Business and Industry Today Issue 365

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Bleak Virus Season: Employers urged to have clear infection protection guidelines to protect workers and business

With a surge in COVID-19, cold and flu cases in the UK, businesses need to have a clear plan and guidelines in place to curb the risk of infection spreading across their workforce.

Typically, the most common cause for short-term absence in the workplace is minor illnesses, like colds and flu, upset stomachs and headaches. CIPD figures showed that last year sickness levels were at their lowest in the 20 year history of the survey because more people were at home to stop the spread of COVID-19 but also the spread of other debilitating viruses.

GAMA’s expert advice to protect employees and colleagues in the office and at home

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An infection control cleaning methodology that is now used in 9 out of 10 NHS hospitals has been developed by NHS doctors and co-founders of GAMA Healthcare and Clinell Universal Wipes, Dr Guy Braverman and Dr Allen Hanouka.

New GAMA Healthcare and YouGov research highlights that 80% of workers are feeling nervous, anxious, or apprehensive about returning to work. Almost half interviewed (48%) cited their colleagues’ lack of action over infection prevention and control as the reason. While a third (32%) cited concern about

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their employer’s infection prevention and control.

These findings highlighted two fifths (41%) of adult workers are worried about catching COVID-19 from colleagues, while a fifth (20%) are concerned about catching another illness like flu or norovirus.

What did GAMA Healthcare do?

Surface disinfection is crucial when preventing the transmission of infections. Viruses that cause COVID-19, colds or flu can survive for several days on a surface if not disinfected.

GAMA Healthcare in their own offices has implemented double daily cleaning & disinfection of routine surfaces and introduced disinfectant packs into common spaces such as meeting rooms, along with touch-free sanitising gel in high traffic areas.

T +44 (0)20 7993 0030 info@gamahealthcare.com www.gamahealthcare.com

New Med Tech company launches Clinical Decision Support Medical Software to help better manage Hypotension in Operating Theatres

This week, Cambridge UK based Directed Systems Limited announced that it has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of a brand-new Clinical Decision Support Medical Software running on a Medical Grade Tablet PC for helping to improve management of Hypotension in the Operating Theatre.

Called Hypotension Decision Assist (HDA)® it is designed to help anaesthetists better manage hypotension during surgery by providing intuitive visualisation on a single display of at-a-glance time critical information about emerging critical cardiovascular situations in the Operating Theatre.

Episodes of inter-operative hypotension (IOH) are common occurrences in the operating room and are known to occur in over one quarter of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery at any time. IOH can cause poor outcomes, even death – especially in high-risk patients undergoing surgery and occur when it falls below certain patient specific critical thresholds and may increase the risks of organ injury and other adverse outcomes for the patient.

It is now for sale and supply in USA only. The company is in the process of conducting a clinical investigation with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and this will form part of their submission for both EU and UK regulatory approval in Europe and the United Kingdom. The EU and UK launches of HDA are expected in 2022.

Entrepreneur and Innovator Dr. Mark Leaning CEO and Founder of Directed Systems Limited is delighted with the regulatory clearance for its first and largest market, the United States. No doubt, a company to watch for the future.

info@directedsystems.com

www.directedsystems.com

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Perennial problem, new solutions

In the last year, the logistics industry has taken on change at a volume and pace never anticipated. Our customer has reacted to the COVID Pandemic by using Online Shopping to create distance AND, GUESS WHAT? –

WE DELIVERED.

So now we strive to plan how we progress from where we are to meet the challenges ahead. If we were to use lonely-hearts terminology, we might describe ourselves as, “Worried of warehouse, in need of a partner with experience of digitisation, understanding other people’s needs and cybercrime!” All this in addition to meeting our customer’s expectations of speedy delivery.

How do we meet the costs of future requirements?

Let’s think for a moment about reducing current operating costs. In a recent HSE webinar one of the messages that stood out for me is actively managing risk assessment. Apparently, many times inspectors are greeted with diligently created files and little to show that the assessments they contained were actively managed. The point was made that we know that a risk exists, and yet do nothing to prevent the incident waiting in the workplace. One such issue is that of damaged stock. In an article by Harvard Review describing the cost of Holding Inventory, destroyed inventory represented 3% of the total of $500,000 held. Damaged stock a further 5-7% depending on industry. This example comes from the Paper Industry. So, this seems to be a cost that we may benefit from reducing. What is it that makes many otherwise successful leaders in our sector seem to ignore the inherent costs of damaged stock? If we can save money here, it could then be used to achieve our plans. OK, maybe it is viewed as inevitable and after all, it’s tax deductible. So why do we need to do anything?

We already have recoup to address some of it. Stock damaged or destroyed offset against tax is valued at the amount that the company could reasonably sell it for in the current market. How much does it cost in time to calculate this? Tempting to use a rule of thumb and deduct a given percentage each year. Being tax deductible is a strong motive to do nothing. Until you get to the other costs generated by damaged stock.

If you break one item of stock you have to sell five more to replace the cost and potential profit that would have been made by a sale. There is an additional cost of this replacement production. Not just the item itself fuel, harmful emissions, wages and failing to meet the customer’s need all contribute. Some can be counted in hard cash, some in service and reputation. I wonder how HMRC would view a claim for harming the planet against Corporation Tax?

Another consequence of damage to inventory is that of its impact on Health and Safety. Protecting vulnerable stock while on the pallet and during order fulfilment removes debris from the warehouse floor and so there is less to cause Slip, Trip and Fall accidents. Transport and Storage is still above the all industries rate of these accidents at 1,790 per 100,000 workers. Slips and Trips are still the most common injury at 29% of total accidents across the UK.

With the Logistics industry employing 2.5 million people in the UK and 76% of non-fatal accidents taking up to 7 days off, 24% over 7 days off, we can get to the cost at minimum wage for just one aspect of the cost to employers, that of wages.

So, up to 7 days, using 3.5 days gives a wage only cost of £8.485 million. Over 7 days, using 8 days to calculate equates to £5.970 million. A total of £14.455 million.

A new solution to a perennial problem

The way to decrease the cost of damage and accidents is to use stock protection for vulnerable

(very breakable or very costly) stock. Our unique Stock Protector surrounds the pallet on three of four sides preventing stock migration and damage. Deceptively simple to look at in its design, the Stock Protector stays

in the racking. It adjusts to receive the next pallet. It’s guaranteed against all but harm by fork lift truck for five years. The most you will ever pay for a Stock Protector is £200.00 plus VAT. So, you have protection long after your investment is returned.

Another way to make the attainment of these savings more accessible is given to us by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Annual Investment Allowance has been increased to £1 million to stimulate business investment. In previous years, it has been between £2

and £5 hundred thousand pounds. If you would like to explore further go to HM Treasury, Budget 2021 – Super-Deduction.

If you want to see more about our Stock Protector, go to: www.abbos.co.uk or feel free to call Carolyn to discuss the points raised here.

ABBOS Ltd, Carolyn Svahn T 07543 989387

Pioneering engraving specialists

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are pleased to announce Brunel Engraving as our Specialist Engraving Company of the Month.

Brunel Engraving leads the way in technical innovation, creativity and expertise. Established in 1989, starting out as a private company by entrepreneurial engineer, Martyn Wright, it has since gone on to be a market leader in its field, developing a unique product portfolio and a reputation for excellence.

As recognised ISO9001 accreditation holders, Brunel Engraving boasts a wide variety of specialist equipment enabling them to offer custom requirements to its clients. In addition to rotary engraving, the company also offers laser engraving, chemical etching, anodic print, dye sublimation print, flatbed UV print, wide format UV print, and its newest addition – laser cutting. Furthermore, simple engraving requests, complex signage and nameplates are also catered for.

“We do not restrict ourselves to one industry. Technically, we would class ourselves as engineering and manufacturing experts, but the truth is we are a one-stop shop and pride ourselves on our capabilities

to integrate our products and solutions into a variety of industries offering bespoke products made to order. For example, we have a long-standing customer who approached us to produce a new style of fire exit signage. This wasn’t part of our product range but after some investigation the partnership has now thrived for years and shows our ability to be flexible and meet unique customer specifications,” said Tom Pycock, Sales Director.

Brunel Engraving manufacture nameplates and plaques, industrial labels such as asset tags, valve label and serial plates, office signs, licensed trade signs, slatz signs and more out of its production warehouse of over 5,000 sq. ft in North Somerset. Offering a nationwide service, Brunel Engraving has worked with some of the biggest brands in the industry such as the EDF Energy, Bombardier, GKN Aerospace, BAE Systems and many more. Its high-quality customer care is a key feature of the Brunel experience and allows the company to make all products with efficient, high-quality standards.

With over 30 years’ experience, Brunel Engraving continues to expand its processes year on year. As it does not rely on any third-party supplies, the

company is able to provide a variety of products that suit all budgets and requirements. Furthermore, this process allows the company to control its own lead times, ensuring each clients tight deadline is met.

Tom explained the latest company expansion, “The move into laser cutting has continued our growth and allowed us to enter a new marketplace of producing bespoke shaped metal items. The expansion also means that we can operate differently and more efficiently at cost-effective prices by changing the order of production (producing goods in sheet format before cutting to shape). In the past, this was a problem due to potential large amounts of wastage. Third party laser cutters have only wanted to cut the items upfront, which creates BEC extra manual and handling times resulting in more expensive costs.”

Further investment has been made for a new laser engraving machine, two rotary engraving machines, and an anodic printer for aluminium. It has also streamlined its office operations, bringing in software that holds key information enabling a quicker response to customer requirements.

Using its broad spectrum of machinery possibilities at its fingertips, Brunel Engraving diversified its manufacturing capabilities throughout COVID-19 to create face visors and floor stencils, which were produced

in large volumes and shipped all round the UK. It also supported the leisure industry with table numbers and QR code signage and this investment has paid dividend as the company is now busier than ever. Looking forward the next focal point is to expand the premises it currently operates from to help streamline its manufacturing areas and further grow the business.

For more information, see below: T 01275 871720

info@brunelengraving.co.uk

www.brunelengraving.co.uk

www.brunelindustrialengraving.co.uk

Warehouse & Logistics

Zentia launches apprenticeship programme

Six raw recruits have joined Zentia’s new apprenticeship programme

Leading ceiling systems manufacturer

Zentia has launched a formal apprenticeship programme at its two factories in the UK.

