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Chemical pumping proves its worth in the wider world

Added: 28 Apr 2021

As our March/April edition went to press, the Government was releasing early details of its legisla…

Planning gains

Added: 4 Feb 2021

History provides numerous instances of catastrophic events providing the catalyst for radical econo…

Kerry food hub

A new era beckons for the food and drink sector

Added: 14 Feb 2020

A recent article in the press drew a comparison between the modern fast food sector and the clothin…

'Interesting times' beckon for pharma and biotech

Added: 4 Sep 2019

The scale of pharmaceutical counterfeiting can be staggering to behold – whether in terms of the nu…

Patent sense for pumps and pharmaceuticals

Added: 4 Sep 2019

The area where pumps intersects with pharma and biotech is thriving and growing. Patent application…

Digitalisation could transform oil and gas pumping

Added: 19 Mar 2019

The concept of reliability is both a watchword and in some ways a curse for the oil and gas sector.

Subsea platform

Another dimension for pumps

Added: 6 Apr 2018

The traditional belief in the oil and gas industry that reliability needs to come first where techn…

Gas detection

Have a safe summer

Added: 3 Jun 2015

So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

Food processing - cookies

Food glorious food

Added: 7 Oct 2014

At my daughter’s birthday party recently I found myself in conversation with a number of her friend…

GSK process safety module

Beating Asia on price

Added: 22 Jan 2014

This week I met the boss of a UK firm that exports worldwide and is able to compete with rivals in …