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29 July 2010 - Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG), the UK’s leading environmental compliance specialist is very proud to announce that it has now been accredited not only with the screening and identification of asbestos in soils, but with full quantification of asbestos in soils using its own in-house UKAS accredited method.

This allows ESG to now provide the full service of analysis of asbestos in soils.

Stage 1 - initial screening for the presence of asbestos
Stage 2 – Picking, Weighing and initial quantification of Asbestos containing Material
Stage 3 - further quantification using Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM)

The new service is provided at ESG’s newly opened Super Lab based in Bretby, Burton on Trent and is one of the few laboratories that have been awarded UKAS accreditation for full quantification of asbestos in soils.

Additionally, ESG is also UKAS accredited for providing management and refurbishment/demolition surveys in accordance with the latest asbestos survey guidelines. Published on 29 January 2010, HSG 264 contains the most up to date guidelines on surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials in commercial, industrial and domestic properties.

As well as increasing its testing capabilities, earlier this year, ESG increased its servicing capacity with the opening of a fourth bulk analysis laboratory and the ability of offer a 24 hour turnaround time for single samples.

Alex Sleeth, ESG CEO said: “At Environmental Scientifics Group, we are always looking for ways to use our expertise to benefit customers. The latest UKAS accredited services, coupled with the increased capacity from the new laboratory has been well received. In fact, our newly launched 24 hour turnaround on single samples is a service that clients are already finding invaluable.”

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Notes for Editors

About Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG)

Environmental Scientifics Group, or ESG as most people know it, is the UK’s leading company in environmental inspection, testing and consultancy. Grown out of the combination of a number of strong businesses including Environmental Services Group and Scientifics, ESG prides itself on the levels of accreditation it holds within its businesses and has a long standing reputation of delivering the highest level of service to its clients.

ESG has been a significant driver of change and innovation within the industry, driven by legislation, international standards and the economic climate. Today, the business enjoys unrivalled expertise and breadth of scope across a large and diverse range of market sectors covering Geotechnical Services, Environmental Safety Compliance, Materials Testing and Laboratories and Analytical Services. For more information visit www.esg.co.uk

About asbestos and ESG

An estimated 1.5 million buildings in the UK today, still contain asbestos. The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, prohibits its importation, supply and use. Regulation 4 requires the “dutyholder” (person or organisation that has clear responsibility for the maintenance or repair) of non-domestic premises to meet a number of legal obligations, such as:

• assessing the risk of asbestos exposure
• keeping an up-to-date record of its location and condition and sharing this with those who may be liable to come into contact with it
• creating and implementing a plan to manage the risk

ESG can support businesses in meeting their objectives and complying with the regulations. It has over 100 asbestos specialists, providing asbestos services including:

• Asbestos surveys and assessment
• Contaminated land investigation expertise
• Statutory re-inspections
• Sampling and material identification in UKAS accredited laboratories
• A complete air monitoring and 4-stage clearance in accordance with HSG248
• Occupational exposure monitoring
• 24/7 emergency call out
• Advice on the development of policy and risk management systems, including health and safety
• Training

Juliet Machan
Tel: +44 (0) 1491 636262
Mb: +44 (0) 7768 283074
juliet.machan@perfectlypicked.com - Perfectly PIcked 29-07-2010]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:44:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58321 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/gunjGdOFMcs/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58312 Dr. James McKenzie, (co-founder and CEO) had been invited to present “A year in LEDs” at the Lighting Association conference running up to the awards. “Our technology was up against a number of other market leading and innovative products from all over the world. We were very proud to see our British technology recognised amongst such serious competition for its innovation and value to commercial applications.”

PhotonStar’s SmartWhite (which had previously been commended in the Lighting design awards 2010), won the E.on award for “Light Source of the Year”. The winning technology is an intelligent, highly efficient, white colour tuneable, LED light source that provides the high colour quality & control suited to innovative, demanding and creative interior illumination grade applications.

SmartNemesis intelligent LED luminaire won the Osram award for ”Innovation”, recognising it for its ground breaking combination of embedded intelligence, source efficiency and functionality to offer 70% greater energy saving than other LED or CFL commercial downlights. SmartNemesis had previously been featured as one 20 of the UKs most significant energy saving products at EcoBuild 2010 in the “Innovation Future Zone”. It is a superior replacement for traditional low glare downlights with dynamic daylight linking. It offers enhanced performance, savings & advanced control with dramatically reduced installation costs and wiring requirements.

The Nemesis LED luminaire (superior replacement for low glare CFL downlights) was recognised as a finalist in the commercial product of the year category. The Nemesis is a commercially successful product that has been installed in a large number of energy saving applications including offices, universities and large retail chains. It is one of the brightest & most reliable products on the market of its type, producing up to 3220 lumens (equivalent to a 2 x 32W (62W) compact fluorescent) and with a life (L70) of 80,000 hours.

