Business and Industry Today Issue 364

Sustainability Today

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SARAID opts for ZARGES cases to support vital aid work

SARAID, one of the UK’s leading disaster search and response charities, utilised a range of ZARGES transportation boxes to support its vital aid work worldwide.

The cases were used to store key equipment used in disaster response work, providing a secure and durable means of transporting goods to locations across the world.

A team of highly-trained SARAID volunteers were deployed on the ground in Haiti, providing immediate humanitarian support to the country in the wake of the recent 7.2M earthquake in the southwest of the island. Among the essential work they carried out included a structural assessment of buildings damaged by the earthquake and lending their technical expertise to the search for survivors.

SARAID personnel were also deployed to Beirut as part of ongoing recovery work following last year’s port explosion. The blast left an estimated 300,000 people

Introducing the GS4400

homeless and caused more than US $15m worth of property damage across the Lebanese city.

Lightweight yet incredibly durable, ZARGES cases have proven to be the ideal solution for SARAID when conveying products to locations that may have compromised transport links or are otherwise difficult to reach. Manufactured in aluminium, ZARGES boxes offer a reliable and efficient means of storage and transportation and feature a selflocking lid for ultimate security.

To learn more about SARAID, and the work they carry out worldwide, please visit: https://www.saraid.org. To donate to SARAID’s Haitian earthquake appeal, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/ campaign/saraid-haiti

For more information on the full range of products and services offered by ZARGES, please visit: https://www.zarges.com/uk

We are excited to announce our latest in product development, the GS4400. This GENSPEC pressure transmitter is designed to meet the operational requirements of demanding pressure measurement applications where good quality, fast delivery and low cost are of the highest priority.

Providing a half-duplex digital RS-485 output signal and 0-5V analogue output, the GS4400 provides high stability and repeatability. It can suit a multitude of applications and with proprietary RS-485 protocol, can operate up to 32 devices on the same BUS.

The unique Silicon-on-Sapphire sensor technology provides outstanding performance and gives excellent stability over a wide temperature range. The advanced sensor design consists of a

piezoresistive silicon strain gauge circuit, which is epitaxially grown onto the surface of a sapphire diaphragm to form a single crystalline structure. The sapphire sensor is then molecularly bonded to a titanium alloy sub-diaphragm, enabling the sensor to endure higher over-pressures and providing superb corrosion resistance, virtually no hysteresis and excellent long-term stability.

Applications for the GS4400 include the continuous monitoring of hydraulic systems with oil, gas, water and other process liquids, industrial, medical and aerospace industries. Also ideal for the measurement and control of pressure in refrigeration, pneumatic, compressor, HVAC and engine monitoring systems.

T +44 (0)1978 262255 sales@esi-tec.com www.esi-tec.com

Providing the skills needed for the

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we have selected MTC Training as our Manufacturing Training Provider Company of the Month.

MTC Training is part of the Manufacturing Technology Centre. The MTC was established in 2010 as an independent Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death.’

Growing significantly, in the 10 years since its creation the MTC has invested more than £36 million in training and facilities and central to this is the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre. Built in 2015, this state-of-the-art building houses the latest in machine tools and new technologies to support the learning and development of engineers and technicians of today and the future.

“MTC Training delivers skills in advanced manufacturing techniques and new and emerging technologies to manufacturing businesses both big and small. MTC Training’s courses cover a breadth of subjects from additive manufacturing to robotics and also digitalisation,” added Colin Bancroft, Regional Manager – North.

MTC Training’s relationship with MTC offers a unique benefit to learners and delegates, since technical courses are delivered by MTC’s subject matter experts. This means attendees are learning from the people at the cutting-edge of industrial innovation. In addition, with its live ongoing projects, MTC’s workshop is the perfect place to learn new skills and see these new technologies in action first hand.

processes. Having such a broad range of courses allows us to reach businesses at all points on the supply chain, wherever they are in their innovation journey.”

Based in the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre in Coventry, and using the centre’s modern- facilities, MTC Training is empowering industry to adopt gamechanging technologies. These opportunities for innovation drive productivity and create sustainable and rewarding careers, supporting employers’ current workforces as well as seeding future talent to support businesses to level up. MTC Training also delivers courses from MTC’s Liverpool facility and Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) in Oxford.

“Our strategic locations mean that MTC Training can reach businesses throughout the country, supporting them to upskill their engineers and technicians in new and emerging technologies. We also partner with employers to deliver in-house training courses on a global scale,” said Colin.

As the industry is constantly changing and evolving, MTC Training recognises that courses must incorporate the latest developments and advancements, so that attendees get up-to-date, practical training in topics that truly support manufacturing businesses to focus on their future. Some examples of these forward thinking courses include MTC Training’s Additive Manufacturing courses, Digitalisation courses and Apprenticeships.

“Through MTC Training’s link with the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing, we have created courses focusing on this revolutionary manufacturing process. These courses support businesses that are looking at the skills needed to bring this emerging technology into their every-day manufacturing processes.”

Colin continued, “Alongside our additive manufacturing courses, we have developed a new range of digitalisation courses to support small and medium sized enterprises to introduce digitalisation into their manufacturing businesses. This can be as simple as moving from pen and paper to a spreadsheet, or as ambitious as embracing automation into their

Looking to the future, it is no secret that the UK’s skills gap is slowing the adoption of game-changing technology within the manufacturing and engineering sectors. MTC Training is working to change that by creating the next generation of advanced

manufacturing talent through future skills programmes that offer exciting opportunities to employers and their workforces. To support this commitment, MTC Training is also partnering with third party higher education establishments.

“MTC Training is forging partnerships with third party higher education establishments to offer an end to end solution that will support businesses to create

Manufacturing Training Provider Company of the Month

technology of today and the future

and upskill the manufacturing workforce of the future, today. This approach enhances our offer and learner pathways as we continue to support the manufacturing industry,” stated Colin.

MTC Training also offers apprenticeships through MTC Apprenticeships. “Our advanced apprenticeship programme is specifically designed to get apprentices future-ready. Using the state-of-the-art facilities at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre in Coventry and Oxfordshire Advanced Skills in Oxford, our apprentices work for some of the country’s top engineering companies,” mentioned Colin.

The apprenticeships combine practical, on-the-job training with studying towards a nationally recognised qualification. MTC Apprenticeships connects ambitious learners with high calibre manufacturing and engineering employers who are looking to employ the best talent in the industry. MTC Training and MTC Apprenticeships actively work in partnership with Lloyds Bank as part of their commitment to support the UK manufacturing industry.

“Many of our customers work in the high value manufacturing sector and are looking to support growth plans through the adoption of new and emerging technologies. We also work with SMEs to seed future talent throughout the manufacturing supply chain to support the industry to continue to grow and develop,” mentioned Colin.

As part of the apprenticeship programme, MTC Apprenticeships is currently recruiting for its Advanced

Apprenticeship. This apprenticeship will be available at both the Coventry and Oxford sites and will give learners the extensive knowledge and specialist skills needed to successfully work in engineering roles with a higher level of responsibility.

Furthermore, the company is looking at further expansion across the Oxford site. The Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) centre will be extended to deliver training in the Robotics, Power Engineering and Space sectors, with discussions underway with potential partners for the delivery of Nuclear Design training. OAS ‘Phase 3’ will cover an extra five key industrial sectors across several locations, as well as extending the available training to qualification levels 4 to 8. When it is complete, OAS Phase 3 will create a further 120 technicians, engineers and scientists every year, each with the highly sought-after skills that businesses need to drive innovation and progress.

Indeed, it is clear to see that MTC Training never sits still and is determined to always excel in providing pioneering training, and with new and exciting projects soon to be announced, the company’s future looks bright.

If you would like to find out more information, please see the details below:

T 02476 701774

https://the-amtc.co.uk/training

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The WTS Wireless Tilt System is a flexible, all-weather radio telemetry system designed to provide high accuracy remote angle measurement data. The WTS gives surveyors, geotechnical specialists, and structural engineers the ability to record and log data remotely without the cost and inefficiency of traditional wired methods.

The heart of the system is the WTS Wireless Inclinometer; a high-accuracy robust instrument utilising advanced MEMS sensor technology to ensure maximum reliability. A variety of complementary base stations and either PC or hand-held data acquisition modules are offered to allow a complete measurement system to be configured to suit any application. A variety of fixed base stations and hand-held readers are available to enable the user to tailor the system to their optimal requirements.

Highway agencies, bridge and civil structure owners spend large revenues assessing structural health by visual or other types of consuming inspection methods of bolted and welded joints, together with other vital structural elements. Obtaining multiple readings to monitoring the entire structure can be costly and labour intensive. Using the WTS Wireless Tilt System, a single structure is fitted with low power WTS Inclinometers at strategic points, thus helping to determine where weak points may be and when maintenance is required. Additionally, the WTS Wireless Tilt System may be used in the verification of design calculations when new structures are manufactured providing valuable data to refine computer models of structural behaviour. www.sherbornesensors.com

The new Addtel 673 Advanced Digital Pressure Calibrators

Chamois Metrology introduces the new ADT673 Advanced Digital Pressure Calibrators which include a smartphone like touchscreen and graphical interface for a completely new way of interfacing the calibrator.

The ADT673 Advanced Digital Pressure calibrators come with a built-in barometer and are available in pressure ranges from ±2.5 mbar to 4,200 bar and come standard with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless communications, as well as a type-C USB port and cable (RS-232 and 4-20mA output communications are optional).

Additel 673 calibrators provide an accurate pressure calibration solution for gauges, transmitters, and switches. Each calibrator contains a built-in barometer sensor which allows for the pressure reading to display in gauge pressure or absolute pressure with a simple menu selection.

The ADT673 series contains HART communication capabilities and can measure in mA, or V, and supply 24V loop power. It has a dual readout display showing the pressure on one display and mA, V or a pressure switch on the other display. Each calibrator comes with an ISO-17025 accredited certificate of calibration.

It is compatible with Additel’s Link mobile app and 9502 Additel/Log II software, which enables the ability to monitor and display the real-time pressure measurements in a table or graphically.

The Additel 673 Advanced Digital Pressure Calibrators are available now.

For more information, visit: www.chamois.net or contact us for a virtual or in-person demo on: 01926 812066 or email: info@chamois.net.

Say goodbye to leaky wastes with the Epson Basin Mate!

Epson, who are part of TYDE, is proud to announce the launch of its all-new Leak-Free basin waste seal kit called the Basin Mate.

Installing basin wastes has never been so easy! All of Epson’s basin wastes now come complete with the LEAK-FREE basin mate seal kit.

The Basin Mate Seal Kit is manufactured from high quality materials and includes a sealing ring, washer and seating – everything you need for a quick and easy installation. The Basin Mate is also available on its own as a perfect solution for a leaking waste that is already in place.

With the Epson Basin Mate there is no need for paint, putty or mastic!

Epson has been manufacturing high quality sanitaryware spares since 1961 and is committed to supplying market leading products

to the plumbing industry. As a UK manufacturer it has complete control from design through to production and is always focused on offering the best customer service to its customers. The Epson range of wastes is comprehensive and offers the best choice when it comes to quality and style.

Paul Weddle, the Business Unit Director for TYDE, says, “The Basin Mate is a perfect solution to avoiding leaking wastes! During our product development process, we thought about ways in which we can make plumbing easier for our customers. Being easy and quick to fit, and supplied with everything you will need to make your wastes leak free, The Basin Mate meets that requirement.”

EPSON is part of TYDE. A Thomas Dudley Business. You can visit the new TYDE website at: www.thomasdudley.co.uk/tyde

HR Fibreglass demonstrates innovation at Rail Live 2021

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are pleased to announce HR Kilns as our International Rail Industry Company of the Month.

HR Kilns trading as HR Fibreglass was established in 2005 and is based in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. 16 years ago, Darren Weston started the business, and it has remained in the family since with his brother Colin Weston who joined the company as a Director.

As specialists in the water and rail industries, HR Fibreglass is a LTD company who supply and manufacture GRP/FRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic). As a leading supplier of moulded gratings, pultruded gratings, pultruded profiles, stair treads, step covers, anti-slip sheets, landing covers, handrails, platforms and walkways, manhole covers, composite decking and fencing, HR Fibreglass also provide a bespoke GRP service to suit all customer requirements. Broadening its

HR Fibreglass has extensive experience in the rail market and has worked closely with main contractors such as Network Rail. In 2019, HR Fibreglass’ GRP Anti trespass system was accepted by Network Rail and proved very popular with railway engineers, projects, and obstacle detector designers.

maintenance facilities, train driver walkways and more. Also ideal for industrial settings, each GRP platform is made to meet all relevant standards.

products and expertise to customers relevant to the business.

global presence, HR Fibreglass also has a base in the far east of China, which helps the company develop new quality products through its large production facility. Furthermore, its Chinese business link allows HR Fibreglass to offer customers very competitive prices.

HR Fibreglass offer a cost-effective solution for all new and existing composite requirements from design, manufacture, fabrication and installation. Offering a full turnkey service, HR Fibreglass offer installation teams across the UK. “We have the capabilities to design in 2D and 3D, and our top of the range manufacturing facilities combined with our highly trained installation engineers on board allows us to offer a full-package from the initial design, manufacturing process, to installation onsite,” stated Colin. Furthermore, all hand laid products can be manufactured in the workshop from tanks, water collection units, shower units, and troughs, to any special shapes required.

