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Edwin James Group opens Midlands staff training centre

Asset engineering company Edwin James Group has strengthened its commitment to learning and development with the launch of a purpose-built Academy hub in the Midlands. The hub will be the home of...

Workplace Training
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Voith adds IQ4 and RQ4 variants to its DrivAx servo drive product range

At the 2022 Hannover Messe trade fair, Voith Turbo will present its compact, variable speed pump drives DrivAx IQ4 and DrivAx RQ4. The new drives extend the broad portfolio of the DrivAx product...

Drives
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Long-running MAIB investigation into Isle of Wight ferry engine fires issues final report blaming maintenance management, operational oversight and engine design

On 26 August 2018, Wight Sky suffered a catastrophic main engine failure as it prepared to enter the Lymington River on its regular crossing from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. This was the ferry’s second...

Maintenance Management Systems
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Engineering firm rewards staff with cost-of-living payment

Staffordshire-based Fletcher Moorland has announced plans to give every staff member an ex-gratia payment of £1,000.

Maintenance Management Systems
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Zarges PAXTower aims to offer one solution for all work-at-height needs

​PAXTower is a new modular tower system. The range, launched in February 2022 by access equipment specialist Zarges, is equipped with a range of new features.

Working at Height
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Dutch energy supplier upgrades electrical maintenance inspections with partial discharge detection

Kenter, a Dutch energy metering and management company with more than 30,000 customers, has transformed maintenance inspections through the detection of partial discharge. Left undetected, partial...

Sensors
Events

Operational Optimisation: Aston, Birmingham - NEW DATE

The event for energy from waste and biomass plant managers. The UK's fleet of energy from waste and biomass plants range from the very modern to the significantly ageing - but they are all under...

Plant Operations
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Yokogawa UK begins collaboration with Technica

Yokogawa United Kingdom Limited has signed a collaboration agreement with Grimsby-based engineering solutions provider Technica.

Engineering Competence/Skills
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Amey finalises sale of its utilities business to Rubicon Partners

Amey, a provider of critical infrastructure for the private and public sector, has successfully sold its utilities business to industrial private equity investor Rubicon Partners.

Utilities
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BEL Valves invests £250,000 in business

North East manufacturer BEL Valves has invested £250,000 over the last 18 months to future-proof the business as part of its sustainability plans.

control valves
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Ultimo empowers plant operators to protect uptime with autonomous maintenance

Enterprise asset management software provider Ultimo has added an autonomous maintenance feature to its platform to allow plant operators to carry out and track simple maintenance tasks using the same...

Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
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New edition of IEC 61918 regulates SPE cabling and installation for the automation world

In March 2022, the new edition of the installation standard IEC 61918:2018/AMD1:2022 Amendment 1 - "Industrial communication networks - Installation of communication networks in industrial premises"...

Ropes/Cables