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    Guy Martin Fastrac World Record

    Guy Martin Fastrac World Record

    Aston Martin Auctioned to Support Centrepoint Charity

    Aston Martin Auctioned to Support Centrepoint Charity

    Labour Shortages in the Logistics Industry to Continue

    Labour Shortages in the Logistics Industry to Continue

    Eviation Completes Prototype of Its Zero-Emission Electric Commuter Aircraft

    Eviation Completes Prototype of Its Zero-Emission Electric Commuter Aircraft

    Inside the Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft

    Inside the Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft

    Turnover Passes the £80M Mark at a Volkswagen Dealer

    Turnover Passes the £80M Mark at a Volkswagen Dealer

    Essex Firm to Unveil World’s First Launch Hub for Flying Taxis

    Essex Firm to Unveil World’s First Launch Hub for Flying Taxis

    Warnings Against Scaling Back HS2 Project

    Warnings Against Scaling Back HS2 Project

    HMS SPEY Named at Official Ceremony in Glasgow

    HMS SPEY Named at Official Ceremony in Glasgow

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    5G Will Require Thousands of Sites Hosting New Infrastructure

    5G Will Require Thousands of Sites Hosting New Infrastructure

    Hitachi Providing Funding for Small Businesses Damaged by Recent Flooding

    Hitachi Providing Funding for Small Businesses Damaged by Recent Flooding

    2019 Brings Milestone Birthdays for GAP Hire Solutions and Kubota

    2019 Brings Milestone Birthdays for GAP Hire Solutions and Kubota

    Pagabo to Invest in SMEs and Start-Ups with New Venture

    Pagabo to Invest in SMEs and Start-Ups with New Venture

    Chair of Raspberry PI Takes Helm at Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub

    Chair of Raspberry PI Takes Helm at Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub

    Improving Diversity Within the Planning Industry with East Midlands Networking Body

    Improving Diversity Within the Planning Industry with East Midlands Networking Body

    UK Biomethane Plant Live After Only Six Month Construction Time

    UK Biomethane Plant Live After Only Six Month Construction Time

    APROVIS Energy Systems Sponsors Power ON Gas 2019 Copenhagen

    APROVIS Energy Systems Sponsors Power ON Gas 2019 Copenhagen

    Bristol Engineering Firm Acquires Yorkshire Counterpart

    Bristol Engineering Firm Acquires Yorkshire Counterpart

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    Registration is Open for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020

    Registration is Open for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020

    Elfab Has Designed a New Solution for Pharmaceutical Industry

    Elfab Has Designed a New Solution for Pharmaceutical Industry

    Pharmaceutical Industry Is Seeing a Rise in Continuous Processing

    Pharmaceutical Industry Is Seeing a Rise in Continuous Processing

    Queen's University Belfast Sees Installation of 3D Bioprinter

    Queen’s University Belfast Sees Installation of 3D Bioprinter

    Make UK Launches Mental Health Seminars

    Make UK Launches Mental Health and Wellbeing Seminars

    £1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector

    £1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector

    Biotechpharma Expands Manufacturing Capacity

    Biotechpharma Expands Manufacturing Capacity

    How to Tackle the Leading Causes of Absence

    How to Tackle the Leading Causes of Absence

    Investment Might Meet Demand for Orthotic Devices

    Investment Might Meet Demand for Orthotic Devices

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    Digital Technologies and the Future of Grid Management

    Digital Technologies and the Future of Grid Management

    Three Main Obstacles Hindering Wide-Spread Adoption of Drone Flights

    Three Main Obstacles Hindering Wide-Spread Adoption of Drone Flights

    ABB Explains How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Data

    ABB Explains How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Data

    Magway Subterranean Delivery Technology to Cut Air Pollution

    Magway Subterranean Delivery Technology to Cut Air Pollution

    White Label World Expo UK Is Two Weeks Away

    White Label World Expo UK Is Two Weeks Away

    Zyfra Intelligent Mine Wins IoT Awards at IoT Solutions World Congress

    Zyfra Intelligent Mine Wins IoT Awards at IoT Solutions World Congress

    Coptrz Host UK’s Largest Drone Demonstration Day

    Coptrz Host UK’s Largest Drone Demonstration Day

    Salesforce Economy Will Create More than $1 Trillion in New Business Revenues and 4.2 Million Jobs

    Salesforce Economy Will Create More than $1 Trillion in New Business Revenues and 4.2 Million Jobs

    Osirium Technologies Sees Massive Opportunity Coming

    Osirium Technologies Sees Massive Opportunity Coming

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    iZettle Launches the World’s First Card Reader Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic

    iZettle Launches the World’s First Card Reader Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic

    Value, not Price: the Future of Manufacturing

    Value, not Price: the Future of Manufacturing

    Why Manufacturers Should Really Know What It Means to Embrace Bioplastics

    Why Manufacturers Should Really Know What It Means to Embrace Bioplastics

    Smart Factories Set to Boost Global Economy by $1.5 Trillion by 2023

    Smart Factories Set to Boost Global Economy by $1.5 Trillion by 2023

    Book Now for the Make UK Manufacturing Exchange

    Book Now for the Make UK Manufacturing Exchange

    Manufacturing Employers Are Supporting Bereaved Workers

    Manufacturing Employers Are Supporting Bereaved Workers

    Hollow Supply Chains – a very British Problem?