Britain’s railway is one of the safest and most intensively used rail networks in the world.

HR Fibreglass presented single lengths in 1.4m and 2.8m in various widths. However, acceptance was granted for both the normal grade panels and the Fire-Retardant panels and HR Fibreglass’ products were immediately deployed on Network Rail projects. HR Fibreglass has since been developing additions to the system for Network Rail.

HR Fibreglass provide an array of products for the rail industry, and one noticeable product is its embankment steps and landings. As we get closer to the winter months the ground underfoot can become very icy and slippery which of course is a safety hazard in and around railway stations and on platforms. HR Fibreglass fabricate GRP (Glass reinforced Polymer) platforms in-house to help supply safe access to areas such as train

All platforms have a non-slip gritted walkway surface which works well for icy, oily and slippery conditions. With little to no maintenance required, GRP platforms and walkways are long-lasting, durable and have a low thermal conductivity. They are easy to install and lightweight for easy manoeuvring if and when required. GRP platforms and walkways can be designed and fabricated to the customers requirements. The company’s number one priority is to provide the highest quality service every time.

On June 16-17, 2021, HR Fibreglass exhibited at the Rail Live 2021 Expo, which is Europe’s largest outdoor rail plant show. The show enabled HR Fibreglass to demonstrate its products to more than 5,000 visitors, engage with current and potential customers and connect with key decision makers within the rail industry. It was a perfect opportunity for the company to raise its brand awareness and profile to a captive audience across an entire industry. Classed as the only event to bring rail plant, locomotives, services and technology together in one place, HR Fibreglass was able to showcase its full range of

Another notable product is the GRP Anti-Slip step and landing covers that are manufactured by multiple layers of fibreglass reinforcement with special resins in a solid GRP panel. Additionally, carbon and silicon grit are added to the top layer of the step cover to provide a slip resistant and hard-wearing surface. HR Fibreglass step covers can be applied to any surface such as wood, concrete or steel and offer a safer surface where water, oil and dust can cause accidents to occur. Easy to fit and supplied as a finished product, as soon as they have been fitted, they can be walked on immediately. GRP Anti-Slip step and landing covers are widely accessible and useful in many industries such as industrial, commercial and even domestic and can minimise risk, preventing life changing injuries to pedestrians.

COVID-19 had minimal effects on the business, Colin explained, “We were classed as key workers from the beginning, so we never stopped working. As the rail and water industries carried on operating, so did we, therefore COVID-19 hasn’t affected us at all, if anything, we have been busier.”

HR Fibreglass is fully accredited by the Constructionline as a Gold Member, standard ISO 9001, RISQS (Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme), CHAS, and is committed to CSCS as a card holder. As it looks to the future, it will continue to embark on its year-on-year growth by entering new markets and maintain its market leading presence in both the rail and water industries.

For more information, see below:

T 01695 557711

sales@hrkilns.com

www.hrfibreglass.co.uk

LOCKEN launches latestgeneration version of its MyLOCKEN app

Schmersal launches respiratory protection mask to FFP2 standard

Reusable protective equipment for infection prevention and occupational safety.

The Schmersal Group has developed a particle-filtering halfface mask without exhalation valve. The reusable SPM100 respiratory protection mask satisfies the requirements of EN 149:2001+A1+2009 FFP2 and is available for delivery as of now. The mask is designed to reliably protect medical staff and employees at other exposed work locations, for example dusty work environments, from solid and liquid aerosols.

The mask body in the SPM100 (Schmersal Protection Mask)

is made from medical-grade, biocompatible polypropylene (PP) and is reusable. The mask seal is created with a silicone profile that can be removed easily for regular disinfection and then quickly be reinserted into the mask.

The filter caps can be removed with ease, thus offering easy filter changes. All reusable parts of the mask are made from resistant materials that are suitable for cleaning and disinfection.

The SPM100 respiratory protection mask is used with an FFP2 filter insert, PPE category III, in order to prevent the inhalation and/or transfer of particles, droplets and aerosols.

This filter unit filters certain particles from the air inhaled by the wearer within the specified limit values of the filter used.

T +49 202 6474 0 info@schmersal.com www.schmersal.com www.tecnicum.com

For many years, the MyLocken app has been making life easier for users of the LOCKEN access control solution. Maintenance technicians, service providers and contractors retrieve their access rights on site in real-time using the Bluetooth module embedded in the electronic key. The solution offers centralised control and individual real-time access management for a security level usually only found in online access control systems. The longstanding functionality for updating access rights uses a secure protocol and has been streamlined in liaison with each customer to provide an industry leading and bespoke service.

The new version of the MyLocken app boasts an enhanced user interface, as well as an extended range of security and customisation features. Various personalised services are available, including safety (lone worker protection), security (reporting lost keys) and operational management in alignment with customers’ processes (joint management of access schedules, access declarations, etc).

To safeguard the solution’s performance, the key’s Bluetooth module is activated by users according to their needs and then automatically disabled.

Several local authorities and companies in the energy, telecommunications and water industries are currently using this solution, which allows access control systems to play a mission-critical role in corporate processes.

MBNL thanks LOCKEN for its innovative MyLocken App Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), the industry’s first network-sharing joint venture, owned by two of the UK’s leading and most innovative mobile operators, EE and Three UK, has expressed its gratitude to LOCKEN and the MBNL MyLocken app, which was: “…an essential element for ensuring reliable connectivity to their network and thus facilitating the continuation of UK telecommunications.”

The processes for accessing all MBNL sites are managed by the MBNL MyLocken application. This system allows MBNL to execute site access processes and procedures with increased levels of security and safety. This is a huge advantage for employees, partners and access providers!

MBNL’s management of access schedules is also strengthened with less and more efficient functionality.

MBNL said, “We express our gratitude to Locken for helping to maintain accessibility to our sites and for its continued support in facilitating access to our telecommunications equipment. This is particularly important for our networks to consistently provide a reliable level of connectivity.”

LOCKEN has uploaded a fun and dynamic new film to its website starring the MyLocken app. Check out the video by clicking on this link: www.locken.eu/ new-film-mobility-with-mylocken-app

For further information about LOCKEN, visit: www.locken.eu or find us on LinkedIn or call: 0203 691 1610.

Zeus Labs continues expansion in the UK freight marketplace

Sam McGuirk joins from Ontruck, marking the second phase of Zeus Labs’ development.

Zeus Labs, the developer of the evolutionary new freight booking and management software solution, has announced the appointment of Sam McGuirk (pictured) to the senior leadership team. Formerly UK Country Director for Ontruck, Sam joins Zeus Labs as Commercial and Growth Director.

This move follows the launch of Zeus Labs earlier this year and is a clear statement of intent that the UK market will be a strategic focus for Zeus Labs as the company continues its impressive growth. The logistics management provider has spent almost a year planning its entrance into the

UK market and Sam’s appointments signals that Zeus Labs is moving to its next phase of development.

Sam brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in driving positive organisational change through digital transformation of companies such as Just Eat and more latterly Ontruck. At Zeus Labs, Sam will have two priorities. Firstly, the continued development of the company’s existing customer base across mainland Europe, and secondly, rolling out the Zeus Lab’s playbook to two other global regions before the end of the year.

T 07575 391256 usef@zeuslabs.com www.zeuslabs.com

Hazel 4D helps mitigate plastic taxes with Atlanta pallet wrappers

With an evergrowing focus on the environmental impact of plastic, and more and more Government initiatives aimed at driving reductions in single use plastic, companies across the country are searching for ways to replace their plastic packaging. In most packaging areas this can be achieved quite effectively and, as packaging manufacturers apply their minds to developing plastic free products, the range on offer improves and becomes affordable for most companies.

However, there is one area where there is not yet a viable alternative to plastic – pallet wrapping. Literally millions of companies use plastic stretch wrap in huge quantities, and there’s no sign of a viable plastic free solution on the horizon. Instead, the focus needs to be on reducing the single use plastic used in the pallet wrapping process.

This is where Hazel 4D can really help. They have brought together the Atlanta range of pallet wrapping machinery and the Extremus range of machine films to create a winning combination.

“We often talk to large users of pallet wrap who pay very little attention to this aspect of their process,” says Kevin Oliver, Technical Sales Manager at Hazel 4D. “Many people don’t spend much time reviewing the type of pallet wrap film they use, or the quality and condition of their machinery. Often the film is a lot thicker than it needs to be and the machines are old or not well maintained. However, the combination of a decent quality stretch film and a good pallet wrapping machine can not only have a profound effect on efficiency but, when optimised correctly, can massively reduce the amount of plastic used and the cost per pallet wrapped, whilst simultaneously improving load stability.”

“It really is a no brainer when you look at the numbers,” continues Kevin. “We regularly demonstrate to companies that using our process and expertise, we can reduce their film usage by 80%, and their costs by 50-60% per pallet wrapped, AND improve the pallet load stability at the same time.”

Get in touch to find out more:

T 0113 242 6999

wecare@hazel4d.com www.hazel4d.com

Environmental impact of VHS tapes

& cassettes

With the increasing popularity of digital streaming and the advent of Cloud storage, media devices such as VHS tapes, cassettes, CDs and even DVDs are becoming things of the past.

This has left many wondering how to dispose of their old tape and film, and where that old Buffy the Vampire Slayer boxset would have ended up.

TipTop Media Management Ltd now offers an environmentally friendly solution to VHS recycling, using Energy From Waste (EFW) technology to utilise the media of the past to fuel the present.

At TipTop Media Management,

developing an eco-friendly alternative to leaving old tape/ film media to landfills has been a priority. A company spokesperson stated, “Our tape and film recycling programme aims to provide accessible and fast disposal of old media, acting as a sustainable solution that produces power to feedback into the grid.”

With the option of on-site media

Consumer Vulnerability

Traditional stereotypes of vulnerable consumers no longer apply, new data shows. A surge in scams – particularly targeted at younger people – since the first lockdown has revealed how consumers can be classified as vulnerable in a wide variety of situations and contexts.

According to a YouGov poll conducted on behalf of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), 9% of 18-24-year-olds lost more than £500 to scammers since the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020.

The statistics have prompted CTSI to call for businesses to do more to support customers who need extra support and assistance, and the institute has published a new guide to help them do this.

Consumer vulnerability: A guide to identifying consumers who may be vulnerable has been launched on Business Companion, a free online resource supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It sets out the different ways in which consumers of all ages and from all backgrounds can find themselves in vulnerable situations – either because of their own personal circumstances or because of the product or service they are buying – and presents practical guidance to businesses on how they can support these customers.

The guide helps businesses spot the signs of vulnerability

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recycling bins available for businesses, as well as pick-ups available for individuals, TipTop Media Management has made it easier than ever to dispose of your old media.

They even guarantee the safe and legal erasure of any data stored on collected devices – providing peace of mind to those companies who previously stored data on physical media devices.

To find out more about TipTop Media Management Ltd’s tape and film recycling programme, visit: www.tiptopmedia.co.uk/ recycling/#taperecycling today or go to: https://youtu.be/ vswTjxNzZew

and offers practical tips on developing a vulnerability policy, including staff training and procedures to ensure such consumers are safeguarded.

The importance of protecting vulnerable consumers has become more urgent than ever in the face of changing shopping habits and the emotional upheaval caused by COVID-19.

To read the guidance and watch a video on the subject, please visit: https://www.businesscompanion.info/ focus/consumer-vulnerability

T 0808 223 1133 www.tradingstandards.uk

Print & Packaging News

The one stop shop for all of your labelling needs

Experts in labels, labelling and label printing, Datamark supply & manufacture a varied range of labelling solutions to a wide range of customers spread across various industries. Enlisting in the services of Datamark, customers can enjoy numerous benefits, for example gaining from the years of knowledge and experience amassed by Datamark.

Constantly innovating and seeking to add new products to their already extensive range, Datamark truly are the one stop shop for all of your labelling needs. Moving from strength to strength since its inception in 1995, Datamark offers customers competitive pricing, unparalleled customer service, reliable deliveries, rapid quote turnaround, and an extensive product range.

Datamark’s product range includes: Plain & Colourwashed

Labels, Flexographic Printed Labels, A4 Sheeted Labels, Fanfolded Labels & Tags, Own Brand Thermal Transfer Ribbons, Thermal Transfer Ribbons, Thermal Transfer Bureau

Print Solutions, GoDex and other brand Thermal Transfer Printers, Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Print Solutions, and TT Printers Service and Maintenance. Driving the company forward, aside from their extensive product range, is their continued emphasis on providing the best customer service possible. It is no wonder that Datamark supply such a wide variety of industries, including; food, distribution and logistics, storage and contract packers, electronics, homecare, automotive and industrial.

sales@datamarkuk.com

www.datamarkuk.com

A study of wealth managers across Europe shows that there has been widespread adoption of emerging technologies –also known as ‘Wealth Tech.’ The research commissioned by Mobiquity – a digital transformation enabler – and conducted by Censuswide shows that in the UK and Switzerland a staggering 80% of wealth management firms have benefited from digital transformation during COVID-19.

Almost half (47%) of UK wealth managers use a client dashboard that enables customers to view their portfolio via their mobile phone. Over a third (36%) of wealth managers are using video conferencing, almost a third (32%) are interacting with open banking, and under a quarter (24%) have implemented conversational chatbot AI.

