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Giant skeleton sculpture shaped like a slithering serpent made of aluminium
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedGiant skeleton sculpture shaped like a slithering serpent, by Chinese-French artist Huang Yong Ping. Serpent d’océan is a monumental sculpturemade of aluminum, 130 m long in total. It represents the skeleton of an immense imaginary sea serpent, whose vertebrae undulate to end in an open mouth. The work is installed at the tip of the Nez-de-Chien, in Mindin, in the territory […]
Transforming Foundation Industries – Success through innovation
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedTransforming Foundation Industries – Success through innovation will assist 18 Foundation Industry SMEs over 7 months to increase your ability to achieve cost savings, productivity gains, save energy and reduce emissions and access support and grants available to implement change. Last few spaces available… Are you looking to reduce costs and increase productivity? Are you […]
Sporting opportunities provided to young people through partnership between SAPC and EMR
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedEMR’s newly-opened Glasgow Site, based at King George V dock, has partnered with SAPC Community Sports Hub SCIO to offer free sporting activities to young people. SAPC, which was founded ten years ago, believes that every person should have access to free sporting activities, whether this be badminton, football or cycling. They use sport to […]
Our Decade of Action: Two years on
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedIan Sheppard, Managing Director of Metal Recycling at EMR In 2020, EMR set a target to become a net-zero metal recycler by 2040, backed up by some of the world’s leading climate scientists. To make this happen, EMR’s CEO, Chris Sheppard, launched ‘Our Decade of Action’, a roadmap for the first decade which will see […]
FourJaw 2.0 – launching the next generation of accessible manufacturing analytics technology
/in Industry News /by kirsi@alfedFourJaw, the tech start-up behind the cloud-based ‘fitness tracker’ for manufacturing will this week launch its next-generation machine monitoring platform designed as an operational tool to enable manufacturers to achieve big gains in factory floor productivity. The new platform features a simplified and more intuitive dashboard design, enhanced mobile experience, powerful new work list imports, […]
Youth unemployment tackled in partnership between the Salford Foundation and metal recycler, EMR
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedEMR Salford and the Salford Foundation have once again joined forces to tackle youth unemployment by offering vital employability support. The Salford Foundation, a charity that has supported young people throughout Greater Manchester for over 30 years, offers a number of opportunities and resources to help individuals improve their future. Through youth support programmes with […]
TOMRA to highlight its world-class sensor-based sorting solutions and latest developments in reverse vending at RWM & Letsrecycle Live
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedVisitors to the first combined RWM & Letsrecycle Live show, which takes place on 14-15 September at the NEC in Birmingham, will have the opportunity to find out about TOMRA’s world-class recycling and waste management solutions and the role they are playing in helping the UK achieve its goal of becoming a circular economy. Representatives […]
Three members of Allumette Group promoted to key roles within Vertik-Al and IKON Aluminium Systems
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedAllumette Group is pleased to announce that three employees have been promoted to key roles within the group of companies, at Vertik-Al and IKON Aluminium Systems. Two have also accepted positions on the board. Becky Ashcroft is promoted to group finance director and has accepted seats on the boards of both Vertik-Al and IKON. Katarzyna […]
KEEN London’s apprenticeship programme receives support from local metal recycler, EMR
/in Featured, Industry News /by kirsi@alfedSupporting over 100 children from across the capital, KEEN London offers free sports and activity sessions for children with additional needs or disabilities. They believe every child should be able to benefit from sports and physical activity and they use a team of volunteer coaches and apprentice coaches to deliver their much loved one-to-one supported […]