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Water industry scores with service
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Water companies enjoy a better reputation with the public than other utilities, according to a rece…

Energy data reveals renewables surge
Added: 4 Aug 2015
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) published its annual Digest of UK Energy Statistic…
Food industry feels the pinch
Added: 3 Aug 2015
A recent survey of UK food manufacturers reveals that optimism has slightly cooled since last year,…

Cleanroom for silicon processing
Added: 29 Jul 2015
GE Measurement & Control has announced a new clean room for silicon processing at its manufacturing…

Payback time for the water industry
Added: 22 Jul 2015
Water utilities in Europe are tackling the problem of aging infrastructure by focusing on innovatio…

Blackout fears amid plant closures
Added: 17 Jul 2015
Winter blackouts are increasingly likely as the UK’s energy capacity margin falls to 1.2% - its low…
Energy management: Silica in plants
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Power station reduces efficiency losses with robust silica monitoring.

In demand
Added: 9 Jul 2015
With plant closures outstripping the supply of new electricity generating capacity, last month saw …
Top 10 questions in your CMMS search
Added: 7 Jul 2015
Computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) firm Softsols has released a free guide on the to…
Food industry cuts water use
Added: 7 Jul 2015
Major food and drink manufacturers have cut their water usage by almost a quarter, according to fin…

Report highlights platform removal
Added: 1 Jul 2015
A report looking at the cost-efficient decommissioning and removal of offshore oil and gas platform…

Smooth operators
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Ensuring high lubrication quality should be at top priority within almost every process plant.

Multigas detector with confined space entry feature
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Crowcon’s Gas-Pro with automated Confined Space Entry (CSE) function is designed to be ideal for en…
NEL invests £1m in flow meter facility
Added: 1 Jul 2015
Oil & Gas consultancy NEL is investing £1 million to create the UK’s only flow meter calibration fa…

Energy associations plan merger
Added: 1 Jul 2015
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the UK Demand Response Association (UKDRA) have …

What goes around
Added: 24 Jun 2015
Prevention is far better than a cure when it comes to safeguarding critical rotating equipment.

MIT chip harvests IoT potential
Added: 23 Jun 2015
An ultralow-power chip developed by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) im…

Obsolete stock poses "critical risk"
Added: 22 Jun 2015
Obsolete storeroom stock is posing a ‘critical risk’ to UK manufacturing productivity, according to…

Air leaks ‘costing’ UK industry
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Compressed air leaks are costing UK industry thousands of pounds every year, according to fluid pow…

Industry meets to expand plant shutdowns
Added: 15 Jun 2015
Representatives from the process industries will meet in London this week to discuss how to grow th…