The Coventry-based engineering firm RDM Group is planning to cut energy usage by 20% per year and take £75,000 of waste out of its manufacturing and operational process after securing ISO 14001 environmental accreditation.
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Ricardo has acquired the UK operations of AEA Technology, which was spun out of the Atomic Energy Authority in 1996, from the administrators for £18 million.
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Idhammar Systems has launched an energy monitor that provides live information on a plant's Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) performance.
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High energy costs and the UK's emissions targets are making life hard for the UK's steel, cement, ceramics and other core industries, says the TUC which is warning that thousands of jobs could be at risk without more government support for companies in the energy intensive sector.
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The EEF has called on the government to build on recent progress by implementing a full review of its climate change taxation and regulation policy ahead of the next Spending Review.
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Drives specialist ABB has announced an investment close to £1 million and signed a 10-year agreement with Imperial College London to support a new carbon capture pilot plant teaching facility (pictured) located at the university's central London campus.
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The third edition of EEMUA Publication 194 'Guidelines for materials selection and corrosion control for subsea oil and gas production equipment' – just published – reflects significant developments in subsea materials and equipment technology, and operational experience since 2004.
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Out of date legislation, limited access to waste facilities and a looming resource crunch must spark a more radical approach from government to waste management, according to the manufacturers' organisation EEF.
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The drives and motors specialist ABB is lending its name and support to a new facility built by City College Plymouth aimed at encouraging the uptake of energy efficient, sustainable technologies in UK industrial projects.
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Bentley Motors' headquarters in Crewe claims to have become the first plant in the UK automotive industry – and one of the first companies anywhere – to achieve the new energy management standard ISO 50001, recognising its continuous improvement in energy efficiency and long-term commitment to reduce its overall environmental impact.
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Plants that use certain flame ionisation detectors (FIDs) to achieve their MCERTS environmental certification may be using invalid data – and hence invalid emissions certificates.
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