Unblocktober, the world’s first awareness month aimed at protecting the UK’s sewers and seas has gained support from the Environment Agency as it attempts to fight plastic pollution and fatbergs. The campaign, which is led by Lanes Group plc, has...
Award-winning secondary packaging company TrakRap is inviting attendees at the PPMA Total Show 2019 to learn more about its low carbon approach to food, drink and pharmaceutical packaging. The TrakRap team on Stand B22 will be offering attendees the opportunity...
The World’s First National Campaign to Save Our Sewers and Seas : A new awareness month and national campaign has launched to help save marine life from plastic pollution and prevent fatbergs from destroying the sewer network. Unblocktober, led by...
The national conversation around sustainability is too narrow in its scope, an influential leader from one of the Midlands’ premier engineering firms has told a gathering of key industry figures. Sustainability is a subject on everybody’s lips in business circles...
ABB Awarded Unique Aquaculture Project : ABB systems has been chosen to power Arctic Offshore Farming’s new salmon farming concept with remote controlled submersible fish pens, as part of a new aquaculture project. Arctic Offshore Farming is developing a new...
Sustaining Composites Growth in Adverse Environments : Programme 09:30 Welcome: Tim Wybrow, Chapter Chair. 09:35 Fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites – challenges and opportunities Tim Swales, Johns Manville, Colorado, USA. 10:00 Thermoplastic Infusion and In-Situ Polymerisation Edward McCarthy and Dipa Roy, University...
A 40-acre solar farm in Cardiff has been recommended for approval and the plans are now moving forward. Earmarked for the old landfill site at Lamby Way, Rumney, the facility would generate 7.5 megawatts of green electricity and have a...
Two tray sealers that combine compact designs with high throughputs will be the major highlights of the Proseal stand at this year’s IFFA exhibition. The tray sealing specialist will also demonstrate its ProTect security system as part of a detailed...
An ambitious new strategy to clean up the air has been launched by the government. This includes a commitment to support farmers’ efforts to tackle air pollution, as agriculture is responsible for 88% of UK emissions of ammonia gas. The...
Bristol’s LettUs Grows Secures Funding to Build ‘Urban Farms’ : A £1 million investment deal has been offered to a Bristol start-up that has developed irrigation technology for sustainable indoor farming. Based on Kingsland Road, LettUs Grow aims to reduce...