The company has taken on six recruits in a variety of roles for its ceiling tiles and grid/suspension system factories in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

They include a laboratory technician, two process operators, a manufacturing engineer, HR administrator and HSE technician, some of whom are combining onthe-job training with a day a week at college, over 18 to 42 months.

Zentia already employs seven former apprentices from as long ago as the 1990s in roles ranging from engineering supervisor, project engineer, process improvement engineer and junior control systems engineer to shift maintenance technician.

Project engineer Paul Snowdon joined Zentia (evolved from Armstrong Ceiling Solutions) in 1990, aged 16, as one of four mechanical and electrical apprentices. Choosing the mechanical route, he learned a multitude of skills including turning, milling and pipefitting, as well as completing day release at Newcastle College to study.

Since completing his apprenticeship, he has experienced several roles in the engineering department, had the opportunity to travel with the company to other plants, and been involved in exciting initiatives.

T 0800 371849 marketing@zentia.com www.zentia.com

The grey area of acoustic design

The importance of getting acoustic design right from the beginning

We often find architects or acoustic consultants knocking on our door and asking if we can help solve a vibration problem. Although the answer is invariably yes we can, it also gives rise to a further question: ‘I wonder how much money and hassle they could have saved if only they came to us sooner.’

The issue is that many common problems and pitfalls are presented to us retrospectively. These problems are located in what you might think of as the grey area of acoustic design.

The grey area

If the architect knows from early on in the project that thick floating floors will be required, they can adapt the design accordingly to make the necessary space allowance. Yet we often find the structure has been designed or built prior to these considerations and more costly, retrospective action is required.

Retrospective action is also often required where a low-quality product was used or an installation was not done properly. Let’s say a hanger has been specified and the contractor takes the specification and is persuaded to go for the cheapest product, which may have poor longevity, insufficient acoustic performance or no capacity to accept construction tolerances.

The grey area of acoustic design can be difficult to navigate, even for experienced acousticians. Making sure your project can call upon the necessary expertise at the earliest possible stage removes the risks of unanticipated problems further along.

Mason UK is a specialist in vibration isolation products for architectural noise control, mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems and HVAC isolation. For assistance with your project, call: +44 (0)1252 716610, email: info@masonuk.co.uk or visit: https://www.mason-uk.co.uk

TN International acquires Chesterfelt

TN International (TNi), owner of insulation manufacturer Superglass, has acquired Chesterfelt Ltd, one of the UK’s best-known bitumen roofing manufacturers in a multi-million pound deal.

TNi is one of the world’s leading producers of roofing, waterproofing and insulating materials, and the deal to acquire Chesterfelt adds production capacity to complement the company’s ability to provide the construction industry with integrated solutions for the protection of buildings.

The addition of UK-based production in the roofing sector will bring environmental benefits in reduced transport miles, as well as service and logistics advantages to UK customers.

TNi supplies the residential, commercial and infrastructure

sectors, including schools, hospitals, and other public facilities, while Chesterfelt has over 40 years’ experience manufacturing and distributing bituminous waterproofing products from its base in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

Theresa McLean, Area Director of TN International for UK & Ireland, said, “Chesterfelt is a highly respected brand and this acquisition is another key advance in TNi’s ability to provide whole building envelope solutions,” while Tom Yeo, Managing Director of Chesterfelt added, “We are confident that the range and scale of TNi make it a strong fit that will propel our business and its people to even greater advances in the future.”

sales-uk@tn-i.com www.tn-i.com

Theresa McLean, UK Area Director for TN International

Introducing the Datakeeper app developed by Mobiquity

European Commission who proposed a framework for a secure European Digital Identity for all Europeans, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation law (GDPR).

The Datakeeper app facilitates identification, data sharing and electronic signing in a safe, fast and secure process.

INFORM and Battersea Power Station keep London’s roads free of traffic jams

Datakeeper, a tech start-up powered by Rabobank, worked with Mobiquity to develop and launch a personal identity wallet app to improve customer safety when purchasing and registering for products and services, while providing customers and organisations with convenience and full control over their personal data.

The launch comes after an announcement made by the

The result is a digital identity solution in which validated data, such as identity and income, are safely and decentrally stored on a user’s mobile device and nowhere else, eliminating the need to carry additional documents. The app provides users with full control, allowing them to easily share selected data with the parties they trust, minimising the data being shared. By using the app, customers, governments and social organisations will be able to access or share data through displaying a QR code linked to the identity wallet, giving them peace of mind that their data is shared and stored securely.

Contact marketing.eu@mobiquityinc.com https://www.mobiquity.com

To keep the city of London free of traffic jams and construction site logistics efficient, Battersea Power Station utilises decision-making algorithms designed by software developer INFORM. Its time slot management and truck supply control system SYNCROSUPPLY manages up to 400 truck deliveries daily arriving at the construction site.

Battersea Power Station and its shareholders are working on transforming the 42-acre site around the city’s famous landmark into a modern riverside destination, which will provide 4,239 new homes, shops, restaurants, cafés, office space, leisure and fitness facilities, a hotel, over 19 acres of public space and a Zone 1 London Underground Station which opened in September 2021.

Traffic jams in front of the worksite would spread throughout London if the £9 billion mega-project was not planned properly. Utilising INFORM’s mathematical optimisation algorithms based on Operations Research (OR), the operators guarantee smooth supply logistics as well as optimised resource utilisation thanks to enhanced transparency and planning reliability.

High requirements on logistics

The construction site is developing

dynamically, with up to 10,000 trucks registered each month delivering tools and materials. The planning software’s task is to optimally utilise the gates, loading points and resources of the construction site.

Decision-making enhanced by algorithms SYNCROSUPPLY’s time slot management module provides transparency about which trucks and loads will arrive where and when, and about the capacity utilisation of all resources required for unloading at that time. After all, some orders must be placed months in advance.

T +49 2408 9456 0 info@inform-software.com

www.inform-software.com www.batterseapowerstation.co.uk

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 last 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. 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

ShowShoppa: The B2C and B2B marketplace for event organisers

ShowShoppa has brought the power of eCommerce to the events industry, providing individual events with their own eCommerce marketplace platform, for both B2B and B2C events in UK, US and Europe. Marketplaces give organisers the ability to engage and grow their visitor base all year round. We have seen 28% increase in first party data.

By adding a marketplace, the Event becomes the ‘go to’ place for their community to engage all year round. The event marketplace can offer hundreds of thousands of products and images giving organisers valuable content to engage with

their community and generate additional revenue for them and their exhibitors.

Everyone benefits: Visitors are interested in the products all year, not just for a few days. An event marketplace allows the buyers to buy when they are ready, rather than waiting until the live event in the following year. Exhibitors grow their business by selling 365, not just at the live event.

Exhibitor retention and early sign up can increase by 37% by offering a year round marketplace.

ShowShoppa offers a complete hand-held support service, from set-up to onboarding exhibitors

The Marketplace System for Event Organisers

through to all the financial reconciliations and reporting making it very a simple and easy process overlying a complex platform. Rob Nathan, Marketing Director at Media 10 said, “ShowShoppa really is a very clever piece of kit. The ShowShoppa team make the process of onboarding and integrating completely painless.”

Contact James Taylor, T +44 (0)207 118 4501 sales@showshoppa.com www.showshoppa.com

Treat, reward and celebrate with Eat My Logo

Eat My Logo is a family run bakery that specialises in making brands tasty!

More and more businesses are now choosing our ‘Surprise & Delight’ range to help promote their brand so if you are looking for a product that will always generate a positive reaction from the recipient, whether a customer, a prospect or a staff member, then the Eat My Logo range is the perfect choice.

Celebrating business milestones and achievements is a great way for an organisation

to engage both internally with its own employees or externally with customers and prospects.

There are various ways for an organisation to do this and as everybody loves receiving something tasty to eat, linking this in with something tasty can be a great way to promote your brand when

LNP Sound: The complete audio visual solution for your event

your event and pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service.

We can also help run online or hybrid events on a range of platforms.

you need to treat, reward or celebrate. Eat My Logo is the UK’s leading supplier of edible logo products and we deal with some of the UK’s largest and most respected brands. Whether the celebration is at a single location, across multiple sites and even including home based staff, we have a range of options to suit every scenario.

Please contact our friendly and helpful sales team on: 01772 472580, email: emlsales@eatmylogo.co.uk or visit: www.eatmylogo.co.uk

LNP Sound provide AV for all kinds of events across the UK, including large-scale conferences and seminars. We can provide sound, staging, lighting and projection for

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Keep homes virus free with Award Winning AIR by Atmos-Clear air sanitisers

AIR by Atmos-Clear UCV-LED air sanitising units are compact devices that can be used in any room to effectively ‘clean the air’ and make homes as safe as possible at a time when keeping viruses and bacteria to a minimum is vital to maintain normal life.

British designed and made, Air by Atmos-Clear is Industry standard ASTM E3135-18 laboratory certified to kill 99.9% of ALL viruses, in an average room of 6x4x2.5m in as little as 30 minutes.

Once plugged in, these compact, virtually silent devices, pull dirty air in through side vents and treat with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation using the latest UV-C LED technology. The UV-C destroys the DNA and RNA of microorganisms – viruses, bacteria, moulds & fungi, rendering them unable to reproduce.

The air exiting the unit is not only clean but also continually cleaning air, as the disrupted DNA and RNA latches on and kills airborne and surface viruses, bacteria, mould and fungi to create a sanitized environment.

Winner of the 2021 ‘Most Innovative New Product’ Cleaning Excellence Award.

T 0121 562 1952 sales@atmos-clear.com https://atmos-clear.com/air-uk.html

New modules for efficient, fail-safe signal evaluation

Space-saving:

Safety relay module

SRB-E-302ST and output expansion

SRB-E-402EM

Schmersal launches two new safety modules: the safety relay module SRBE-302ST and the output expansion SRB-E-402EM are efficient and spacesaving solutions for safe signal evaluation.