Through using ‘Wealth Tech,’ wealth managers cite improvements in customer experience (CX). Over 8 in 10 (81%) UK wealth managers said that digital technologies have improved client experiences.

However, barriers remain with almost a quarter (23%) of wealth managers citing that they don’t have plans to adopt technology in the future. Privacy concerns (35%),

risk and compliance (32%), technical issues e.g. software crashing, internet connectivity (31%) and technological implementation time taking too long (31%), are key barriers to overcome.

The report can be found at: https://www.mobiquity.com

Bristow & Sutor win industry award for Webio partnership

The Midlands-based enforcement specialist was nominated for three categories at the Credit & Collections Technology Awards, held at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Thursday 4th November. Alongside technology partners Webio, Bristow & Sutor were victorious in the Digital Business Transformation category and were shortlisted for the Innovation in Collections & Recoveries and Best Use of Technology awards.

The Credit & Collections Technology Awards recognise, excellence and innovation in the UK credit and collections industry. These awards celebrate solutions and innovations in lending, credit and collections through a range of categories related to technological needs and support.

Bristow & Sutor has over 42 years of experience in the collection of local council tax, non-domestic rates and unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs). The business partnered with Webio last year to implement WhatsApp Business API as an inbound channel for people in problem debt, providing more opportunities for customers to reach out and find a resolution.

Webio uses the power of conversation AI to automate and blend chatbot and live agent-customer conversations across a multitude of messaging

channels. Conversation threads capture chat history and remain open 24 hours a day, which improves the quality of responses and ensures key information is logged and accessible whenever someone chooses to engage.

The enforcement firm predicted that many customers would feel more comfortable discussing their circumstances on message-based platforms as this removes any embarrassment associated with directly speaking about debt.

www.bristowsutor.co.uk

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Marine charity urges businesses to help unlock ocean-based climate solutions

On the eve of the COP26 summit, marine charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation is encouraging businesses who want to take effective environmental action to join a new Climate Giant Project and help unlock the potential of the world’s largest nature-based solution to the climate crisis – the ocean.

The battle against climate change can feel hopeless sometimes with many companies left wondering how they can help. Planting trees can only go so far, while the world’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean, is largely overlooked and under-supported. The Climate Giant Project aims to change this, by creating a model where businesses can make a positive and impactful contribution to combatting the crisis we all face. We cannot fight climate breakdown without protecting the ocean and we cannot protect the ocean without saving whales. Whale and Dolphin Conservation is leading a global alliance of scientists and organisations aiming to protect whales as part of a nature-based solution to the climate crisis. Whales are fighting climate change in a big way. By the way they live, die and poo, they help the ocean remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as all the rainforests on land. It has been estimated one whale has the capacity to absorb as much carbon as 30,000 trees.

T +44 (0)1249 449500 info@whales.org https://uk.whales.org

Dettol Pro Solutions marks

Reckitt and Dettol Pro Solutions

– Dettol’s business-to-business offering – developed a tailor-made targeted hygiene program for the COP26 Conference. In a space bigger than 30 football pitches, as the event’s official hygiene partner, Dettol’s protocols and products helped protect against the spread of bacteria and viruses across 50,000 hotspots.

The firm committed to rehoming its products from the event, partnering with Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies to deliver 600 hand sanitisers to businesses in and around Glasgow post-COP26.

The program marks the official launch of Dettol Pro Solutions into the UK market, following Reckitt’s successful roll-out of Lysol Pro Solutions in the USA.

Dettol Pro Solutions’ offer is already adopted by companies taking hygienic cleaning measures to help protect their staff and customers against bacteria and viruses, and is being introduced at a time when 78% of consumers are still concerned about germs. Following the pandemic, consumers have a heightened awareness of how germs spread and a strong expectation that businesses will do their part.

Dettol Pro Solutions has already delivered hygiene programs for industry leaders in the UK including WeWork, British Airways, Avis Budget Group and The Professional Golfers’ Association, with further partnerships to be announced soon.

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Dettol Pro Solutions

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Water Management News Unblocktober: Save our sewers and seas

More than 150 industry experts have gathered to review progress in the fight against fats, oils and grease in sewers at the third European FOG Summit, sponsored by Unblocktober.

The event at the Brighton Hilton Metropole, co-hosted by British Water, Southern Water and software specialist SwiftComply, heard how FOG should be considered a resource not waste.

Unblocktober, the annual awareness campaign founded by Lanes Group plc to prevent FOG and plastic pollution disrupting sewers and causing environmental damage to our oceans, was pleased to support the event.

Lanes Group Development Director Richard Leigh said, “Unblocktober is all about finding positive solutions to the serious operational and environmental problems caused by FOG and plastic pollution.

“The European FOG Summit brings together the best minds and the most active organisations tackling FOG, so they are central to Unblocktober’s aim of galvanising collective action to protect the environment.”

As the UK’s largest independent drainage and wastewater specialist, Lanes is already working with some of the key delegate organisations at the European FOG Summit.

FOG is caused by too many oil and fat-based cooking products being disposed of down sinks and drains.

Stephen Williams, network protection officer, Southern Water, said there needs to be a sustainable approach to tackling the problem.

He told delegates, “We need to stop seeing FOG as waste and see a resource which can be part of the circular economy, as a biofuel and energy resource.

“To push that we must engage across our industry but also more widely. We need to change regulation and legislation and, importantly, change mindsets.”

Opening the summit, Ian McAulay, chief executive of utility Southern Water, told delegates UK sewers experience 300,000 serious blockages every year, and tackling FOG will help reduce this figure.

Philip Dunne MP, chairman of the UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee, also spoke at the event. He has been seeking a tightening of the law over sewage discharges into rivers.

He told the summit, “There is a huge environmental cost from an issue that is largely unseen by the public. The way you are using technology and working to change habits and behaviours is so important.”

Unblocktober is actively encouraging the public and organisations to take FOG and plastic pollution in sewers seriously, and put in place their own measures to reduce both forms of pollution.

Campaign supporters include Southern Water, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, Severn Trent, the Rivers Trust, Pura, SwiftComply, the Water Jetting Association, Miele, and the London Assembly.

Thousands of people have accepted Unblocktober’s challenge to use their loos and sinks responsibly for the month of October – and nearly 90% say it has had a positive effect on their long-term behaviours.

Millions of plastic-based items are wrongly flushed down toilets every year, including wet wipes, sanitary products, condoms, flossing tools, and disposable contact lenses.

Research has shown these items combine with FOG to create a highly compact mass of material that builds up inside sewers to eventually create fatbergs, which are hugely costly and can contribute to damaging sewer floods.

It’s never too late to take up the Unblocktober challenge! To find out more, go to: www.unblocktober.org

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Recycling & Waste Management News

Not just a super glass sorter!

TANA Shark

Ever since 1971, TANA has been in the forefront of designing and manufacturing robust machinery for the purposes of solid waste management. The core design of the TANA Shark has remained the same throughout the years: a robust, single-shaft slow-speed shredder with enough torque to process even the toughest materials such as used tires or mattresses. What separates TANA Shark from the competition is its versatility. The TANA Shark can process various materials. TANA Shark’s changeable screens make producing an end-product in various particle sizes easy.

Despite its robust construction the TANA Shark is also smart. Equipped with TANA’s state-of-the-art information management system TANA ProTrack® the user of TANA Shark will be able to monitor and optimise their process. Additionally, TANA ProTrack® allows service personnel to monitor the machine in real-time, delivering fast and accurate service when necessary.

The Doncaster-based firm is the UK distributor of all TANA products, designed and manufactured by the privately-owned Finnish parent company TANA Oy, which has grown to a global name in just under

50 years of trading. TANA Recycling Machinery (UK) Ltd was established in May 2016 and had the honor of receiving the international dealer of the year award twice. See more at: www.tana.fi

T 01302 872 431 enquiries@tanauk.com www.tanauk.com

While the Impact Air Systems’ ZAC800 material classifier system is being utilised in numerous glass processing facilities around the UK, it’s evident the super sorter is the ideal solution to remove contaminants from practically any kind of material stream.

The ZAC800 can now be found recovering materials from C&I waste streams, C&D, trommel fines, gypsum and MRF streams. A waste processor in Hartlepool, chose the ZAC800 to refine the SRF material it produces, ensuring it is of the highest quality possible for future use as an alternative to fossil fuel. With a throughput of eight tonnes per hour, the waste processor required a system that could easily manage the high throughput and bulk density of approximately 220kg/m³, of which the ZAC800 is more than capable.

Impact has also recently secured an order from a waste management company in Lincolnshire, for a double ZAC1200, capable of processing 14 tonnes per hour of SRF material by removing unwanted stone, glass, and aggregates from the final product.

Another ZAC800 installation has recently taken place at a waste site of a C&D company. The material streams produced by this waste were not able to be recycled without processing and refinement. Impact’s ZAC800 removes the aggregate material, dense plastics, metals, and glass, leaving the fine SRF material of paper, fibre, and thin plastic film.

Plasterboard gypsum and paper separation has also been a popular requirement, of which the ZAC800 performs flawlessly. The clean gypsum material streams are impressive, while all paper residue is removed, leaving a high-quality product.

To learn more and to see Impact’s ZAC800 in action: T 0116 244 8855 sales@impactairsystems.com www.impactairsystems.com

Water Management News

The National Association of Drainage Contractors

DrainSafe, the approved contractor scheme for drainage companies was finally launched at the National Drainage Show on 9th November. The Scheme, which is the brainchild of the National Association of Drainage Contractors (NADC), will help consumers, businesses and the public sector to identify quality contractors that they can rely on. Modelled on GasSafe and WaterSafe, Drainsafe will also bring environmental benefits as the Scheme will police illegal waste dumping, ensure correct hydrant use, identify cross and misconnections and help to educate consumers about what they should and should not dispose of in their toilets.

All DrainSafe contractors are required to evidence that their operatives are fully qualified to perform the services they offer and have appropriate insurance. They must sign up to the DrainSafe Code of Practice which is underpinned by an Independent Redress mechanism who will adjudicate on any unresolved dispute with a customer. Compliance with the requirements of DrainSafe is overseen by an oversight board which has a majority of independent members. DrainSafe will fast become the yardstick by which the industry is measured.

T 0800 0933 507 info@nadc.org.uk www.nadc.org.uk

Environmental Testing & Monitoring News

New pressure gauges MAN SC/LC from Kobold

Introducing the latest version of the electronic digital pressure gauge, MAN-SC for battery powered applications and MAN-LC for 24Vdc power with IO-link.

t Alpha-numeric 14-segment reflective LC display screen, full 5-digit display, and digit height of 16mm

t Electronic screen module with 90o incremental rotation; for side mounted or inverted installations

t Adjustable gauge head position

t Capacitive touchpads access

t kPa, MPa, bar, mbar, psi, kN, N, torr, inWC, mmWC, inHg, USR Measuring units

t Password protected peak

memory, and reset function

t 9V Lithium battery with 22,500 hours (2.5 years)

t A zero (tare) for calibration

t Optional rubber protective case cover

t Measuring ranges from -1…0...+1,600 Bar

t Range of process connection threads with diaphragm and hygienic process connections if required.

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Recycling & Waste Management News

LAUDA Technology Ltd

LAUDA – Experts in Thermal Control and Measurement providing Innovative solutions for Thermal Process Control, Chilled Water Applications, Water Baths, Freezers, Incubators, Shakers, Stills, Tensiometers, Viscometers and Contact Angle Measurement.

LAUDA continues to provide an expanding range of feature-rich, future proof solutions with energy efficiency and connectivity front of mind, serving a diverse range of industries including chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, oil and gas, composites, automotive, aerospace food & beverage, brewing, digital printing, laser and beyond.

LAUDA’s new range of water chillers has been designed not only to comply with the new Eco-design directive, but to surpass it through the innovative use of variable speed modules that automatically reduce their duty cycle in line with the cooling demand hence reducing energy consumption and running costs, giving a tangible return on investment for the user, whilst ensuring full compliance with the latest regulations on refrigerant (fluorinated) gases. For more details, please read our white paper: https://www.lauda-technology.co.uk/fileadmin/ assets/Bilder/Produkte/New_Ultracool/whitepapercirculation-chiller-en.pdf

Further portfolio expansion delivers the new LAUDA ‘Versafreeze’ ultra-freezers, (deep-freeze storage down to -85°C), and higher power ‘Integral’ process circulators, (process control from -90 to 320°C with >25kW of cooling @20°C), with pressure overlay options to increase the working range of water/glycol up to 140°C.

Furthermore, for applications requiring customised solutions tailored to individual requirements, we offer a made-to-measure design service using a longestablished and highly skilled team. Project engineering is a core competence of LAUDA and using the modular engineering approach we can design and scale a system specifically matched to the application needs.

With the capability to provide accurate heating and cooling in the range -150 to +550°C using a variety of proven modules including heat transfer systems, process cooling systems, secondary circuit systems, fired heaters and molten salt plants, we are able to provide unique, cost-effective solutions unparalleled by others.

Beyond temperature control, LAUDA has a wellestablished suite of solutions for measuring viscosity and surface/interfacial tension aimed at the development of polymers, oils, and surfactants.

