A range of heavy duty conveyor chain specially designed for harsh environments is now available in the UK from Letchworth-based FB Chain Ltd.

Air Science is pleased to welcome Holliday Fielding Hocking to our UK distribution network. Holliday Fielding Hocking (Holliday) is based in Leeds, UK. A family run business established 50 years ago, the company is now managed by 3rd and 4th generation family members who continue to maintain strong customer relationships throughout the country.

StrikeAlertTM is a capability developed by Radiodetection which is designed to warn operators of the risks of accidental utility strikes by detecting shallow pipes and cables, and alerting the operator to their presence.

Work begins today on the laying of underwater cables to link the electricity power grids of Ireland and Britain.
It has been described as the biggest energy infrastructure project in Ireland since the construction of Ardnacrusha power station in the late 1920s.

The curse of the UK's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition has struck for the final time. Wednesday's announcement that funding will not be awarded to the sole remaining bidding project at Longannet confirmed what had been expected. Many initial reactions have proclaimed this to be the death of CCS in the UK, but that simply isn't the case. A quick tour of the recent history of UK CCS policy helps us see how.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is to model the UK’s tidal energy resources in a project that will improve understanding of the possible interactions between tidal energy extraction systems as they are deployed between now and 2050.

A rapidly expanding high technology company is to relocate its research, development and production headquarters to the recently announced AMS Technology Park in Burnley. Velocity Composites are a specialist engineering and supply chain company serving predominantly the aerospace composites industry and have seen a rapid growth in interest in their services in the North West over the past three years.

UK’s tallest crane installed to lift first steel sections today The UK’s tallest crane has been installed to lift the first steel sections of the Shard’s spire into place today. When fully extended the crane will sit 317m (1,040 ft) above ground level - seven metres taller than the building’s eventual highest point.

Manufacturer Leica Geosystems argues that the era of purely mechanical or optical surveying instruments is over, and digital instruments are essential for contractors to remain competitive. It is of course still possible to work in the traditional way with a professional surveyor, but producers of digital equipment point out that this involves at least two people, requires specialist knowledge, and can take much longer.

For the design and construction of its Hillsborough office the latest technology and building materials were specified with sustainability firmly in mind. Alongside environmental building techniques, one of the principal aims of the building was to create an 'almost keyless building'
that was future proofed, whose value and operation would withstand the test of time through the implementation and use of the latest in stand alone contactless access control technology.