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Zigor has recently joined the Green Agreement as part of European Green Capital year in Vitoria-Gasteiz - a city in northern Spain that was selected as a European Green Capital in 2010. As part of the agreement Zigor plans to set up a ‘smart grid’ installation for generation and consumption manage- ment. This will be made up of renewable energy generation sources and energy storage solutions that aim to reduce the energy consumption of the company’s industrial activity. www.zigor.com/uk


The Phoenix range of fire-proof cable cleats from Ellis has received London Underground (LUL) approval. The cleats are manufactured in 316L stainless steel, are fire-proof and corrosion resis- tant and provide a method of safe cable restraint for any FP installation. The range was granted full LUL 1-085 approval and has been added to the London Underground Approved Products Register as product 1661. www.ellispatents.co.uk


After a site survey at a number of its buildings, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has installed five Powerstar voltage optimisation units from EMSc (UK). The units have achieved savings of between 6.2% and 13.7% on total elec- tricity consumption, resulting in an annu- al cost saving in excess of £30,000, and a reduction in CO2 emissions by a collective 265 tonnes. www.powerstar.co.uk


UPS range receives certification


BORRI HAS RECENTLY received inde- pendent certification for its B9000FXS and B9600FXS UPS. The results show that the B9000FXS and B9600FXS models achieve over 95% efficiency even at part load while operating in online double conversion (VFI) mode.


The certification, which was established by the International Electro-technical Commission in 1999 to help end users


better understand UPS capabilities, was awarded to Borri by the global, independent certifying body, TÜV NORD Cert. Mark Trolley of Borri said, “While it is common for some UPS manu- facturers to test their equipment in-house and declare the efficiency figures, there is some scope to be optimistic with the results. With this independent certification, our users can rest assured that the specifica- tions we quote are what they will actually realise on-site.” www.borri.co.uk


CI prize draw winner announced


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ALAN RANSOM OF Net-Tex Industries was the lucky winner in the 2011 annual Connecting Industry circulation prize draw. Ransom’s prize of an iPod Touch was presented to him by Datateam’s managing editor, Neil Mead, at the Net-Tex Industries headquarters in Kent. Ransom is a regular reader of Factory Equipment and finds the


Formed in 1983, Net-Tex was originally geared to service the needs of the veterinary and agri- cultural industry with high tech- nology solutions, nutrition and animal husbandry equipment products. The company’s aerosol range for niche markets has now expanded to include general auto- motive, fire and stove, equestrian products and an insecticide range. Sign-up to any of the Connecting Industry titles now and you could be in with a chance of winning next year’s prize of the latest Apple iPad. www.connectingindustry.com


Passing the test in South Africa


RIGEL’S 288 ELECTRICAL safety analyser, Uni-Pulse defibrillator analyser and Uni-Sim are among several testers being used by the National Department of Health in Pretoria, South Africa, for its health technology audit and asset management scheme.


The purpose of this scheme is to create seven teams of highly trained technicians and equip them with the skills required to understand better the importance of electrical safety testing and how to service and maintain medical equipment properly.


This scheme will improve national safety testing procedures, ensuring more electrically oper- ated equipment such as x-ray machines, ECGs and blood pres- sure units used at healthcare and hospital facilities throughout South Africa are safe for use by both medical staff and patients. www.rigelmedical.com


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