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  • Armorduct joins the Electrical Distributors’ Association

    Armorduct has joined the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) as an affiliate manufacturer. To further improve its service to wholesalers, it has also joined the EDATA data pool, where manufacturers share their product data with multiple wholesalers. Alfie Rowe, Managing Director at Amorduct, says, “We pride ourselves on offering the wholesaler the best possible service by…


  • Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

    EA Technology, together with project partners, has been successful in winning funding for the Alpha phase of the Inform project – a collaborative initiative to develop a self-serve high voltage connections tool to be hosted on Northern Powergrid’s website, for use by developers of complex sites. Working alongside Northern Powergrid, Energy Systems Catapult, Newcastle NHS Trust,…


  • Univar Solutions named exclusive distributor for Biospringer yeast ingredients in the Nordics

    Univar Solutions has reached an agreement with Biospringer by Lesaffre to distribute its natural yeast ingredients in the European Nordics region of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The agreement comprises Biospringer’s Springer Reveal, Springer Signature, Springer Proteissimo, Springer Cocoon, Springer Precursor, Springer Mask, and Springer Umami ingredient brands. “Working in tandem with Biospringer, we…


  • Six GB suppliers fined £10.8m for missing smart meter installation targets

    Image: Energy Saving Trust The six suppliers missed the installation targets for 2022 by a total of almost 1.03 million smart meters. The six suppliers are British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, Scottish Power and SSE and they will pay the combined total of £10.8 million (US$13.2 million) to Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund, which…


  • Milliways introduces improved recipe and newly designed packaging

    Plastic-free, plant based chewing gum brand, Milliways, has introduced a new and improved recipe across its range of best-selling chewing gum, alongside newly designed packaging. The new recipe means that customers can expect longer lasting and more intense bursts of flavours, as well as an improved chewing experience across its range of Peppermint, Mighty Mint,…


  • Algarithm Ingredients and De Wit to provide food companies with algal based omega-3 lipids

    Algarithm Ingredients and De Wit Speciality Oils have signed a multi-year distribution partnership to provide infant formula, supplement and food companies with neutral flavoured, sustainable and secure supply of algal based omega-3 lipids. As the world’s leading innovators of sustainably grown algae-based ingredients, Algarithm has built a portfolio of the best tasting algae-based ingredients through…


  • Sweden’s Polestar launches vehicle to grid and virtual power plant projects

    Image courteys Polestar Swedish automotive Polestar, alongside a consortium of grid sector stakeholders, is launching a large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project in Gothenburg, Sweden, piloting a fleet of Polestar 3 cars. The project is being run by Polestar alongside Swedish National Grid authority Svenska kraftnät, local grid owner Göteborg Energi Nät, regional energy distributor Vattenfall Eldistribution,…


  • Greg Lefebvre from Juki at SMTAI in Minneapolis, USA

    ustin Cody Worden on behalf of What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Greg Lefebvre from Juki at SMTAI in Minneapolis, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by ART – Advanced Rework Technology, Arch Systems, Hanwha, KIC, Koh Young, and Mechnano.


  • DigiKey Honored with Four MarCom Awards for Branding Refresh

    DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announced it won four MarCom Awards in the 2023 international creative competition for marketing and communication professionals, including two platinum awards (highest honor), one gold award and one honorable mention.  MarCom Awards recognizes outstanding…


  • Mondi and Skånemejerier collaborate to create new mono-material packaging for cheese

    Mondi has collaborated with Skånemejerier to create a mono-material, polypropylene (PP) based packaging for, among others, ICA’s Hushållsost cheese. The new packaging comprises a mono-material base web and lidding film, all of which is produced and printed by Mondi before being converted for 1kg and 2kg blocks of cheese by Skånemejerier. It will be sold…