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DHF warns factory owners that they are liable for<BR>substantial losses if they ignore door maintenance
"The owners or occupiers of more than 80 percent of the UK's industrial premises are risking substantial losses and could be breaking the law because they do not have preventative maintenance programmes in place to protect their doors and shutters.<BR> They have an even poorer record when it comes to maintaining and testing fire resisting doors. The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) estimates that b
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LIQUID RUBBER IS HERE
"Having already taken the US by storm, Liquid Rubber, and its range of state of the art products, is here. With a versatile range of applications for both industry and the home we look set to see a repeat of its success here in the UK following an exclusive distribution agreement awarded to a UK firm."
"Liquid Rubber is manufactured by Lafarge, the world's number one supplier of construction materials. It is a unique, water based, cold applied membrane that is like no other in that there are no flames or
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WHY ARE WEEE WAITING?
Repic responds to weee delay announcement
"REPIC, the not-for-profit recycling body set up by 53 of the UK's leading electrical goods manufacturers, has responded to the Government's announcement of a further delay to implementation of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.<BR> Chief Executive Dr Phil Morton commented: ""To implement such a far-reaching and ambitious directive was always going to be an enormous challenge for Government and industry. But some serious iss
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ALUMINIUM FIRM IN GRAND EXPANSION PLAN
"In 2005 RUSAL, the world's third largest primary aluminium producer headquartered in Moscow, completed the $401m purchase of a 20 percent stake in Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL), Australia from Kaiser Aluminium and agreed a 50/50 joint venture with Sual to construct a greenfield alumina refinery in the Komi Republic, Russia with an annual capacity of 1.4m tonnes."
"Also agreed were the principal stages of a $4bn partnership with Unified Energy Systems which involves the construction of a 600,000 tonne
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TAKE TIME OUT TO RE-ASSESS YOUR BUSINESS RISK
"In a year that has seen mainland terrorism, a major incident at the UK's fifth largest oil and petrol distribution depot and natural disasters too numerous to mention across the globe, everyone in business needs to spend some time this January re-assessing their business risk. "
"In the immediate aftermath of any form of incident, continuity planning becomes something of a buzz word but it is increasingly clear that many firms still don't have the necessary plans in place. As New Year resolutions go, fe
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BHL CASHES IN
"BHL Conveyor Technology, the Lancashire based supplier of bespoke conveyor systems, has been awarded a lucrative contract to fit out the new NCR plant in Budapest, Hungary. NCR is the world's leading producer of ATMs (automatic teller machines). "
"The new plant is being built to satisfy the growing requirements of Eastern Europe for these types of products.<BR> This project is one of the biggest that BHL have ever undertaken and required the company to really think big, as the conveyor systems w
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THE AGE OF EQUALITY
"The Age Partnership Group (APG) - a high profile partnership of industry bodies, government departments and employer representatives - is helping transport employers ""Be Ready"" for legislation on age discrimination, scheduled for October 2006."
"The Group is providing a range of free information materials outlining how employers can create an age diverse workforce. The materials include details on the legislation, case studies, top tips on implementing good practice, research addre
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CLEANING UP
Torbay invests in new equipment to help<BR>clean up English Riviera
"The Brokenbury Works at Churston near Torbay in Devon, has invested in new equipment from Centriquip to give the area their first ever comprehensive sewage treatment system. The new system is designed to cope with the massive influx of tourists visiting the area in summer and keep the local beaches clean for families to enjoy all year round.<BR> The CQ5000 centrifuges from Centriquip in Derbyshire are an important feature of the 44-
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FUTURE OF DRIVING SECURITY
"The future of driving security is being pioneered in the heart of Coventry thanks to an automotive technology specialist with one eye on the future. Based on the Bilton Industrial Estate, RDM Group has recently landed a £4.75m investment package to help with the continued roll-out and development of its groundbreaking Auto-txt product, which uses the virtues of bluetooth technology to aid driver recognition."
"The funding boost - secured using advice by Springboard Corporate Finance - already
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NEW HAL TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS COMPLIANCE TESTING
The latest generation electrical safety testers from Clare Instruments display innovative new features aimed at increasing the throughput of the test process whilst meeting the traceability requirements of modern product approval standards.
"The company's HAL flash/hipot tester, HAL Scan multi point flash/hipot tester and scanner and the HAL Combi four function electrical safety tester are all equipped with specialist technology to simplify test programming, by employing bar codes as part of a system providing ful
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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