One evaluation unit for two safety sensors: the most striking feature of the SRB-E-302ST safety relay module, with which Schmersal will replace several modules in the outdated AES series. The module enables monitoring of all common electromechanical and electronic safety switches and safety sensors, as well as active optoelectronic protective devices (AOPDs). Depending on the application, the module switches with the fail-safe relay contacts or wear-free with a fail-safe semiconductor output. The module allows the realisation of applications up to category 4/PL e (EN ISO 13849-1) as well as SIL 3 (IEC 61508).

The new series gives the electrical designer scope to save space in the switch cabinet and reduce costs, while at the same time utilising the full functionality of a state-of-the-art safety module twice over. Control is either single-channel or dual-channel and the module comes with functions including stop 0, autostart and reset with edge monitoring, plus the option to select from 24 preconfigured applications with a rotary switch. The user can select the start function with a second rotary switch.

Contact Steve Watkins, swatkins@schmersal.com www.schmersal.co.uk

Online courses for rail professionals

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Our courses offer a modern and flexible way to learn and you choose when and where you

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The Online Learning Campus is one of the most innovative and easy to use learning platforms in the world. We developed each part ourselves with the functionality that you need.

With our immediate enrolment you can start studying as soon as possible and benefit from the support and guidance of an industry qualified professional throughout your course.

Master key topics with Astutis ExamSmart™. Get access to Astutis TrackSmart™ for your learning plan that’s personalised to your chosen exam date or study availability.

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Issue 430 January 2022

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SUSTAINABILITY TOD AY

The ultimate high throughput solution

Impact have been experiencing increased demand for its Zigzag Air Classifier, or ZAC as its widely known in the industry, so much so, it has responded to its clients’ requirements with a higher throughput version, the ZAC1200.

The ZAC1200 has all the same impressive features of its predecessor, the ZAC800, but boasts a 50% higher material throughput capability. While its still a popular solution, the 800mm ZAC has a maximum throughput capacity of 24m³/h, while the ZAC1200 can handle up to 36m³/h, making it the ultimate solution for continuous material streams.

The separation of materials such as SRF, glass and aggregates is effortlessly achieved by Impact’s ZAC, providing a super-fast return on investment for waste operators. Specially engineered for the processing of glass rich or highly abrasive sub 60mm material streams, the ZAC system is constructed from carefully selected materials ensuring exceptional durability requiring minimal maintenance, resulting in minimal downtime. The Zigzag cascade enclosure includes hardened chromium cast plates to greatly reduce wear from glass, ceramics, aggregates, and other abrasive material.

To book an appointment at Impact’s test facility and to see Impact’s ZAC in action, please visit: www.impactairsystems.com

A&S International offering SulNOxEcoTM Fuel Conditioners to clients with Net Zero ambitions

A&S International Ltd (‘A&S’) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to become an Independent Sales Organisation (‘ISO’) for SulNOx Group.

The A&S team has been in the industrial lubrication distribution business for 47 years and represents a range of machinery lubrication and bioremediation brands via a global network of more than 50 distributors. The strategic vision of the SulNOx Group is to provide its unique proprietary environmental fuel conditioner technology, to ISO’s around the world.

A&S is already working with & providing SulNOx training for some of their teams in Australia, Chile, China, Greece & Indonesia and are also developing new opportunities in the UK, USA and LATAM. A&S’s Australian, Chilean & Peruvian distributor teams will be specifically introducing SulNOxEcoTM Diesel Conditioner to their mining clients – proving the product’s capabilities of not only reducing fuel consumption by 8-10% but also their emissions by up to 30% for CO2 & 60% for particulate matter. Their UK team is also setting up emission reduction & fuel saving evaluations in a variety of industrial sectors including bus & coach fleets, civil engineering, data centres & remediation firms.

T 0118 930 4321

hello@aands-international.com

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Ecohog’s Scrap Metal Mobile Downstream leads scrap revolution

Waste and scrap metal recovery equipment manufacturer Ecohog Ltd are excited to launch their Scrap Metal Mobile Downstream Solution to the Scrap Processing Marketplace. Continually paving the way in innovative technology designed to maximise quality material

separation. Ecohog have worked alongside a range of industry leading scrap metal processors and shredder manufacturers to develop the ultimate scrap metal downstream solution.

The solution to maximising scrap metal waste recovery Shredding of cars and scrap metal in general is a wellestablished market. However Ecohog recognised that there was a lot of valuable metal being overlooked and ultimately going to landfill. This was due to the inability of technology and/or processes to isolate and cleanly separate these remaining comingled metal/waste fractions. The trend in the industry has been towards large, static systems that are both expensive to purchase and maintain. In addition, there can be an arduous and slow process of planning and permitting for such fixed plants.

Ecohog Managing Director, Tracey

McNally stated, “We are delighted to be formally launching our Scrap Mobile Downstream Solution to the global marketplace following over three years of intense development and testing. The jewel in the crown is the Recon-Q, it combines multiple separation technologies that together provide ultimate cleaning of the ferrous scrap and waste residue. Therefore improving the scrap processor’s output by ensuring maximum sorting and recovery of all waste elements of value, thus saving money and increasing profit! The response from all our customers to date has been phenomenal with systems operating in a range of scrap processing types including Aluminium Can (UBC), City Scrap/Amenity and Car Frag operations. We truly believe the combination of the three machines in a scrap mobile downstream process to be game changing. We are thrilled to finally bring it fully to the marketplace in collaboration with a range of well-known global hammermill manufacturers.”

Exceptional results

Through ongoing research, development and over two years of scrap metal material testing, Ecohog now provide a solution to maximise ultimate recovery of the ‘forgotten’ valuable metals and waste. Focusing on the separation of non-metal fraction contaminants enables the scrap metal processor to increase the commodity value of each core product. The overall scrap metal solution combines mobile hammermill shredding, Ecohog’s latest product the Recon-Q Mobile Ferrous Separation System and longstanding Hogmag tracked ECS.

Partnering the industry proven hammermill technology with the Ecohog Recon-Q Mobile Ferrous Separation System and mobile Hogmag Eddy Current Separator scrap metal processors have the capacity for example to shred full cars, used aluminium beverage cans, and cityscrap/household white goods using the hammermill. Shredded material directly enters the Recon-Q where the windshifting technology removes the light garbage contaminants in a two stage process. Consequentially, the resulting metal fed to the custom specification Ecohog scrapdrum is exceptionally clean. From this point the reclaimed ferrous fraction undergoes the on-board quality inspection phase. This is where any rogue items can be removed along with large and small armatures or ‘meatballs’ and ‘lemons’ as they are commonly referred to. The fraction not captured by the ferrous magnet then undergoes a tertiary treatment step, again with an application specific Ecohog designed Eddy Current separator. Furthermore, achieving incomparable recovery and purity of Zorba, while liberating Zurich, making it readily available for isolation/separation. The combination of the equipment delivers an upgraded end product at a cheaper cost per tonne production rate, due to the decrease in capital equipment required.

Ecohog are both proud and excited to introduce this patent pending solution to the market. A product that has, within its first few years, revolutionised and redefined both the gold standard of scrap processing and the perception of the best way to recycle scrap, achieving unprecedented recovery and net profit.

To find out more about the Recon-Q and Ecohog’s Scrap Metal Downstream Solutions: T +44 (0)2880 761295 info@ecohog.com www.ecohog.com/contact Youtube: https://youtu.be/rlwY7mJugzg

Sustainable paper solutions

advantage stocking some of the biggest recognised sustainability brands in the industry. One notable paper brand being Revive, which is renowned for its comprehensive range of recycled papers for publishing and print.

Revive offers a definitive range of post-consumer waste recycled paper and boards for print and publishing. Made from FSC® Recycled certified post-consumer waste pulp and carbon balanced at source, the entire Revive product range available includes Revive Natural, Uncoated, Coated, Media, and Greyboard.

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are delighted to have chosen Denmaur Paper Media as our Print and Publishing Company of the Month.

Denmaur Paper Media was established in 1983 by Mike Gee, CEO and his brother Nick Gee, Managing Director. As a longstanding established name within the print and publishing industry, Denmaur Paper Media stands as one of the leading specialist paper suppliers in the UK. Denmaur Paper Media comprises of two divisions: Denmaur Paper, which is a stockist paper and a board merchant servicing the UK’s commercial print sector; and Denmaur Media, a specialist in providing a managed paper supply to publishers and end users who recognise the benefits of sourcing their own paper for print.

their printed media and communications.

“We specialise in the sale and distribution of paper and paper fibre board products for the print and conversion sectors. Our products are used for everything from magazines, books, pads, envelopes, greetings cards and all sorts of packaging – including food packaging and zero plastic disposable cups,” stated Danny Doogan, Director of Marketing and Sustainability.

Offering a large range of innovative and sustainable products for print and conversion, in 2016, Denmaur Paper Media became the first Carbon Balanced paper merchant in the UK. “We are able to offer a complete choice of paper grades and weights for conventional and modern printing processes. All of our paper grades are either forest management certified (FSC or PEFC) or recycled (made from certified post-consumer waste). This is a guarantee that our paper grades are sustainably sourced, and the raw materials of any virgin fibre grades can be traced back to their tree species and country of harvest,” said Danny.

Traditionally, Denmaur Paper Media has served mainly printers and convertors, however, as the world around us is changing and the responsibility lies within us all to create change and actively seek sustainable alternatives, the opportunity for end users to use the World Land Trust’s Carbon Balanced Paper Logo on their printed products has been made possible through Denmaur Paper Media.

Regarding sustainability as the heartbeat of its sourcing policy, Denmaur Paper Media offer a simple, valid and measurable way for companies and organisations to reduce the carbon impacts of

As well as positively taking action against climate change, The Carbon Balanced Paper scheme comes with the added benefits of an independent Carbon Balanced paper website with direct audience access, a registered World Land Trust Carbon Balanced Paper logo for all printed media and comms, a World Land Trust certificate which is useful for CSR reporting which shows good business practice by supporting an international charity, and stands as a credible report that serves as an environmental record for ISO 14001 and Carbon reporting. “We offset the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture of any of our paper grades. Carbon foot printing has become standard practice in the paper industry, with mills annually declaring the breakdown of the emissions and energy usage associated with raw material procurement, manufacture and distribution. We use the World Land Trust’s Carbon Balanced Paper scheme to offset our paper products, which supports vital REDD + projects in some of the important areas of the planet,” stated Danny.

