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  • An extensive overview of Unicrimp’s Q-Crimp fixings range

    Unicrimp offers a range of comprehensive cable accessories through its extensive portfolio of Q-Crimp products, incorporating over 19 different product categories, including a wide variety of suitable fixings. The range encompasses a variety of screws, nails, extra security and lightweight fixtures suited for a variety of interior and exterior applications. Part of the Q-Crimp fixings range…


  • Experience ultimate flexibility with Click GridPro

    The extensive GridPro range of interchangeable mounting plates and modules offers installers flexible modular grid solutions, allowing them to create multi-functional one to 24 gang plates which integrate with Scolmore’s vast Click wiring accessories range.   Unique to GridPro is the screw attachment feature, meaning no yoke is required for any modules when using one…


  • Novus – a new dual voltage LED shaver light from Ovia

    Ovia continues to expand its range of lighting solutions and the latest addition is Novus – a 7W LED Dual Voltage Shaver Light, joining the company’s growing domestic lighting category. The IP20-rated Novus is available in a white and chrome finish and offers a cool white 4000k colour temperature output with an impressive 450 lumen.…


  • Toolstation launches loyalty club offering 5% off all orders

    Toolstation has announced the launch of a new loyalty programme, the Toolstation Club, offering customers who sign up 5% off all orders, alongside exclusive discounts, deals, and prize giveaways. The 5% offer is available to customers throughout the first month of their Toolstation Club membership, automatically applying the discount to all orders with no restrictions on…


  • New food factory? Where to start

    Oakley Food Projects, a specialist in the design and fit-out of food-production facilities, outlines the importance of a comprehensive design phase when planning your food factory One question that always arises when considering an expansion project is how much will the project cost? Taking time with a thorough design phase means that you can discuss…


  • The NORDAC ON decentralised frequency inverter: Up to 3kW

    The NORDAC ON frequency inverters are part of the NORD modular system and can be optimally combined with the company’s IE3 or IE5+ motor ranges to provide the ultimate in drive flexibility and efficiency. The drives can be used over a speed range of 0 to 2600rpm, and with the IE5+ motor, constant torque down…


  • Take integrated safety a step further

    Integrated functional safety in variable speed drives is nothing new, but now new developments in drive technology can allow safety features to be integrated more seamlessly with wider process architecture, as Liam Blackshaw, UK Product Manager – LV Drives at ABB, explains. If a process or procedure suddenly goes wrong in an industrial setting, you…


  • DISTRELEC EXTENDS KEYSIGHT’S TEST AND MEASUREMENT PORTFOLIO IN EUROPE

    Distrelec, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1) and a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, has announced a significant expansion of Keysight Technologies test and measurement instruments for sale throughout Europe. The move further strengthens Distrelec’s test and measurement offerings, ensuring that engineers, technicians and educators gain access…


  • Honeywell and NXP leverage AI to control building energy consumption

    Image: 123rf Smart technology providers Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors have partnered to optimise how commercial buildings sense and control energy consumption. NXP Semiconductors’ neural network-enabled, industrial-grade applications processors will be integrated into Honeywell’s building management systems (BMS) to make buildings operate more intelligently. The MOU will initially focus on the Honeywell Optimizer Suite control and…


  • UK food manufacturers grapple with inflationary impact: new report highlights industry strain

    Homegrown food manufacturers have been left reeling from inflationary pressures, according to a new report. Small and medium-sized firms in the sector scored just 30 points out of 100 in the latest Manufacturers’ Health Index, compiled quarterly by inventory software brand Unleashed. Food ranked second from bottom in the table, ahead of office equipment and…