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Is UK running out of water?
Added: 7 Oct 2009
Water ‘crunch’ warning comes as sustainability specialists see threat of dwindling water supplies t…

NAMUR demands wireless standards harmony
Added: 6 Oct 2009
Automation end users group calls for harmonisation of the two currently competing specifications fo…
Yokogawa details wireless position
Added: 6 Oct 2009
Values of openness, interoperability and reliability will be provided by systems based on the ISA10…

Swine Flu not the only virus going around, warns IT expert
Added: 6 Oct 2009
Any employee who connects hardware that has previously been connected to the internet outside of th…

Process Events Update
Added: 5 Oct 2009
Foundation Fieldbus ... Food & bev skills conference ... MPM09... Shutdowns & Turnarounds
Engineering construction strike back on as workers reject offer
Added: 5 Oct 2009
30,000 workers vote to reject employers' final offer on pay and conditions, the GMB has announced. …
Pirate products entering hazardous areas
Added: 2 Oct 2009
Beware of counterfeit hazardous area equipment – knock-off products can cause disastrous failures

Wessex Water predicts lower maintenance costs
Added: 2 Oct 2009
Condition monitoring technology trialled to demonstrate its capabilities, particularly in the predi…

Project targets energy from waste
Added: 1 Oct 2009
Around 100 million tonnes of waste a year could be converted to energy, which could supply up to 4%…

Proving carbon reduction claims are not just talk
Added: 1 Oct 2009
MWH explains participation in industry-wide, collaborative initiative to reduce carbon emissions in…

Scottish and Southern tracking key to safety
Added: 1 Oct 2009
Energy company underline its rigorous safety practices with the installation of new electronic key …

Hidden Killer asbestos ads banned as misleading
Added: 1 Oct 2009
Advertising Standards Authority has banned five radio ads for the HSE warning of the dangers of asb…
EC to unveil seven carbon capture and storage projects
Added: 30 Sep 2009
Schemes in Germany, France, Poland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK are all likely to secu…
Power generators want more clarity
Added: 30 Sep 2009
While welcoming the Government's more ambitious CCS plans, power companies want more visibility on …
ERP project delays costing manufacturers millions
Added: 29 Sep 2009
Manufacturing companies losing over $45,000 a day on delays due to lack of B2B planning and integra…
Fifth Gear's Jonny Smith 'shaken' and stirred by process challenges
Added: 29 Sep 2009
TV presenter gets dangerously close to the mechanics and engineering of some of Europe’s biggest pr…
Euro500m fund to secure Irish electricity supply
Added: 28 Sep 2009
Euro300m for the Ireland Wales electricity Interconnector; first EIB loan for EU recovery plan ener…
Heinz partner earns business award
Added: 28 Sep 2009
Wincanton recognised for the operation it runs in partnership with HJ Heinz at Heinz’s Kitt Green p…
EU Court ruling threatens Emissions Trading Scheme
Added: 28 Sep 2009
Commission exceeded its powers in the way it forced Poland and Estonia to cap trading allowances fo…