LAUDA is here to assist with your technical requirements from the first stage of the application discussion, all the way through the process to the final commissioning, and after-care services throughout the lifetime of the equipment.

A strong and experienced after-sales service function provides further peace of mind, with impressive firsttime fix rates, and backed up by a fully kitted workshop at our newly configured facilities near Stamford.

We look forward to hearing from you.

T +44 (0)1780 243118

info@lauda-technology.co.uk

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How can manufacturing be more sustainable?

Electronics manufacturers no longer just have a responsibility to offer high-quality products for their customers. With the environment and climate changing faster than we could have ever anticipated and global pollution levels rising rapidly, businesses in the manufacturing industry have a role to play in finding more sustainable alternatives to environmentally damaging practices.

While manufacturing can be an incredibly polluting process, advances in technology and the availability of a wealth of more sustainable resources mean it’s also possible for manufacturing to be greener.

Currently, we recycle wherever possible – whether that’s on the manufacturing floor or in the office. When it comes to non-recyclable waste, we consistently dispose of any hazardous materials properly. And importantly, we’re always making our employees aware of their impact on the environment and how to reduce it.

We have also signed up to the FNZ Standard3 with the

objective of a 2050 net zero target. The standard is a way to record where we are, monitor our progress, and benchmark ourselves against our sector and will verify and audit us by future Net Zero.

If you’d like more information about EMS’ electronics manufacturing services, get in touch today and a member of our friendly team would be delighted to assist you.

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Why should you go green?

Of course, the primary incentive for any company to make their manufacturing more sustainable should be to reduce their impact on the environment and safeguard the planet for the future.

Reducing carbon emissions will preserve the world’s much-needed biodiversity, reduce reliance on the ever-diminishing supply of fossil fuels and improve the world’s air quality.

While looking after our world should be a priority, there are also several monetary incentives to engaging in greener manufacturing processes. Tax savings, reduced production costs and boosted productivity are just a handful of ways that businesses can benefit financially from more sustainable manufacturing.

What’s more, customers are more likely to choose a manufacturer showing a commitment to being environmentally friendly. According to research by The Manufacturer1, 80% of people are more willing to purchase from a business making a demonstrable effort to be more sustainable. Consumers’ attitudes are shifting rapidly towards more environmentally conscious business models, meaning any company not putting sustainability practices in place now risk being out of business in just a few years’ time.

Small changes for a significant impact

So, how can manufacturers change their processes to be more sustainable?

An ideal manufacturing world is one with as little waste as possible. Once processes have been refined to produce minimal ‘wasted’ by-products, any excess materials or substances should be recovered and repurposed. This ‘circular’ or ‘lean’ approach to manufacturing creates more continuous loops of material so that nothing ever enters a landfill site – a critical aspect of tackling climate change.

We’ve spoken previously about how the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to make manufacturing smarter2. But could it make it more sustainable, too? Investing in up-to-date technologies and IoT components facilitates smart manufacturing, which avoids overproduction or underuse of materials caused by poor planning. Ultimately, adopting IoT in manufacturing translates into improved efficiency and sustainability.

Automation is linked to IoT. As well as improving production speeds and efficiency, automation results in higher safety levels, meaning less downtime for employees and less energy required when continually restarting machines.

Off the production floor, digitising your office’s internal processes to enable real-time contributes to a more eco-friendly approach. Online collaboration platforms allow for a more digitally connected workforce, improving safety, productivity and sustainability.

Encouraging sustainable practices in the office is also a good place to start. Turning off monitors, choosing energy-saving lightbulbs and implementing a cycle-to-work scheme all enhance a company’s overarching sustainability strategy.

Our pledge to sustainability

At EMS, we recognise our responsibility as an electronics manufacturer to monitor and reduce our environmental impact, for the sake of the planet and the efficiency of our processes. When it comes to sustainability, we understand that there’s always room for improvement.

Contact

T +44 (0)1635 588870

sales@emsolutions.uk.com

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1) https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/british-consumersdemand-greener-products-wake-coronavirus-pandemic

2) https://emsolutions.uk.com/how-can-iot-make-manufacturingsmarter

3) https://www.futurenetzero.com/standard

Environmentally Friendly Methane Stripping Plant Company of the Month

Introducing the UK’s first green and clean Methane Stripping Plant

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are proud to announce Leachate Solutions as our Environmentally Friendly Methane Stripping Plant Company of the Month.

Leachate Solutions has over 35 years’ Engineering experience, they design and build small footprint, high efficiency Methane Stripping Plants. Over the years the older air stripped systems have become outdated and very expensive to maintain and keep compliant. Designed and developed at its manufacturing facility in Lancashire, Leachate Solutions has created a modern alternative process using the latest in Airless Stripping System technology, that has increased advantages over older traditional air stripping systems.

Leachate Solutions is the only manufacturer of Airless Stripping Systems in the UK which is available as a permanent installation or a mobile unit. The system has been built and designed for the treatment and management of landfill leachate. Landfill leachate is the liquid that exists as part of waste in a landfill and is usually comprised of rainwater that enters the landfill. This then seeps into the natural decomposition of organic material along with other liquids and chemicals that have been discarded.

smart monitoring and level control systems allow the processing of dissolved methane removal to surpass traditional methods using a more sustainable eco-friendly alternative. The system is completely environmentally friendly and meets the regulatory and environmental standards with ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations.

The system has been designed using greener engineering and produces lower energy requirements, a smaller carbon footprint and significant savings on energy and costs. The system is fully automated and can be left in a standalone remote location or scalable to meet changing demands. As well as having the ability to be integrated into an existing system, there are ‘built-in’ back-ups and failover systems in place to reduce the risk of negative environmental impacts.

One best practice that Leachate Solutions pride itself on is its efforts to work in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. The system is built using 99% recyclable materials, with environmentally friendly 316 stainless steel. Where the traditional aeration system runs in constant operation wasting countless amounts of energy, the Airless Stripping System from Leachate operates as ‘On Demand’ and only uses energy when in operation.

The Airless Stripping System offers a solution to the water and wastewater industry that is completely unique. No other system has been developed on the market since the traditional solution, enabling Leachate Solutions to offer a completely independent product that is entirely unrivalled. Its

“The closed landfill management industry can sometimes be guilty of ‘this is how it’s always been done.’ But we have designed and built a new system that delivers the same solution but with a new approach that is both safe for the environment and the business. We currently supply treatment plants for the public sectors and local authorities and every client we have worked with has been very impressed with our clean and green engineered approach. We have just finished two projects for Lancashire County Council totalling a number of three systems in which we have supplied and designed for them. We have also provided two of our systems to West Lancashire Borough Council, overall, there are eight working Leachate plants around North Lancashire,” stated Jane Rostock, Director.

The message from Leachate Solutions is loud and clear, that greener and cleaner engineering is possible. Operating in such a niche sector, allows Leachate Solutions to operate as the sole manufacturer and supplier of the Airless Stripping System. Over the past three years, the company has received remarkable growth and is now looking to employ another full-time engineer in 2022. Its current engineer, Carl has been part of the company’s eightyear growth plan and carries a vast amount of industry

experience and knowledge. As a company, the ability to think outside the box is necessary in delivering a bespoke solution to any need. It offers a complete end to end solution, providing engineering installation and design services for any business operating in the water and wastewater industry.

Primarily, Leachate Solutions deal with the management of closed landfill sites. Its services deliver a solution to the site owners where they have a legal obligation to make their landfill site safe. Further to its services, Leachate Solutions also offer tailored maintenance programs for pre-existing water treatment plants of any type. Its maintenance consultancy services help identify and implement cost savings across the sector, providing real time telemetry systems, with bespoke software and sitespecific dashboards.

Business has increased dramatically over the past three years and Leachate Solutions has really gained momentum in the market. Further to its latest innovations, it also continues to supply and install: Pumps and Pumping Equipment, Flow Meters – Magflow, Ultrasonic and Doppler, Level Control Systems, On-Site Instrument Calibration, Pump Condition Reports and Pump Maintenance and Management.

Most closed landfills, discharging leachate, require regular attention. Throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, Leachate Solutions have been able to maintain their service, support and onsite presence for their clients and so enable them to remain compliant.

In the future, Leachate Solutions will be developing its advanced analytical services with water testing services and working with a biochemist which they believe will be the last piece of the completed jigsaw for their services. “We are looking to add a biochemist to our professional team who will help us to assess and analyse test results for clients and assist us to develop and provide further new solutions to issues they may have,” stated Jane.

It’s evident that much of Leachate Solutions success over the past two years has projected growth through its hard work and blend of expertise and experience to create the first UK Eco-Friendly Methane Stripping Plant. The future looks bright for the company as it continues its efforts in sustaining its industry leading position.

For more information, see below:

T 01772 816593 enquiries@leachatesolutions.com www.leachatesolutions.com

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UK’s One Source for Asset Protection Solutions

MISTRAS Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of integrity and inspection services. We specialise in providing innovative asset integrity solutions for all projects using enhanced services that include asset monitoring, engineering services, advanced and conventional NDT.

Please contact +44 (0)1954 231612 info@mistrasgroup.co.uk | www.mistrasgroup.co.uk

RNT Tanks and Silos Ltd, design, manufacture and supply a multitude of solutions for water collection, storage and management. Corrugated steel water tanks are perfect for rainwater harvesting and incorporates easily into existing gutter systems.

Letsrecycle Live Show Review – Top Exhibitors Letsrecycle Live

Letsrecycle Live took place at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry this year for what turned out to be a highly successful gathering. Letsrecycle Live is the UK’s leading live show for the waste, recycling and sustainability industry.

From September 15th–16th 2021, the annual event had six sector zones stretching across indoor and outdoor areas. Letsrecycle Live featured more than 100 keynote speakers across four conference theatres, live material processing, live vehicle demonstrations, and live fire suppression tests. Altogether there were over 250 exhibitors plus a range of free to attend networking events including Meet the Buyer, Women in Waste, apprenticeship programmes, training sessions, bursary support, AGMs and the infamous ‘Inn of the Green.’

The event is a perfect chance to meet with thousands of professionals from Waste

A roadmap to Net Zero: The how? and why? of carbon reduction for businesses

Management, Skip Hire, Councils, Waste to Energy, Brokers, Wood, Organics, Plastic, Paper, Textiles, Packaging, WEEE, Glass and more.

Save the date for next year’s event on the 14th15th September 2022 at the NEC, Birmingham.

This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this years show, listed here in alphabetical order: Apex Belting, Comply Direct, C Trace, CTS Hire, Contenur, Deltax, Gardners, Middleton Engineering, The Pink Elephant Group, Refuse Vehicle Solutions, Sol Environment & SMT GB.

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Digital transformation of waste management operations from

c-trace

c-trace, are market-leading waste management technology providers from Germany established in the UK 2012. Our range of specialist products and services that cover waste collection operations, including route optimisation, identification and weighing systems, application based flexible software & system integrations. Customers benefit from many cost and operational efficiencies.

We offer a wide range of bespoke products and services designed to deliver savings, efficiencies and clear data. We offer experience and reliability across our range. Fully certified legal for trade weighing systems for operators and software services to 3,200 daily users across Europe. Our latest range of in cab technology guides drivers and confirms scheduled jobs enabling payment for operators and KPI figures for waste producers, highlighting sustainability in hard figures.

Our in-house developed modular software solutions are designed to provide the users with all the necessary tools to set up, administer bill and oversee Radio Frequency Chip (RFID) based pay-by-weight commercial and payable

domestic services. Ownership of the bin, proof of service ownership of the bin, bill payer and bill production are central to what we offer. We have vast experience and offer the complete package from chips to vehicle fitted hardware for ID and certified weighing.

As an independent supplier we are able to integrate and work with your existing IT structures and can fit hardware to any recognised bin lifter.

T +44 (0)1223 755181 info@c-trace.co.uk www.c-trace.de/en-UK

Introducing the new Volvo L25 Electric

At SMT GB, we recognise the importance of sustainability, particularly when it comes to construction. To this end, we are delighted to introduce the new Volvo L25 Electric.

With decades of experience designing and manufacturing compact wheel loaders, the Volvo L25 Electric is designed with customer success in mind, and built from the same DNA as other class-leading Volvo construction equipment.

Combining the proven Volvo compact wheel loader platform with fully electric motor and battery power, the L25 Electric provides all the performance you need, with zero-tailpipe emissions and very little noise produced.

This ensures work can continue at any time in environmentally sensitive and populated areas, as well as indoors without the need for costly fume extraction systems.

Print for our future

Leading print manufacturer, Gardners recently showcased its sustainable solutions at the 2021 Let’s Recycle Live Show.

Known for its big, bold and beautiful campaigns since 1976, Gardners has diversified its sustainable offering. This has meant new product launches such as the pollution-eating specialty coating, ReActivair, double-sided fleet banners, PVC free alternatives for its Out of Home (OOH) placements and more.

Speaking of its ongoing commitment, James Morris, Sales Director for Gardners (pictured right) said, “We’ve been continuously introducing and supporting green solutions for some time because we believe in the importance of sustainable

practices and working alongside partners who share this ethos. This topic now feels more important than ever following COP26, as well as a wider business and consumer focus.