Contact
Fenella Frost - Marketing Manager
PhotonStarLED Ltd.
http://www.photonstarled.com
Fenella@photonstarled.com
02381 230 381
0759 5917 598
- Fenella Frost 29-07-2010]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:28:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58312 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/ylv14RNXVDk/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58282 St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK.
28th July 2010

Robert van Brakel Appointed Marketing Manager

Colortrac Limited, the NEW leader and innovator in large format scanners, has further extended its commitment to profitable business expansion with the appointment of Rob van Brakel to its senior management team. He joins the British wide format scanner manufacturer as their new Marketing Manager with worldwide responsibility for developing and implementing all elements of Colortrac's marketing activities.

See: www.colortrac.com

Rob has over 30 years management experience in developing customer focussed marketing programs and supporting sales channels development within technology led companies such as Xerox, STC and ITT.

"I am delighted to announce that Rob van Brakel has accepted this appointment" said Peter de Winter-Brown, Colortrac's Sales and Marketing Director.

"Rob's addition to Colortrac's senior leadership team gives us the professional experience and talent we need to raise our business to a higher level. Rob will ensure Colortrac has the necessary strategic and tactical marketing programmes in place to deliver our innovative solutions to end customers, while effectively developing our business worldwide and continuing to take market share from our competitors. His understanding of Product Life Cycle dynamics means the timely delivery and effective use of the necessary sales tools to provide our resellers in the sales channel with the means to support our global sales objectives."

Rob will be based in Colortrac's Brunel Court head office in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, a region of British excellence in science and technology. He will lead a team of professionals who will provide global sales and marketing support.

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Peter de Winter-Brown,
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Colortrac Limited.
Tel: +44 (0)1480 464618
Email: press@colortrac.com
Web: www.colortrac.com

About Colortrac ...
Founded in 1989 and based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK, a region of British excellence in science and technology, Colortrac Ltd is the leading innovator in professional wide format scanners and image acquisition software solutions.

As the first manufacturer to recognize the individual merits of Charge Coupled Display (CCD) and Contact Image Sensor technology (CIS), its fifth generation of SmartLF scanners and software are uniquely positioned to meet the demand for both price and performance across the full spectrum of scanning applications. These range from the demanding Graphics Arts market to practical, productive CAD, GIS, EDM and FM technical document scanning.
Colortrac is a fast growing company with many new technically innovative patents created by their Research and Development departments. It was the first wide format scanner manufacturer to use both CCD and CIS technologies in innovative ways, creating unique customer solutions to simplify their scanning problems. Colortrac Limited has offices in Beijing and Suzhou, P.R. China, in Chantilly, Virginia, USA and Yokohama, Japan

Further information about Colortrac’s products can be found at: www.colortrac.com
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The new channel, branded ‘Tony TV’, will feature a series of animated videos produced by mobile marketing specialists Skill-Pill M-Learning. The concept is to create a new level of engagement and discussion around key mining topics, such as health and safety, climate change and sustainability. Using the avatar of Dr. Anthony (Tony) Hodge, the President of ICMM, as a news presenter, the ‘Tony TV’ videos feature interviews with CEOs of ICMM member organisations, including Rio Tinto, AngloGold Ashanti and Goldcorp.

Dr. Hodge is enthusiastic about the possibilities of this partnership with Skill-Pill: “Tony TV is an innovative way to communicate with our stakeholders around the world. While the internet gives us global reach, being able to reach people directly via their mobiles with informing and compelling content takes us to a new level of engagement with our stakeholders. It not only allows us to raise key industry issues, but helps us to demonstrate the leadership role played by the CEOs of our member companies.”

‘Tony TV’ videos will be available from the ICMM website (http://www.icmm.com) and the ICMM channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/TheICMM). Using Skill-Pill’s mobile distribution platform, you can view the two-minute programs on your mobiles using the phone’s web browser, or via an iPhone app or BlackBerry widget.

Gerry Griffin, the founder and director of Skill-Pill says that the Tony TV series brings Skill-Pill into a new era: “We are showing that Skill-Pill is not only a powerful tool for corporate communication, but an impactful approach to increase the level of engagement within an industry.”

Notes for Editors:

ICMM was established in 2001 to act as a catalyst for performance improvement in the mining and metals industry. Today, the organisation brings together 19 mining and metals companies as well as 30 national and regional mining associations and global commodity associations to address the core sustainable development challenges faced by the industry.

Skill-Pill is a leading mobile learning and marketing company that delivers concise marketing or training videos to mobile devices, such as phones, iPods or BlackBerrys. Each skill-pill comprises up to two minutes of rich media content. Skill-Pill produces customised pills for clients, and also allows them access to an extensive library of generic content. The library has 5 categories; Leadership, Management, Sales, Personal Skills and English Language Skills.

‘Tony TV’ Skill-Pills access details:

Access via PCs or laptops:

www.skill-pill.com/showcase/icmm
Username: icmm
Password: skill-pill

Access via mobile phones or Blackberries:

1. Visit http://www.skill-pill.com/mobile/icmm either on your phone or via your PC/laptop.
2. Enter your mobile number.
3. That’s it! You will receive access details via SMS.

