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Biffa is latest recruit to Poseidon PET recycling initiative
Added: 20 Oct 2020
Leading waste management company Biffa has become the latest recruit to a new cross-industry initia…

Call for drone test sites to boost UK ports' efficiency
Added: 14 Oct 2020
Investment in drone testing could provide a substantial boost for UK ports' efficiency and process …

Choosing the right regulations for safety assessment
Added: 7 Oct 2020
The ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) and the IECEx Certified Product Scheme equipment safety assessments…

West Country manufacturer bucks trend with 50% year on year growth claim
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Components manufacturer Rockwood Composites is celebrating a 50% year on year growth despite the CO…

UK-India water deal hailed as boost to trade
Added: 6 Oct 2020
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson has hailed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betw…

Take care not to overlook the value of boilers
Added: 23 Sep 2020
Often overlooked or relegated in process management, the boiler is essential to effective operation…

Chinese firm seeks European opportunity with ‘game-changing' robot sorting solution
Added: 22 Sep 2020
Chinese firm LiBiao is seeking to penetrate the European market with what it claims is a gamechangi…

Process equipment specialists scale up for new demand with huge new premises
Added: 22 Sep 2020
Two leading process equipment companies have opened massive new manufacturing facilities in order t…

Solids handling demands call for the right pumps system
Added: 17 Sep 2020
When successive storm events increased volumes of rag and debris its waste systems had to cope with…

Testing time pays off for power plant project
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Collaboration and trust between two firms ensured careful research and testing to ensure a ground-b…

Flow sensors provide cost saving energy data
Added: 9 Sep 2020
Sensors monitoring flow velocity and temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy …

Data and analytics key to water firms’ success over next five years, says expert
Added: 9 Sep 2020
Sensors and real time data are key to enable water companies to meet UK pollution targets within th…

Engineer celebrates a perfect 100%
Added: 8 Sep 2020
KSB engineer Shane Bates has become the first person ever to achieve a perfect score for a British …
International Flow Measurement Conference Goes Virtual
Added: 8 Sep 2020
Flow measurement’s leading global event, the International Flow Measurement Conference, has joined …

UK private sector recovery outpaces global trends
Added: 1 Sep 2020
UK businesses outperformed their international counterparts on a series of metrics tracking recover…

Apprentice toolmaker adds value by saving employer £240k
Added: 1 Sep 2020
An apprentice toolmaker who helped design and produce parts for an automated robotic system has sav…

Collaborative research aims to boost aluminium recycling
Added: 1 Sep 2020
An innovative method for aluminium recycling has been boosted by research demonstratiing the micros…

Pandemic is a ‘wake-up call for water security’
Added: 1 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for changing industry and the public’s use of wat…

Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…

Turning unwelcome downtime into a maintenance opportunity
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pauses in production have been thrown into the spotlight with the pandemic. Yet, says Chris Johnso…