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Award-winning craft distiller Penrhos Gin has unveiled a limited-edition pink ‘Wonky’ Strawberry Gin created entirely from misshapen and surplus strawberries, coinciding with new national research that reveals cocktails will overtake traditional drinks at tennis-watching parties this summer. The limited-edition spirit, which transforms imperfectly perfect strawberries destined for waste from the Penrhos farm into a premium…
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Image courtesy E.ON. E.ON Next has announced a new partnership with Kraken in the UK to launch the ResidentialFlex platform, an advanced flexible demand management system, which they claim will help customers with smart meters and energy solutions reduce their energy bills. According to E.ON Next, ResidentialFlex will unlock a new wave of smart energy…
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MAX1000. Image courtesy Allye Energy. Intelligent energy management platform Allye Energy has launched its MegaMAX range, which combines up to 18 repurposed electric vehicle (EV) batteries with an AI-powered energy management system, providing up to 1.5MWh of dispatchable energy. According to the company, the range consists of the MAX1000 and MAX1500 battery energy storage systems…
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As businesses look for security amidst tariff uncertainty, regulatory technology platform Rubicon Bridge has extended its service to allow food and food supplement brands to access European markets. With global tariffs disrupting established supply chains, Rubicon Bridge says it technology helps businesses quickly pivot to avoid increased import duties and access more stable regulatory environments.…
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Swiss shipping company Twerenbold Reisen Group has christened the diesel-electric hybrid vessel Excellence Crown. Built by Concordia Damen in Werkendam in the Netherlands, the 135m CDS River Cruise 135 type vessel is the 10th ship in the fleet of Swiss Excellence River Cruise, part of Twerenbold, and the first to feature hybrid propulsion. [embedded content]…
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With a little over three weeks to go until Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe, the maritime industry’s premier event dedicated to electrification, hybridization and improved sustainability, Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International editor-in-chief Matt Ross selects a few of his speaker highlights from the upcoming Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Conference. The conference takes place alongside the exhibition,…
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The value of UK manufacturing output grew to £153.1 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a rise of 1.3% compared to the same period in 2024, according to analysis from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics. The analysis, based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, reveals that the increase is largely due to to production gains worth more…
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Image showing elevator involved in the second incident. British Airways has been fined more than £3 million after pleading guilty to health and safety offences related to two incidents in which employees fell from height and sustained serious injuries. The injured workers had been using mobile elevators similar to machinery in widespread use in manufacturing…
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CNC Speedwell Ltd, part of the Castings PLC Group, and one of the UK’s largest CNC machine shops, partnered with ICS Cool Energy, an international market leader specialising in complete temperature control solutions for manufacturing process and facilities applications, to transform the cooling of their machining operations. The Challenge CNC Speedwell’s two factories in the West…
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ABB and Red Hat have announced an extended collaboration to develop automation systems for the future of industrial IT, enabling more secure and modular deployment of control applications for process industries. The collaboration builds on ABB’s automation capabilities and Red Hat’s enterprise open source platforms, combining industrial innovation and digital capabilities including data analytics and…
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