BAE Systems has been awarded a $198 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles, worth up to $1.2 billion. BAE Systems, together with teammate IVECO Defence Vehicles, won the competition for the next generation of vehicles to get …
Kaleido, the Spanish-based forwarding and logistics company, has recently opened a branch in Buenos Aires and Argentina’s growing interest in wind energy is giving the company significant optimism. Whilst Argentina has a long tradition of using wind energy on its farms, the government is keen to make sure that its exploitation of wind energy is …
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The Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace team is present at the Farnborough International Airshow, the largest industry event on the aerospace calendar. Since last year’s Airshow, the company has introduced four engines to the market – Trent 1000 TEN, Trent XWB-97, Pearl 15, and Trent 7000, with the latest making its debut at the event. Chris Cholerton, …
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Prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together in Birmingham on the 7th of November at the HS2 Economic Growth Conference, the largest business conference that focuses on driving and unlocking the huge economic growth opportunities that HS2 will bring to the UK. Hosted by Built Environment Networking, the conference will see some of the …
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Sandwell Council’s traffic signal network has awarded a four-year contract to telent Technology Services Ltd, a leading UK technology and network services company, to provide maintenance services. The deal sees the company retain its decade-long contract with Sandwell, for whom the company has provided maintenance services since January 2008. The contract includes the maintenance of …
A full-size mockup of Tempest, a conceptual next-generation fighter that will fly alongside the Lockheed Martin F-35 and the Eurofighter Typhoon in the Royal Air Force in the mid 2030s has been unveiled by the UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. This new fighter will be developed as a joint venture between British aerospace contractors BAE …
Construction software specialist Elecofost has acquired Shire Systems Ltd, a leading UK maintenance management software provider, for an enterprise of £5.1 million. The acquisition extends Elecosoft’s product usage beyond early planning, design and construction by providing a system for managing and maintaining equipment and property. “This acquisition enhances our customers’ ability to manage building complexities …
With the hope to alter some of the STEM stereotypes and encourage more young girl to forge careers in the sector, Mattel Inc, the US manufacturing company that produces Barbie, has released a new STEM-themes doll – the ‘Robotics Engineer Barbie’. “When you ask children to draw a scientist at a young age, they will …
The Director of VR training specialists Luminous Group, Ben Bennett, shared his insight into the new developments that are currently disrupting the engineering sector, particularly virtual reality (or VR). VR is an immersive, interactive computer-generated environment, often with programmable scenarios that can react and change according to the user’s actions in real-time. How exactly is …
Helena Sans has been appointed as Barclays’ head of Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics (MTL) for its Corporate Banking business. Her goal is to support the company in becoming the number one bank to drive the innovation and productivity needed for the UK’s return to its place in the world’s top five industrial nations. “In a …
Canon Inc. has announced the beginning of a new partnership with AVEVA Group plc to realise together smart factories – innovative facilities in which production equipment and machinery are connected to a network – through Canon imaging technologies. It also plans to provide a wide range of system solutions that accelerate the automation of factories …
A cost-effective and sustainably sourced ingredient has been launched for dairy manufacturers, so that they achieve premium texture. Satiagel™ Seabrid™ is a new type of carrageenan extract, based on 100% cultivated seaweed, enabling a reliable supply of sustainably sourced ingredients, while also delivering the texture preferred by consumers. This launch follows the 2017 debut of …
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