“As part of the Hexcite Group, we’re also working towards our Target: 2025

The climate crisis

The climate crisis is the most pressing issue of this generation. Global emissions and temperatures are continuing to rise and reaching record levels, and the disastrous consequences of this on our climate, oceans, and biodiversity are already clearly visible.

Roadmap to Net Zero

Net zero means reducing emissions as much as possible whilst acknowledging that where greenhouse gas emissions still occur, they must be offset entirely through long term carbon capture or storage. The UK’s legally binding net-zero target by 2050 will likely mean further requirements for businesses will be introduced in the coming years.

A roadmap to net zero can be broken down into 4 stages

Many organisations have seen the opportunities presented by actively working to measure, reduce and offset their carbon emissions. Comply Direct can help organisations at every stage of the carbon management pathway – be that:

Measure: Carbon footprint calculation

Target: Set realistic and achievable science based targets

Reduce: Create a carbon reduction plan

Offset: Offset emissions and receive certification of Carbon Neutrality

Get in touch with their expert team for further advice and a no-obligation proposal outlining how Comply Direct can support businesses to achieve carbon management and reduction goals – email: marketing@complydirect.com or call: 01756 794951. www.complydirect.com

‘Ocean Plastics Pollution’ refuse truck is popular with CTS Hire customers

In September this year, CTS Hire showcased its new special edition ‘Ocean Plastics Pollution’ refuse collection vehicle at the Letsrecycle Live show.

The new 18t Dennis Eagle RCV is wrapped in vinyl and features a striking photographic image of a seal swimming underwater, obscured behind a plastic bag, to highlight the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans. The wrap covers the entire body of the vehicle, and is printed on both sides, for maximum impact.

Refuse vehicles are slow-moving billboards and transit advertising is increasingly recognised as an effective way to convey messages to a wide audience. The vehicle, which is now available for hire, is proving very popular with CTS Hire customers and is being seen by thousands of people every day whilst in operation collecting waste and recycling.

Municipal vehicle hire company, CTS Hire offers high-quality, FORS, LEZ and DVS compliant vehicles, featuring the latest technological and

Providing over 6 hours of active work per charge, the L25 Electric delivers outstanding lifting and breakout forces, maximum traction and unrivalled off-road stability. With a number of charging solutions available, the L25 Electric can also be charged from 0 to 100% in as little as 2 hours.

Boosting uptime beyond the capabilities of any equivalent internal combustion machine, the L25 Electric reduces maintenance requirements by 30%, and helps to raise the bar for our industry when it comes to electric solutions.

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sustainability commitment with four big targets including zero to landfill by 2021; embedding a global, sustainable materials process by 2022; transitioning to a circular economy business by 2023, and transforming into a net-zero carbon business by 2025. As part of this mission, we will continue to innovate to offer more sustainable approaches to our operations.”

For more information, visit: https://www.gardners.co.uk

safety enhancements, all supported by a 24/7 national mobile engineer and workshop network. The fleet includes 3.5t-26t Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV), specialist recycling vehicles, caged tippers, hook loaders and skip loaders, all available for short to long term hire including contract hire options.

For more information about hiring the CTS Hire 'Ocean Plastics Pollution' awareness truck or to enquire about other hire vehicles contact the Hire team on: 01453 511050, email: hire@ctshire.co.uk or visit: www.ctshire.co.uk

Trusted recycling machinery

Deltax Ltd. is dedicated to the design, manufacturing and sale of equipment and machinery involved in scrap recycling, demolition and construction industries. With a depth of experience and qualified personnel, Deltax Ltd. have sales agents worldwide and its machinery can be found operating in every continent in a number of different industries.

With a reputation of providing an honest, knowledgeful and fair service to its customers, most component production is done in-house, using only high-quality materials and the latest production techniques. These include computer aided design (CAD), and manufacturing systems combined with an ongoing policy to improve design and production

Letsrecycle Live Show Review – Top Exhibitors

to meet the changing needs of the industries involved. Deltax Ltd. has a wide variety of equipment and machines available in its product portfolio from electro-magnets for scrap and material handling to heavy duty alligator metal cleaning shears.

This year, Letsrecycle Live took place at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry on the 15-16 September and Deltax Ltd. was on hand to showcase its products. The show is the UK’s leading live show for waste, recycling and sustainable industry and featured over 100 speakers across four conference theatres. Amongst 250+ other exhibitors, Deltax Ltd. delivered live demonstrations of its products, and enjoyed the opportunity to share their expertise and experience with attendees and other industry professionals.

New UK plant brings much needed competition

Spanish plastic bin manufacturer, Contenur has completed and opened its UK plant to consolidate and expand its market position in the UK.

STRENGTH RELIABILITY

HONESTY

HEAVY DUTY ALLIGATOR METAL CLEANING SHEARS

Deltax Original design features the DTX range with a special Hydraulic scrap hold down. A unique design that gives more stability to material that may want to move during the cutting process. Good for heavy items including plate, rolled bar or odd shaped scrap.

For more information on the products and services Deltax Ltd. provide, see below: T 01489 784711 deltax@btconnect.com www.deltax.co.uk Take

Present in the market place for over 20 years, Contenur UK has traditionally imported products from its Madrid facility. Now they are able to produce all bin sizes in their state of the art manufacturing plant in Knowsley, Merseyside. They can now provide a wider choice and product flexibility to one of their most significant global markets and offer larger volumes to support the private and local authority wheeled bin markets.

Neil Kavanagh, UK Commercial Director summarised the importance of the new UK factory, “Local production will allow us to be more responsive to the needs of our private waste management and healthcare customers as well as provide much needed choice and flexibility to the high volume, Local Authority market. The new plant allows us to extend our product range, increase annual production capacity and provide pricing to meet the needs of a high-volume UK market segment. We aim to compliment competitive pricing with additional services such as a nationwide, closed loop recycling program that can reduce container costs and re-use all of your redundant bins to use the material to create new containers. This will be a first for the UK market on a national level and will demonstrate our commitment to helping the UK container market reduce its CO2 footprint and increase recycling rates.”

If you would like to know more details about our compliance, sustainability, quality or product range, please do get in touch.

T +44 (0)1282 604400 enquiries@contenur.com www.contenur.co.uk

Delivering

Innovative Baling Solutions for the Recycling Industry

MiddletonEngineering

has been in the business of designing, manufacturing, supplying, and servicing recycling equipment for over 45 years.

Our standard baler range includes our Semi-Automatic ME 80 offering an entry level solution. Then to our HB 60 range which has worked really well in distribution depots and single users having a small footprint and low height, made in 3 power sizes 22kW, 30kW and 37kW. We manufacture our own series of Twin Ram Machines. The Middleton ME2R series balers are available as 80, 100T and 120T tailored to your requirements, plastic and wire tying options or both.

One of the major benefits to having a Twin Ram baler system is it flexibility to handle many different types of waste streams with one machine, the ability to switch quickly from one material to another is especially important in today’s environment. Energy efficient, long service life waste balers have never been more important to the industry, allowing a variety of materials to be processed.

Middleton’s have design, fabrication and installation capabilities for turnkey recycling industry installations, including MRF and sorting line installations large and small together with every kind of conveyor solution and sorting equipment requirement.

Contact T 01458 860264 sales@middletonengineering.co.uk www.middletonengineering.co.uk

Lets Recycle Live Show Review – Top Exhibitors

Re-use over recycle

Pink Elephant Group specialises in recycled clothing and the re-use of household textile including: clothing, shoes, accessories such as handbags, bric-a-brac, commercial textile and other small household items.

Pink Elephant Group provides its services to the general public, local authorities, charitable and commercial organisations through arranging reclaiming for re-use schemes. The company currently operates textile bank collections and recycling schemes across the country. These textile banks are bright pink in colour, to stand out and match the company name and brand.

The main ambition for Pink Elephant Group is to promote re-use, before recycle, leading to increased use of high-quality second-hand items and increasing the market of second-hand goods in the UK. This in turn, has the potential of lowering the purchase of new goods, leading to a positive environmental impact.

In terms of significant recent announcements, the Pink Elephant Group has signed up as one of the signatories, and joined Textile2030, a new groundbreaking, expert-led initiative, harnessing the knowledge and expertise of UK leaders in sustainability to accelerate the whole fashion and textiles industry’s move towards circularity and system change in the UK, led by WRAP.

Pink Elephant Group exhibited at Let’s Recycle Live Show in September 2021 and presented

Apex Belting Limited

Apex Belting are a marker leader in the manufacturing and fabrication of conveyor belts for the recycling, OEM & agricultural markets.

its textile bank in the shape of K2 telephone box, which the company is planning to introduce and place at several locations around the areas of its textile banks.

To get in touch, please see details below:

T +44 (0)116 326 3262

Please check the company website for further details, ways of getting involved and working with them at: www.pinkelephantgroup.co.uk

Sol Environment: Independent environmental consultancy

Sol Environment is an independent environmental consultancy that specialises in sustainability. We were established in 2009 and have a key focus on Renewable Energy, Built Environment, Low Carbon Technologies and Environmental Planning & Permitting.

We have been working in the area of sustainability and have been providing our clients with services and strategies to meet their low and zero carbon obligations since the outset and now pride ourselves on being one of the few dedicated consultancies that solely work in this area.

Our client base generally comprises the industrial, low-carbon and energy sector, but also work for huge number of commercial and residential developers. We also

provide a number of ESG services to our corporate clients and advise them on carbon strategy, carbon reduction and the transition to a low carbon economy. In all cases, our services are tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

Energy Management News

New online shop

Having worked closely with those in the wastewater industry for many years, we’re proud to highlight our new online shop, which makes it even easier for the sector to access essential components for halfbridge rotary scrapers and clarifiers.

Over the last ten years, we’ve witnessed an increased demand in our products, notably from the municipal wastewater companies and utilities requiring slip ring collector column components and brush holders.

We believe the online shop will give those working in this industry a helping hand, particularly for customers looking for a manufacturer to supply, maintain and update products urgently. It provides a huge benefit to our partners, improving both the speed and efficiency at which our products are delivered and fitted.

Currently, BGB is one of the few companies that can still supply slip rings collector columns and brush holders to even the very earliest models of scrapers, so we believe we have carved a niche in this market helping to serve what is rapidly becoming an expanding customer base. Having had over 40 years in the slip ring industry, we also offer a fantastic repair service for units that need a freshen up or refurb.

The online store is now available to our global customers, with our core rapid 48 hour service offered to the UK. Visit the online shop at: www.bgbinnovation.com/online-shop

T +44 (0)1476 576280 www.bgbinnovation.com

Our close alliance with our longterm consulting partners gives us a much larger breadth and market presence than our size implies. An ability to provide both an individual service whilst being able to deliver larger multidisciplinary contracts sets us apart from our competition.

Our services include but are not limited to the following:

t Energy and Sustainability Strategy

t Assessment to BREEAM

t Carbon and Energy Modelling

t Regulatory Permitting and Compliance Assessment

t ESR, Carbon Accounting and Management Strategy

t Third party verification and assessment.

T 01179 372811 Bristol

T 01684 572727 Malvern enquiries@sol-environment.co.uk www.sol-environment.co.uk

Producing belts to the highest standards with integrally moulded rubber and PVC cleats as well as chevron belts suitable for MRF plants, screens, crushers, shredders, eddy currant and over band magnet separators. We produce various bespoke belts for the agricultural market in either rubber or food quality PVC/PU. All our belts are manufactured to the highest standards and we can produce cleated belts with or without sidewalling, de-watering belts

and many other types. We offer on-site vulcanising along with an excellent range of rollers, drive and tail drums as well as skirting rubber.

Contact

T 01284 752486

www.apexbelting.co.uk

Refuse Vehicle Solutions delivers first-ever Dennis Twin Pack electric conversion to Islington Council

Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) has delivered the world’s first-ever refurbished and repowered Dennis Twin pack refuse vehicle to Islington Council, marking a revolutionising breakthrough in the waste industry. RVS specialises in recycling and re-powering fossil-fuelled vehicles, having converted numerous RCVs for a multitude of customers around the UK.

Following a recent site expansion, RVS are focused on meeting the increasing demand for its conversion process with a solution that can turn just about any existing vehicle into an environmentally friendly, hard-working and powerful zero-emissions machine.

Refuse Vehicle Solutions is not just taking the world of electric vehicles by storm; they are changing the industry’s perceptions about what an electric vehicle can do. With only state-of-theart technology used during the refurbishing and repowering process, there are no compromises made with safety or reliability, according to Managing Director Spencer Law. “Our technology is the only solution on the market today that enables operators to convert their existing fleet into an all-electric fleet without sacrificing performance or safety.”

With an advanced battery pack system that is designed specifically for the needs of these types of vehicles, RVS provides a perfect solution for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint. For further information about RVS services, visit: www.refusevehiclesolutions.co.uk, contact: 01453 899131, or email: sales@rvsl.co.uk.

RVS is also on social media:

Facebook @RefuseVehicleSolutions

Twitter @refusevehicles

LinkedIn Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd

Green Print & Packaging News

Wooden pallets: At the heart of sustainable business

To mark EPAL’s 30th anniversary year, Felicity Smith, national secretary for EPAL UK & Ireland, tells us how the pallet – a 60-year-old invention – will form the backbone of the green recovery.

The wooden pallet is 60 years old.

