NEWS Rushlift celebrates employees’ long service milestones


Materials handling e quipment and service provider, Rushlift, has recently celebrated 14 of its employees for their long service achievement awards in 2022 – in all, totalling 340 years of continuous service! Carl Whyment, Managing Director at


Rushlift, commented: “So many of our loyal and hardworking team members are celebrating very signifi cant work anniversaries this year – several with 40 or 30 years of service. “I would like to congratulate and thank each one of them for their dedication, hard work and for the passion with which they have performed their individual roles. This collective bank of experience, skills and knowledge, accumulated over so many years, is a very rare and valuable resource for our business – and a resounding endorsement for Rushlift as a great place to work.” Four of the longest-serving employees are


from the 130-strong engineering and technical support team. Technical Manager, Keith Wedgewood (celebrating 40 years), started out as a Service Engineer based at Bishop Auckland, when it was the only site, and is now bringing his knowledge and expertise to bear on ensuring that the service operation runs smoothly.


The company has grown nationwide across not just Ireland but the rest of the UK, and it now offers forklift contract hire, short-term rental, new truck sales, and reconditioned equipment, along with full nationwide service engineering, maintenance and parts support.


Schneider Electric named Microsoft Energy & Sustainability Partner of the Year


Schneider Electric recently won the Energy & Sustainability 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award – honoured for its EcoStruxure software solutions provided to customers that were powered by Microsoft technology, including Azure Cloud and Dynamics 365. Out of nearly 4,000 submissions from more than 100 countries across various categories, Schneider Electric was recognised for providing outstanding solutions and services in energy and sustainability. Schneider Electric and Microsoft have


been working together for more than 30 years. Last year, Schneider’s EcoStruxure solutions helped customers reduce their carbon emissions by 84 million tonnes, which amounts to 347 million tonnes saved or avoided since 2018. These solutions are powered by the most advanced evolution of Microsoft Azure. Olivier Blum, Executive Vice President


Energy Management at Schneider Electric, said: “This is great recognition of the collaborative impact we are making together to tackle climate change. We are at a critical


4 June 2022 Irish Manufacturing


Danutek to bring Solderking to the European market


Following a successful partnership with Altus Group in the UK and Ireland, Solderking, manufacturer of solders and chemical consumables, will work with Danutek to bring its product range to a wider European customer base. Danutek will offer sales and after-sales


support in several European countries as the fi rst Solderking distributor outside of the UK and Ireland for electronic manufacturers. Petar Truhchev, Sales and Support Manager


juncture; unless immediate action is taken to reduce emissions, we will shortly pass the point of no return. Companies are central to avoiding this; that is why collaborations such as this are needed to supercharge innovation efforts and create the technology which can turn the tide.” Recent projects with Microsoft include IntenCity; opened in 2021, Schneider’s fl agship ‘Building of the Future’ uses EcoStruxure solutions with Azure to deliver building intelligence by collecting 60,000 data points every two minutes. This allows IntenCity to use predictive data for smart building management and energy fl exibility, for maximum reliability and resiliency.


of Danutek Bulgaria, said: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement that underscores the value of our business network and experience within the electronics sector.” The Solderking product range will be a


welcome addition to Danutek’s portfolio of products from some of the world’s most innovative suppliers. Chris Ward, Director at Solderking,


added: “We have had a brilliant reception to our offering in the UK and Ireland with unprecedented growth. I believe this is because of our principles of top technical performance, product freshness, fl exibility and unrivalled customer care. “Our vision is to bring our products to new customers across Europe and take another step in Solderking’s successful business journey.”


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