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  • Xact Prepack and Frutmac introduce cardboard packaging

    Xact Prepack has announced a significant new collaboration with Frutmac to offer environmentally conscious packaging solutions to the UK market. The collaboration introduces a comprehensive range of high-quality cardboard packaging, including a range of Frutmac trays and punnets, designed to meet the diverse needs of the UK’s fresh produce and food sectors. This versatile packaging…


  • Germany’s Avacon and Rolls-Royce test grid stability from battery and PV systems

    Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Olaf Lies (SPD), commissioned the mtu battery storage system in northern Germany, together with Avacon’s chief technology officer Rainer Schmittdiel and Lukas Köhler, managing director sales and service Germany at Rolls-Royce Power Systems. Image courtesy Rolls-Royce German energy supplier Avacon and Rolls-Royce are collaborating to test the contribution of…


  • Mindful Chef, The Gut Health Doctor and Bio&Me collaborate to deliver diverse, feel-good recipes

    The UK’s highest rated recipe box, Mindful Chef, has announced a year-long partnership with Dr Megan Rossi, aka The Gut Health Doctor, world-renowned gut health scientist, registered dietitian and nutritionist, and co-founder of award-winning gut health food brand Bio&Me. Mindful Chef’s 2024 Healthy Eating Report highlighted that improving gut health is high on the agenda for…


  • AI, analytics and the Power of Choice

    The energy industry is at a vantage point where artificial intelligence (AI) is concerned. AI is proving to have a significant role in optimising grid management, integrating renewables, enhancing predictive maintenance, and improving energy consumption for a sustainable and cost-effective system. Trilliant Vice President Gavin Farrand provides his perspectives on how AI, Analytics and providing…


  • Vegan Food Group and Eat Just join forces

    Vegan Food Group, a leading European plant-based food producer, has announced a partnership with Eat Just, Inc., a US food technology company behind JUST Egg. Under this significant agreement, Vegan Food Group (VFG) has secured exclusive rights to manufacture and supply Eat Just’s proprietary mung bean plant-based egg across European markets, making it the sole…


  • GB water companies develop open data strategy

    Image: Ofwat Water companies have developed an open data strategy for the GB water sector, which regulator Ofwat has welcomed. The strategy, developed within the Ofwat supported Stream initiative under the oversight of the Open Data Institute, sets out the vision “to build an open and trustworthy data ecosystem that supports achieving our strategic outcomes…


  • CyanConnode to deploy 750,000 smart meters in India

    Image courtesy 123rf UK-based CyanConnode has secured a £70 million ($92.8 million) contract to deploy approximately 750,000 smart meters in Goa, India. The narrowband radio frequency (RF) mesh networking tech company’s Indian subsidiary DigiSmart Networks was issued a letter of intent (LOI) for the contract from the government of Goa’s electricity department. In May and…


  • LUBBC adds four more SIG aseptic carton filling machines to portfolio

    Libyan United Beverage Bottling Company (LUBBC), a leading force in the Libyan beverage market, is expanding the strategic partnership with SIG. SIG will deliver four additional filling lines for aseptic carton packs to LUBBC, including a SIG Midi 12 Aseptic, two SIG XSlim 24 Aseptic (photo), and a SIG Mini 24 Aseptic. Posted: 16 April…


  • LUBBC adds four more SIG aseptic carton filling machines to its portfolio

    Libyan United Beverage Bottling Company (LUBBC), a leading force in the Libyan beverage market, is expanding the strategic partnership with SIG. SIG will deliver four additional filling lines for aseptic carton packs to LUBBC, including a SIG Midi 12 Aseptic, two SIG XSlim 24 Aseptic (photo), and a SIG Mini 24 Aseptic. Posted: 16 April…


  • Germany’s MAINGAU implements Kraken tech for demand side management

    Image courtesy Kraken Technologies MAINGAU Energie and Kraken Technologies have extended their partnership to introduce Kraken’s flexible demand management system for energy customers across Germany. Octopus Energy-owned Kraken, which describes itself as an end-to-end platform for utilities’ digitalisation and transformation, will be used by MAINGAU customers for automated asset management. Specifically, Kraken uses AI to…