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Protecting welders’ lungs – collaborative roadshow series launched

BOHS, The Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has unveiled details of a new series of free roadshows on preventing lung disease amongst welders in manufacturing, sponsored by the European...

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Maintec 2018: GSK maintenance strategy manager named as keynote speaker

GSK maintenance strategy manager Paul Adams and Dr Jenifer Baxter, head of engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, will deliver keynote sessions at Maintec 2018.

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SKF digitisation solutions help to increase rotating equipment performance for BP North Sea

SKF has signed a three-year, multi-million-pound contract with BP to supply condition monitoring services to its UK offshore assets.

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Skanwear: Ensure PPE ticks all the boxes

Personal protective equipment (PPE) provider Skanwear is urging businesses to ensure that their PPE ticks all the boxes before they make a purchase, warning that failure to do so could increase risks...

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TALIS report to help water companies improve efficiencies and combat waste

Water flow control solutions provider, TALIS, is acting to help prevent waste in the water sector, stemming from what it believes is a failure to make the best buying decisions for non-standard...

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National College for High Speed Rail signs agreement with Alstom Rail Academy

The National College for High Speed Rail has signed a landmark contract to work in collaboration with the newly created Alstom Academy for Rail in Widnes.

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Atlas Copco rolls out low reaction tool range

Atlas Copco’s pan-European summer roadshow – returning for a second year in the UK – is being used as the launch platform for a range of ‘Low Reaction’ (LRT) handheld tools.

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Comau launches lightweight exoskeleton for workers

Advanced industrial automation solutions provider Comau has unveiled ‘MATE’, a wearable exoskeleton, at Automatica in Munich.

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CooperOstlund completes peaking plant CHP installation

Gas engine specification and maintenance services provider, CooperOstlund, has completed its first UK peaking plant installation.

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Control Gear recognised as Atlas Copco Compressors Distributor of the Year for 2017

Atlas Copco has recognised Control Gear, based in Pontypridd, South Wales, as its 2017 Distributor of the Year.

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Automation, 4IR and renewables to drive future growth of UK mechanical equipment sector

The UK’s second biggest manufacturing employer has opportunities for growth, according to a new sector report from Santander and EEF.

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