Tuesday, 09th Feb 2010

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Bacton Storage Company awards safety support contract to ESR Technology
18 January,2010
Warrington, UK. ESR Technology, one of the industry’s leading engineer more..
FORKLIFT TIPPING SCALES
18 January,2010
CONTACT ATTACHMENTS has supplied a container of forklift tipping skips more..
Vulnerability of UK’s energy supply exposed
21 January,2010
The January cut-offs in gas supply to industry have been highlighted a more..
Bad weather absenteeism could cost £230 million
21 January,2010
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is warning that the cost of a sing more..
IET Honorary Fellowship awarded
22 January,2010
One of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) top honou more..
Engineering still occupation of choice
22 January,2010
A new paper released today by EngineeringUK finds Engineering and Tech more..

Features

Putting energy firmly on the agenda
Compressed air energy savings must be a long term strategy for industr more..
Show of strength
PWE takes a snap shot look at some of the latest advances in the forkl more..

Maintenance Matters

Wetting your appetite!
The competitive thermal imaging market is never one to shy away from a more..

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The Plant & Works Engineering (PWE) buyer's guide is a comprehensive user friendly and indispensable source for identifying a cross section of industrial products and services. The guide provides end-users with the opportunity to identify the range of products from a particular company, giving quick and easy access to contact information.

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Keep Britain moving

Happy new year. 2010 has got off to a rather chilly and snowy start to state the obvious, and if any of you are like me summer can't come quick enough! But we all have to deal with the weather conditions of the day and after weeks of snow and icy weather has brought the UK to a virtual standstill it is about time the Government should consider holding a national conference to review its contingency planning.

The cost to the UK economy as a consequence of the bad weather and subsequent disruption is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions. The sight of untreated roads in many areas, besides being a national disgrace and making the UK a laughing stock among many countries for its inadequate response, should lead to discussions between local authorities, transport and salt mining compa more..

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Alive and kicking!

British manufacturing is still alive and kicking, even during these tough economic conditions. One example of this is A K Industries in Hereford. PWE recently visited the company to find out how one British manufacturer is still holding its own and succeeding during tough times.

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