While there are no lavish festivities planned, nor any specific date to hold them on, logistics professionals understand why it is worth celebrating milestones such has those. When you have the responsibility for moving goods between locations wooden pallets have an essential role to play in the process.

Pallets allow products to be batched up, loaded and transported easily and safely, while maximising space and efficiency, saving suppliers and their customers time and money. Pallets made from wood are also the most environmentally friendly and least expensive option. This is why economists have acknowledged pallets as one of the cornerstones of free-flowing international business during the past six decades.

Wood’s low cost, versatility, hygiene credentials and wide availability have helped this material maintain 90% of the UK pallet market for many years. And its superior sustainability is increasingly important to businesses, too.

The environmental credentials of products for companies of all kinds are receiving more attention as governments rebuild their economies in the wake of COVID-19. Principles of reducing, reusing and recycling; cutting emissions and favouring sustainable materials such as wood are becoming central to the policies made in locations including the EU and the US.

Pallets clearly perform well when measured against these core environmental standards.

Reduce

Pallets are made from smaller logs and ‘falling boards’ from the sawmilling process. According to the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON), the sector uses around one third of the UK’s timber output, part of a system that sees every part of a sustainably harvest tree used. Sophisticated software packages also help manufacturers design and build pallets to optimal measurements for strength and efficiency.

Repair Wood makes repair and reconditioning of pallets easy; damaged boards and blocks can be replaced, so pallets can be kept safe and in useful service. This is a simple process that extends the pallet’s lifespan and allows it to be used many times – and often for many years.

Reuse

Truly sustainable businesses must optimise their pallet use before recycling them. According to TIMCON’s annual wood packaging market survey, 48.3 million wooden pallets were repaired in 2019, growth of 5% on the previous year, increasing opportunities for reuse.

Repair is a key part of the pallet pooling model, where pallets are repaired for reuse. In EPAL’s case, the pallets are owned by the owner and repaired to an ‘as new’ specification before being sold on to the new user.

Recycling

When a wooden pallet has become damaged to the point when repair is no longer possible, this is the right time for recycling. Pallets are recycled by industries such as panels and composite block, made into animal bedding, or sent to biomass generators for renewable energy.

There are an estimated three billion wooden pallets in circulation in the UK and EU region combined –with an annual production of around 500 million. Responsible manufacturers use certified sustainable wood (PEFC or FSC certified sources) to reduce its overall carbon footprint further. In Europe, the packaging and pallet industry uses approximately 20 million cubic metres of this every year. Each pallet stores approximately 27kg of carbon.

Wood is still the least expensive raw material –despite recent market-driven price rises – which will clearly continue to be a decisive factor for many businesses as they realign after the pandemic. However, the above credentials will also make pallets manufactured from wood a key part of the businesses’ strategies to become more sustainable and fulfil their climate obligations in the important months and years ahead.

Wood: A Unique Status

The UK government acknowledged the unique status of wood in November last year when it released its interim packaging recycling targets for business. Wood was the only material whose target was decreased – from 48% to 35%; the recycling targets were increased for all other materials.

Wooden pallets in the UK: Key Facts

S 27kg of carbon (0.9kg in every kg of wood) is stored by a typical wooden pallet

S 48.3 million wooden pallets repaired in 2019, a 5% rise on 2018

S 44.9 million pallets manufactured in 2019

S Every cubic metre of wood reduces the carbon footprint of your business by approximately 2 tonnes

EPAL UK & Ireland oversees the EPAL open pallet pool in the UK and Ireland region.

Internationally, EPAL oversees 500 million EPAL Euro pallets and 20 million box pallets, making it the world’s largest open exchange pool.

Contact T +44 (0)116 274 7353 info@epalukireland.com https://uk-irl.epal-pallets.org

Mitigate your risk and reduce emissions by uncovering the truth about breather vent performance

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. This is often called Sustainability and with increased focus on climate change and reducing emissions, there has never been such an important time to understand the facts and re-evaluate your strategy to reach net zero.

Most of the UK population live in towns and cities and often cheek by jowl with industrial activity including bulk chemical/petrol storage and biogas generation.

We are lucky to have a legal infrastructure that ensures all UK operators follow strict safety and environmental guidelines intended to keep us safe. But there is always room for improvement. We passionately believe that huge reductions in emissions from tank farms can be achieved using best available techniques and reference to international standards. The speed of change and increasing rate of adoption of new, cleaner technologies is literally breath-taking as we all wake up to the damage we have inflicted on our world.

Assentech has been developing techniques to measure and reduce emissions from tank farms for over a decade. The key is keeping volatile

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compounds inside the tanks but allowing them to breathe when required such as filling/emptying and fluctuations in temperature. At all other times a breather valves should remain closed with minimal leaks.

These valves have immense flow capacity so if not functioning or set correctly can leak hundreds of tons of invisible GWP emissions along with company profits into the atmosphere.

Two international standards regulate design, application and production of breather valves. These are ISO28300 and API2000. Both standards have specified maximum leak rates for all production vents, i.e. 0.014m³/h for vents up to 6”. The shame is that only 2 out of the 20 worldwide manufacturers test to this standard. This ultimately has led to a huge problem with the majority of breather valves that are installed at facilities are not leak tight and will allow huge volumes of vapour to release into the atmosphere.

With over 1,500 sites in the UK having more than 10 storage tanks with capacity ranging from 10 to 8,000 tonnes of flammable or toxic liquid the potential for leakage is immense.

In a recent case study we reduced a storage tank’s global warming potential from 161 tonnes of methane to just 185kg by replacing just one 12” breather vent per year.

So we saved the customer £8k per year in lost methane per valve and an incalculable value to our environment. This was a true win/win deal.

It has taken us many years to develop an automated test bench to record these huge improvements using state of the art artificial intelligence and neural networking. Now, with it officially launched in August 2021, we are receiving a lot of interest, enquiries and orders from operators seeking to reduce emissions and meet ESG commitments.

With the challenges we all face to reduce emissions as part of our journey to tackle climate change, we need collective energy and focus to ensure that operators adapt to these new challenges and are supported by the regulators. The first step is to raise awareness of this huge industry problem and ask that you all take note of this huge issue.

Our simple advice is to ensure that End Users, Regulators, and Insurers insist on a valid individual leak test certificate on both vacuum and pressure ports for all the breather valves purchased, installed or serviced. We would recommend that these assets are inspected yearly and given a full service at intervals no longer than 3 years. Adhering to the best available practices and careful due diligence of your supplier will ensure global emissions are substantially reduced.

Assentech has an enviable reputation as one of the most knowledgeable resources available for reduction in fugitive emissions from breather vents worldwide to keep you safe, compliant and profitable.

T +44 (0) 1726 844707

info@assentech.co.uk

www.assentech.co.uk

Global Freight Delays are causing supply issues

Companies across the UK are experiencing supply chain issues. These issues have grown over time as numerous factors have compounded to seriously disrupt the supply of everything from the automotive industry to food and drink into hospitality. Problems ranging from staff shortages, temporary site closures, and cancelled deliveries to the limited availability of certain product lines. Here is why these issues are in affect:

Suez Canal blockage

Many of the issues began earlier this year when the Suez Canal in Egypt caused severe delivery delays after a container ship became blocked within the canal’s access routes. There were hundreds of ships stuck in a tailback, waiting to pass through the 193km canal. Even several days after the blockage was removed, the back-log continued and the impact of the delays are still being rectified today.

COVID-19 Impact on Ports

COVID-19 outbreaks continue to affect cargo handling, putting an extra strain on air, ocean,

and rail transportation due to staffing issues and container shortages. Ningbo-Zhousha port, the world’s third-busiest cargo port in China was subject to huge backlogs and delays. Services were halted at a key terminal after workers tested positive with COVID-19. Increase levels of staff isolations have resulted in staff shortages and in turn many unexpected interruptions.

Similar scenarios have played out across other major ports within China, and across the world. This has

produced huge local setbacks, delays, and back-logs which combined are causing a ripple effect which is being felt globally.

Driver Staff Shortages

Many companies are currently experiencing staff shortages because of employee self-isolation and COVID-19 outbreak levels. The ‘Pingdemic’ has severely affected staffing levels across all sectors, with

HGV and delivery driver roles being hit particularly hard. Driver shortages have led to delivery guarantees dropping from 80% last year to just 40%. Brexit has also impacted many transport jobs. The BBC stated that there is evidence of HGV driver shortages across Europe, but the UK has been among the hardest hit by the problem. This is assumed to be because many European drivers have returned to their home countries and subsequently sought work elsewhere.

Summary:

It is hard to specify a timescale for when these issues are likely to be resolved and when normality will resume, however it is definitely worth reviewing your supply chain and involving partners like Cromwell Polythene who have a UK based manufacturing site. Find out more: https://www. cromwellpolythene.co.uk/global-freight-delays-arecausing-supply-issues

T 01977 686868 info@cromwellpolythene.co.uk www.cromwellpolythene.co.uk

volume of domestic food waste by 90% – creating a sterile, odorless, and nutrientrich soil amendment for your plants or garden.

Contact: Jude Pereira +44 (0)7424 184268 sales@nanjgelgreen.com www.nanjgelgreen.com

Rapid fold-up doors, the latest in industrial manufacturing

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are pleased to announce dp Doors & Shutters Ltd as our Engineering Manufacturing Company of the Month.

Long-time members of the DHF (Door and Hardware Federation), dp Doors & Shutters Ltd is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and installers of a wide range of industrial doors, Roller Shutters, Insulated Sectional, High speed and Steel Personnel doors. Since 1997, the company has served industries in Construction, Industrial, Food Processing and Commercial UK applications and holds over 300 collective years of industry experience.

Operating 24/7, its reliable and highly qualified team manufacture to a high specification and has recently achieved ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation. Centrally located in Sheffield gives the company and its customers access to its services nationwide.

Its product portfolio includes and offers roller shutter, sliding/ folding shutter, high speed, security, clear polycarbonate roller shutter, compact fold up, fire shutter, and fire doors. Added to these it can offer smoke and fire curtains, insulated doors, automatic barriers, garage doors, and PVC Strip curtains.

One notable product is the Rapid fold-up door which is motorised for indoor and outdoor use. Boasting features that offer easy installation, quick lead times, manual override in the event of power failure and a 0.9 m/s average opening speed, it is designed for areas with large access dimensions in industrial and commercial sectors. The Rapid fold-up door facilitates the fluency of the traffic whilst providing an auto close facility after a pre-set timed delay. It comprises an anodized aluminium frame, together with stainless-steel components which are very resistant to corrosion. The door is designed to reduce heat loss and control the flow of airborne particles and the ingress of vermin, it also comes with CE class 3 rating for wind resistance. The Rapid Fold up door comes with a 7,000mm maximum width and 9,000mm maximum height. Available in eight colour options with a variety of control options available including motion detectors, hand held transmitters, induction loops, pull switches and wall mounted push pads.

Providing a quality and reliable service to its customers, dp Doors & Shutters Ltd recent success has meant it has outgrown its current 12,000 sq ft, factory and the company is looking to move to larger premises to accommodate the growth. Additionally, a new powder coating facility is being built to accommodate the influx in customer demand on the business.

Further to its product offering, dp Doors & Shutters Ltd offer a 24 hour professional repairs and maintenance service. Due to legal requirements, all doors must be subject to a

controlled, regular maintenance and service procedure.

dp Doors & Shutters Ltd initially undertake a maintenance contract to identify each door with a mutually agreed name and number. A survey is then carried out to each door to which a data and information sheet is then compiled. Site plans, photographs and printed maintenance manuals are all available for each customer to ensure all parts are fitted correctly and safely and in accordance with legal requirements.

Since Alan and Kathryn Bolsover started the business from their converted garage 25 years ago, the company has grown to employing over 45 members of staff and is known as one of the best businesses in the UK for its specialist products and services. Ideal for customers in a range of industries from airports to blue chip manufacturers, dp Doors & Shutters Ltd is now a leading company in its field. For more information, see below:

T 01142 889464

sales@dpdoorsandshutters.co.uk

www.dpdoorsandshutters.co.uk

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International Confex & the PA Show Review – Top Exhibitors

International Confex and the PA Show 1st – 2nd September 2021

International Confex, is the meeting place for the events industry, and took place this year at the ExCel London on the 1st and 2nd of September 2021.

The PA Show also took place in September and is the largest gathering of Executive Support Professionals in the UK and brings together multiple industries. Showcasing the best suppliers and services, the PA Show is the perfect opportunity for learning, sharing and collaboration.

For 39 years, International Confex has maintained its position as the leading exhibition for the events industry, bringing together the largest

gathering of event professionals in the UK. The conference hosts top-class speakers and exhibitors within the events industry and provides its attendees with the advantage of discovering suppliers, venues, and service providers to help them plan their future events.

International Confex provides a world-class conference programme which offers an unrivalled speakers programme with 100+ talks taking place across two days.

for Champagne’ takes on a whole new meaning!

The speakers at this years event came from a variety of companies, including: Diversity Ally, Identity, TikTok, Smyle, Event First Steps and Carnival UK among others.

After a successful show in 2021, International Confex is set to return to the ExCel London on the 8th and 9th March 2022 and will once again include the PA Show.

