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  • Rising Dough: Welsh Baking Industry Gears Up for Second Annual Conference

    Members of the Welsh baking industry will come together to discuss key issues facing the sector at the second annual Welsh Baking Conference, which is taking place at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff on 13 March 2024. Organised by Zero2Five Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, this year’s conference will focus on the…


  • Resource scarcity squeezes 93% of food and beverage businesses, reveals ABB

    A new report from ABB Motion, entitled “Circularity: No Time to Waste,” reveals that 93 per cent of food and beverage businesses are feeling the effects of resource scarcity. Raw materials (37 per cent) are seen as the scarcest resource, followed by energy (34 per cent), labour (32 per cent), and electronic components (26 per…


  • Veggie delights: plant-based ice cream celebrates strong Aussie roots on Australia Day

    How best for a British based but Australian conceived brand of plant-based ice cream chunks to celebrate both the arrival of Australia Day (26th Jan) and the successful conclusion of yet another remarkable Veganuary. Australia Day is all about revelling in all that’s great about Australia and being Australian and as Over the Moo is…


  • Kraken acquires German tech startup Kwest to ‘supercharge green home energy’

    Image credit: Kwest Kraken, the tech arm of global energy and technology group Octopus Energy, has announced the acquisition of German tech start-up Kwest. Kraken says adding Kwest’s leading workflow platform to its tech stack will unlock smoother installations of clean technologies such as heat pumps and smart meters across Germany, the UK and Octopus’…


  • NICEIC enhances training portfolio with the addition of EWA

    NICEIC has announced the addition of the Installation Electrician Experienced Worker Assessment (EWA) to its training portfolio.     This industry-approved pathway offers experienced electricians, who might not have completed an apprenticeship or secured a Level 3 vocational qualification (or equivalent), a formal means to validate their competence and industry experience.    Candidates applying to undertake the…


  • Sondrel completes a multi-billion transistor chip design at 5nm

    Sondrel, a leading provider of ultra-complex chips for leading global technology brands, has announced that it has completed its most complex chip design to date. Designed on a 5nm process node, this ultra-complex design has more than 50 billion transistors. Graham Curren, Sondrel’s CEO, said, “With every new process node, the density and number of…


  • Filtronic wins a new radar contract from Defence Prime

    ~ The design, manufacture and test of RF sub-systems for land, sea and air radar applications. ~ Filtronic, an expert in RF technology with a successful track record in aerospace and defence, has been selected by QinetiQ, the global defence and security company, to design and supply the full RF chain sub-system for a new…


  • Estanflux Named Exclusive Sales Representative for Prey By Detech in Spain and Portugal

    Bentec is pleased to announce that Estanflux, a trusted team of industry professionals with a strong commitment to client relationships since 1983, is the exclusive representative of Prey By Detech, covering the regions of Spain and Portugal. With a philosophy deeply rooted in people and trusting relationships, Estanflux is poised to bring Prey’s cutting-edge automated…


  • British Gas engages with Samsung for energy management for customers

    Image: Samsung British Gas and Samsung have announced partnering to help customers better manage their energy use and increase the adoption of low carbon heating in Britain. Described as “the exciting first step in a long-term venture”, the collaboration sees British Gas’ PeakSave demand flexibility scheme integrate with Samsung’s SmartThings Energy in its SmartThings mobile…


  • Bespoke Rack PCs from Impulse Embedded designed to meet the rigorous demands of industrial environments

    Impulse Embedded’s Senior Production Technician, Andy Shaw, recently built a VELA Rack PC that was designed to meet the rigorous demands of industrial environments. Impulse Embedded’s workshop team builds such powerful bespoke computers to customer’s exacting specifications to create fully robust computers that can easily integrate into any pre-existing system. The VELA, powered by Advantech, is Impulse’s flagship…