In addition to the company’s sterling sustainability profile, it also offers a large unrivalled

Denmaur Paper Media also stock Delipac, a truly sustainable barrier packaging board offering certified non-plastic, non-PFAS and completely recyclable food and drink packaging made entirely from paper fibre. Certified as 100% recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable, Delipac offers a convenient solution that respects the planet.

We believe in a paper fibre-based solution and that it will work with new technologies, and new ways of working and living. As we are working towards a carbon net zero and circular economy, paper is one of the very few materials that can fit in this future. Made from a natural resource (trees), it is also a store of atmospheric carbon emissions. It can be recycled up to eight times into a variety of different paper products, and when the fibre becomes too short for paper and board manufacture, it is used for agriculture and horticulture as a natural soil improver. So, it comes from the ground, serves many uses and it ends up in the ground – truly circular.”

An exciting addition is Ecofoil Digital, a 100% recyclable new range of sustainable metallized paper and board products developed for digital print production that holds all the creative benefits of a metallized polyester but is certified plastic free. Allowing for in-foil embellishment with existing digital press without the need for any additional capex investment, Ecofoil Digital is a foil board substrate rather than a selective foil embellishment such as hot foil or digital foil. Available in GC1, Silk, Gloss and Carton GC1 substrates.

With the effects of COVID-19 still looming, many companies have suffered losses and setbacks due to the pandemics effect on the economy. Denmaur Paper Media, however, has remained strong and put itself in prime position for continued growth.

“As part of our forward-thinking strategy, we prepped very well and adapted for what was to come in the way of lockdowns, business closures and transportation issues. Capacity and pricing are issues that we also share with other industries now, along with the new strain of COVID-19; but we remain confident and optimistic about the future and of the path that we continue to travel,” said Danny.

We spoke to Danny on what opportunities lie ahead, he responded, “Part of sustainability is understanding how outside behaviour and change can throw challenges and opportunities your way.

Sustainability is the future and is key to what has shaped the company’s best practices since the beginning. With an increasing demand to implement environmental change by way of alternative materials, Denmaur Paper Media create purposeful, world changing solutions with endless possibilities.

For more information, see below:

T 01795 426775 info@denmaur.com www.denmaur.com

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

Letsrecycle Live Show Review – Top Exhibitors

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

Tecman to expand UK product offering

Tecman’sattachments

portfolio with inclusion of new concrete cutter crusher.

Tecman are expanding their hydraulic attachments offering in the UK with the addition of augers, demolition grabs and cutter crushers. Tecman are looking for UK dealers of Tecman attachments for the recycling and demolition sector, Brian Johnson, UK and Ireland Sales Director of Tecman UK, said, “We are thrilled to be launching more attachments to the UK market. We are always developing innovative products to add to our ever-expanding range and the attachments portfolio has now increased by 60% in the last year alone. With further announcements due in the not-too-distant future, it is an exciting time for the Tecman Group Founded in 1993, Tecman is a global leader in the manufacture of Rock Breaker Boom systems. Tecman has become a global specialist in the

design of rock breaking solutions for the quarrying and mining sectors.”

Over a quarter of a century later, Tecman consists of 3 integrated factories covering all processes of rock breaker boom, hydraulic hammer, design, and manufacture.

They have since moved into attachments to complement the business across Europe, Africa, and South Africa.

Contact Brian Johnson, Sales Director UK & Ireland,

T 01159 375753

M 07516 537290

brian.johnson@tecman.com www.tecman.com

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

Save the date for the next event on the 14th-15th September 2022 at the NEC, Birmingham.

This is our second pick of the best exhibitors

from last years show, listed here in alphabetical order: Mardon Recycling, Scarab Sweepers & Tecman.

Contact www.letsrecycle.live

Mardon Recycling Machinery: Leading supplier of waste balers, compactors, consumables and recycling machinery

Mardon Recycling Machinery are a leading supplier of waste recycling equipment, servicing and consumables, continually providing high quality, innovative waste handling solutions throughout the UK. From a single piece of equipment to bespoke recycling machinery designed to suit customer requirements, Mardon work closely with its customers, understanding their business requirements and processes to provide the best possible solution to all recycling needs and environmental objectives.

The superior RamPack range consists of a wide variety of recycling machinery including waste compactors, plastic balers, cardboard balers, mill size balers, semi and fully automatic balers and all associated equipment. The RamPack range helps increase recycling capabilities, enhance environmental credentials and save money. With a variety of financial options available including outright purchase, hire and rental packages, this enable customers to have the best equipment available with the latest technology at a cost that suits them.

Mardon use their years of experience and in-depth knowledge of the waste industry to offer the best experience, from initial consultations through to the on-going management of your recycling machinery. Mardon engineers are situated nationwide and will be there every step of the way through delivery, installation, complete on-site certified training and an unsurpassable aftercare service, giving our customers complete piece of mind.

Contact T 0800 587 3028 E sales@mardongroup.co.uk W https://mardonbalers.co.uk

Scarab support customer’s transitioning from Twin to Single Engine Sweepers

Scarab Sweepers is a global leader in the design and manufacture of truck-mounted road sweepers for municipal, highway and off-highway applications. Scarab’s mission, which lies at the core of their business vision, is simple: to design and manufacture the most environmentally focused range of sweeping solutions. Scarab can justifiably claim to be the pioneer of the truck-mounted sweeper powered from a single engine and the ongoing success of this system is a seal of their commitment to the environment.

Though recognising that the future of the industry lies in alternative fuel solutions with the increasing focus on zero emissions, Scarab believes that there has never been a more important time to make the switch to single engine machine to help customers reduce emissions and costs immediately.

Scarab, who combined with sister companies Mathieu and Ravo form the Fayat Environmental Solutions group, offer and continue to develop class leading electrified and alternative fuel sweeping solutions.

T 01622 831006 scarab@scarab.fayat.com www.scarab-sweepers.com

Solid Waste Management Company of the Year

TANA deliver unmatched versatility

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are pleased to announce TANA Recycling Machinery UK as our Solid Waste Management Company of the Year.

TANA was established in 1971 and has been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing robust machinery for the purposes of solid waste management ever since. With decades of experience on the needs and requirements of landfill and waste management operators, TANA launched its UK distributor TANA Recycling Machinery UK, with an aim to bring a touch of Nordic expertise and engineering know-how to the UK. TANA Oy is based in Finland, but TANA Recycling Machinery UK operates out of its South Yorkshire headquarters in Doncaster.

In just under 50 years of trading, TANA has grown to be a global name and since May 2016, TANA Recycling Machinery UK has been at the forefront

All TANA products aim to provide maximum efficiency and profit to make waste management businesses thrive. TANA machines are designed with skill and experience using the best components and materials available.

When using the right machine, waste can be transformed into valuable raw materials. Reducing, re-using and recovering waste to manage waste sustainably can be done profitably. Efficiently recycling waste by conventional means is notoriously difficult, and in most cases only a certain percentage of the waste ends up recycled. But what if there was an easier way that recycled waste from a variety of materials? Developed to tackle the challenge of solid waste management, the TANA Shark industrial waste shredder is the most versatile shredder on the market and the perfect machine for handling different waste materials that can change even on a daily basis.

quantities of shredded rubber crumbs to mix with their hot melt asphalt to make pavements cheaper. Furthermore, other road companies would also benefit by utilising the shredded tyres to use in road beds to minimise vibration and for highway sound barriers.

of delivering unmatched versatility to the UK recycling industry. To mark a successful five years of trading in the UK, TANA Recycling Machinery UK has gone on to receive the International Dealer of the Year award for its outstanding performance.

TANA Recycling Machinery UK has a mission to provide customers with simply more money on the bottom-line with cutting-edge technology in solid waste management. All products are manufactured and designed from the TANA headquarters in Finland. Although boasting a successful first few years, the last 12 months have been testing times for the business. Brooklyn Walker, Sales Manager explained, “The last 12 months have been a challenge as I’m guessing it has been for the whole industry but with our great team and brilliant products, we have managed to overcome challenge after challenge and strive in these difficult times. In terms of sales, we have managed to outperform our sales target once again. The problem we are faced with is keeping up with the demand for our machinery, with prices of material increasing and with over 50 countries all selling TANA machinery our suppliers are working hard to keep up with our ever-increasing sales.”

“We are lucky enough to have the most versatile machine on the market in regard to the TANA Shark Shredder. Be it general waste, mattresses, tyres, wood, plastic, C&I, C&D the Shark can handle them all and more. Pair that with excellence in service and you have a winning formula,” said Brooklyn.

There is a large gap in the market for industrial machines to aid in the material recovery process of turning waste into valuable raw materials.

TANA Shark industrial waste shredders are the optimal choice for handling large amounts of recycled materials. TANA offer a solution and has drawn on its wide range of expertise to create a machine that runs off a control system that has an adjustable rotor and conveyor speeds, overcharge pressure limits and rotor options to ultimately make production flexible and optimise shredder operation from one waste to another easily via a touchscreen.

There are many applications to which the TANA Shark shredder can be used. The TANA Shark can shred all kinds of end-of-life tyres. These could come from cars, trucks, aircrafts and heavy-duty vehicles and can be really difficult to recycle. The TANA Shark uses high-torque shredders to make it possible to shred tyres to an 80mm particle size in just one pass and separates most of the metal wires directly from the shredded material flow on the conveyor. The steel wiring is removed in the shredding process and by an over-band magnet in the unloading conveyor. Once separated, shredded tyres and metals can be sold and reused in many ways. This process offers the chance to generate income from end-of-life tyres as the tyre parts can be used for other processes such as asphalt companies who would be interested to buy large

Construction and demolition waste such as wood, stone, plastic, aluminium profiles, insulation materials and reasonable amounts of concrete can also be easily handled by the TANA Shark. Construction and demolition waste accounts for more than a third of all waste generated in the EU. The demands these industries put on recycling of waste they produce cannot be met by any other shredder on the market. The TANA Shark is

Shredders are well utilised in the treatment of this variety of material. Many complications arise from commercial and industrial waste depending on the recollection process of the materials. TANA shredders are slow speed and use a single shaft with high torque that optimises the machines functions. Because of TANA shredders unique features downtime is minimal as processes are in place to ensure the treatment process runs smoothly and efficiently without breaking down or requiring a ‘cool off’ period. Get more out of your investment as the TANA Shark’s low-rev and high torque process makes light work for difficult materials such as mattresses, cables and wires, and ragger wires.

incredibly efficient, and the TANA Control System controls the shredding of these harsh, bulky debris materials from start to finish. Other machines on the market could end up blocked up with metal bars or blocks of concrete creating a peak pressure exhausting the machine. The TANA Control System intelligently stops the operation and peak pressure, allowing the object to easily be removed through the opening side door.

