Colin Donnelly, Health, Safety & Environmental Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in the UK, discusses the company’s journey towards Net Zero and how organisations can implement sustainable operations. Businesses play a crucial role in the government’s goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, whether they are large multinational corporations or independent SMEs. Around one in…
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Steve Purvis, managing Director or Bis Henderson Space, makes the case for retailers and manufacturers to provide for temporary warehouse accommodation in their strategic long-term planning. Many, perhaps most, manufacturers and retailers experience pronounced peaks in their requirements for warehousing and distribution centre space. This may be part of the normal business cycle – ramping…
ThinkTop V20, the next generation of hygienic valve indication units from Alfa Laval, is driving digital transformation within the process industries. Moving valve position monitoring into the Industry 4.0 era delivers competitive advantage. With automation, digitalization and real-time communication, the ThinkTop V20 raises the bar on process control, making it more reliable and accurate while…
Alfa Laval has introduced the H4 and H8 Hygienic heat exchangers for process industries with mandatory health and hygiene standards, including pharma, dairy, beverage and brewery. Its Hygienic line of gasketed plate heat exchangers (GPHE) is also being marketed as offering productivity gains, with Colin Morgan, Business Unit Manager for Food Heat Transfer, explaining: “Hygiene…
A preview of the China International Furniture Fair—the world’s largest furniture exhibition and FM Industry partner event, as over 4,000 exhibitors prepare to welcome 350,000+ domestic and international visitors in Guangzhou next month. CIFF Guangzhou 2023 – Innovative solutions to meet new global challenges CIFF is preparing its next edition in March 2023, developing new…
Pfannenberg, Inc., announces its EB 2.0 Large Packaged Chiller and PWS Series Air to Water Heat Exchanger liquid cooling solutions for industrial electronics. Closed-loop liquid cooling efficiently and economically improves performance for advanced manufacturing processes and electronics in hot, dirty environments using field-proven water circulation technology. Designed to guarantee full separation of water lines and…
Siemens’ Smart Infrastructure production facility in Zug, Switzerland, has been named winner in the “Excellence in Supply Chain Resilience” category of this year’s Factory of the Year (Fabrik des Jahresin) Awards. The awards are organised by international management consultancy firm, Kearney. Siemens was recognised for supply chain resilience and preventive risk management practices in the…
Alleima AB has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), UN Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which promotes science-based corporate net zero targets. The global materials and industrial heating solutions provider is already a signatory to several international principles and…
On 2nd December Legal & General CEO, Sir Nigel Wilson, formally opened the largest production facility dedicated to the manufacture of ground source heat pumps in the United Kingdom. Kensa Group’s new facility at Mount Wellington Mine in Truro, Cornwall, combines modern office and production facilities with the capacity to manufacture 30,000 ground source heat…
A new service introduced in the UK from Veolia is targeting the process chemical and steel sectors which rely on catalysts for manufacturing a range of products. According to the resource management company, manufacturing sites using its catalyst management service will benefit from increased plant efficiencies, and enhanced safety performance. Delivered by specialist handling teams,…
Want to optimize your manufacturing processes with the best components? Or accommodate a new formulation or new application while boosting production? Let the Alfa Laval Fluid Handling Application & Innovation Centre conduct trials under near-actual operating conditions to determine how to achieve the best outcomes. Get superior performance Faced with a tight construction time frame,…
SPIE UK has been awarded a new contract to provide facilities management services at three buildings operated by Altrad Babcock in Renfrew, Renfrewshire. Altrad Babcock specialises in the delivery of engineering, aftermarket, and upgrade services to the energy industry. Under the agreement, SPIE UK will be responsible for completing mechanical and HVAC works, reactive services,…
Veolia have launched PlastiLoop, a new range of resins for industrial packaging, manufacturing and construction applications at K 2022, the global trade fair for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany. Developed by the company’s network of materials’ experts and its 37 plastic recycling plants around the world, the new product offering provides its customers with…
Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Company (SVW) recently introduced an initiative to continuously improve water reuse and recycling at its chemical plant in Chongqing, China, supported by Ecolab. Recycle wastewater for use in cooling towers at the factory aligns the company with Chinese government’s efforts to conserve energy and reduce emissions. Actions Ecolab’s water and process…
Ford Point, a landmark 478,761-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing and R&D industrial waterfront property in Richmond, California has leased 130,000 square feet to Moxion Power, a Y Combinator backed, vertically integrated manufacturer of mobile energy storage systems. The lease represents a sizable expansion at the property for the Richmond-based company. Abutting the San Francisco Bay, the landmark…