Access via iPhones:

1. Click the ‘App Store’ icon on your iPhone.
2. Search for ‘Skill-Pill’.
3. Click ‘Install’.
4. Once installed, a Skill-Pill icon will appear on your iPhone desktop. Click the icon.
5. Login details:
Customer ID: 1265
Username: icmm
Password: demo

For more information:

www.skill-pill.com
pr@skill-pill.com
+44 870 240 6656 - Ada Lee 28-07-2010]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:48:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58273 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/ZGRd1dQ7hrQ/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58237 recruitment specialists, has opened a second office in Thailand, in the province of Chonburi.
Having recently opened a new office in May in Kuala Lumpur, the Laem Chabang office in Chonburi is the company's fifth office in SE Asia.

“This is our second office to open in the region in the space of 6 months”, said Carl Taylor, Regional Manager, SE Asia. “We have seen a growing need from our clients in the region, and the new Chonburi office will help our main office in Bangkok deliver a totally unique local service in country, to both clients and candidates".

"We are committed to providing a world-class service delivered at a local level, wherever we operate", added Tom Young, Fircroft Director. "We have ambitious growth targets for our business in Thailand and for SE Asia as a region, we will deliver on these targets by continually improving our ability to service our current and new clients' needs".

- ENDS -

Notes for Editors:

About Fircroft:

Fircroft is a leading provider of Global Recruitment Solutions to specialist technical industries, active in over 40 countries worldwide. With nearly 40 years experience of delivering high-quality solutions to our clients, we currently provide over 4,400 contractor professionals in support of our clients’ global operations. Our Key Sector is Oil & Gas Jobs but we are also active in other sectors including Petrochemical & Process, Automotive & Aerospace, Mining & Minerals, Nuclear & Power.
Candidates can search oil and gas jobs and other engineering roles in our specialist sectors: automotive & aerospace, process jobs & petrochemical, mining & minerals, nuclear & power. Candidates can register CVs online and search jobs across all of our sectors. Clients contact us to advertise your jobs.
Distributed on Behalf of Fircroft by Clickthrough Marketing

Contacts:

Kieron Mayers
Online Marketing Executive
Fircroft
Email: kmayers@fircroft.com
http://www.fircroft.com

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- clickthrough-marketing 28-07-2010]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58237 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/earcrxKC2S0/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58236 Eyeful Presentations, the leading presentation consultancy in Europe and North America, will announce the eagerly awaited results from their recent global survey of 250 corporate presenters on their use of PowerPoint and other presentation technologies.

The findings will be presented in two upcoming webinars in the UK and North America. The 2010 survey was carried out as a follow up to Eyeful’s initial survey in 2007. Analysis of the findings will examine just how PowerPoint and other presentation technologies are used, and in many instances misused in the business world.

“We’ve seen a lot of positive changes since our initial survey back in 2007. The phenomenon of Death by PowerPoint is recognised by businesses globally and some are making concerted efforts to address it head on,” commented Eyeful’s Managing Director Simon Morton.

“That said, it would seem that there is still a lot work to be done in some areas. This year’s survey gives us a clear indication of progress in the last three years along with the impact of new presentation technologies such as Google Presentations and Prezi.”

The two webinars will be delivered on the 3rd August. Spaces are limited for the two events and interest levels following the survey are very high so the events are expected to be fully booked.

“Here at Eyeful, we speak to people every day who struggle with all the elements of a successful presentation. This will be the first time that the industry has voiced it’s opinion for three years so there’s a real buzz and anticipation” continued Morton “There’s no doubt that the use of different presentation technologies has grown in the last 3 years. These results give us a real indication of how this growth has shaped how we use presentations in our companies, from the traditional boardroom environment to new online and social media applications.”

To learn more about the webinars and register visit here

About Eyeful Presentations – http://www.eyefulpresentations.co.uk
In the Spring of 2003, Simon Morton founded Eyeful to provide presentation services to businesses looking to improve the way they share information with their most important audiences – their prospects, customers, employees & shareholders.
The company firmly believes that key to their success is their unique approach of addressing the entire presentation process through their “Presentation Optimisation” methodology. This holistic approach ensures that clients’ presentations are made more effective, not just “prettier”.

Their work varies from high impact conference decks through to interactive credentials and pitch presentations – all created in PowerPoint to ensure complete flexibility and control by the client. This approach of “open source” presentation development mixed with ground breaking design means that Eyeful now boasts an impressive client base including major corporations like Microsoft, Adobe, American Express and Coca-Cola.

Press Contact
Liz Priestnall
Tel : +44 (0)455 826 391
Email : lpriestnall@eyefulpresentations.co.uk - Simon Morton 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:02:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/bxJN_uHDKzU/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58229
British-based UV LED pioneer Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) has extended its Customer Centre to take in a range of printing and application machinery (Editor: see Notes below)

Unrivalled by any other UV LED equipment maker, the ITL Customer Centre, originally opened in December 2009, now offers practical applications testing in addition to meeting facilities and marks the opening of the sixth building at ITL’s Heyford Park Campus near Oxford.

