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Gold again

Award for trainingABB has won ‘Contribution to Skills and Training’ at the annual Motion Control Industry (MCI) awards.

The prize recognises ABB’s commitment to helping industries to tackle their biggest challenges – from cutting energy consumption and CO2 emissions to reducing the millions of litres of clean drinking water lost through leakage.

ABB offers 30+ courses to improve engineering expertise, tackle technical challenges and improve

Mecmesin, a global manufacturer of force, materials and torque testing equipment, has appointed Carl Bramley as its new materials testing product manager.

The role has been created as a result of the development of Mecmesin’ s new range of OmniTest materials testers and

VectorPro MT materials testing software.

John Page, MD of Mecmesin, says: “As a company we took the decision to expand our product testing roots and develop a range of material testing products, based around what we feel is the most intuitive software package on the market – VectorPro MT. The recruitment of Carl as

operational knowledge of applying VSDs and motors. Several are CPD-accredited.

ABB’s courses have upskilled engineers, managers and apprentices from a diverse range of

industries. Trainees can choose between eLearning, sessions at a site of their choice, or courses at ABB’s bespoke training school in Coalville. Courses are also delivered by the ABB authorised value provider network. Tel: 01925 741517

Global engineering design and project management firm Lorien Engineering Solutions is celebrating after being awarded the Gold Award for Health and Safety by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) - for the 27th consecutive year.

The award recognises continuous achievement at the highest level.

Lorien has also been awarded RoSPA’s highly coveted Patron’s Award for the third year. Introduced in 2017, the Patron’s Award is conferred on organisations that have achieved consecutive gold awards for 25 years or more.

Lorien Engineering Solutions, a division of GP Strategies Corporation, specialises in capital projects for food, brewing, drinks, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, logistics, and safety compliance. Tel: 01283 485100

IOSH courseRRC has been providing organisations and individuals with internationally recognised qualifications for more than 90 years. A recent introduction is the new IOSH Managing Occupational Health & Wellbeing Certificate

This one day course provides practical advice and tools for managers to help create a healthy and productive place of work.

The benefits for organisations are improved health and wellbeing awareness across the organisation, and fewer hours lost due to ill-health, resulting in greater productivity.

The course is suitable for managers and supervisors working in any sector and is available as an in-company course worldwide, with open classroom courses available soon at RRC’s London venue. Tel: 020 89443100

New metallographic lab

Apprentice recognisedFirst year Proseal ProMotor apprentice, Marcus Callow, has been named ‘Motor Vehicle Apprentice of the Year’ by Macclesfield College, Cheshire. :

The 24-year-old is completing his apprenticeship in Proseal’s ProMotor Fleet Maintenance and Repair department, while undertaking a three-year part-time NVQ at

Buehler ITW Test & Measurement, a leading manufacturer of instruments, consumables and accessories for metallography and materials analysis, has opened a new European Solutions Centre in a collaborative venture with Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG).

With more than 600 staff and strong relations with 1000+ global companies, it will offer support to more than 1800 SMEs through

dedicated programmes. Part of WMG’s Materials

Engineering Centre at the University of Warwick campus, Buehler’s new Solutions Centre aims to

Macclesfield Colleg. He then hopes to complete a master technician course so he can fulfil his ambition to become a fleet maintenance co-ordinator.

Proseal has expanded its apprenticeship scheme, investing in a new training centre at its global headquarters in Adlington. The scheme enables engineers to receive on-the-job, practical experience alongside classroom training.

Proseal designs and manufactures tray sealing machines, conveyor systems and sealing tools for the food industry. Tel: 01625 856600

Environmental management courseRRC is offering the NEBOSH International Diploma in Environmental Management course as a classroom option within its Dubai schedule.

The NEBOSH Diploma in International Environmental Management course provides knowledge on Environmental Management systems and environmental topics.

The three week course starts in September, with four week gaps between each teaching sessions, enabling students to reinforce their learning in their workplace. Those wanting to achieve the NEBOSH Environmental Certificate along with the diploma can do so, while those who have achieved the NEBOSH Environmental Certificate can be exempted from the first week. Tel: 020 89443100

Moving forwardPPE manufacturer and solutions provider, Globus Group, has moved to a new multi million-pound warehouse and office on Manchester’s Trafford Point.

The purpose-built headquarters has enabled key functions to be consolidated under one roof and comes on the back of more than a decade of sustained growth.

Globus Group manufactures and supplies safety protection brands including: Alpha Solway chemical clothing, disposable respirators and hearing protection; Riley performance eyewear; ENHA head & face protection; and Skytec.

Stock holding capacity has increased, a manufacturing zone has been introduced and state of the art QC systems enhanced. Tel: 0161 877 4747

product manager for MT products has been the final piece of this jigsaw.” Tel: 01403 799979

support academic and industrial research on various technologies ranging from additive manufacturing, energy storage, machining and processing of metallic and composite materials to joining technologies. Tel: 0049 71149046900

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