For packaging materials such as hard and soft plastics, cardboard, paper, wires, paper rolls, containers, aluminium, gypsum or any reject from production line of a manufacturing process can all be shredded using the TANA Shark. TANA

Some of these materials are loathed by landfill operators as especially mattresses contain a mixture of complex materials such as textiles, latex, foam, springs and wood that are difficult to recycle. Furthermore, they are costly to dispose of unless processed properly. Through a magnetic separation, the TANA Shark creates shred that takes up less airspace and is easy to compact in a landfill or process further. The magnetic separation of metals can generate additional income, as it can be sold on for recycling purposes. As cables and wires come in a plethora of shapes, sizes and contents, they can be classed as almost impossible to separate. However, the high torque

Shaun Walker CEO of TANA Recycling Machinery (UK) LTD receiving the Award

Solid Waste Management Company of the Year to the UK recycling industry

capabilities of the TANA Shark enable this process to be possible. One advantage of the TANA shredders is the ease of removing non crushable items or clearing a jam though the opening side wall in the occurrence of a jam. Ragger wire is often landfilled because no method or machinery on the market can separate the material cost efficiently. Specifically the TANA 440 series shredder is a proven solution for shredding of ragger wire. The adjustability and high torque of TANA shredders allow for this to be possible.

The TANA Control System has 12 pre-programmed operating programs for different types of materials and purposes of shredding. TANA Shark shredders takes care of the whole shredding process resulting in making 20% more profit. Overall it is capable to produce a large range of homogenous particle sizes, its unique and versatile process allows for a productive recycling

of the widest range of materials and shreds the toughest materials such as shingles and big tyres. Other machines available from TANA Recycling Machinery UK are TANA Wind Sifter for better separation by density – separating light from heavy materials with a high-grade accuracy and low operating costs. The TANA Landfill Compactor allows the user to compact 10% more material and is more accurate and uses less fuel than a four-wheeler. It’s the best in compaction comparison and offers the lowest gravity point on the market. Both machines come as a full line up and focus on maximising uptime and efficiency, keeping machines up and running without disruption.

In support of the TANA shredders range, TANA ProTrack® offers the possibility to significantly improve the engagement of personnel to a company and their work. TANA ProTrack® allows users to track their operations in real time enabling them to see the numbers and understand the waypoints that in turn will increase work efficiency. The state-of-the-art management system is constantly being developed to make business practices better. TANA ProTrack® allows a business to fine-tune its processes in order to get the most out of the TANA machine. Tracking process information in real time enables viewing of the fuel consumption, fault codes, uptime information, capacity and other vital operational statistics. The TANA ProTrack® is a machine that merges into a coherent system to ultimately

increase the reliability of the working site, engage personnel and improve overall business processes. Taking data and analysis from the TANA machine, TANA ProTrack® then presents concrete evidence of how much profit can be gained, the amount of expense a company has laid out and how the business could be further enhanced.

Customers of TANA Recycling Machinery UK operate in a variety of areas amongst the waste management industry. The team at TANA Recycling Machinery UK’s job is to help customers do their jobs as easily, cost-effectively and eco-friendly as possible. Their efforts and proficiency in achieving that goal has been recognised recently as they received the honour of accepting the Sales Team of the Year Award within the business. “This means a lot as it strongly reflects the time and effort we take with every customer. A high percentage of our sales are from recurring customers which speaks volumes for our brand, team and machinery,” stated Brooklyn.

Looking ahead, TANA Recycling Machinery UK has put short and long-term goals in place in order to keep reaching set targets. “Short term, we will keep doing what we’re doing. Keeping our customers happy and our machines ever

developing and improving. In the long-term, we have several projects in the pipeline looking to arrive in 2022 to which we will announce on all social media platforms when they become available. Of course we will always continue adapting to the ever-changing industry and with the team and network of support we have around the world, I can see bright things for our future,” mentioned Brooklyn.

In closing, we asked Brooklyn how TANA Recycling Machinery UK felt receiving the award. “Honoured, I know you have been keeping an eye on what we are doing, and we are delighted to receive the recognition. I also want to say a big thanks to our team over in Finland for continuously finding a way to revolutionise the waste and recycling industry and our dealers around the world forever expanding the TANA name. And lastly, for our amazing team here in the UK, for the hard work and dedication they show every day because without them this award wouldn’t be possible.”

For more information, please see below: T 01302 872431 enquiries@tanauk.com www.tanauk.com

Green Print & Packaging

Recyclable film for hot fill

sauces

Central Pharma set to buck the trend in pharma packaging with in-house recycle plant

Pharmaceutical blister packaging is the preferred method of storing pills and capsules, due to its excellent preservation qualities, tamper evidence, and ease of tracking medication dosage. However, they are a composite of PVC and aluminium, making them difficult to recycle, meaning billions of blister packs end up in UK landfill each year. Additionally, any remaining medicine in discarded packs has the potential to contaminate waterways and ultimately enter the food chain. Pharmaceutical packaging’s eradication from landfill remains a priority. Following a successful application for

NEW Recyclable OPE/PE laminate with barrier for hot fill sauces.

t Barrier OPE/PE laminate to replace existing PET/PEEVOH-PE

t Runs on existing packing lines

t Hot fill up to 90°C

t Excellent for condiments, liquids and those with particulates.

Trials available now.

T 01274 685566

sales@nationalflexible.net

www.nationalflexible.co.uk

Beat the plastic tax

a government grant, Central Pharma now has an in-house recycling plant that can recycle 100% of the blister pack material into a powder-based material that can be safely reused to create new blister packs.

This latest initiative from Central Pharma aligns with WRAP’s 2025 Plastics Pact targets and provides

significant carbon emission and energy consumption benefits compared to production of blister packs from virgin material, while also removing billions of tonnes of PVC (plus discarded medicines) from landfill. The service is currently being offered to pharmaceutical manufacturers and is due to be made available for public use in early 2022.

T +44 (0)1234 989000

info@central-pharma.com

www.centralpharma.com

NEWOPP films are now available with a minimum of 30% recycled content to beat the plastics tax.

This is from post-consumer waste and is accredited and audited by the ISCC:

t Available in single web or laminate format

t A full range of films can be supplied – clear, white, matt, metallised, PVdC and Acrylic coated

t Low temperature seal is also available.

Trials available now.

Contact T 01274 685566

sales@nationalflexible.net

www.nationalflexible.co.uk

Bell introduces reused Ocean Plastic for 2022

One of the most exciting new developments in the plastic packaging industry is our ability to access and reprocess the post-consumer waste found on our beaches, riverbanks and along the perimeters of our oceans.

Unfortunately, plastic is now seen as a bad product

– yet out of sight, beneath the surface of our oceans, there are millions of tons of other waste packaging made from glass, paperboard and metal that do not float and therefore cannot be seen.

Plastic has become a key focus on social media and in television documentaries, with politicians and supermarkets looking for ways to enhance

their green credentials and promote a greener world.

There can be no excuse for rubbish being discarded into the environment and Bell are one of the first companies in Europe to endorse and support the collection and recycling of these materials.

Water Management

In 2019, Bell launched Retran® – a polyesterbased material containing a minimum 70% recycled content. The credentials of this material are very high – pharmaceutical and food grade, with excellent clarity and full certification. The product has been hugely successful and nearly 80% of our customers around the world have switched to this exciting new product.

The 70% recycled content meets the new plastic packaging tax being introduced in April 2022, however Bell recognised the need to keep moving forward and in 2021 introduced Biojet®. In simple terms, this is Retran® with an additive that stimulates and accelerates the biodegrading process.

Whilst both of these products have been hugely successful, we recognised that even more needed to be done. Bell have worked throughout the pandemic, to identify reliable sources of plastic derived from the ocean. In simple terms this is ‘Reused Ocean Plastic.’

The polymer used to produce the new packaging is being sourced from companies who organise local communities to collect plastic waste from beaches, riverbanks and ocean perimeters. Generally, these are communities who do not have the infrastructure for waste management but by paying local people to collect the plastic and deliver it to recycling facilities, the problem is reduced.

As we have all seen, there are large quantities of plastic waste floating in the sea. If we can help to collect and reuse some of this waste, and turn it back into useful products, then we are taking a significant step forward towards a better global environment.

The new material has been extensively tested and meets the minimum strength requirements of our processes. It has excellent optical qualities and our testing to date reports that there has been no difference in the performance of the new material, compared to Retran®, Jetran® or Biojet® packaging.

Bell Packaging have started converting Reused Ocean Plastic for our forming and insert divisions, with tubing and boxes to follow in 2022.

Samples and more information are available from our offices in Luton.

T +44 (0)1582 459292 info@bellpackaging.com www.bellpackaging.com

No-Dig Live Show Review – Top Exhibitiors

No-Dig Live 2021 Let’s value water as we should

Not just another exhibition, No-Dig Live is also a live working environment and the only forum in the UK where manufacturers and suppliers can display and demonstrate products at an event, which is truly focused on trenchless technology.

Last year, No-Dig Live 2021 took place on the 14th September 2021 – 16th September 2021 at the East of England Arena & Events Centre in Peterborough. Offering outdoor and indoor demonstrations and seminars, the three-day event included presentations from key stakeholders in the trenchless industry and new innovative companies exhibiting for the first time. All exhibitors represented a worldwide perspective of trenchless technology and its global community. The show included a number of new features to create engagement and add value to both exhibitors and visitors. Including additions such as Patrons Panel – an exciting opportunity for exhibitors and UKSTT members to present new ideas, the 1st European No-Dig Conference, and an introductory level masterclass for Pipe Jacking & Micro Tunnelling.

