Metal halide lamps account for 6% of the world lighting market. Last year 70 million units were sold with the expectation that in 2010 this will rise to 120 million. To keep up with demand, Venture Lighting Europe, specialising in metal halides,

First Great Eastern says problems with the transformers on some of its new class 360 Desiro trains will not prevent it from running a full service. The rail firm reintroduced slam-door trains to cover the journeys affected by the withdrawal of around

Royal Air Force Valley, Anglesey, has moved to meet Nato?s Stanag 3316 agreement by replacing a centralised standby generator on its aeronautical ground lighting systems with five diesel generators. Supplied to Amey BFPO Services, RAF Valley?s works service management company, the generators

Britain?s nuclear industry is accused of complacency after claiming the problem of radioactive particles discovered outside the Dounreay nuclear plant is not harming attempts at the environmental clean up. The UKAEA has to return the Caithness complex to a near-greenfield site within

In return for contracts, Bert Shiosaki, proprietor of CBS Electric, gave more than $8,000 in kickbacks in the form of

Energy supplier npower will increase average domestic prices by 5.8% for electricity and 5.2% for gas. Electricity prices will not rise until 1 April, whereas gas prices will go up from 1 February. Small business customers will experience a similar increase. Andrew

An average of 2,500 manufacturing jobs are lost every week, a situation that is not sustainable, says Derek Simpson, general secretary of Amicus. Addressing a conference in Scarborough, the union leader said the decline of the UK