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  • Azelis expands presence in Polish market with Hortimex acquisition

    Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Hortimex, a specialty chemicals distributor active in the food ingredients and nutraceuticals segments serving the Polish market. The acquisition expands the group’s footprint in Poland, complementing Azelis’ invovlement in the food and nutrition segment. Azelis is active in this market thanks to its…


  • The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has begun trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel the Royal Research Ships (RRS) James Cook and Discovery. Hydrotreated vegetable oil marine fuel During the trial, HVO is replacing the low-sulfur marine gas oil (LSMGO) NOC normally uses. As HVO is one of the more stable biofuels, it’s suitable…


  • Tetra Pak’s new Tetra Prisma Aseptic 300 Edge carton appeals to young consumers and active adults

    NewTetra Prisma Aseptic 300 Edge beverage cartons. Posted: 27 September 2024 Share this page Tetra Pak has collaborated with a leading European juice brand to launch its new Tetra Prisma Aseptic 300 Edge beverage carton. Its distinct look is designed to appeal to young consumers and dynamic adults, and comes as students return to school…


  • Combilift Retain Deloitte’s Best Managed Company Award for the 12th Consecutive Year!

    For the 12th consecutive time in the awards 16-year history Combilift have been again recognised as a Best Managed Company, requalifying as Platinum winner for the 6th time. Their management prowess was rewarded at Deloitte’s prestigious awards ceremony in Dublin on the 19th of September. The Deloitte Best Managed Company award acknowledges the achievements of…


  • Campden BRI opens new facility to boost UK’s growing wine industry

    Campden BRI has opened the doors to a new, world-class wine services laboratory and testing centre in Guildford. The state-of-the-art facility, Campden Wine Services, based at the Surrey Research Park, is equipped with cutting-edge technology and staffed by a team of seasoned experts with deep knowledge of national and international wine sectors. This investment demonstrates…


  • Doughlicious launches new Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Dough & Gelato Bites

    Doughlicious is stretching the limits of frozen snacking with a fresh creamy raspberry gelato wrapped in decadent Doughlicious chocolate cookie dough and rolled in a freeze-dried raspberry and chocolate cookie crumb. October 2024 sees Doughlicious launch decadent Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Dough & Gelato Bites into Tesco and Ocado (available from 28th October). Chewy cookie dough…


  • Trilliant and Sense partner on edge intelligence for AMI

    Image: Sense In the partnership Sense’s grid edge technologies are to be embedded into Trilliant AMI metering solutions, including devices and extended applications The integration is aimed to drive edge analytics for utilities and consumers, unlocking up to 1MHz sampling to process nearly one billion times the amount of data currently available in the 15-minute…


  • Over 1.2m Floridians without power after Hurricane Helene makes landfall

    Image courtesy FPL As of this morning, approximately 1.28 million customers in Florida are without power after Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night. Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida on Thursday evening as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing with it power outages to up to 1.28 million customers, according to the US power outage…


  • Two-year extension for GB’s smart meter Data Communications Company licence

    Image: DCC Capita, operator of Britain’s smart meter Data Communications Company (DCC), has secured a two-year extension to its licence. The extension, with a total contract value of up to £135 million ($180.4 million), will see the DCC continue to operate the country’s smart meter communications platform until September 2027. Smart DCC, a wholly owned…


  • GE Vernova expands British transformer manufacturing capacity

    GE Vernova’s Stafford facility. Image courtesy GE Vernova US-based GE Vernova has announced the expansion of its existing transformer manufacturing facilities in Stafford, UK. According to the company in a release, the expansion is aimed at supporting the fast-growing demand for HVDC transmission systems that will help power renewable energy projects throughout Europe, Asia and…