For use by potential clients as well as ink and applications development partners, the £100,000 extension to the customer application development facility is primarily equipped to test and assist in the development of new LED inks for a variety of different market applications under actual printing conditions.

A pioneer in UV technology, ITL has seen growing interest in potential application for its products in product decorating, product packaging, printed electronics, and photovoltaics as well as wide format digital printing where the company has significant market share.

The company is a consistent investor in rolling out ever more advanced solutions to market.

“Despite the recent recession we have continued to invest over eighteen per cent of total overhead in R&D and applications development,” says managing director Adrian Lockwood.

“This latest development demonstrates our long term commitment to bringing cutting edge UV cure solutions to current and emerging markets.”

Further information at www.uvintegration.com

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Issued July 2010 on behalf of Integration Technology Ltd by
petermuir public relations

Whiteleaf Business Centre, Buckingham Industrial Park, Buckingham MK18 1TF, UK tel 00 44 (0) 1296 715228


EDITOR’S NOTES:

Summary of printing and application machinery installed at new ITL application development facility at July 2010 as follows:

1.8 M flatbed and roll-to-roll UV inkjet printer, production capable with a 12 x RICOH print head engine complimented by full UV LED curing rated for maximum output speeds;

Digital label web printer equipped with XAAR, HP and other print heads complemented with both UV LED pinning and final cure stations;

Heidelberg QM 46-2 sheetfed offset printing press with built in UV LED curing for the testing / development of UV LED offset inks;
RK Flexiproof 100 fitted with UV LED’s for the development of UV LED flexographic inks, and capable of producing sample prints at speeds of up to 100 metres / minute;

Ink draw-down and coating facilities to accurately test varying ink films or thicknesses of coatings, which can then be cured either using a precision X axis table or by passing through a conveyor capable of accepting any of ITL products. This equipment has been custom manufactured by ITL especially to enable such testing.


About Integration Technology Ltd (ITL)

For comment/interview with ITL management and technologists, contact:

Peter Muir peter.muir@pmpr.co.uk tel. 00 44 (0)1296 175228 mobile 00 44 (0)7703 648077

- Peter Muir 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:10:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58229 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/ibncevvmB80/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58223 www.1sttouch.com) and user process management software company OpenSpan (www.openspan.com) eliminates the restrictive practices inhibiting local authority organisations, such as social-housing providers, from deploying mobile technology to field-based staff.

1st Touch has developed successful integrations with many back-office systems used in local authority organisations, housing associations and ALMOs (arms length management organisations). In their opinion, there is widespread concern that some users are constrained in their ability to choose the right mobile solution. Either they face significant integration fees from their back-office system vendor or are tied in to unacceptable proprietary systems. This limits their ability to realise the significantly lower operational costs that mobile technology offers, in areas such as housing management, service provision, supporting people, surveying, inspection and utilities.

By identifying underlying application objects and utilizing the latest visual programming techniques, OpenSpan’s proven technology overcomes these problems by capturing data directly from multiple back-office systems for use in 1st Touch mobile solutions. This eliminates any restrictive constraints on integration and enables users to replicate, build and administer PDA based applications easily.

1st Touch mobile technology can bring significant efficiencies and productivity increases to any application involving remote, mobile or field-based operations. The software manages, supports and controls all aspects of mobile operatives’ activities. The resilient but flexible system enables easy, programming-free, user-customisable PDA based solutions to be created and is designed to simplify handheld form design and data capture. Any type of electronic form can be generated without the need for Business Process Mapping.

As OpenSpan’s graphical user interface complements the unparalleled usability of 1st Touch technology, mobile applications can be delivered rapidly to the field and can be easily developed over time as needs change. As implementation speeds allow applications to be generated in a fraction of the time taken by traditional integration methods, any potential cost savings and efficiencies occur much sooner than would otherwise be possible.

Robert Dent CEO of 1st Touch is keen to stress the significant benefits for user organisations, commenting, “As part of the 1st Touch solution, OpenSpan’s seamless integration abilities allow users to realise the full ROI benefits of existing back-office investments far more quickly. This is because users can now by-pass the silo-like limitations of bespoke integration or worse, having their choice of mobile solution dictated to them. As OpenSpan tears down the walls between applications, local authorities and social-housing providers, are now able to move forward. No other approach offers them this level of freedom.

“We are naturally delighted, therefore, to announce the partnership with OpenSpan, a company recognised globally for its success in financial services, telecommunications, outsourced call centres and other industries. It is only right that this list should now include the local authority and social-housing markets.”

Eric Musser, CEO of OpenSpan welcomed Dent’s comments adding, “A number of technology vendors are still clinging to the outmoded concept of trying to lock their customers into their solutions. In these times of budget austerity, we are very pleased that our collaboration with 1st Touch is freeing up local authority organisations and social-housing providers to choose the best mobile solutions for their needs and budget.”

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About 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com)

1st Touch, based in Southampton UK, has enabled dozens of field workforce-based organisations to embrace new mobile technologies and so achieve significant savings, greater productivity and more cost-effective use of resources.

