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  • Advanced’s evacuation alert system keeps residents safe

    Advanced has supplied its EvacGo evacuation alert system to three social housing tower blocks in Halewood, Merseyside. The three nine-storey tower blocks, Woolton Views, The Fairways, and Ashton Park on Sherbourne Avenue, Halewood, have benefitted from the installation of three Advanced EvacGo systems, one in each block. EvacGo is compliant with the BS 8629 Code of…


  • Aperta IP Multi-Way Door Entry Solution from ESP

    ESPs’ Aperta IP PoE access control range brings to market high spec door entry solutions that are quick and easy to install and suitable for a wide range of projects. From large apartment blocks to small commercial properties and domestic dwellings, the range has been designed to offer more flexible installation and improved performance compared…


  • Finland’s Elenia marks 200,000 smart meter milestone

    Image courtesy 123rf Finnish distribution system operator Elenia has announced a 200,000 smart meter milestone for its meter replacement drive. The smart electricity meters are being installed as part of the DSO’s electricity consumption measurement reform, giving their customers access to Elenia’s AinaLab service, where they can monitor the load distribution of the home’s electricity…


  • LED Linear Battens from Ovia

    LED Linear Battens from Ovia

    Proving popular with installers working on projects within the education sector is the range of LED linear battens from Ovia. Inceptor A-Lite is a range of 4ft and 5ft College LED linear battens available in standard, microwave sensor and emergency versions and in a choice of wattages (17W, 25W, 32W, 50W and 60W) and all…


  • Foodiq in partnership with Blendhub’s Faas platform for plant-based dairy alternatives

    Foodiq has joined Blendhub’s global food-as-a-service platform to collaborate with Blendhub and other platform partners in the development and production of innovative and more sustainable plant-based dairy alternatives. Foodiq has extensive experience in serving food producers of ready-to-consume dairy alternatives and Blendhub has a long history selling technical food ingredients solutions used by food companies…


  • Sweegen takes a stand against mislabelling stevia

    Independent testing has determined that certain third-party Reb M products sold to food and beverage companies under label claims of “Reb-M 95%,” “Bioconversion Reb-M 95%,” or “Stevia (Organic) Extract Reb-M 95%” are not made through extraction or bioconversion, Sweegen finds. Sweegen says its testing addresses the pressing issue of mislabelling within the stevia industry, specifically…


  • ESP products help prevent doorstep thefts

    The number of parcels being stolen from people’s front doors, porches and gardens has been rising across the UK, recent reports have found. Using a freedom of information request to UK police forces, The Sunday Times reports data showed that around 2,700 parcel thefts were reported in 2019, but this figure rose to almost 10,500…


  • EU and India cooperate on semiconductor supply chains

    Image courtesy 123rf The European Commission and the Government of the Republic of India have signed a memorandum of understanding concerning semiconductor technology supply chains. The agreement, signed under the framework of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC), sets out a cooperation between India and the EU to build robust semiconductor supply chains and…


  • LEM launches 800V HAH3DR current sensor for Three Phase Automotive Traction Inverter Power Modules

    LEM, a leading global company in electrical measurement for industrial and automotive applications, has launched the HAH3DR S07/SP42, a new compact current sensor designed for 800V three-phase power modules. Developers of automotive traction inverters are increasingly using three-phase power modules such as the popular and widely proven Hybridpack Drive from Infineon. These modules are now…


  • THE VERSAFLOW ONE – THE ONE. FOR EVERYONE

    The entry into the excellence class of Ersa Selective Soldering now configurable as X-series high-speed machine The triumph of selective soldering is a representation of developments in electronics production. The applications are becoming more and more diverse and the component variants are increasing. No other process can meet this range of challenges better than selective…