The unsung heroes of boiler control
When it comes to boiler control, selecting the right types of valve actuators and positioners is key to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable performance...
Conference showcases Welsh efforts to advance low carbon vehicle agenda
Automotive giants including Aston Martin, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot and Toyota gathered at Hensol Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan on 30 November to "show...
Feeding time for compost
A waste recycling company has invested in a pair of JCB machines to feed its latest composting facility.
The 436HT Wastemaster wheeled loaders were bought...
Repairing a big pipe
A rapid setting repair mortar manufactured by Flexcrete Technologies has been used during the repair and protection of an aqueduct which carries 570 million...
Vehicle assists with pipeline inspection
Pipeline inspection expert iPEK has introduced a new vehicle, the SAT system, capable of lateral launch and available from Wiltshire based Mans location Services.
Able...
New performance benchmark for detonation flame arresters, says supplier
Elmac Technologies has developed the UCA Series of unstable detonation arresters, said to offer better pressure drop and flow performance than any equivalent stable...
Weedscreen solves pumping station maintenance issues
MAINTAINING the land drainage scheme in Lincolnshire is an important task for the Environment Agency (EA) and the pumping stations used to control water...
Micro gear pumps ideal for high pressures, low flows
The new GAF Series of electromagnetic gear pumps from Micropump are ideal for fluids transfer applications which require chemically resistant, leak-free pumps providing high...
New solution for hardening soft ground launched by ALLU at Shanghai summit
The 7th China International Piling and Deep Foundations Summit was held 24-26 April in Shanghai. Processing technology firm ALLU unveiled a new addition to...
Hydrogen in aviation report anticipates widespread deployment in the 2030s
A new report, ‘Hydrogen in Aviation’, takes a closer look at the future demand for the putative aviation fuel in South Wales and South...
Solar road surfacing solution to begin UK trials in 2017
Described as “the world’s first ever photovoltaic road surfacing material”, Colas’ Wattway will begin trialling in the UK next year, at up to three...
Vehicle technology helps cut fuel costs
WASTE management company Biffa has appointed CMS SupaTrak to provide fuel-saving and carbon-reducing technology across its fleet of vehicles.
The cuts are achieved through EcoTrak...
The end of the road
IT eventually happens to every tank – it needs to go. But it has to be done safely and when a demolition company won...
Hotel opening in the pipeline following completion of new sewer
A new overflow pipe connecting two Victorian brick sewers within the world heritage site of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park has been completed by Scottish Water...
Report calls for charge infrastructure strategy to accelerate shift to electric vehicles
Trade organisation says a rapid shift to electric vehicles is possible in the UK but a clear Government strategy on charging roll-out is needed
The...
London diesel sales falling faster than rest of the UK
Sales fell nearly 40% over the past four years with other regions only managing a decline of 20%, reported campaign group Transport & Environment,...
SITA signs new deal for cost-saving tyres
Recycling and resource management company SITA UK is switching to Michelin tyres across its fleet of 1,400 vehicles in the wake of a ‘shared-risk’...
New levels of ease and efficiency claimed for pipeline replacement solution
Kobus Services, a firm specialising in utility pipeline replacement technology, has launched its 400 Series Pipe Puller, which is said to provide a state-of-the-art...
Crane vehicle assists with flood-damaged dales
After a month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours, Cogden Beck bridge was completely destroyed by boulders and debris washed down in...
Funding for world-first liquid H2 bunkering facility for ships
The creator of what's claimed to be world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships has won a UK Government grant to...