1st Touch Mobile delivers clear and unique benefits:

- Reduced costs to organisations because airtime is minimised and the system is always available – with or without airtime.
- Flexibility through simple customer control over forms creation and amendment.
- Integration to multiple back office and other enterprise software applications, so that data is entered only once.

With its widely acclaimed mobile technology, 1st Touch has a clear focus on the Social Housing and Local Government markets. Many social housing providers and local authorities, at large, now benefit from the fast and tangible, best of breed benefits that 1st Touch mobile technology delivers to the enterprise.

To date, over 50% of the social housing market, which has deployed mobile technology, has chosen to implement 1st Touch. In local government, 1st Touch has already been adopted for a wide range of mobile workforce uses. Ready to use applications for local authority organisations include: Public Buildings, Highways/Street Services, Environmental/Waste Management, Revenues and Benefits, together with Planning Control and Trading Standards.

About OpenSpan, Inc. (www.openspan.com)

OpenSpan provides User Process Management software, enabling Global 2000 enterprises to improve user efficiency while enforcing adherence to corporate or regulatory policy. Using OpenSpan as part of a comprehensive business process improvement strategy, enterprises monitor exactly what users do in virtually any application, analyze inefficiencies and compliance risks, and automate manual processes that save time and money. OpenSpan is deployed on more than 120,000 desktops worldwide and supports more than one billion call centre interactions per year. Please visit www.openspan.com to learn more and to download our free IDE.

For further information, please contact:

Cherry Rance
1st Touch
07800 910420
0871 716 3060
cherry.rance@1sttouch.com

or

Leigh Richards
The RIGHT Image PR & Marketing Group
07758 372527
0844 561 7586
leigh.richards@therightimage.eu - Leigh Richards 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:05:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58223 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/7fXKxvpq8x0/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58134 oil jobs across the world instant access to oil careers in all areas of the industry, as well as providing an easily accessed portal for companies who want to find the best place to advertise their job vacancies.

Oil and Gas Job Search have a reputation for matching ideal candidates to a vast database of oil and gas jobs around the world. Their skill at marrying up the right people to the right jobs has made them the ‘go to’ agency for leading gas and oil industry companies for several years. This latest move is part of their ongoing strategy to transcend international borders and time zones, giving potential candidates and employers a 24/7 access portal to the best jobs in the industry.

The company realised quickly how important a social media site like Facebook is, especially to a transient workforce that could be deployed to any part of the world. “People use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and relatives all over the world,” explains John Roberts, Marketing Manager of Oil and Gas Job Search. “By utilising one of the most powerful social networking sites on the web, we believe that the Facebook page puts another link in the chain and allows everyone, no matter where they are, to find their ideal oil and gas job. We’ve already had a great response and are looking to link up with other Facebook friends across the world and to demonstrate how social networking can also be an important business application in a highly competitive industry,” he adds.

See for yourself at Oil and Gas Job Search’s Facebook Page.

ENDS

John Roberts, Marketing Director - Oil and Gas Job Search has thousands of offshore jobs and drilling jobs to search for. We also provide recruiters with an online service that is effective in terms of cost and ease of use.

Email: john@thejobsearchgroup.com - Richard Skidmore 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58134 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/OyerkzF09Ao/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58212 team development. A Thomas Team Audit can help businesses to build more effective teams, improve team performance and get to the heart of team issues fast.

Martin Reed, CEO comments, “Improving team performance and resolving team issues has become increasingly important due to the turbulent economic climate. Clients tell us team issues are now one of their primary concerns. Our Team Audit’s a fast, easy way to tackle team issues and increase team output in order to improve business results.”

Martin continues, “We are pleased to offer complimentary Team Audit reports for a limited time, to help businesses create better teams. This is a great opportunity to understand how the teams in your organisation work and how their performance could be enhanced.”

To claim your complimentary Team Audit report* or for more information on team assessment and team development contact Thomas International on 01628 475 366 or email teams@thomas.co.uk.

* Offer open to UK based companies only. Report free for teams of up to 12 people. One report per company. Offer available until 31st August 2010.

Contact information:

Katherine Harrison
UK Marketing Manager
Thomas International UK Ltd
Harris House
17 West Street
Marlow
Bucks, SL7 2LS
Tel: 01628 475 366
Email: kath@thomas.co.uk
www.thomasinternational.net

About Thomas International

For 30 years Thomas International has been a global provider of objective management systems and assessment tools that help businesses solve their people puzzles. Our assessments and tests help organisations recruit, retain and develop their people by analysing people’s behavioural style at work, identifying their strengths and limitations and measuring their mental agility.

Thomas carries out over one million assessments every year. With a presence in over 60 countries, our behavioural assessments are available in 56 different languages.

www.thomasinternational.net
- James Mortimer 26-07-2010]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:46:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58212 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/VpOAGP6J0d0/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58173 BancTec, a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, announced today that British Airways (BA) has selected it for a major engineering record management effort, expected to last initially for three years. In total, BancTec’s business process outsourcing (BPO) division will scan approximately 65 million engineering records for BA, providing the airline with significant added business value and cost savings.