No-Dig Live 2022 will take place between the 13th and 15th of September at the East of England Showground.

No-Dig Live will once again be supported by the United Kingdom Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) and feature their annual gala dinner and awards during the exhibition.

This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last years show, listed here in alphabetical order: Amiblu, Ditch Witch, IDEX UK, Impulse Radar, INROCK Drilling, Lanes Group plc & The ManUp Key.

For more information, please see below: www.nodiglive.co.uk

The UK’s largest independent drainage and wastewater specialist

Lanes Group plc is the UK’s largest independent drainage and wastewater specialist, with over 2,200 staff, and a turnover of over £215 million.

With 20 service depots, 11 utility hubs, a lining centre, two rail operations centres plus, launched in 2021, a new national CCTV survey processing centre, it is the largest independently owned drainage provider in the UK.

The company has expertise and experience across all key sectors, including water utilities, rail, highways, energy, government, construction, insurance and domestic. Services include drain and sewer unblocking, cleaning, repair, rehabilitation, and installation.

Lanes Group is Thames Water’s sole wastewater network maintenance partner. It also delivers services for Yorkshire Water, Severn Trent, Scottish Water, Welsh Water, United Utilities, and Northumbrian Water.

The rail division operates contracts for Transport for London, including drainage, asset refurbishment, and facilities maintenance. It also works for Network Rail, Crossrail and HS2.

As a leader in ‘no dig’ solutions for safer sewer repair and maintenance, Lanes Group has a dedicated Sewer Renovation Division. This division provides the latest cured in place pipe (CIPP) lining technologies.

The company also delivers professional civil and structural engineering services and has a fastexpanding broadband civils division, called Lanes-I, which has achieved a £500m forward order book.

Lanes Group is the founder of Unblocktober, the first annual campaign of its kind in the world to encourage good practice in the use of sewers to prevent blockages and plastic pollution in waterways and oceans.

T 0800 526488 sales@lanesgroup.co.uk www.lanesfordrains.co.uk

iPEK’s portfolio for a healthy living environment

Sewer systems are mission-critical infrastructure, preventing diseases and rain floods as well as ensuring safe water catchment basins. It is necessary that this infrastructure stays in good working order and properly maintained. The networks remain fully operational thanks to a sewer management process (cleaning, inspection, and rehabilitation) which is increasingly regulated. For the cleaning and inspection steps, iPEK’s product portfolio enables the infrastructure owner (municipalities) a better utilisation of tight budgets and precious natural resources. Our ROVION

product line covers a wide range of sewer inspections focusing on ease of use, productivity and market-leading total cost of ownership. With their lightweight, compact yet rugged design combined with software, apps and cloud applications, they support an efficient use of resources during the whole sewer inspection process. Our XPECTION products are the first of their kind in the cleaning market by providing a live high definition video stream during the jetting operation. The ‘live-view’ enables municipalities and contractors to save up to 50 litres of fuel and 28,000 litres of water

The ManUp Key

The ManUp Key is an innovative tool capable of moving up to 95% of stuck and seized access covers. Thanks to this remarkable success rate, it can drive more efficient practice throughout any organisation that needs to access underground infrastructure.

With it’s unique slide-hammer action, the key allows all users to exert considerable temporary upward force on all types of access cover. It is this completely original and patented mechanism that makes the tool so incredibly effective: upward force is undoubtedly the best means of breaking seals, allowing operatives to move otherwise unmovable covers.

In order to ensure all organisations are able to leverage this exceptional tool, its creators have developed specialised tips for sectors including drainage, telecoms, pest control and more. Further

Amiblu is the global leader in glass fibre reinforced plastics pipe systems (GRP). With over 60 years’ experience, Amiblu produces and supplies customised solutions for sustainable water management worldwide with Flowtite and Hobas GRP pipe technologies.

Our business has developed manufacturing processes to offer a full range of compliant systems to relevant EN and ISO standards giving our customers the confidence to deliver sustainable solutions with long-term asset values.

Our mission is to speed up the world’s transition to sustainable water solutions with environmentally sympathetic systems for sewage, drinking water, hydropower, water storage, relining and trenchless applications and is challenging an established market with the inherent corrosionfree characteristics together with high abrasion resistance synonymous to Amiblu’s GRP pipes.

Trenchless technology is a growing global market for the installation of new, or replacement or rehabilitation of existing underground pipes and culverts with minimal disruption caused to the

ImpulseRadar

ImpulseRadar is a Swedish company specialising in developing, manufacturing, and supplying high-quality Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) solutions. Our modern GPR-based subsurface imaging technology provides mapping and geospatial solutions for underground infrastructure, cultural resources, and transportation infrastructure.

At ImpulseRadar, our mission is to help you ‘see what lies beneath’ and benefit society by developing modern GPR solutions to collect essential and valuable information efficiently and non-destructively about subsurface environments. Typical application areas include infrastructure, utility locating and mapping, archaeological and geological investigations, environmental studies, road and bridge inspections, and more.

We focus our efforts on applications and systems to make a clear difference in functionality, user-friendliness, and system performance. Your success is our goal, and that’s why our customers contribute significantly to the development process, ensuring that features and functions have practical benefits that are proven to help you succeed.

environment or surrounding infrastructure; Amiblu provides a firm offering to the trenchless market in both pipe jacking and rehabilitation of existing networks be they circular or non-circular. Our GRP pipes are exceptionally strong, lightweight, and resistant to corrosion and abrasion, featuring optimal hydraulics and a remarkably long, maintenance-free design life exceeding 150 years.

Contact

T +44 (0)7834 869119

united.kingdom@amiblu.com

www.amiblu.com

per system per day. With 30 years of lived customer obsession, there are now over 5,000 iPEK systems in daily use, making us the world’s most trusted producer of sewer inspection equipment.

Contact

T +44 (0)117 379 0710 ISG_IDEXUK@idexcorp.com www.idexcorp.com www.ipek.at

proof of their innovative approach can be seen in the brand’s recent launches: the Listening Stick, and the ManUp Fire Hydrant Set, which was designed in conjunction with the UK Fire and Rescue Service.

Put simply, the ManUp Key is a costeffective, timesaving device that will soon be a mainstay of professional toolboxes around the globe. In turn, it will transform thousands of organisations for the better.

For more information, please see: www.manupkey.uk or call: 01443 704706.

ImpulseRadar is the fastest-growing GPR brand internationally. Our award-winning company performance reflects the commitment and professionalism of the ImpulseRadar team. We are also Triple-A (AAA) rated, reflecting our high creditworthiness and strong financial capacity to support our operations.

Contact us today to learn more and discover what others already have! We look forward to welcoming you as a member of the ImpulseRadar user community.

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ability to bore through a wide variety of ground conditions, from dirt all the way to solid rock.

Setting the standards of performance

INROCK® is the HDD industryrecognised global leader in performance drilling tools, equipment and services with sales and operations facilities in the USA, UK and Canada.

Ditch Witch UK & Ireland, have been supporting the trenchless industry for over 35 years and are proud to be a 4th Generation, family-owned company that supplies the market-leading Trenchless Equipment.

The star of the show at this year’s No Dig Live was the AT32 All-Terrain Directional Drill, the latest addition to the Ditch Witch fleet, that’s big on rock performance with a small footprint. These units have the

As the authorised supplier of American Augers for UK & Ireland, we showcased the DD110 Directional Drill. Big on power, it helps to get the most productivity and reliability from your mid-size & maxi rigs, with minimum downtime.

Alongside our exciting range of equipment, we are proud to host the industry’s first HDD VR Training Simulator by Ditch Witch. It takes training to the next level by allowing operators to familiarise themselves with

HDD equipment and experience a realistic jobsite without the potential risks of putting a novice operator in a complex environment. With Ditch Witch UK & Ireland you are fully supported by our trained engineers every step of the way.

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Established in 1993, INROCK® pioneered the first rock-drilling project ever attempted in the HDD industry and continues to focus its resources on setting the standards for HDD performance drilling tools, equipment and services.

The experienced professionals at INROCK® are dedicated solely to the HDD industry, with a primary focus to utilise its technology and knowledge to help customers be successful. Some examples of INROCK®’s industry advancing developments include the design and launch of proprietary XTR® –

Extreme Reamer reaming platform, which is the only tool capable of utilising soft rock milled tooth (MT), XTR TCI and HDX premium hard rock cutters on the same reamer body.

Introduction of ParaTrack guidance technology greatly broadening the scope of feasible HDD projects with the advent of Intersect technology, Gyro, BTS-Beacon Tracking System, single wire and parallel tracking applications and at bit inclination.

Launch of CrossView®, the first electronic data recorder system (EDR) specifically designed for the HDD industry.

Inhouse design and manufacturing functions to ensure quality and consistency of supply.

INROCK® is proud of its customerdriven performance enhancing contributions to the continuing advancement and growth of the global HDD industry.

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Carbon positive Tusker well on its way to achieving a zero-emission fleet by 2030

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are pleased to announce Tusker as our Sustainable Leasing Company of the Month for its recent success in becoming net-positive contributors to the environment, with a pledge to have a zero-emission fleet by 2030.

Over the last year, Tusker’s services have made a difference to the 20,000 drivers it serves. It has overcome industry difficulties and risen to environmental challenges whilst delivering on its core task of helping people into new, affordable and clean vehicles.

“Tusker’s journey with salary sacrifice started in 2009 when we championed the use of this method to lease cars and we have been committed to providing green car schemes that benefit everybody ever since.

Whether an employee salary sacrifice car scheme or a more traditional company fleet, Tusker offers a full range of leasing services to companies of all sizes, including contract hire and daily rental,” stated Paul Gilshan, Tusker CEO.

Sustainable choices are key to every business move for Tusker. Even its HQ, based in Croxley Green Business Park in Watford, was chosen because of its green credentials. “The site uses 100% renewable energy

in the Philippines to mark its 11th year as a carbon neutral business.

