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Watertech China 2025
Trade Shows & Conferences
About WATERTECH CHINA
WATERTECH CHINA is the world's largest international exhibition for process, drinking & wastewater. As the annual feast of the water treatment industry, the 3-day trade show, which covers display area of 190,000 sqm, not only brings together 2,500+ exhibitors around the world, but also attracts 100,000 professionals from 100+ countries and regions. It is held on June 4-6, at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai. -
Proactive maintenance success demonstrated in innovation showcase
Water
Insights from a successful partnership between Xylem and Yorkshire Water, that has led to 51% reduction in reactive pumping station visits, will be shared during an online innovation showcase.
- College a UK first with defib cabinet run on solar and wind Sustainable Building & Living
Princethorpe College First UK Education Provider to Install Turtle's Wind and Solar Powered Defib Cabinet
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What connects us defines us.
- College a UK first with defib cabinet run on solar and wind Sustainable Building & Living
Business
A new business unit 'Ibstock Futures' will focus on sustainability and the industrialisation of construction processes at the Ibstock plant in West Yorkshire. The company believes the potential market for these technologies and systems is substantial and growing faster than the wider building products industry.
Gousto is trialling edible packaging made from pea protein to reduce plastic packaging in its recipe boxes. It is using edible stock cube packaging created with University of Cambridge spinout, Xampla.
JCB is investing £100 million on a project to produce efficient hydrogen engines ready for sale next year, banking on this power instead of electric as the all round solution.
The British Hemp Company has launched a mill in Warminster and has boosted its plans for 12 farms across the UK, with its founder Stephen Glover pointing out that being locally grown it avoids the carbon footprint of imports. In the 1930s hemp fell out of favour in Britain after the price fell and a government disinformation campaign wrongly linked hemp with Cannabis.
Fashion from seaweed fibre is behind an environmental entrepreneur's campaign to offset one gigaton of C02 by 2030 and counter the plastic microfibres shed into the environment from clothing.
The Scottish National Investment Bank has officially opened for business with the completion of its first major investment. It is claimed to be the UK's first mission-led net-zero development bank and it is being capitalised by the Scottish Government with £2 billion over ten years.
Paper manufacturer Arjowiggins has launched Sylvicta – a translucent, functional barrier paper that has been proven to preserve the quality of food and cosmetics just as well as conventional plastics.
Brakes, a leading UK foodservice wholesaler, has boosted its goal to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2025, largely thanks to the adoption of new refrigeration systems across its entire network.
The majority of the UK public backs Capitalism as the best economic system for delivering prosperity, but think it is broken and needs fixing. They are keen for businesses to take more responsibility for social and environmental issues – and are ready to support those who do by being more likely to work for and buy from them – according to an in-depth report from ReGenerate.
Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, has created a 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The bottle will debut with the Johnnie Walker brand in early 2021, and Diageo are claiming it to be a world first.