For more information, please see the details below: www.international-confex.com www.thepashow.com

We specialise in Virtual, Hybrid & Live Events

to Pharmaceutical here in the UK and around the globe delivering events as far afield as Vietnam, India, North and south America, and across Europe.

Our passionate, flexible, and friendly team are dedicated to delivering quality and technical excellence in everything we do.

We live and breathe live, Virtual and Hybrid events. We care about getting it right for you, first time, every time with the right equipment and people first time every time, we are with you at every step of the journey to make sure everything is delivered right on Cue!

Lorna Hughes, Head of Sales, T 0121 3284777

It’s fair to say, Champagne Fire Truck was one of the most talkedabout exhibitors at International Confex 2021. Not least because they brought their genuine, 1972 British Leyland AEC fire truck to the show. It certainly stood out from the more conventional stand set-ups throughout the exhibition hall at ExCel London.

When questioned on the decision, Richard Reynolds, Director of Champagne Fire Truck said, “It was a no brainer! What better way to demonstrate what Champagne Fire Truck is, than for delegates to see and experience it in person?”

He goes on to explain, “Champagne Fire Truck is such a unique concept, with so many features that add to the experience, it just has to be seen, touched, heard and of course, (a little champagne) tasted, to be appreciated.”

The Champagne Fire Truck story began a long time ago in a time before COVID-19, when the Milton Keynes-based Development Chef and Event Caterer found himself inspired by the trend for repurposing vintage vehicles as mobile catering units.

Ewepack

Ewepack has been providing event logistics since 2006 and our key staff already many years of world-wide event logistics before that! We know the responsibility involved in organising conferences, live media or stadia events and trade shows. We know how important it is to hand over display materials, merchandise, or production equipment to the right person at the right time!

Having undergone an extensive restoration during the first lockdown, Champagne Fire Truck is a brand-new to market proposition, adding some real sparkle and wow-factor to any high profile corporate, public and private event.

Rich Reynolds, Director of Champagne Fire Truck, T 07736 815413 fizzbrigade@champagnefiretruck.com www.champagnefiretruck.com

We organise your give-aways into a retrievable system and keep stock of what you have stored.

you need the delivery, and we can personally put everything in place before you arrive. If we aren’t there, our partnership with like-minded service professionals means we can offer a local service wherever you are working in the world. If you need us to set up the displays, put out leaflets, pop-up banners, lay out merchandise or give aways etc. We can that too.

CREATE TIME & SAVE SPACE

Based in Birmingham in the heart of the midlands for over two decades the team at Cue have delivered events and facilitated our clients’ creative ideas again and again, we delivered events across all market sectors from Financial

M 07748 116042 hello@cue.events l.hughes@cue.events https://cue.events

We all scream for ice cream

Long gone are the days when the simple concept of one scoop of ice cream in a wafer would suffice a sweet craving. Enter the new era of luxury-based ice cream! Roll Me Up offers a jazzier, mesmerising and a more creative spin on fresh ice cream that is deliciously creamy and guaranteed to add the WOW.

Based in the Cotswolds, Roll Me Up is fast becoming a popular favourite for its clients from all over the UK as they are booked for corporate parties, staff appreciation days, trade shows and more. Roll Me Up was established by a husband-and-wife team who originally became fascinated at the concept of making ice cream rolls in Thailand, where the wife is originally from and wanted to bring it to the UK. The unique and fascinating way of making ice cream was exciting and new, so they decided to put their own

slant on it. Through many trial and tested ice cream recipes they finally came across the perfect one and Roll Me Up was born.

Its ice cream rolls are made bespoke, and its menu boasts flavour combinations of freshly made Cotswold ice cream bursting with

creativity.

Entice your taste buds with endless flavours each made right in front of you including Billionaire Shortbread –Ferrero Rocher, salted caramel and shortbread, Rolled Up Mess – fresh strawberries with meringue, Nut Nut Nutoreos (named after the Duran Duran hit) – Oreos and Nutella, and many more. Their Thai inspired ice rolls have something for everyone.

Fancy collaborating? Roll Me Up also works with brownie companies, gin distillers and more. If you’re a food producer, get in touch today. Furthermore, check their website for event news.

T 07948 720388 www.rollmeup.co.uk

Dedicated to excellence and innovation in hospitality

Events@No6 is the home of, and has been purpose built by The Royal college of Pathologists, and is an innovative, state-of-theart venue designed to be the perfect solution for an array of events and location shoots.

Facilities include a variety of bright meeting and event spaces, rooms with in-built AV, and flexible breakout spaces. The top floor offers even more to organisers with two stunning open-air terraces, with spectacular views across the city of London.

6 Alie Street is a nine-floor building, which includes a double-height entrance atrium and incorporates floor-to-ceiling windows on all floors to maximise natural light. The two-storey entrance hall, open staircase to the conference area and light-filled areas at the rear, create a spacious and open building.

Our team’s combined hospitality experience and an approved list of suppliers are here to enhance and support

your event. Our Head Chef has created a deliciously different menu that reflects Events@No6’s values and our commitment to being a responsible caterer.

T 0207 4516791

sales@eventsatno6.com

www.eventsatno6.com

As the industry develops new way of entertaining, new ways of communicating messages and new ways of displaying products & services, so we have tailored our logistics offer. With significant investment in warehousing, I.T and personnel, we stand ready to help you create more time and more space!

PICK, PACK & DESPATCH creates time, saves space We store your sample products, display materials production gear or booths.

SHIPPING is what we do!

Even if you have a small presentation we save you time- just tell us what you need sent and we’ll pack it and ship it. We’ve been shipping to all the countries of the world and our staff have been to most of the destinations we ship to providing local knowledge sand first-hand experience.

INSTALL & RETURN delivery, unpack and assembly!

Our staff will often go to venue where

Sandman Signature Hotel Group UK & Ireland

Welcome to Sandman Signature

Hotel Group UK & Ireland. Allow us to introduce our portfolio of 4* properties and their event spaces, each created to meet the needs of the busy Events Executive.

Aberdeen

Boasting five event spaces including the Robert Gordon Ballroom, comfortably seating 400 people in theatre style, the newly renovated Sandman Signature Aberdeen Hotel & Spa is incredibly stylish and modern.

London Gatwick

Our London Gatwick property is

ideally placed close to Gatwick International Airport and local business parks. The dedicated business floor includes six meeting rooms and three syndicate rooms, the largest with a capacity of 200 delegates.

Newcastle

Situated in the city centre of Newcastle, Sandman Signature is surrounded by key attractions including the iconic St. James’ Park and Northumbria University. With two event spaces, the largest seating 60 people theatre-style, we can tailor make your event to meet your needs.

Contact us about fulfilment service including:

● Stock management & Storage

● Pick, Pack & Despatch

● Onsite Supervision & Installation

● Pack & Return

● Insurance

● Inventory Control

● Online Ordering.

Contact

T +44 (0)1449 257171 sales@ewepack.com www.ewepack.com

Portmarnock Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links makes an ideal conference venue in Dublin, with a maximum capacity of 300 delegates we can ensure that your delegates are well catered for. One of the best located conference venues and business hotels in Dublin with picturesque beach views, various food and beverage outlets, an award-winning spa and a championship Links golf course.

www.sandmansignature.co.uk

www.portmarnock.com

Down Hall: Hotel | Spa | Estate

Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate blends historic country splendour with contemporary décor. Located just 45 minutes from central London and within easy reach of Stansted Airport, the 19th century Italianate mansion underwent a significant £1.2 million refurbishment in 2019, and boasts 14 private dining and event spaces, 98 bedrooms, a luxury ESPA spa, an exciting new restaurant, Garden Room, as well as 110 acres of landscaped gardens and thriving woodlands – perfect for outdoor team building activities.

Ranging from intimate boardrooms,

to larger function space for up to 200 guests, each of the four private rooms within the Mansion House offer high ceilings and plenty of natural light with features including modern audio visual equipment, comfortable seating and executive boardroom options. The West Wing, connected to the main house but offering a stand-alone, dedicated event space, has a total of 10 private rooms including the Bridgeman/Selwin Suite – suitable for

180 banqueting or 200 theatre style –as well as the Oxford Belcamp, which catering up to 60 seated. The kitchen team can provide a signature buffet for day delegates as well as a variety of set menus to suit all occasions.

Down Hall will be attending the International Confex in March 2022.

T +44 (0)1279 731441 www.downhall.co.uk

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Sights set high for new company Q Electrical

Q Electrical Industrial Services was formed in 2021, through Quantum Controls’ acquisition of Lothian and Borders Electrical, keeping the owners Robert and Lyle Colvin as major shareholders within the business.

“We are an electrical contracting company who deliver full turnkey projects, and day to day engineering support to our clients. We have engineers on call 24/7, to ensure our clients can request qualified engineers to their site at any time of day or night, when their processes have failed,” stated Kevin Brown, Managing Director (pictured).

Since its acquisition in 2021, the company has set challenging growth targets and is proud to state that they have surpassed all of them, with the help of all the company’s original staff who have embraced the new restructured business model.

“Sales to date have increased by 134% from the previous year which is above the targets we set ourselves as a new

company.” Kevin continued, “We have employed a further 11 staff this year and we are currently looking for more electrical engineers to join our growing business. We have also created an in-house team of PLC experts who have the experience to install, program, repair and design full PLC systems.”

Capitalising on its growth, the company’s short terms plans are to build its engineering team numbers along with the addition of more admin staff long term, to support its impressive, rapid growth. In addition, the company is currently searching for a larger premises, to further support its growing operations.

For more information, please see below: T 01875 816302 www.qelectrical.co.uk

Services for the sheet metal industry

PressCare UK Limited is a West Midlands based engineering company predominantly operating in the fields of power presses, coil handling equipment & automation systems. We offer a comprehensive range of services to the sheet metal industry including servicing, safety inspections, electrical & mechanical repairs, preventative maintenance programs, installations, commissioning, guarding solutions & CE marking. We offer a comprehensive range of ancillary equipment including tool protection (load monitors, component/ misfeed detection, etc), strip lubrication, scrap removal & energy saving systems.

One of our specialities is the design & integration of machine control/safety systems, ranging from minor safety upgrades to complete rewires. From a modern multipress line to an older ring frame machine, we can design, manufacture & integrate a new state-of-the-art control system to bring your press shop equipment into line with the latest safety standards.

We have a number of global manufacturing partners allowing us to tailor an individual process solution to your requirements. We provide a comprehensive service from initial advice on the correct equipment for your application to installation, guarding & commissioning, warranties, after sales technical support & ongoing preventative maintenance. We also carry an extensive range of spare parts here in the UK.

Contact T 0845 226 7617

www.presscare.co.uk

Strata Technology pioneers viable direct air capture solution

As one of the UK’s leading specialistengineering companies, Strata Technology is part of a UK-led consortium developing direct air capture technology.

Direct Air Capture involves removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which is then stored permanently so it cannot contribute to climate change. Some CO2 can also be ‘recycled’ for other purposes such as conversion into synthetic fuels.

The consortium, led by Sizewell C, has been awarded £250,000 of Government funding to develop heatpowered direct air capture (DAC) technology and includes leading engineers and carbon capture experts from Strata Technology, as well as the University of Nottingham, Atkins and Doosan Babcock.

Strata has worked with Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham on a range of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects, and brings its extensive knowledge and process development expertise to the consortium.

The unique low-carbon heat-powered DAC design will offer increased efficiency and less reliance on electricity compared to existing DAC technologies and will be powered by the new Sizewell C nuclear power station.

T +44 (0)1932 732340 www.stratatec.co.uk

Across every industry, manufacturers are working to meet growing customer demand in a globally competitive market

depths, for example, some parts require more than one set of inserts to produce a completed hole, and the high level of hardness of some workpiece materials causes rapid tool wear. To overcome this challenge, UNISIG programs its machines to detect wear and predict when a tool will reach its breaking point, allowing operators to prevent a failure that could stop the line.

For further process efficiency, deep-hole drilling machines should have either a CNC or programmable logic controller.

Both can integrate with other control systems and interface with a controller in the work cell. Systems such as a fully automated barrel cell are capable of unmanned, lights-out production with efficient programming.

Deep-hole drilling equipment’s application-specific configurations suit the production of parts that necessitate techniques and processes that go beyond the easy capabilities of general-purpose equipment. In years past, many manufacturers thought of this kind of specialized

equipment as old-fashioned and a drag on production. But with the right equipment – and a partner with the right engineering and applications expertise – deep-hole drilling in work cells can keep up with the productive factory environment that manufacturers need to succeed.

Further information on all machines of the B Series and the complete UNISIG machine program is available at: www.unisig.de or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter (@UNISIG).

Despite a widening skills gap, by organising advanced technology into highly optimised work cells, manufacturers are maximising productivity through automation.

Specialised equipment, like a deep-hole drilling system, often is challenging to integrate, which quickly can create production schedule bottlenecks. To eliminate the risk, shops that perform deep-hole drilling should seek out OEMs that understand the needs of high-production manufacturers and have the capabilities to bring technology into the factories and work cells of the future.

Deep-hole drilling systems, which can produce holes that exceed a 20-1 depth-to-diameter ratio, are a unique class of manufacturing equipment because of the focused tasks they conduct. An increasing number of machining centres boast deep-hole drilling capabilities, but these machines simply cannot operate at needed speeds, particularly for parts that require exceptionally high accuracy. Manufacturers that must perform deep-hole drilling capable of rapid production and high throughput should instead select machines designed for the task.

