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Vanarama has conducted a new study analysing the cost of insurance for diesel and electric vans across 40 of the most popular tradespeople job titles. Plumbers emerged with the most affordable insurance quotes for both types of vans. Electricians pay £722.77 for insurance on a diesel van, which is £114.51 cheaper than mechanics, who received the…
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure is expanding its fire safety offering on Building X, a digital building platform supporting customers by digitalising, managing, and optimising their building operations, by introducing new applications and an application programming interface (API). The expansion aims to increase transparency, decrease response time in case of incidents, and enhance maintenance processes for service…
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Dec 12, 2023 (Photo: HSM Offshore Energy) HSM Offshore Energy announced it hosted a steel cutting ceremony in Schiedam, the Netherlands, to mark the start of construction on the offshore substation and the jacket for RWE’s THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project. HSM, together with its key subcontractors Iv-Offshore & Energy and GE Renewable…
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A manufacturer of spice products is forecast to double productivity and sales to £2m and create new jobs after investing in data and systems technologies, with the support of Made Smarter. Spice Kitchen, based in Speke, Liverpool, is a family-run spice company founded in 2012 by mother and son duo Shashi and Sanjay Aggarwal, selling…
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The latest research on the requirements of the solar PV workforce concludes that to fulfil the government’s plans for 70GW of solar capacity by 2035, there may be a need for up to 500 newly qualified electricians annually. With the UK standing at a current solar capacity of around 15GW, the research was commissioned by The Electrotechnical…
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Makita has announced the launch of its new BAC01 36V Power Converter, a solution for converting DC power into AC power suitable for battery charging or using corded tools in outdoor job sites where an AC outlet is unavailable. The new product specifically converts power from Makita’s 36V battery packs to AC power for various…
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Krones’ extensive expertise in thermal processes has been incorporated into the development of a Krones VapoChill to efficiently generate cooling energy. The result is a particularly space-saving operating principle: the process water loses its heat in contact with the ambient air. Part of the water evaporates, whereby energy is extracted from the remaining water and…
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Oxford Instruments has brought together the best of its analytical innovations to form the Oxford Instruments Innovation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility at its High Wycombe site. The Centre forms part of the company’s ongoing contribution to scientific advances in line with its purpose: to enable a greener, healthier, more connected advanced society. To mark the…
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As a general rule of thumb, breads are often pigeonholed as tasty but unwelcome carb generators, a rather lop-sided opinion of this popular mealtime staple, which if eaten sensibly can be a discerning yet versatile ‘energy essential’ packed with beneficial fibre, iron and calcium. This is one key reason why Gold Standard Nutrition, a business…
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Image supplied by ABB ABB has signed an agreement with UK-based gravity energy storage firm Gravitricity to explore how hoist expertise and technologies can accelerate the development and implementation of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, a gravity energy storage system that raises and lowers heavy weights in underground shafts.…
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