People, Safety and Premises
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Waterproof dispenser is a winner

A participant in the Volvo Ocean Race, SCA understands the tough conditions to which competitiors and their kit are exposed. While toilet paper may be a fairly basic product, it needs to be protected from seawater, prompting SCA to challenge industrial design students all over the world to develop a solution.

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Gutter cleaning

A new generation of high reach gutter cleaning equipment has been launched after five years of development by Spacevac Technologies.

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Don’t let ‘flu derail recovery

The effect of an outbreak of influenza in factories and high density offices can have a devastating effect on productivity and, as the virus can survive on unwashed hands for up to 30min, up to 12h on cloth and tissue and up to 48h on hard, non-porous surfaces, the aim should be to stop transmission by hand at the earliest opportunity. Jonathan Hooper, marketing manager, Leonardo explains

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University challenge

Liverpool University is nearing completion of a long-term M&E upgrade that has seen Stokvis plate heat exchangers replace almost all the calorifiers used to provide hot water to its buildings.

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Hot water on demand

Over the past 10 years, Liverpool University has been taking out its old calorifiers (each one used to store up to 3000L of hot water) as they reach the end of their service life or become uneconomical. Replacement is with plate heat exchangers, usually accompanied by a 300 to 500L buffer vessel, to supply hot water on demand.

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Intelligent controls boost  efficiency

Premises with large open areas, such as warehouses, that require a high level of lighting to function can benefit from the latest intelligent luminaires that reduce energy consumption whilst ensuring the same light levels by measuring the adequacy of available daylight, as Luxonic explains

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Fashioning an efficient solution

A lighting scheme installed in the brand new state-of-the-art Hermes distribution centre near Warrington will provide energy efficient lighting that reduces running costs and the carbon emissions of the delivery company while ensuring a high quality working environment is maintained. Luxonic explains

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Burner range extended

Following the addition of models 1000 and 1200 to Riello’s RS-RL-RLS range of monobloc low NOx burners, outputs have now been increased to 12MW.

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Is your equipment good to go?

Proactive equipment inspection regimes not only reduce the potential for accidents but can save companies money by identifying faults before they develop and need costly repairs, as Good to Go Safety explains

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Insulation’s sporting role

Armaflex was the material of choice when it came to insulating refrigeration and air-conditioning installations at eight out of the 12 Brazilian World Cup stadia.

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