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  • Honeywell Acquires Fire Sentry Corporation
    Honeywell (UK) announces that it has acquired Fire Sentry Corporation, a privately-held manufacturer of innovative fire detection and control products for a broad range of industrial markets. The term...

  • Rural risk survey launched for professionals in Australia
    An innovative project called Working Safe in Rural and Remote Australia has released a national survey to explore the idea of a community-based approach to reducing workplace violence and improving sa...

  • TUC calls for action over health and safety anti-regulation
    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Britain has called for action over what it has described as 'anti-regulation' from the coalition government on health and safety issues. The congress cites two inqui...

  • 3M OHESD Expands Its Detection Portfolio with the Introduction of Three New Products
    3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division expands its Detection Portfolio with the introduction of three new products – the 3M™ Sound Examiner SE-400 series of advanced integrating soun...

  • Northern Ireland join Wales with plastic bag tax
    The Northern Ireland Executive has put forward plans to introduce a 5p tax on single-use plastic bags in 2013, as a reaction to the environmental threat they cause. Environment minister Alex Attwood d...

  • New Cost Effective Temperature Calibration Sources
    Eurolec Instrumentation (Ireland) based manufacturers of electronic temperature and pressure measurement/control instruments have introduced a new range of compact, cost effective temperature calibrat...

  • New Environmental Noise Meter offer Simplified Sound Measurement
    Castle Group of Scarborough, UK, has launched a brand new sound meter, the SONUS E dedicated to environmental noise measurements. The interesting thing about this meter is the fact that it is actually...

  • What are UK Supermarkets Doing about Pesticide Problems
    A large portion of what we buy and consume in the UK comes through the nine main supermarkets. Supermarkets wield a huge amount of influence over growers, produce traders, consumers and on pesticide i...

  • Economical H2S Removal from Biogas
    Over the past ten years, Nitto Kohki’s (Germany) Air Blowers have proven themselves, in the Mainland European Anaerobic Digester market, as an economical and non-chemical environmentally friendly way...

  • Research Software for Thermal Imaging Systems
    FLIR Systems (France) has announced the introduction of FLIR ResearchIR Software to enable R&D and Science professionals using thermal imaging systems to work more efficiently and productively. Drawin...

  • New Dates for Training Courses Announced
    Castle Group has announced new dates for 2012 Training courses in the UK, showing an increase on the number of courses being run in 2011. The new provision covers subjects such as Noise at Work, Human...

  • EEA establish further links with the Arctic
    The European Environment Commission has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health in Greenland in an attempt to further understand the effect of European pollution on the Arctic region. The two...

  • Thermocouple Data Logger Provides Cost-effective and Versatile Monitoring
    PSE (Gernmany), distributor of Tinytag data loggers is proud to announce the launch of a new thermocouple data logger. Tinytags have an established reputation for accuracy and reliability across many...

  • New HD Thermal Imaging Camera Range Launched
    FLIR Systems' (France ) new SC8400 / SC6500 Series thermal imaging cameras are designed to provide the best thermal measurement performance together with the most advanced connectivity. Equipped with...

  • New Range of Mini Temperature Transmitters
    Omega's (UK) TX-M12 series of temperature transmitters are an innovative new range offering improved performance over conventional in-head devices. Housed in a rugged stainless steel enclosure, they p...

  • WWF releases ten New Year resolutions for a healthy planet
    The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has released ten New Year resolutions in an attempt to change personal attitudes towards climate change. The UK is one of the world's biggest consumers of natural r...

  • EU grant to address Mindanao health problems
    Mindano, in the Philippines, is to receive P550 million (£8 million) in environmental grants from the European Union (EU). The grant is being sent to promote sustainable consumption and production, a...

  • Hire demand for new advanced XRF metals analyser
    XRF analysers provide fast, non-destructive, qualitative and quantitative assessment of metals and alloys in a variety of materials. However, the XL2 GOLDD XRF analyser can provide precise analysis up...

  • New Instrument Finance Packages
    Ashtead Technology has launched a new range of commercial packages, created to both expand the availability of the latest technology and to reduce costs. The new schemes include the ‘Perpetual Rental...

  • Keeping an eye on noise
    A new Eye on Earth application is to be launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA), tracking noise levels across Europe. Following the successful implementation of Water Watch and Air Watch, No...