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Backhoe loader #750,000 rolls off JCB production line

JCB’s 750,000th backhoe loader has rolled off the production line at its factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 years ago.

Mobile Plant
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Comment: Uncharted waters

The headline figure from the recently released Subsea UK Business Activity Review for the fiscal year 2018/19 was that the UK underwater engineering industry is set to recruit nearly 9,000 people in...

Oil & Gas
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IRR receives Queen’s Anniversary Prize

A team of engineers and researchers that aims to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety, have been awarded an honour in Higher Education, conferred...

Health and Safety
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Brillopak PakStation for Worldwide Fruit

International fruit marketing and distribution company Worldwide Fruit has installed a Brillopak semi-automated PakStation for loading crates at its Spalding facility, which is said to have boosted...

Conveyors
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Veolia to deliver energy solutions at Rotherham Hospital

Global resource management company Veolia, working through its specialist energy performance contracting team, is to help the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust to save money and cut carbon emissions...

Boilers
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Renold chain centre produces 1.7km conveyor chain

Renold’s UK chain centre has manufactured one of the largest lengths of a customer specified conveyor chain that it has produced so far this year.

Conveyors
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Sulzer deploys AI solution at two solar plants

Sulzer is collaborating with Atlantica, a global player in sustainable infrastructure, to install its BLUE BOX advanced analytics solution on performance-critical pumps at two solar power plants.

Pumps
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Severn Trent Water streamlines communication and critical alert processes

Severn Trent, which is responsible for water supply management, as well as wastewater treatment and disposal for the Midlands, is improving safety for its lone workers by deploying a dedicated radio...

Health and Safety
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Forum ROV to support Arctic research

Forum Energy Technologies has secured an order from Amundsen Science (Université Laval, Canada) to supply a light work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to support its Arctic scientific research...

Sensors
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HSE inspections following safety alert

The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that they must protect their workers' health by controlling the risks from welding fume.

Fume Extraction
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Sparrows Group to manufacture cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion

Sparrows Group, a provider of specialist equipment and integrated engineering services to the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors, has secured a contract to manufacture three cranes for...

Oil & Gas
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Westcotec launches air pollution monitoring project with Central Bedfordshire Council

A network of 24 air pollution sensors has been activated across the Central Bedfordshire Council region, as part of a coordinated plan to improve air quality for residents.

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