Delta Controls has won the 2009 Frost and Sullivan Product Innovation and Differentiation of the Year Award in the North American building automation systems market. The Frost and Sullivan Award for Product Innovation is presented to a company that demonstrates excellence in

Tratos, the UK distribution subsidiary of electrical cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi of Italy, has completed its acquisition of North West Cables and its subsidiary Modular Wiring Systems.The deal grows the group to £20 million with 75 employees in the UK, and €150

Eight wind turbines in Antarctica are withstanding temperatures of -60° Celsius and winds of over 90 m/s. The Princess Elisabeth Station was officially inaugurated in Antarctica on 15 February 2009. This station is the only polar base operating entirely on renewable energies.

Newton Derby has been awarded a £1.15m contract to supply two new generators to RAF Coningsby. RAF Coningsby has ordered two generators delivering 2MW total load, as well as an acoustically attenuated building enclosure, new fuel supply pipe work, daily use fuel

The Engineering and Technology Board (ETB) has released preliminary research which suggests careers advisors, teachers and other education professionals are not sufficiently informed about apprenticeships. The research, entitled Engineers and Engineering Brand Monitor, reveals 55% of education professionals believe a degree is

The Nuclear Decommissionary Authority (NDA) is considering the future of Cumbria's Sellafield mixed-oxide or Mox production plant (SMP), plagued by problems since it opened 10 years ago. There are fears the poorly performing SMP could close, with the loss of 2000 jobs,