Furthermore, for those new to EVs, Tusker has a highly qualified and knowledgeable team on hand to help customers better understand batteries, charging and range options ensuring they choose the perfect car for their needs. Paul explained the company comprehensive car package, “The monthly amount a driver has deducted from their salary includes insurance, road tax, replacement tyres, servicing and maintenance. We also include protections for the employer and the employee should the driver’s circumstances change. This means that should the driver go on maternity or paternity leave, resign or get made redundant, there aren’t any financial penalties for the driver or their employer – they simply hand the car back (as long as an initial exclusion period has been completed). We feel the scheme offers complete peace of mind for both parties when a driver signs up for a new car.”

delivered to its employees in year one of introducing Tusker’s salary sacrifice scheme,” remarked Paul.

An ‘outside the box’ concept that offers an attractive outcome to every single employee regardless of income, Tusker’s salary sacrifice scheme is available to employees of organisations who have the scheme in place. From SMEs to large multinational corporates, Tusker works with a variety of industries and sectors including hundreds of councils and NHS Trusts.

Tusker offer every type of car from high performance to small city cars, including the latest in electric vehicles and hybrids. The mark of a true innovator is its ability to revolutionise a generation to which Tusker has achieved. As the first to market salary sacrifice for cars, Tusker has always been and continues to be, the leading UK provider for car benefit schemes in the UK.

history. Tusker also managed to successfully on-board some major new fleets such as British Airways. A truly outstanding achievement amidst COVID-19, every single order was managed from the outset, through to delivery via a process of continual review of what could be done to secure the delivery for a driver.

“We had to adapt quickly during the first lockdown and rejig the way we worked. So many of our drivers are key workers in the NHS and in councils so we were led by a simple principle to keep all our drivers safe, secure and legal on the road ensuring they could get to work each day. With the slow-down in deliveries we had to swap or amend options and work closely with manufacturers and dealer groups to find alternatives. This took time, patience and understanding; to liaise with each driver and then utilise the strong partnerships we have with manufacturers,” stated Paul.

throughout, and we enjoy a robust recycling policy in the office, so no office waste has been to land fill since 2012. Everything is looked at, from providing EV charging points for employees to encouraging car sharing – it all helps, and we are proud to be a net positive contributor to the environment,” said Paul.

Specialising in the provision of salary sacrifice car schemes for companies of all sizes, Tusker is a leasing company that has made a remarkable impact, providing benefits for employees across the UK, saving workers hundreds of pounds on average. Offering unrivalled individual benefits, Tusker is also the only company to offset tailpipe emissions using the Verified Carbon Standard offsetting project. This is offered for all nonEV or ultra-low emission vehicles. This ensures measurable carbon offsetting, recorded by internationally recognised bodies. A notable example for this was in 2020, Tusker offset 132 tonnes of CO2 via a solar farm project

Tusker’s sustainability profile marks a tremendous achievement for the company, one of which goes unrivalled in the leasing industry. As a proud carbon negative business, a member of the EV100 and a founding partner of World EV Day in 2020, Tusker has actively helped some of the UK’s major fleet owners significantly lower their fleet emissions such as Engie, British Airways and Astra Zeneca. “EDF has also seen over 500 Electric Vehicles

Having expanded substantially in the last five years, COVID-19 provided hurdles for Tusker as they moved their teams to working remotely but due to the commitment their teams have for providing exceptional customer service, they were still able to deliver their highest number of new vehicles in the company’s

A true example of Tusker’s extraordinary customer service was the arrangement of a zero-cost loan of a fleet of electric Smart cars to keep a whole community nursing team mobile during a lockdown. “A big part of our job is sorting out complicated problems for customers and being here to make life easier and take the strain. We’re driven by a straight forward belief that if we do good today, we can still always get better tomorrow. It means we are big believers in making our cars easier and more cost effective to run. Always putting customers at the heart of everything we do and going beyond the ordinary expectations to help the UK drive a better car,” said Paul.

For more information, see below:

T 0333 400 1010

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Paul Gilshan, Tusker CEO

Revolutionary noise and vibration monitoring system, eNView, launches

KP Acoustics Group has launched eNView, a pioneering product that promises to disrupt the noise and vibration monitoring industry. Recently launched at London Build 2021, eNView is the award-winning, world-first system, which firmly places the power of acoustic measurement back into the hands of the user. Small, robust, reliable, and extremely smart, it facilitates real time, remote measurement and simple enough for anyone to understand.

Acoustics consultancy and environmental monitoring expert, KP Acoustics Group, has been clandestinely working on the system for years. The result is eNView, the user-friendly monitoring solution that combines real-time noise and vibration and dust monitoring equipment into one device, boasting plug

and play usability. It’s also lightweight and compact, measuring just 95mm x 110mm x 225mm and weighing a mere 1.6kg. In a nutshell, it’s a system that’s so smart, you don’t have to be.

“It has been a year like no other for KP Acoustics Group,” explained Dr Kyriakos Papanagiotou, founder of KP Acoustics Group and the innovator behind eNView. “In June, we became the only acoustics consultancy to offer our own research and development capability in-house and now we’re launching eNView – the paradigm shift in technology in environmental monitoring.”

KP Acoustics Group exhibited from stand D59 at London Build 2021, where experts were on hand to offer product

Introducing the GS4400….

demonstrations and showcase eNView’s accompanying web application.

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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 halfduplex digital RS-485 output signal and 0-5V analog output, the GS4400 provides high stability and repeatability. It can be configured to suit a multitude of applications and with proprietary RS-485 protocol, each sensor can be allocated a unique device address and connected in series to other sensors and devices on the same communications link.

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 element is then molecularly bonded to a titanium alloy sub-diaphragm. This enables the sensor to endure higher over-pressures and provides superb corrosion resistance. The sensor exhibits virtually no hysteresis and excellent long-term stability. With outstanding insulation properties, the sapphire substrate allows the sensor to operate over a very wide temperature range without loss of performance. Standard digital accuracy is 0.15%, with an exceptional overpressure limit. All models are supplied with integral 1/4”BSP male with a range of other process connection options. The titanium alloy wetted parts offer unbeatable corrosion resistance and the M12 electrical connection is rated IP67 for high levels of environmental protection.

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.

For more information on this or any other products get in touch with our office at: sales@esi-tec.com or gives us a call on: 01978 262255, our team will be more than happy to help. Alternatively, visit our website: www.esi-tec.com where you can view our high pressure and subsea unit that also benefit from RS-485 output.

Visit us at our stand at Southern Manufacturing, Farnborough between 8th–10th February, where our technical sales team will be waiting to showcase our products and discuss your requirements personally. Find us at stand number B140.

Services for sheet metal industry

Intricate, full-colour protein models

Biologic Models, US-based 3D-printed protein model and medical animation provider, is using Mimaki’s 3D printing technology to produce intricate molecular visualisation models, bringing protein into the tangible world in incredible detail. With Canadian-based Mimaki customer, Objex Unlimited, the two have successfully embarked on multiple projects for clients in education, research, and art using Mimaki’s full colour 3D-printer, the 3DUJ-553. Most recently, Biologic Models and Objex Unlimited have produced models of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to help with the rapid development of countermeasures to address the ongoing outbreak.

Biologic Models has carved out a niche in creating precise 3D models of proteins for research facilities and collectors using clinical research and x-ray crystallography protein

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 multi-press 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.

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Reduce risk of lightning hazards at work with a lightning warning system

Lightning strikes the ground in the UK around 300,000 times a year, putting at risk those who are often outdoors in exposed, unsheltered locations.

Although there is no full-proof protection from lightning, measures can be taken to reduce the risk of getting struck. With this in mind, meteorological equipment specialist Biral is offering its BTD-200 self-contained, standalone lightning warning system so that employers can take precautions to prevent exposure to lightning and ensure their workers’ safety.

The lightning warning system is a modular system and is design to operate out-of-the-box. It is also expandable as requirements grow or change. The essential system comprises of a lightning detector which is placed outside. Whilst a PC located indoors runs the supplied Lightning Works software. Users view the lightning in real-time on a map of the local area whilst displaying the urgent lightning alarm levels. The BTD-200 can be connected directly to an appropriately sized warning sounder if required.

For more information, visit our dedicated website at: www.lightningearlywarning.com or call Biral on: +44 (0)1275 847787 or email: info@lightningearlywarning.com

data. Initially working in powder-based 3D printing, the company found that printing with a photopolymer-based 3D materials was a more suitable option. Notably this process offered durability, detail, and quick turnarounds, alongside a colour gamut 10x that of what is available with powder-based 3D printing. Another draw is how these prints, unlike sandstone, can be easily cleaned with a wet cloth, a necessary attribute in a post-COVID world for Biologic Model customers when displaying such items in exhibits. Last year, Biologic Models collaborated with Objex Unlimited to print its Collection of SARS-CoV-2 models with enhanced colour accuracy and varying degrees of transparency and opacity using the Mimaki 3DUJ-553.

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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

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Ground breaking TwoStep UV Cure Silicones – Coming Soon!

The silicone materials market is about to be shaken up thanks to the highly anticipated arrival of a range of revolutionary UVCuring Silicone encapsulants and adhesives. Developed by Momentive Performance Materials, these state of the art materials will employ a two-step cure system that will improve the efficiency of PCB assembly processes; ideal for PCB component protection, structural bonding and component assembly.

This brand new line up of UV cure silicones will be available with a range of different viscosities ranging from pastes to high flow materials. Paste and high-flow types can be used together for dam and fill applications; moderate flow for applications where strict flow control is required; the flowable type is ideal where a thinner encapsulation is required.

These grades offer a super-fast initial cure in less than 15 seconds with UV exposure, producing a highly stable elastomer. The secondary stage

New LanyardSecured Hand Knobs improve machine security and provide easier maintenance

WDS Components Ltd has released a new range of hand knobs with loss protection, designed to increase machine protection, speed up maintenance and meet EU machinery directives. The hand knobs are secured to machinery by a permanently fixed lanyard attachment and are intended for use with panels and machinery guards for OEM or end user retrofit.

