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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…

UK to miss EU landfill targets

Added: 28 Sep 2009

Law firm Norton Rose compares 2006 findings with new survey of 60 senior figures involved in the wa…