Opinion
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High turnover continues to strain food processing operations across UK. Addressing pay competitiveness, work-life balance, and underlying workplace issues can reduce churn, stabilise teams, and protect productivity in an industry facing persistent labour pressure.
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Britain’s heritage buildings face mounting pressure to manage damp effectively. New regulatory requirements, including Awaab’s Law and PAS 2035, are sharpening focus on moisture control in historic properties, particularly Bath’s Georgian housing stock, where traditional materials demand specialist, breathable damp-proofing approaches.
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After a bruising 2025, cyber assumptions collapsed across boardrooms worldwide. Matthieu Trivier, Area Vice President of Pre-Sales, EMEA at Semperis, examines why identity governance, hybrid architectures, and recovery realism now define organisational resilience.
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The Caracas blackout has intensified attention on cyber-physical threats globally. In the wake of the US operation that seized Venezuela’s president, e2e-assure’s Rob Demain argues CNI defenders should shift from alert triage to hunting for the long lead-in — identity drift, configuration abuse, and routing anomalies.
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Deciding between drive-in racking and carton flow systems ultimately relies on understanding product flow, inventory rotation and the performance targets leadership sets for the facility. Explore the differences between these two systems.
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UK industries are hardwiring digital technology into sustainability strategies nationwide. From AI-driven efficiency gains to renewable integration and advanced water treatment, companies are using data-led systems to cut emissions, manage resources, and align regulatory compliance with commercial performance.
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Precision abrasives now sit at the heart of modern manufacturing. Tom Dustman, Director of Sales, Americas, at Sunnen, explains why bore honing media behave as engineered cutting tools, not disposable consumables.
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Ultra-processed definitions remain contested despite growing regulatory and consumer pressure. Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, explores how policymakers are tightening scrutiny and California’s AB 1264 is reframing the debate, pushing ingredient suppliers to replace opacity with evidence and prepare for stricter global standards.
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Material choices are critical in the design and performance of ASICs. Ross Turnbull, Director of Business Development and Product Engineering at Swindon Silicon Systems, explains how material considerations vary across applications, and the importance of getting it right.
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Reliability gaps in legacy HVAC fans continue to drive retrofit demand. James Montgomery, Field Marketing Engineer at Q-PAC, examines how multimotor plenum fans combine redundancy with simplified installation to cut downtime, reduce maintenance burdens, and streamline replacement work across ageing commercial air handling units.
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