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Vegatruck ‘on the road’ customer training facility 2026 tour across the UK and Ireland
The distinctive VEGATRUCK mobile customer training facility returns this October for a four- week Celtic Tour. Travelling through Northern England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Scotland, it will bring practical, hands-on training in level and pressure instrumentation closer to customers across the regions. Attendance is completely free of charge, with timed tickets booked through Ticket Tailor. The VEGATRUCK combines an American
Kenworth W900 with a specially designed, expanding Formula 1-style trailer. Inside is a 64 m² presentation and training area featuring a mini theatre, working instruments, live application models and interactive technology. Rather than simply hearing about the equipment,
visitors can see measurements in action, handle instruments and discuss their own applications directly with VEGA specialists.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON-BOARD: Expert Guidance: Engage with VEGA’s pressure and level experts who will be on hand. provide in-depth training, demonstrations, and answer any questions about the featured product range. Product Demonstrations: Experience fi rst- hand the capabilities of VEGA’s cutting-edge products, including the universally adaptable 6X Non-Contact Level radar tailored to your process
needs; discover the low-cost, versatile and resilient level sensors for the Water Industry; take a closer look at our comprehensive line of process, hydrostatic, and differential pressure transmitters, and our range of point level detection and radiometric technology. Models cover applications including fl ow measurement, stormwater overfl ow basins, bulk solids, and the chemical, petrochemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. Wireless IIoT Solutions: Explore VEGA’s battery-
powered wireless IIoT radar solutions, offering advanced functionality and ease of integration. VEGA Inventory System: Learn about VIS -
the innovative software designed to streamline inventory management processes. Sensor setup with VEGA Tools App: Join a live demo showcasing instrument adjustment with Bluetooth communications, compatible with all plics sensors since 2002. With easy to use graphic visualisation of your data, a menu structure identical to PACTware/DTM and back-up/restore functions.
Free timed tickets help ensure visitors have dedicated time with the team. Booking links are listed in the schedule below and further venue links will be added as they become available.
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Bittersweet: New documentary explores the rise and fall of Ireland’s fi rst sugar factory
A new radio documentary is exploring the people, industry and agricultural heritage behind Ireland’s fi rst major sugar factory, as the country marks 100 years of sugar production from Irish- grown beet. Bittersweet: The Rise & Fall of the Sugar
Factory examines the history of the Carlow sugar factory, which became an important part of the region’s industrial and agricultural landscape. Produced by Cleverality Productions for the
Carlow County Council Commemorations Committee, with support from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, the hour-long documentary was launched at County Carlow Museum as part of Culture Night. Drawing on the memories of former factory
employees, sugar-beet growers and local residents, the programme explores how the factory connected agriculture with large-scale food processing, transport, engineering and skilled manufacturing, supporting generations of workers and growers.
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It also examines how the operation evolved alongside changing technologies and production demands, as well as the impact of its eventual closure on employees and the surrounding community. Personal stories are central to the project, with the producer’s own grandfather having worked
at the factory throughout his working life. This family connection helped inspire an exploration of the people and skills behind the manufacturing operation. “Bittersweet is really about the people behind the factory,” the project’s producer explained. “It was a major manufacturing operation, but behind that were generations of workers, beet growers and families whose lives were connected to it.” As Ireland refl ects on a century of sugar production from Irish-grown beet, the documentary preserves an important chapter of the country’s industrial history, highlighting the close relationship between manufacturing and the agricultural communities that sustained it. Bittersweet: The Rise & Fall of the Sugar
Factory is available to listen to online. The project team is also available for interviews and can connect media with former factory employees and sugar-beet growers featured in the programme.
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