“This is crucial to the ongoing success of our business, as it allows us to manage our data much more efficiently,” said Adrian Hassell, Aircraft Documentation Manager, British Airways. “Because of the scale and scope of its existing BPO operations in the UK, BancTec was the ideal choice for this venture. We look forward to forming a successful partnership with them.”

“British Airways is one of the most prestigious airlines in the world, and we are honored to be their selection for this critical project,” said Steve Downey, General Manager, BancTec Ltd. “We look forward to working with BA over the next few years and delivering the value and cost savings for which our enterprise-class BPO capabilities are recognised.”

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations require all airlines to preserve their engineering records for at least 24 months after the aircraft or component is permanently withdrawn from service. At British Airways (with a fleet of 250 aircraft in service and on order) the majority of this documentation is in hard copy, which creates a significant bank of records to manage over the life cycle of each aircraft.

The new solution enables engineers to perform ‘free text’ searches, improving both the research facility and the ability to recover records when transferring aircraft or components to future operators. The introduction of this service will also enable BA to move to a fully electronic record database, meeting the requirements of BS 10008.

In addition to solving these issues, BancTec’s solution for BA will also help the company reduce hard copy paper storage costs and consolidate supplier contracts. To gain maximum efficiency, the BancTec offering will be built around existing systems and infrastructure within its Heathrow BPO operation—thus conforming to EASA and Eu.Ops regulations within the airline industry.

Specifically, BancTec’s enterprise-class scanning solutions will be utilized to image the high-value documents within customer-specified timeframes, with other technology being employed to enable free text searching of scanned documents. This search capability is essential for locating documents related to spare parts.

BancTec will also deploy a secure, three-tier storage archive, which will help reduce business risk from lost data and ensure better compliance with industry regulations.

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ABOUT BRITISH AIRWAYS ENGINEERING

British Airways Engineering has a global reputation for engineering excellence and its technical and logistics expertise supports airline operations on every continent, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Engineering's core capabilities are centred on Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft, plus the Airbus A320 family aircraft.

BA Engineering provides full support for British Airways fleet and a number of other airlines, with around 4,750 staff at more than 100 locations around the world.

Fully equipped hangar facilities at the main maintenance bases at Heathrow, Gatwick and Glasgow airports are supported by workshops, technical and design services, and a comprehensive logistics network.

The company has also invested in three world class operations based in South Wales that are dedicated to delivering heavy maintenance, avionics and interiors.

The extensive maintenance network extends overseas with 'line maintenance' stations established at airports around the globe. Again, these support British Airways and its subsidiaries together with a number of customer airlines.

ABOUT BANCTEC

BancTec helps clients around the world simplify the process of managing their information. Founded in 1972, the company provides a wide range of solutions for automating complex, high-volume and data-intensive business processes for clients in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, government, services and utilities industries. BancTec's offerings include business solutions, business process outsourcing, and infrastructure services. With headquarters in Dallas, BancTec serves clients in 50 countries. For more information on how BancTec can help you optimise information management, visit www.banctec.co.uk or call +44 (0)1753 778888.

For press information and images please contact:

James Silcock
BancTec Ltd.
Tel. +44 (0)1753 778813
Email: james.silcock@banctec.co.uk



- Ian Painter 22-07-2010]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:45:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58173 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireManufacturingAndEngineering/~3/hq4N2ORZUd0/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58127 www.uvintegration.com, Adrian Lockwood, turned his presentation into a question-and-answer session.

Benefits of zero maintenance, low heat, increased energy efficiency and lower cost of ownership inherent in UV LED technologies were amongst key topics discussed amongst over 200 label printing industry executives attending the seminar on the nature and performance of digital inks, toners and drying/curing systems during the Summit (June 29-30 2010, Barcelona).

A specialist in UV LED curing in wide format digital printing, Lockwood sought to clear possible misconceptions about the technology within the label sector, where early applications of UV LED curing are underway.

Opening the subject to debate enabled him to highlight UV LEDs gains over conventional curing technologies within digital printing and outline future application for the label sector.

“Rather than deliver a presentation, the organisers felt the audience would be better served by discussion,” said Lockwood after the seminar.

“The feedback was positive and very encouraging,” he related, stressing: “there’s clearly enormous growth potential in the label market for UV LED curing, not only in respect to inkjet but to flexographic inks.

“Advantages in greater energy efficiency, lower maintenance requirements equate to savings in cost in addition to environmental compliance that spells the end of less efficient mercury-based bulb technology,” he added.

The previous week saw ITL secure record enquiries from visitors attending the international printing industry FESPA 2010 event in Munich with a demonstration of a ground-breaking new development in UV LED curing for digital ink jet and label web printing.

ITL’s stand hosted digital inkjet applications printing at full speed using UV LED cure technology partnered with SunJet Crystal Ink.

