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Coveris has announced an additional £1 million investment at its Linerless Labelling Centre of Excellence in Spalding, UK as it seeks to reinforce its reputation as one of the biggest manufacturers of linerless labels worldwide. Part of an investment programme to advance linerless capabilities, which began in late 2022, the latest spend brings the total…
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Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced it has launched a new 300g lightweight glass wine bottle, combining ultra-lightweight design with high strength and premium shelf appeal. As the wine industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its environmental impact, this bottle delivers on three critical fronts: material reduction, structural performance, and…
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Symprove will be available in 720 Holland & Barrett stores nationwide, marking a major milestone in the brand’s retail expansion. The gut health brand launch offers Holland & Barrett customers exclusive in-store access to Symprove’s brand-new Pineapple flavour, alongside the full range of one-week packs in Original, Mango & Passionfruit, and Strawberry & Raspberry. All…
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Future of Food, a major new exhibition examining how science can help us find more sustainable ways to grow, produce and eat food, has opened at the Science Museum in London. Among its featured objects is World Animal Protection’s Factory Farm Playset. The first ever hyper-real Factory Farm Playset was released to raise awareness of a typical intensive farm…
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Image credit: Nokia Legacy multiplexers are beyond end of life and should be replaced urgently with IP/MPLS-based networks to future-proof utility grid modernisation efforts. The electrical utility communications infrastructure is an essential component for the grid, as important as the technologies themselves, and must keep pace with modernization towards the utility of the future. Legacy…
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Image: Clas-SiC Wafer fab According to a new report from the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, solid state transformers are poised to revolutionise power systems and the UK is well placed to lead this technology. Solid state transformers, still a nascent technology, employ advanced semiconductor devices such as insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon…
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Scaling a construction business beyond the £1M mark often feels like climbing a mountain. Despite ample opportunities in housing developments and infrastructure projects, many SME construction firms struggle to overcome common growth barriers. Understanding and openly addressing these challenges is crucial for sustainable success. Greg Wilkes, with over twenty years of experience running construction companies,…
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Caminhos do Futuro has quadrupled its extra virgin olive oil processing capacity, increasing from 1,500 kg/hour to 6,000 kg/hour with the installation of Alfa Laval’s state-of-the-art Foodec Sigma decanter. As the last remaining mill in Montemor-o-Novo, the cooperative group recognised the urgent need to evolve to continue serving a growing community of farmers seeking to…
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Haver & Boecker’s AMICUS DEPAL Edition and AMICUS PAL Edition robotic palletiser and depalletiser fully automate packaging lines from empty to full bags, increasing consumer safety and productivity. “Robots improve the efficiency of processes, provide more work capacity and create a stable, reliable and safe packing cycle. The AMICUS — which is the Latin word…
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Image courtesy 123rf The new hub was developed for water wholesalers to support smart meter data uploading in multiple formats, allowing water retailers to securely access the data. A partnership between IT and business consulting firm CGI and Market Operator Services (MOSL), the operator of England and Wales’s business water retail market, is being extended…
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