Johnson Controls is offering an alternative approach to fire detection with its FireClass range of open-protocol fire detection products which challenges a widely held perception that only managed and closed-protocol systems are available from the marketplace. FireClass consists of a comprehensive range of industry-approved products for use in commercial, residential, corporate, retail, leisure, care home,…
Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA), questions recent press reports of planning permission being granted for a manufacturer to rebuild premises destroyed by a fire. An unsprinklered manufacturing facility in Kidderminster destroyed by a major fire in 2021 will now be rebuilt, or so the newspapers report. One could think that this…
The UAE-sponsored Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) has selected Pittsburgh to host the inaugural edition of GMIS America from September 28–30, 2022. Scheduled to be opened by The Hon Thomas Wolf, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GMIS America will convene experts from governments and the private sector in Pittsburgh to spearhead discussions that…
Seeley International, Australia’s largest air conditioning and heating manufacturer, is celebrat ing its golden jubilee in 2022. The Seeley family business has grown from humble beginnings into a global leader in the HVAC manufacturing industry that is renowned fore its innovative evaporative cooling systems . In more recent times, the company has delivered large-scale HVAC…
For many years, German storage bin manufacturer BITO-Lagertechnik has been puting sustainability into practice, supported by innovative technologies and state-of-the art machinery. In 2021 the company was verified as ‘climate-neutral’ by TÜV Rheinland Group Carbon Services. Sustainable development requires a new mindset that affects the entire supply chain. It requires a new approach when selecting…
VNA materials handling solutions provider Narrow Aisle recently hosted a series of distributor open days at its UK Flexi Truck manufacturing plant in Great Bridge, West Midlands. Attended by some 150 visitors, the three open days gave guests the opportunity to see some of the recent additions to the Flexi Truck range of articulated warehouse…
Workers who gave up 10 per cent of their wages during the pandemic now being offered real terms pay cut, says GMB Union.
Pfannenberg has unveiled the BR50 Series Stacklight™, a visual indicators of a machine’s status for industrial machinery operatives which it claimms as the brightest on the market, outshining its own legacy range of stack light LEDs by 10,000 per cent. The solution features an online configuration tool that makes it easier to design a simple…
Global visual solutions provider Datapath has hired Brian Tulley as strategic procurement manager. Tulley brings extensive experience of technology procurement to the position, having held senior roles at blue chip organisations including General Electric and Rolls Royce. In his new role, he will work with internal and external partners to secure the long-term availability of…
Kimberly-Clark Professional has confirmed Craig Bowman as its new General Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland, 14 years after joining the American multinational personal care corporation as an intern on an industrial placement from university. Bowman, 34, has held roles in sales and marketing for Kimberly-Clark Professional in the UK as well as Dubai,…
Seeley International has celebrated 50 years of climate control solutions and its decade-long partnership with Climagulf in the Middle East at a special event in Dubai. The celebration on 25th May featured speeches from company founder and Executive Chairman, Frank Seeley, and Group Managing Director, Jon Seeley. Sabu Abraham, Climagulf CEO, welcomed Sealey representatives and…
Linde GmbH has appointed STRABAG PFS subsidiary, STRABAG Building and Industrial Services GmbH, to deliver a range of integrated hard and soft FM services at three production sites in Bavaria, following a competitive tender process. A M&E contract was signed on 1 June, with a second contract governing building fabric and infrastructure agreed on 1…
Boutique distillery Woodinville Whiskey has completed a state-of-the art processing facility in rural Quincy, Washington, which marries the age-old process of producing whiskey with green technology from Kebony, a global leader in sustainable wood. Designed by Seattle-based Graham Baba Architects, the completed warehouses are part of what will eventually be six, 25,000 square-foot structures, spread…
Veolia, has extended the capabilities of its Industrial Site Services (ISS) team with the introduction of the latest vehicle technologies. By limiting any process downtime these will also help industrial sites to boost cost-efficient productivity. Designed to tackle complex site process cleaning projects in sectors such as petrochemical, water utility, chemical, food and beverage and…
Pfannenberg is marketing its PA 1 PATROL Series Sounder which is suitable for multiple audible alarm applications, including cranes, mining, milling and manufacturing. According to the manufacturer, PA 1 PATROL Series Sounders reach a 105 dB (A) Max sound pressure level through a user controlled rotary volume switch and offer 80 pre-programmed alarm tones with…
Paul Jakse, VP Sales for industrial solutions supplier AeroGo explains how largely redundant hovercraft transport technology is being used to resolve obstacles to erecting modular structures within factories. Construction of modular structures in many manufacturing facilities has historically proven challenging, especially the material handling process. Space available tends to be too restricting and the modular…