    Hollow Supply Chains – a very British Problem?

    UK Industry Still Skeptical About Deployment of Robots

    UK Industry Still Skeptical About Deployment of Robots

    UK Trade Volumes Fall But Number of Manufacturers Exporting Rises

    UK Trade Volumes Fall But Number of Manufacturers Exporting Rises

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    Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

    Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

    Hover 1 Rapid Growth Continues in the UK

    Hover 1 Rapid Growth Continues in the UK

    Yorkshire Food Company Secures Export Deal to the US

    Yorkshire Food Company Secures Export Deal to the US

    Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

    Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

    3D Printing: A New Frontier Of Food

    3D Printing: A New Frontier Of Food

    Gourmet Mass Production

    Gourmet Mass Production

    Photo-Me International Shakes Up Market with Revolution Technology

    Photo-Me International Shakes Up Market with Revolution Technology

    Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

    Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

    3D Technologies Revolutionise Customisable Fashion & Reduce Waste

    3D Technologies Revolutionise Customisable Fashion & Reduce Waste

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    Guy Martin Fastrac World Record

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    Aston Martin Auctioned to Support Centrepoint Charity

    Aston Martin Auctioned to Support Centrepoint Charity

    Labour Shortages in the Logistics Industry to Continue

    Labour Shortages in the Logistics Industry to Continue

    Eviation Completes Prototype of Its Zero-Emission Electric Commuter Aircraft

    Eviation Completes Prototype of Its Zero-Emission Electric Commuter Aircraft

    Inside the Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft

    Inside the Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft

    Turnover Passes the £80M Mark at a Volkswagen Dealer

    Turnover Passes the £80M Mark at a Volkswagen Dealer

    Essex Firm to Unveil World’s First Launch Hub for Flying Taxis

    Essex Firm to Unveil World’s First Launch Hub for Flying Taxis

    Warnings Against Scaling Back HS2 Project

    Warnings Against Scaling Back HS2 Project

    HMS SPEY Named at Official Ceremony in Glasgow

    HMS SPEY Named at Official Ceremony in Glasgow

  • Construction & Infrastructure
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    • Agriculture
    • Building Products
    • Civil & Structural Engineering
    • Fabrication
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    5G Will Require Thousands of Sites Hosting New Infrastructure

    5G Will Require Thousands of Sites Hosting New Infrastructure

    Hitachi Providing Funding for Small Businesses Damaged by Recent Flooding

    Hitachi Providing Funding for Small Businesses Damaged by Recent Flooding

    2019 Brings Milestone Birthdays for GAP Hire Solutions and Kubota

    2019 Brings Milestone Birthdays for GAP Hire Solutions and Kubota

    Pagabo to Invest in SMEs and Start-Ups with New Venture

    Pagabo to Invest in SMEs and Start-Ups with New Venture

    Chair of Raspberry PI Takes Helm at Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub

    Chair of Raspberry PI Takes Helm at Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub

    Improving Diversity Within the Planning Industry with East Midlands Networking Body

    Improving Diversity Within the Planning Industry with East Midlands Networking Body

    UK Biomethane Plant Live After Only Six Month Construction Time

    UK Biomethane Plant Live After Only Six Month Construction Time

    APROVIS Energy Systems Sponsors Power ON Gas 2019 Copenhagen

    APROVIS Energy Systems Sponsors Power ON Gas 2019 Copenhagen

    Bristol Engineering Firm Acquires Yorkshire Counterpart

    Bristol Engineering Firm Acquires Yorkshire Counterpart

  • Healthcare
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    • Medical Supplies
    • Pharmaceuticals
    Registration is Open for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020

    Registration is Open for Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2020

    Elfab Has Designed a New Solution for Pharmaceutical Industry

    Elfab Has Designed a New Solution for Pharmaceutical Industry

    Pharmaceutical Industry Is Seeing a Rise in Continuous Processing

    Pharmaceutical Industry Is Seeing a Rise in Continuous Processing

    Queen's University Belfast Sees Installation of 3D Bioprinter

    Queen’s University Belfast Sees Installation of 3D Bioprinter

    Make UK Launches Mental Health Seminars

    Make UK Launches Mental Health and Wellbeing Seminars

    £1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector

    £1M Funding Announced for UK Pharma Sector

    Biotechpharma Expands Manufacturing Capacity

    Biotechpharma Expands Manufacturing Capacity

    How to Tackle the Leading Causes of Absence

    How to Tackle the Leading Causes of Absence

    Investment Might Meet Demand for Orthotic Devices

    Investment Might Meet Demand for Orthotic Devices

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    Digital Technologies and the Future of Grid Management

