
Britvic has opened its newly upgraded £25 million national distribution centre in Leicestershire. The site supplies national and international customers with soft drinks including Robinsons, Tango and J2O. A recent investment of £20m, following £5m committed to the Lutterworth site over the last three years, has resulted in significant improvements and updates to the technical systems…

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Anritsu will attend the annual European Microwave Exhibition, which is by far the largest RF and microwave trade show in Europe, held in conjunction with the conferences (EuMC, EuMIC, EuRAD) in Paris, France on Sept 24-26. Highlights on stand 207F will include Anritsu’s cutting-edge Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) solutions, and its advanced Rubidium™ RF/Microwave Signal Generator,…

The automotive and industrial markets are widely adopting Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) solutions for network connectivity because of the system level benefits of reducing cost, weight and cable complexity. SPE, with its proven performance and reliability in automotive applications, is now also being deployed in other segments like avionics, robotics and automation. For exceptional flexibility…

Image: DESNZ A ‘digital spine’ built on the essential functional components for data sharing is considered a feasible option to support the digitalisation of Britain’s energy system. The proposal, which is advanced in a feasibility study by Arup, the Energy Systems Catapult and the University of Bath, is built on a ‘prepare’, ‘trust’, ‘share’ architecture,…

Listen to this article In 2018, the opportunity to electrify East West Rail (EWR) at low cost as it was built was lost when then Transport Minister declared that neither electrification nor diesel trains were needed as EWR will have “a completely new generation of low-emissions trains.” Despite commitments in the Integrated Rail and Decarbonising…

Listen to this article A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO), titled ‘HS2: update following the cancellation of phase 2’, has concluded that the Department for Transport (DfT) does not know how to maximise the benefits of HS2 now that phase 2 to Manchester has been cancelled. It notes that most of HS2’s…

Listen to this article Whatever your political views, it is undeniable that the new Labour government has a different approach to its predecessor. Here, we consider what this might mean for the nation’s railways, which were not a key factor in the election campaign. The transport promises A cash-strapped new government has far greater priorities…

Trial plots of a precision-bred wheat variety, which could lead to a ‘greener’ farming system have now been harvested, marking the start of a ground-breaking new project. Probity – A Platform to Rate Organisms Bred for Improved Traits and Yield – brings farmers, scientists and food manufacturers together to trial the production and processing of…