Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced its intention to extend production facilities in the UK.
The expansion will create 1,000 new jobs within the firm, 600 of which will be allocated to its biopharmaceuticals sector with the remaining 400 vacancies distributed elsewhere in the company, the Times reports.
GSK’s chemical handling sites will require machinery relevant to the processing of powders such as hoppers, weighing systems and big bag dischargers.
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The conveyor belts will soon be switched on at a new animal feed processing plant in Northern Ireland, thanks to a multimillion pound investment.
Fane Valley Group has announced it is to develop an £18 million facility at the Doogary West Industrial Estate, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
The agri-food firm will be moving its existing operations from Omagh to the site, which used to play host to Scott Feeds until Fane Valley’s acquisition in 2000.
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Biofuel manufacturers could be ordering more belt conveyors after chemists from the US claimed a breakthrough that could increase production by 24 per cent.
According to the scientists from UC (University of California) Davis, yields from oilseed crops such as safflower could be enlarged using a new process.
The increased profitability of biofuel could encourage manufacturers to increase the amount of crop they handle with screw augers and chain conveyors in search of even greater profit margins.
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A new in-vessel composting facility has been opened in Oxford that that will treat green and food waste collected by local authorities.
Once fully operational, the facility, which is being managed by organic waste expert Agrivert in Ardley, will turn 40,000 tonnes of recyclable waste into 20,000 tonnes of compost with the help of bulk handling machinery such as screw conveyors.
The facility is the first of three that the firm intends to develop in the region, as part of a 15-year deal to boost recycling rates in Oxfordshire.
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New conveyors and elevators for mineral extraction could be required across the West Midlands if a campaign to change Staffordshire’s mining quota is successful.
The county is one of the richest sources of sand and gravel in the whole of the area, currently accounting for over half of supply across the West Midlands, the Tamworth Herald reports.
Under current plans, Staffordshire would likely be required to open quarries at Weeford, Fisherwick and Comberford in order to produce an extra 15.5 million tonnes of aggregate and meet 65 per cent of the region’s supply.
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The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) has called for a National Infrastructure Investment Bank, as part of its annual Budget submission.
Addressing the Treasury ahead of the chancellor’s 2010 Budget speech, ICE argues that a funding body needs to be set up to provide investment for ambitious government infrastructure projects.
A host of ambitious plans are in the pipeline for the following year including developments in transport, renewable energy, housing, water and waste management projects.
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Attracting a UK turbine manufacturer would be a ‘coup’ for the offshore wind industry, according to one report.
Commenting on the UK’s ambition to become a global leader in offshore wind energy, environmental website Greenwise Business said attracting a committed manufacturer is key to kick-starting the creation of jobs, which could total in excess of 200,000.
Eco journalist Louise Bateman writes: "Not all of those jobs would come directly from wind turbine manufacturing; the supply chain in the wind energy sector is varied, encompassing everything from design to logistics."
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The Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) has given its seal of approval to a recycling grant awarded to a Redcar-based plant.
Specialist recycling firm WES Greenstar was awarded funding from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) after successfully developing a facility that is capable of recycling high volumes of mixed plastics.
PAFA chief executive Barry Turner told Plastics and Rubber Weekly it was a "major boost" for the mixed plastics recycling industry.
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Britain’s robust manufacturing sector received another small boost of confidence today.
The CBI monthly survey of the industry revealed that manufacturing order books are at their healthiest level in over a year.
Indeed, some 14 per cent of firms questioned said their order books had been higher than expected, despite the country only just emerging from the recession following a 0.1 per cent rise in inflation in the first month of the year.
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Leeds City Council’s ambition of banishing all waste from landfill could result in the need for increased recycling facilities.
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds "has no time to waste" if it is to hit its target of zero per cent waste emissions by 2020.
"Leeds City Council says it needs to limit the annual growth in waste per household and recycle more or it will be fined for sending too much rubbish to landfill," the newspaper reports.
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Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced its intention to extend production facilities in the UK.