Specifically designed for inkjet curing applications, ITL’s latest version LEDZero SolidcureTM ‘s class leading compact footprint and ultra light weight combined with high intensity output enables a new generation of miniature UV inkjet systems and the first truly serviceable solution of its kind.

Also running on the stand was a JF label web machine showcasing brand new LEDZero Pincure product in addition to a further LEDZero SolidcureTM for final cure printing onto a thin film substrate.

Integrating solid state UV curing into high-resolution inkjet print engines, LEDZero Pincure initiates a photochemical reaction to ‘pin’ the ink droplets with a degree of precision not previously possible with bulb technology.

A commercial application utilising ITL technologies at full speed proved a winning combination for FESPA visitors and validated the company’s decision to use the show as a showcase for “a step-change in curing technology”.

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EDITORS’ NOTES:

About Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) : http://www.pmpr.co.uk/int_technology.htm

For comment/interview with ITL management and technologists, contact:

Peter Muir peter.muir@pmpr.co.uk tel. 00 44 (0)1296 175228 mobile 00 44 (0)7703 648077






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HOW TO MAKE BUSINESS EXPANSION INTO CHINA REMOTELY POSSIBLE

A specialist Shanghai-based investment partnership is pioneering a brand new ‘highly cost-effective’ remote office scheme to help UK manufacturers expand into the Chinese market.

Andrew Harrison, lead auditor at Rubicon Partners Industries China (RPIC) says the new ‘remote office one stop shop’ initiative will enable UK manufacturers to get into China faster and more easily than ever before.

Said Harrison: “Shanghai is an ideal location for a remote office. The city is both a vital transport hub and centrally located. But we know from years of experience that setting up in China can be seriously complex. Our new remote office scheme can help companies benefit from having an employee based in the country. That recruit can then cut the costs of an existing supply chain or work on a new outsourcing strategy.”

He added: “We recruit bilingual Chinese nationals to overcome language and cultural barriers. “

Integra, a UK manufacturer of curtain and blind suspension systems, used RPIC’s remote office scheme, which can cost as little as £20,000 for the first year, to find a design engineer in China.

John Martin, Integra MD said: “RPIC has the in-house skill sets that companies like ours need when it comes to finding key staff in China. Now we have an employee in situ the design process has become quicker and more effective.”

“The new designer not only supports the existing in-house product design and development function in the UK, but works directly with business partners in China to manage the transition of new products from concept to volume manufacture.”

He added: “It’s made getting someone out there a lot easier and cheaper than if we’d be doing it on our own. Remote office facilities are a great idea for companies who need only one or two individuals but want to somebody to monitor them. The initiative is working so well we are considering plans to extend the service to other aspects of our UK operation such as quality assurance and supply chain.”

RPIC are now offering a formalised version of the service for UK-based organisations.

Said Harrison: “I’m hoping that with more recruits in-house we will be able to create a truly proactive and dynamic centre of excellence.”

RPIC website: www.rpichina.com

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For further information and pix please contact:

Miranda Wilson
01722 334273
mim@rubiconpartners.com

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Here are Cannock Gates’ top tips to hang wooden gates:

When you receive your gate:

1. Gates must be stored in a safe, clean, dry place and must be laid flat if not hung straight away.
2. Gates must be treated with an oil based wood preservative as soon as possible and before any fittings are attached as untreated timber is prone to swell and discolour. A minimum of three coats should be applied.

Posts:

1. Wall mounted posts must be secured in at least 3 places with rawl bolts and the base of the post should be 2’’ from the ground.
2. The hole for in-ground posts must be at least 24’’ deep for 6’ posts and 36’’ deep for 9’ posts. Place gravel at the base of the hole for drainage and then fill with concrete.
3. Leave a ¼’’ gap between the post and the gate when fitting a single gate.

How to hang your gate:

1. Hinge bolts must be put through the centre of the hanging stile not the shoulder joint and remember to leave the gap between post and gate stile.
2. Use heavy reversible or hook and band hinges and all hinges should hang off the back of the posts.
Cannock Gates offers the UK’s largest range of wooden gates and wrought iron style gates and railings. The extensive range includes garden gates, side gates, drive gates, estate gates and field gates in over 850 standard size/style combinations. A bespoke service is also offered, meaning you can choose a style and size of gate to perfectly suit your home.

Most pairs of gates are suitable for automation, with a choice of above and below ground hydraulic systems and electromechanical systems, some designed for easy DIY installation. An installation service is available for gates, railings and automation.

A range of traditional garden products are available on our new website www.cannockgardens.com including arches, arbours, furniture sets, benches, sunloungers, picnic tables, planters, tool sheds are also available.

Operating for over 25 years, the Cannock Gates ethos is based upon traditional manufacturing methods and skilled craftsmen.

All Cannock Gates timber products are PEFC certified and are produced in ways which do not damage ancient forests, harm wildlife or jeopardise the future of the people whose lives depend on the forest.

For further information please call 01543 462500 or visit the Cannock Gates web site – www.cannockgates.co.uk

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Notes for editors.