Automating holemaking

These shops increasingly opt for deep-hole drilling systems that also work with automation. In a typical deep-hole drilling work cell configuration, such as one for producing rifle receivers or automotive shafts, the equipment can use automation to time its cycle completion to mesh with other production processes. For straightforward automation, conveyors and pick-and-place robots move and position parts for deep-hole drilling with exacting repeatability and accuracy while automatic toolchangers, doors and inspection stations keep parts moving swiftly into, out of and around the cell.

Because deep-hole drilling tends to apply to long, cylindrically shaped parts, workpiece configuration eases or complicates some aspects of automating load-in and load-out cycles tied to drilling operations. Workholding axes, for example, can provide automatic part gripping with pneumatic or hydraulic chucks operated through advanced controls for deep-hole drilling systems. In this configuration, machines can pick up a part, drill it and set it back down on a conveyor or part collection area.

In deep-hole drilling systems themselves, specialised designs also offer automatic chucking, while robottending systems can add further flexibility with end-of-arm tooling, workholding and measuring systems.

As the automation configuration grows more complicated, however, manufacturers require an OEM that can act as a collaborative partner to find available solutions or engineer individualised products for unique applications or production lines. Shops that depend on deep-hole drilling as part of a high-production environment should seek a partner that has a demonstrated record of working directly with manufacturers to modernise processes and create robust automated work cells.

Gundrilling application

UNISIG, for instance, worked with a manufacturer of rifle barrel receivers to help it accommodate growing demand and relieve production bottlenecks. The manufacturer’s older gundrilling machines were replaced by a multiplespindle machine, the UNI25HD. It had the power and controls necessary to apply indexable gundrilling tools, significantly improving feed rates.

To enable fast one-piece-flow manufacturing, UNISIG integrated the system via automation for in-feed, pickand-place, conveyor loading and automatic clamping, which fed two lathes that turned the parts. The result was an effective work cell that produced more than 100 parts an hour, a dramatic financial and process improvement.

The viability of automated deep-hole drilling production can depend on tool life and part length. At extreme

PEMAC Assets: A CMMS that uses data-led maintenance to simplify processes within compliance-intensive industries

manufacturing organisations with a critical competitive advantage. In the digital age we live in, businesses are having to track and manage more assets than ever before.

Industrial Process News is proud to announce that PEMAC has been awarded our Asset & Maintenance Management Systems Company of the Month.

Asset and maintenance management can provide

PEMAC offers its clients a best-of-breed Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) known as PEMAC Assets. Whilst enabling companies to comply with regulatory requirements, this user-friendly software solution also reduces operational costs, maximises the value of assets, improves operations and enables businesses to establish lean practices.

Founded in 1987 as the PM Group, PEMAC has a history of improving engineering, maintenance, and facilities management performance through its market leading software solutions. The original system, PEMAC 1 was a CMMS built for engineers, by engineers. This tradition has been maintained, with many of the original staff still influencing the design, development, and support of the PEMAC product.

Noel O’Regan purchased the business, renamed PMI Software, in 2009. Through his leadership the company has developed an industry leading position in providing

paperless asset management and health and safety software solutions.

With offices across the UK and Ireland, PEMAC has over 100 clients worldwide. The PEMAC software has deployments in English, French, Danish and Polish and has a multi-sector offering. Typically serving manufacturing companies with over 100 employees, PEMAC specialises in delivering value for companies involved in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Transport, Ports, Airports, Hospitals and Healthcare.

We spoke with Alex Edwards, PEMAC’s UK Head of Sales, on the services that the company provides, “PEMAC is a dedicated computerised maintenance management tool that helps reduce equipment breakdowns by analysing the reasons for failure and informing decision making. PEMAC Assets is a user friendly but powerful multi-site CMMS that allows companies to identify the ideal preventative maintenance strategy to maximise equipment uptime.”

Providing a mature toolkit and an abundance of advanced features, PEMAC excels in compliance-intensive industries. With over 30 years’ experience in related industries, PEMAC enables compliance with demanding frameworks such as 21 CFR Part II and ISO 55000. Furthermore, PEMAC includes integrated tools for managing permits, contractors, environments and health and safety events.

“Using PEMAC Assets, clients can continue to adapt core processes that have already been automated and streamlined. Our assets are highly configurable and will dramatically shrink core processes, such as work order approval, risk assessments, and extend lean and TPM methodologies. PEMAC eliminates reliance on paper-based processes through customisable electronic forms and digital signature capture, enabling users to have automated workflows and auto-generated notifications,” states Alex.

Another noticeable benefit is that PEMAC Assets is structured to automatically capture data associated with key metrics such as total cost of ownership, equipment uptime, and mean time between failure (MTBF). PEMAC uses this data to automatically highlight potential enhancements and inform ongoing maintenance activities.

Typically delivering an 80% maintenance cost saving to clients, PEMAC Assets analyses historic and real-time maintenance data to provide users with intelligent insights to deliver time and performance-based improvements and ensure maximum asset availability.

PEMAC has seen continual development since the launch of PEMAC Assets in 2017. “PEMAC Assets is constantly updated, our latest releases included enhancements to Google map integration, the ability to create forms and contractor visits via our mobile app, inventory cycle counting, production planning, maintenance enhancements, downtime tracking, new interactive dashboards, reports and more…” explained Alex.

PEMAC is scaling its global footprint through the development of a Channel Partner Programme. Its most recent partner is Promtek, a long-standing British software vendor specialising in the Bulk Ingredient Handling Industries.

PEMAC holds a prestigious position within the maintenance and asset management market, delivering excellence, efficiency and professionalism. With a greater view of sustainable working, PEMAC is providing increased visibility and traceability within the workplace, helping companies to maintain high production standards. In closing thoughts, “We would encourage businesses looking to improve their maintenance management performance to reach out to us for a product demo,” emphasised Alex.

To learn more about PEMAC and how its CMMS can deliver value to your business, please call: +353 1 466 3888 or email sales@pemac.com

You can also visit: www.pemac.com for more information.

G-Series Digital Edge Subsea

Digital Edge Subsea supplies the oil and gas industry with its digital video recording system.

The company, established more than 10 years ago, has nurtured strong customer relationships that has allowed for honest customer feedback, and this has been incorporated into the development of the Version 5 Edge DVR.

Conversations continue and now Digital Edge are pleased to be able to offer further software that will help their customers to serve their clients better.

Data Archive App

Digital Edge will soon release a data storage and back-up solution that uses an integral app within Edge architecture, to avoid needing a 3rd party app. Edge Archive handles the transfer of data from the internal DVR drives to Client storage, either on a NAS, a Raid, or a phased delivery to multiple external hard drives.

Being a Native app, the data transfer ensures that the quality of Live recordings are not impacted by a 3rd party program trying to access the same file that the DVR app is currently using. Ensuring recorded data integrity and quality is of the highest importance.

Archive can act as a Simple data mirror of the correct internal drive data folders, or can be used to create multiple simultaneous backups of Client Deliverables. This can be done in continuous backup or a phased approach, ie. after each dive.

For more information or a demonstration of the system, contact: info@digitaledgesubsea.com or visit: www.digitaledgesubsea.com

Chemotherapy patients benefit from optimum coolant flow

Titan Enterprises and Paxman Coolers Ltd celebrate a 10-year partnership with over 4,000 Paxman scalpcooling systems now installed around the world.

Paxman’s innovative liquid-based cooling system utilises

Titan’s mini turbine flowmeters to monitor the rate of coolant flow around the patented cooling cap during chemotherapy treatment. The scalp cooling technology can reduce the likelihood of chemotherapy-induced alopecia, alleviating the damage caused to the hair follicles during treatment.

Paxman’s Scalp Cooling System has received clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and market approval in over 60 countries, helping over 100,000 cancer patients worldwide.

Patrick Burke, Paxman’s Head of Operations commented, “We chose to integrate Titan Enterprises’ mini turbine flowmeter into our Scalp Cooling System because it offered an excellent balance of measurement accuracy, long term resistance to coolant fluids, high reliability and proved easy to maintain.”

Titan’s NSF-approved 800-Series and Beverage flowmeters use sapphire bearings, combining high performance and inherent reliability. These industry proven mini turbines are ideal for installation into systems requiring batch filling, liquid dispensing or long-term repeat dosing. The Beverage flowmeter operates over a single flow range of 0.6 to 10 l/ min; the 800-Series turbines operate over 6 flow ranges from 0.05 to 15 l/min.

T +44 (0)1935 812790

sales@flowmeters.co.uk

www.flowmeters.co.uk

www.paxmanscalpcooling.com

Interface is pleased to announce the launch of the G-Series – a new, fully metric line of load cells and load buttons for industrial applications.

The demand for Interface products designed and manufactured in the International System of Units (SI), has been evident for several years.

Interface’s new Global Standard product line, known as the G Series, is designed for an international buyer and user.

Starting small, the series includes three load cell types – the load button, mini S-beam & threaded In-Line. With capacities ranging from 200 Newtons to 50kN. They are all fully stainless steel with an environmental protection rating of IP64 or better.

Each sensor is supplied with individual calibration certificates. So, even with their highly competitive price, you can be sure that like all Interface products,

the G-Series are built to the exacting standards that Interface are worldrenowned for.

https://interfaceforce.co.uk

Your strategic partner for mergers and acquisitions

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we have chosen to select Metzger Business Search as our Business Mergers & Acquisitions Company of the Month.

Metzger Business Search is a specialist mergers and acquisition consultancy company, which is dedicated to helping its clients grow their business through strategic acquisition of target companies.

In addition, the company also supports clients wishing to sell their business, providing essential pre-sale advice and a fully managed, highly discreet sales process.

Metzger Business Search was founded in 2008 by the Owner of Metzger and Chairman of Metzger Search & Selection, James Metzger.

“The company started by chance, as a Metzger Search & Selection client wanted to buy a business and they approached me as they knew I had experience in this sector. The client wanted my help to find and purchase a business and did not want to go to a broker, he wanted someone that knew those businesses.” stated James Metzger.

Growing significantly since its inception, the company now employs a highly experienced team of professionals who support and assist clients in mergers and acquisitions for growth and for selling their businesses.

“Three members of our team were clients of mine who I met through my recruitment business, over 30 years ago. They are all experienced people who

have run businesses in B2B and support services. I call them my three trusted advisers; even during COVID-19, we were able to successfully complete several deals. I could not do what I do without our Three Musketeers.” added James.

With the strength from the team’s combined experience of the sectors, shared values, skillset and knowledge, they are well equipped to assist each client individually throughout the whole

Others may wish to explore and expand into a related market that crosses over with their existing business or simply to attain growth quicker. Metzger Business Search has worked with all sized companies, for various needs, and is committed to assisting each client to achieve their requirements on an individual basis.

“We take a comprehensive brief of the business from the client and we gather research. Even if we know the sector well, we will always do some desk research as businesses are continually changing. Once we’ve taken the brief and completed the research, we will then put together a suggested target list to discuss with our client and decide which of those businesses they would like us to approach.” explained James.

research before we make an approach, we make sure we get a full scope and feel of the business. The combination of many years’ experience and knowledge of running large and small businesses, together with the longevity both in recruitment and our experience in the sectors, help us win business and repeat business.” stated James.

In terms of its repeat business, Metzger Business Search can assist its clients throughout their business life cycle. This is achieved by helping clients make strategic acquisitions and when the timing is right, Metzger Business Search can manage a process to help clients find a suitable buyer for their business.

“My team compiles confidential information about the business and we then create a list of the businesses that could be interested and with the seller’s permission, we then approach those businesses. If a business is interested, we would send further information and to proceed further an NDA would be signed.” mentioned James.

process. Regardless of the size of the business, whether it’s a small business just beginning its journey into potential acquisitions, or a large business requiring even further geographical or sector spread through M & A’s, Metzger Business Search has the skills and experience to support all clients, holding their hand throughout the whole process.

A lot of businesses look to strengthen through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Some businesses look towards an acquisition to achieve a larger, geographical spread.

One of the main aspects of its service, which sets the company apart from others is that Metzger Business Search maintains a relatable approach and the collective experience of its team makes the company a valuable resource of information.

“As I am a business owner-manager and have been for a long time, I can relate to other ownermanagers. A lot of us get flooded frequently with people asking if my recruitment business is for sale, so there are many brokers who target businesses without doing any research, resulting in many business owners including myself being inundated with enquiries. What makes Metzger Business Search different is that we conduct thorough

Metzger Business Search ensures complete confidentiality and will negotiate to achieve the best deal for their clients and the company remains actively involved in the entire process until completion. Indeed, Metzger Business Search ensures it provides a thorough, customer focused and confidential service, and the knowledge and skillset of its team has established an enviable reputation and maintained repeat custom.

If you’re thinking about or looking to close an acquisition, or if it’s come to the point where perhaps you’re considering selling your business, then this is a business that could help you.

For any more information, please see the details below:

T 0207 846 2569

www.metzgerbusinesssearch.com

James Metzger, Director

Above: James Metzger with his business partner Lorraine Thomas

Left: James and Lorraine with Morna Metzger

Lorraine Thomas, Managing Director