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Siemens Congleton and Sudbury facilities in action to fight Covid-19 Every ventilator made can save a life The gravity of the Covid-19 challenge has been made clear by the UK Government. The National Health Service needs thousands of ventilators and UK industry has been asked to respond to the challenge. Siemens UK and Siemens Healthineers […]

Entries are now open for the Talent in Logistics Awards 2020, uniquely dedicated to recognising and rewarding the stand-out individuals, teams and organisations within our country’s vital logistics sector.  The awards, which are free to enter, highlight those who have been successful in attracting, developing and engaging talent within logistics, as well as driving the […]

One of the UK’s leading training providers has developed a new way of making sure apprentices are able to continue their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. In-Comm Training, which operates three technical academies in Aldridge, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury, will be delivering all courses via a virtual platform, ensuring its 750 learners still have access to […]

Firm pledges to give away further 5,000 to London nurses over next week bringing total to 10,000 (£250K)— A Glasgow online travel retailer whose sales have dropped 95 per cent in the past two weeks has donated 5,000 pairs of compression socks to help Scots nurses combat Covid-19. Worth £125,000, the colourful knee-length socks will […]

For patients critically ill with Coronavirus (Covid-19), access to a ventilator could be a matter of life or death. The machines get oxygen into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide from the body when people are too sick to breathe on their own. The critical demand for ventilators has seen the Department of Health make […]

Composites and advanced materials precision slitting company, Bindatex, has today (23rd March 2020) announced that it is supporting the UK government’s call for help for manufacturers to assist in the urgent capacity of life-saving ventilators. Bindatex has reconfigured its production to begin die cutting discs for filters to assist with the urgent production of much […]

Agriculture is a demanding and developing industry. One farming tractor can now do in a day what used to take 100 people, a week. While the industry is literally, reaping the benefits of demand, this does provoke concerns over pesticide use and soil health. However, farming robots are paving the way to help overcome these […]