The lanyard attachment is bolted to the installation, preventing loss of the adjoining hand knob when the knob is unscrewed by suspending or retaining it within easy reach. The secure lanyard attachment also protects machinery from damage during maintenance by preventing the hand knob from falling into moving or sensitive machine parts. Permanently retaining the hand knob ensures that machinery panels can remain secure at all times, enhancing operator safety and protection of the machine. Lanyard attachment also means faster, safer maintenance.

gradually continues over the next 10-60 minutes at room temperature, providing additional adhesion strength and protection.

This revolutionary new range will allow for minimised process time, the potential for work in progress reduction and mitigates shadowed area concerns.

Get in contact with Techsil to be the first to find out more and to sample when available.

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The loss prevention hand knobs satisfy EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC that requires fixing systems to remain attached to the guards or to the machinery when the guards are removed. The lanyard is quickly fixed to machinery by an adjoining tab secured by a fixing nut included in the kit.

There are over 10 styles of hand knob to choose from, including thumb screw, T-knob, four-lobe knob, wing knobs and star knobs, and the knob's stainless steel finish is available in polished or matt to suit the application. Thread sizes range from M6 to M12 and the length of the lanyard varies is at a standard length of approximately 250mm. The lanyard tab suits size M6.

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G-Series

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 world-renowned for.

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Industrial Industry innovators and leaders in electrical and mechanical engineering

Established in 1972 as Grants Electrical Services (NI) Ltd, the Company has grown and developed into GES Group, a leading Electrical and Mechanical Engineering business serving customers throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe. An award-winning industry-leading organisation, the company provide power, energy and turnkey solutions for SMEs and large multi-nationals across a range of industry sectors, including renewable energy for the UK, Ireland, and beyond.

“We provide a variety of electrical and mechanical services, ranging from electric motor rewinds through to site surveys which would include high voltage, low voltage systems, installation of transformers and maintenance. We design, build and install control panels and supply switchgear as well as offering on site condition monitoring and in-house dynamic balancing,” stated Lorraine Farrell, Growth Development Manager.

The group has built a strong and long-standing trading history across a significant number of industry sectors and maintains a strong reputation for providing great customer service.

“We provide a full turnkey service and unlike other competitors, we have five key divisions within the company offering our customers a holistic approach,” noted Lorraine.

In terms of recent developments, in 2019, David Moore was appointed CEO at GES Group, having joined the company as Managing Director in 2008. Most recently David co-founded Girona Energy Limited as a Joint Venture created in 2019 and the Girona ‘Smart-grid’ project worth some £7.5m works by combining expertise in power engineering, FinTech and big data.

teams further throughout the year. During the pandemic, we had some members of staff working from home that could work from home. We are classed as key workers so were able to offer our services to key customers throughout the COVID pandemic. As businesses start to open up, we are able to visit our customers’ sites again to promote our valuable services and quality products that will help increase their plant uptime. There’s a lot of growth going on at the moment within the business, which is fantastic, and within each department there's recruitment.”

Forecyte Online Condition

Monitoring Powered by Nidec

Forecyte is the remote vibration/temperature monitoring system manufactured by NIDEC and promoted by GES as part of our machine condition monitoring programme, used by many customers throughout UK & Ireland. The Forecyte system allows continuous vibration monitoring of any equipment over an unlimited period of time and at recording intervals determined by the user.

GES Group's 5 Pillars of Expertise

GES Group established in 1972 as Grants Electrical Services (NI) Ltd., the Company has grown and developed into GES Group, a leading Electrical and Mechanical Engineering business, now serving customers throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe. Currently employing over 80 staff, including many professionally trained and accredited Engineers, we respond quickly to Industry's ever-changing demands and needs, while offering geographic coverage to many of our customers. Traditionally AC/DC motor rewind and re-manufacture specialists, we have developed our portfolio as a market leader to now provide an extensive range of technically advanced products and services.

As the company looks to the future, GES Group plans to grow its customer base in southern Ireland following its new partnership with Nidec, and will expand our products and services to new and existing accounts. The company is continuing to recruit new employees and further its mission to provide renewable energy solutions.

Contact T +44 (0)2825 656406 www.ges-group.com

GES Group is offering a smart energy solution that will reduce energy bills for consumers by up to 30%. Using an energy management software platform, the Girona Project uses smart energy solutions combining renewables, storage and energy data. The Girona project is a one of a kind, custom-built, micro grid which has been created to digitalise and decarbonise, to help build a sustainable clean tech infrastructure for net zero.

It is the company’s objective to see the commercialisation of innovate clean energy technologies and processes accelerated, with significant change brought about in the next 3-5 years, and growth and development delivered into 2030.

GES Group support a wide variety of renewable technologies, in-house within its own infrastructure, and is dedicated to working closely with its clients to outline and achieve specific ‘Green’ strategic targets and objectives.

Another notable development for the company, in January 2021 Nidec (Leroy-Somer Motors), appointed GES Group as an official distributor for Nidec within Southern Ireland. GES Group will stock and distribute the range of Nidec motors, and the new cloud based condition monitoring systems FORECYTE from both its Northern Ireland base and the Southern Ireland base.

After the impact of COVID-19, GES Group has seen some impressive growth and a successful past year. Lorraine explained, “From January this year, we’ve employed a number of new employees and we are looking to grow the

Nidec (Leroy Somer) Electric Motors stocked in Mallusk and Newbridge (IRL)

As of the 4th January 2021, GES Group became the authorised Distributor for Nidec (Leroy-Somer) Motors Ireland.

This is a very exciting time for both GES Group and Nidec as we have worked together in partnership in Northern Ireland for several years and by expanding the distributorship to Southern Ireland our partnership will create a more comprehensive infrastructure with enhanced experience and expertise and will provide our customers with a first class customer service experience.

Telephone: 02825 656406

Email: info@ges-group.com

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Business & Industry Today

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are delighted to announce that we have chosen to present our Industry Excellence Award to Ontex for its innovative product line for the baby care, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence sectors.

Ontex is a leading international personal hygiene group that engineers and produces high quality products for baby care, feminine care and adult care. As the partner of choice for consumers, retailers, institutional and private healthcare providers around the world, its all-round business set up allows for flexibility and a chance to get close with its customers on a personal level.

a global household name, Ontex prides itself in supplying affordable personal hygiene products that are produced and manufactured using sustainable business practices. This level of success also comes with a duty of care and an obligation to drive positive change. Ontex has sustainable goals in place for the future that mimic the ethos of the company and embellishes its best practice. “We are committed to achieving climate neutral operations by 2030 and moving towards a circular business model. We want to create a positive impact in our supply chain and regenerate natural resources. We aim to enhance transparency and lead the way to a fair society,” stated Alex.

technology, the Orizon Smart Slip is the first step in its fully integrated smart solution. iD has worked with Orizon to bring a high-tech mindset that shifts a problem to a solution. Orizon Smart Slip is a smart protection, designed to support cost effective management and guarantees a welcome daily comfort for everyone. Orizon’s new sensor technology monitors wetness and body postures which results in accurate monitoring of liquid (urine) distribution, body posture information, allows nurses to know about a patients rest status, provides secure data processing in the cloud, and gives analysis and notifications via a web portal and mobile app. From cost per product to service fee and patient’s comfort and dignity, the Orizon Smart Slip offers a new way of thinking about costs and care and is Ontex’s first smart solution for the future of elderly care.

the company as a whole is in moving forward towards its set objectives. Through building trust, creating circular solutions, taking climate action and contributing towards the sustainable supply chain, Ontex defines a common sustainability agenda

Founded in Belgium in 1979, Ontex has 19 production facilities and a further 18 sales and marketing offices enabling the company to quickly adapt to market changes. Ontex Corby is based in Northamptonshire and is part of the wider Ontex European hub. It is the sales and marketing office for the Ontex brands in the UK and Ireland.

Ontex Corby is one of the leading suppliers to the NHS, and works in the distributor and pharma channels. “For over 40 years, our UK business has been manufacturing products and supplying patients in their own homes, hospitals and care homes ensuring their needs are continuously met. We are extremely proud to have been partnering with the NHS for over 30 years and we supply circa 500,000

Of course, the last 12 months have been difficult for every company to navigate, but Ontex had the capabilities in place to adapt to the circumstances.

“It’s been a difficult time for everyone, and we have continued to adapt to a more digital approach when supporting our NHS and care home customers with their training and services. In the UK, we have merged our retail and healthcare division for a more unified and integrated approach,” said Alex.

Always ambitious and keen to learn and grow, a recent positive change Ontex has made is a restructuring of the company at board and senior executive level, and the CEO introduced a fresh new direction to combine the strengths of the retail and healthcare sectors.

Going forward, Ontex merely exists to create best practice within the industry and increase sustainability on all products and working ways. As a company, it aims to enhance transparency and lead the way to a fair society. Key performance indicators are in place to ensure the tracking of progress is made and to demonstrate how effective

that as a company believes will help contribute strongly to the achievement of the UN’s sustainable development goals.

For more information, see below:

T 01536 269744 www.ontex.com

people throughout the whole of the UK & Ireland with our personal hygiene solutions. We understand the importance of face-to-face contact with our customers. We have a team of fully qualified nurses who offer a wealth of knowledge and best practice regarding continence care needs,” stated Alex Shaw, Marketing Manager, UK & Ireland.

Ontex continually provide an outstanding service to the industry and marks its service as paramount to its success. Alex mentioned, “We have over 20 qualified nurses supporting our NHS, care home and pharmacy customers. We develop our people and work to deliver sustainable value to our shareholders, partners, customers and suppliers, whilst making a positive impact on the communities around us.”

Striving to never settle for less, Ontex is always looking to make a positive impact on society. As

Each year, the Care Sector Supplier Awards recognises the best service and supply companies that serve their customers in the UK care sector through diligence, innovation, great customer service and proven business performance. Ontex Corby won two awards at the Care Sector Supplier Awards on the 19th of November this year with its innovative new product the Orizon Smart Solution by iD. iD is one of the flagship brands of the Ontex Group, and in order to provide a solution for every need, it has developed a range of professional products offering the best advanced absorbing technologies for ultimate performance.

iD provide a comprehensive range of disposable products suitable for all types and levels of incontinence and the Orizon Smart Slip is its latest innovation. Combining top-quality protection and new

“We are delighted to be recognised in this way.”