    Digital Technologies and the Future of Grid Management

    Three Main Obstacles Hindering Wide-Spread Adoption of Drone Flights

    Three Main Obstacles Hindering Wide-Spread Adoption of Drone Flights

    ABB Explains How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Data

    ABB Explains How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Data

    Magway Subterranean Delivery Technology to Cut Air Pollution

    Magway Subterranean Delivery Technology to Cut Air Pollution

    White Label World Expo UK Is Two Weeks Away

    White Label World Expo UK Is Two Weeks Away

    Zyfra Intelligent Mine Wins IoT Awards at IoT Solutions World Congress

    Zyfra Intelligent Mine Wins IoT Awards at IoT Solutions World Congress

    Coptrz Host UK’s Largest Drone Demonstration Day

    Coptrz Host UK’s Largest Drone Demonstration Day

    Salesforce Economy Will Create More than $1 Trillion in New Business Revenues and 4.2 Million Jobs

    Salesforce Economy Will Create More than $1 Trillion in New Business Revenues and 4.2 Million Jobs

    Osirium Technologies Sees Massive Opportunity Coming

    Osirium Technologies Sees Massive Opportunity Coming

  • Manufacturing
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    • 3D Printing
    • Automation
    • Composites / Plastics
    • Military & Defence
    • Sub-Contract
    • Tooling
    iZettle Launches the World’s First Card Reader Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic

    iZettle Launches the World’s First Card Reader Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic

    Value, not Price: the Future of Manufacturing

    Value, not Price: the Future of Manufacturing

    Why Manufacturers Should Really Know What It Means to Embrace Bioplastics

    Why Manufacturers Should Really Know What It Means to Embrace Bioplastics

    Smart Factories Set to Boost Global Economy by $1.5 Trillion by 2023

    Smart Factories Set to Boost Global Economy by $1.5 Trillion by 2023

    Book Now for the Make UK Manufacturing Exchange

    Book Now for the Make UK Manufacturing Exchange

    Manufacturing Employers Are Supporting Bereaved Workers

    Manufacturing Employers Are Supporting Bereaved Workers

    Hollow Supply Chains – a very British Problem?

    Hollow Supply Chains – a very British Problem?

    UK Industry Still Skeptical About Deployment of Robots

    UK Industry Still Skeptical About Deployment of Robots

    UK Trade Volumes Fall But Number of Manufacturers Exporting Rises

    UK Trade Volumes Fall But Number of Manufacturers Exporting Rises

  • Consumer Goods
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    • Consumer Technology
    • Food & drink
    • Textiles
    Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

    Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

    Hover 1 Rapid Growth Continues in the UK

    Hover 1 Rapid Growth Continues in the UK

    Yorkshire Food Company Secures Export Deal to the US

    Yorkshire Food Company Secures Export Deal to the US

    Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

    Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

    3D Printing: A New Frontier Of Food

    3D Printing: A New Frontier Of Food

    Gourmet Mass Production

    Gourmet Mass Production

    Photo-Me International Shakes Up Market with Revolution Technology

    Photo-Me International Shakes Up Market with Revolution Technology

    Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

    Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

    3D Technologies Revolutionise Customisable Fashion & Reduce Waste

    3D Technologies Revolutionise Customisable Fashion & Reduce Waste

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Unblocktober Praised as 4,500+ Join Together to Protect Sewers & Seas

Unblocktober Praised as 4,500+ Join Together to Protect Sewers & Seas

Cristina Diaconu by Cristina Diaconu
December 3, 2019
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The world’s first awareness month aimed at protecting the UK’s sewers and seas has been hailed a major success, after more than 4,500 Brits came together to reduce the amount of troublesome substances and materials being put down the nation’s drains.

Unblocktober, led by Lanes Group, challenged individuals and businesses to avoid putting fats, oils and grease (FOG), food, wet wipes and a range of other banned items down their drains for 31 consecutive days in October.

Backed by the UK’s leading utilities companies, as well as a whole host of organisations like Defra, Keep Britain Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society, Surfers Against Sewage and many more, the campaign has gone from strength to strength since the initiative’s soft launch in July of this year.

In a survey of participants conducted after the event, 86% reported that they were able to avoid putting FOG down their drains every single day during the initiative. 11% said they avoided it on most days.

Some 92% stated they avoided flushing items containing ‘hidden plastics’ – such as wet wipes, nappies and cotton buds – every day, with 8% doing so on most days.

In addition, participants’ awareness of what should and shouldn’t go down the drain has increased since taking part in the initiative. Before Unblocktober, 67% said they were ‘very aware’ of what should and shouldn’t go down their drains, rising to 84% after.

Furthermore, 78% said that they were ‘very optimistic’ that they’d be able to maintain their new habits beyond Unblocktober, with 20% stating they were ‘somewhat optimistic’.

Michelle Ringland, Head of Marketing at Lanes Group, said: “We’ve been delighted at the success of the world’s first awareness month to save our sewers and seas.

“To not only have thousands of people feel strongly enough about the cause to sign up and take part, but for it to consequently have made a positive difference to their awareness and habits too, is a fantastic step in the right direction.

“Our aim with Unblocktober, more than anything, has not only been to educate people, but for them to then translate this newfound knowledge into action, because without action we’ll never be able to reverse the damage we’re causing to our environment.

“We now need to work together as a society and take shared ownership of this most important mission every single month of the year. October may have finished, but Unblocktober has only just begun.”

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