Cannock Gardens website url: www.cannockgardens.com
Special offers url: http://www.cannockgates.co.uk/summer-sizzler-offers

Cannock Gates Limited is the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of wooden gates and wrought iron style gates and railings. The product range includes garden, side, drive, estate and field gates in over 850 standard size and style combinations. Gates and railings can also be customised to accommodate individual customer requirements and there are 5-year and 10-year guarantees in place for wooden and wrought iron style gates respectively.

Cannock Gardens, a trading name of Cannock Gates Limited, was launched in early 2010. Customers can enjoy a wide selection of wooden and wrought iron style arbours and arches, wooden planters, handmade gazebos and wheelie bin storage units, all made with the same high level of craftmanship and attention to detail as the Cannock Gates gate and railing range. There’s also a range of bird care products, garden furniture, sheds and other garden buildings and structures including timber green houses and grow-your-own frames and planters. Future developments for the recently launched website will include gardening tips and hints and additional pages featuring new product ranges.

In line with Cannock Gates Corporate and Social Responsibility policy, only PEFC certified timber is used in the manufacture of Cannock Gates and Cannock Gardens wooden products.

Contact:

Sharron Hunt
Sales and Marketing Manager

Cannock Gates Limited
Martindale
Hawks Green CANNOCK
Staffordshire
WS11 7XT

Tel: 01543462500
Mob: 07515068096

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London, UK – 19th July 2010, Revelation Software Limited are pleased to announce the availability of the latest release of OpenInsight (OI). OI version 9.2 provides Revelation’s OI developers with a number of enhancements and new features to further increase their productivity and to also enhance their end-user’s experience.

The main highlights of this new release include:

• OpenInsight for Web (O4W) – A brand new web 2.0 development toolkit that empowers OpenInsight developers to rapidly create browser based forms, reports, menus, dashboards and programs. Furthermore, with support for SQL, D3 and U2, anyone using these database technologies can now quickly and easily create data driven websites with or without code, saving development time and reducing costs.

• SQL Connector – The new SQL connector enables OI to treat SQL tables as native OI data tables. This allows all of the OpenInsight tools (including forms, reports, popups, stored procedures and O4W) to work with SQL data just as they do with OI’s own native data. The benefit to developers is immense, in that the learning curve to support multiple databases in one application is dramatically reduced.

• OpenInsight for D3 – This connector will allow OpenInsight to be used as a front end application development tool with the D3 database from TigerLogic Corporation as the backend. As with the SQL connector, once the connector is set-up, the D3 database is accessed through the OI interface just as if it were native OI data.

• Single Sign-On (SSO) – By configuring SSO, OpenInsight users can be authenticated via traditional OpenInsight methods, via Windows security, or via a combination of both.

• Bitmap Indexes – This type of index is used when the number of indexed values are relatively small; e.g. Sex (M/F), Active (Yes/No), etc. Bitmap Indexes are extremely fast, and this new approach has enabled Revelation to greatly increase performance where indexes are used.

• OECGI3 – This is the OpenEngine Common Gateway Interface version 3 which supports Failover and Load Balancing modes. These modes make OECGI3 a more robust connection object and allows for extra capacity and/or redundancy to be added to a web application.

“This release continues our commitment to extended OpenInsight by embracing new technologies as well as providing seamless integration with external databases. In and of itself O4W is so feature rich it could have been marketed as a standalone product,” said Mike Ruane, President/CEO Revelation Software, “The inclusion of O4W as part of our OpenInsight Development Suite further empowers our development community.”

OpenInsight Development Suite 9.2 can be purchased as a front end development toolkit for U2 (Unniverse and Unidata), D3 and SQL Server databases. “With the release of the new connectors in OpenInsight 9.2, we have opened up new opportunities and potential markets for our customer base.” said Martyn Phillips, Business Development Manager, Revelation Software Limited. “Our traditional licensing model is very cost effective, however with this ground breaking release, Revelation has been able to package the toolset without OpenInsight’s native Linear Hash database. This has resulted in new licenses that further reduce the cost of developing and deploying OpenInsight based applications for use with one or more of the third party databases.”

OpenInsight Development Suite 9.2 is available from Revelation Software, or through their network of resellers.


About Revelation Software
Founded in 1982, Revelation Software delivers a suite of application development tools and companion services that take full advantage of leading network computing architectures, messaging, groupware, and client server platforms. Today, the company's flagship product OpenInsight is the only database development and application environment that provides both Windows and Java-based GUI tools to develop and deploy web-based and client server applications that support native and relational XML, SQL, Lotus Notes and the leading legacy Multi-Value data sources such a ARev, Pick and IBM Universe. There are more than 1.5 million licensed users of Revelation products across 60,000 deployed sites worldwide. For more information visit www.revsoft.co.uk.

Note to editors: Revelation Software is a division of Revelation Technologies. Revelation Software, OpenInsight and O4W are trademarks of Revelation Technologies. All other trademarks and trade names are property of their respective holders.

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Contact:
Martyn Phillips
Revelation Software
+44 (0) 20 8912 1000
info@revsoft.co.uk
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