Site Editorial

In this Site Editorial section we feature the pick of the editorial articles from 'Maintenance & Engineering' (M&E) magazine. In addition, there are a host of technical papers and articles from industry, suppliers and academia, not to mention some papers from past issues of ?Maintenance & Asset Management? journal, formerly only available on a subscription basis but now included free in the centre pages of M&E. Anybody wishing to submit an article or paper for this section should, in the first instance, email a copy to info@maintenanceonline.co.uk

We are aiming to include material on a wide range of topics including; Electric Motors and Electrical Maintenance, Energy Technology and Management, Facilities Management, Health & Safety, Legislation, Manufacturing & Works Management, Plant & Maintenance Engineering and Management, Manufacturing & Works Management and Training. Each entry is indexed so a searching on keywords through the site search facility will forward article on Condition Monitoring, Energy Monitoring, Corporate Manslaughter, etc, etc

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Added to site on 14/07/2008	Talking Shop "What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?” To those timeless words penned by Nick Lowe and made famous by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, I’d like to add “What’s so funny about common sense?” Or more particularly, why does it seem to be a disappearing virtue in the world around us, especially when it comes to business? More...
Added to site on 14/07/2008	The world of work is changing and the bar is being raised Few can argue with the impact and importance of training when it comes to succeeding in the workplace. Michelle Roberts has 20 years experience not just in training, but in ensuring people are getting the right training. This path has led her to becoming the Director of the Skills Development Network for the Learning Skills Council (LSC). More...
Added to site on 14/07/2008	New Examination Meets Demands for Qualifications in Local Exhaust Ventilation (Lev) Design Every year, thousands of people in the UK die of lung disease or get asthma because of airborne contaminants they have breathed-in at work. Workplaces which produce dust (such as flour dust in bakeries), mist (including paint mist from spraying), fumes (from welding, for example), gases (such as carbon monoxide from furnaces) or vapour (like solvents from finishing processes) may be putting the health of their employees at risk. Employers have a duty by law to control these risks under the COSHH regulations, and local exhaust ventilation (LEV) can provide part of the solution. More...
Added to site on 14/07/2008	RNLI saves costs with new compressor For a charity that relies heavily on fundraising and the work of volunteers to run, any cost saving is welcome. With the acquisition of a new Hydrovane compressor from CompAir, the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre (ILC) at Poole has shaved around 70 per cent off the cost of generating compressed air. More...
Added to site on 14/07/2008	Thermoteknix Wins Queen's Awardfor Innovation Thermoteknix Systems Ltd has been presented with a Queen’s Award for Innovation in acknowledgement of the success it has achieved through outstanding innovation with thermal imaging cameras. The company has previously won a Queen’s Award for Export Achievement (1998) and is one of only a very few companies to have won Queen’s Awards in two different categories. In addition, in October 2007 it was named Innovative Company of the Year at the iDEA (Innovation and Design Excellence) Awards followed soon after by runner-up in the IET (Institution of Electrical Engineers and Technologists) Innovation in Engineering Awards. In March 2008 it was named Cambridge Innovative Company of the Year. More...
Added to site on 14/07/2008	Holiday Plans on hold in the Engineering Sector According to the latest research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), summer holiday plans are in disarray across the engineering sector. The survey, involving over 1100 participants, shows that 1 in 4 executives in the sector will not use their full holiday entitlement this year, preferring to ‘carry days over’ to 2009. More...
Added to site on 07/04/2008	MWH wins UKWIR embodied carbon accounting research project MWH has been awarded a key project by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to develop a standardised carbon accounting framework for ‘embodied’ carbon that will be used by the whole of the UK water industry. More...
Added to site on	The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Will it deliver what is promised? In April, we will see the long awaited advent of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme within the UK. It is fair to say that the UK is ahead of most other countries in terms of environmental legislation, however will the new CRC legislation make any real impact on the Government’s aggressive targets for carbon reduction set for the year 2020? More...
Added to site on 26/09/2008	A new one-day Conference & Workshop A programme developed by Conference Communication and DAK Consulting 25 November, 2008, at the Scarman House Conference Centre, University of Warwick More...
Added to site on 17/07/2008	Transir Pipework, helps to keep the presses rolling News International’s newly opened newspaper printing plant in Broxbourne, North London is the most modern of its type in Europe and home to what is believed to be the UK’s largest ever compressed air pipework installation. Almost four miles of Legris’ rapid-fit Transair system have been specified to feed an area the size of more than 12.5 football pitches. More...
Added to site on 31/05/2008	Talking Shop One of my favourite eating places is undergoing some refurbishment work. Framed by the somewhat drastic looking activity going on, a sign on the door read, “Business as usual”. I know it was meant to reassure but all it actually did was to confirm to me that there was no way business could be as usual given the degree of upheaval all around me. “How very British” I thought to myself as I walked away and went somewhere else. More...

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