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iFROG, an amphibious robot capable of working in teams to clean and inspect monopiles above water level and up to 60 metres below (~6 bar), has successfully completed trials at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.

The multi-robot solution was developed under a three-year project that was funded by Innovate UK and brought together iFROG developer InnoTecUK, ORE Catapult, TWI and Brunel University London. Teams of iFROG robots will be able to clean corrosion and biofouling from monopiles, before inspecting the surfaces and conducting pre-emptive checks of weld integrity.

Our objective is to provide a high performing and safe alternative to hazardous solvents & harmful chemicals in the workplace, providing customers with a credible and affordable alternative in order for them to better protect their employees and to take greater responsibility in ensuring the safe use & disposal of chemicals. 

T&T Eco’s MAK, Triple7 & Purasolve range of degreasers & eco cleaners will quickly, safely & cleanly meet your performance needs. Our Specialist Range too includes 100% Biodegradable, silicon free, non-toxic solutions for Anti-Spatter Welding & Graffiti Removal as well as more demanding products for Metal Passivation, De-Scaling, CGA removal or cleaning precision components like bearings.

After a year-long build, VEGA Controls have opened their own purpose-built training and seminar centre and UK head office at ‘Metior House’, Maresfield, in the heart of Sussex.

The facility benefits from almost 10,000 square feet of training and meeting facilities for VEGA customers and stakeholders to use. These include: over 15 working, hands-on equipment and application models of level and pressure technologies, sited in their own networked demonstration area; state of the art Av amenities; full sets of operational training equipment and interconnected desks to help train people to the highest standards. It also boasts a spacious cafe/dining room, with access to an outdoor seating and breakout area adjacent to  woodland. 

MAK CHEM International & MAK LUBES International brands become part of the growing product range represented by the UK based technical sales consultancy.

A&S International is excited to start the new year with not one but two excellent new additions to its growing range of quality brands. MAK CHEM’s range of maintenance chemicals have been acquired along with the MAK LUBES range of maintenance lubricants.

Do you have a need to load or unload drums from lorries or containers, de-palletise or just generally move drums around a workshop or factory site, the St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic fork attachment and pedestrian drum handlers will provide a safe and efficient solution for you.

The Grab-O-Matic DLR range of rim grip drum handlers are suitable for all types of steel drums, plastic ‘L’ ring drums and most fibre drums. 

For 205L open top plastic drums (mauser drums) the Base Gripper model 1-DLR-BG is the most suitable unit. 

Atexxo Manufacturing has released an Apple iPhone 11 which is suitable for use in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous locations. The explosion proof iPhones are originally manufactured by Apple then converted and certified according to ATEX and IECEx by Atexxo Manufacturing.

This makes the ATEX and IECEx smartphones suited for safe use in gas/vapour Zone 1 and zone 2 hazardous areas. Sim-card can be installed by the end-user themselves.

Working through Gerico France SAS, the designer and manufacturer of bulk solid storage and handling equipment, Hart Door Systems has won two orders for its Speedor Storm door for installation at a major grain storage facility in Mombasa, Kenya. 

In total over 20 Speedor Storms will be installed at two grain handling facilities at the major, Indian Ocean, port at Shimanzi. For Grain Industries three Storms have been supplied and for Grain Bulk Handlers, 18 Storms will form one of Hart Doors largest export orders.

BSI has been informed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) that it is an Approved Body (0086) for the UKCA marking; this new marking is required for placing relevant regulated products on the market in England, Scotland and Wales from 1 January 2021.

BSI will also continue to be a Notified Body for the Northern Ireland market. The UKCA mark replaces CE marking in Great Britain (GB) countries, although CE marking will continue to be recognized for products being placed on the GB market that have been certified by an EU notified body until the end of December 2021¹.

Get ready for a new ‘Ex’ mark with the UKCA Ex Scheme, its MANDATORY after this year. 

Now that the UK has left the EU, we all must come to terms with what that means on a practical level.  In the ‘Ex’ certification world, there are definite challenges as ATEX will not be accepted in the UK next year. If you want to continue to sell Ex equipment in the UK, you will have to make changes, and these changes may involve getting your equipment certified to the new ‘UKCA’ Scheme.

Get ready for a new ‘Ex’ mark with the UKCA Ex Scheme, its MANDATORY after this year. 

Now that the UK has left the EU, we all must come to terms with what that means on a practical level.  In the ‘Ex’ certification world, there are definite challenges as ATEX will not be accepted in the UK next year. If you want to continue to sell Ex equipment in the UK, you will have to make changes, and these changes may involve getting your equipment certified to the new ‘UKCA’ Scheme.