance available Official BRC Global Standard organisation partner Loma Systems is urging food processing companies to review their inspection equipment and procedures in line with BRC's latest standard. » Read More