Marine environmental solutions specialist Evac has launched a new advanced shipboard waste water treatment system, which produces crystal clear effluent that exceeds the requirements of all current quality standards, including those set by the IMO, Alaska, USCG and the Navy NIAG. It provides a compact, low maintenance solution for ship operators squeezed between the twin pressures of increasingly stringent legislation to protect the environment, and spiralling costs for waste water management and disposal.

SATEL has launched a versatile new VHF wireless data communications modem and network management software package designed for professional remote monitoring and control applications . .

GWS Systems, a leading company in industrial and technical furnishings, has recently completed an installation for Eaton Aerospace. This installation needed an expertise in ESD applications, as well as robust furniture combined with a flexible design.

Loglift Jonsered has launched a new ergonomic cabin for its market-leading range of timber cranes. Designed to meet the rising trend to specify cranes with cabins, the new V906 is not only larger and lighter than the company's previous product, but continues the manufacturer’s ‘design for durability’ philosophy.

James Hardie, a leading manufacturer of cement composite products, is making a strategic entry into the Nordic market. The company is to implement a range of tried and tested distributor and installer programmes throughout the Nordic countries, with the aim of taking a major portion of the brick and sidings market within three years.

Wärtsilä Corporation has enhanced its Auxpac range of medium-speed heavy fuel oil (HFO) marine generating sets with features that reduce costs, and simplify installation.

GWS Systems is known as a pioneer in the production of industrial furnishings. The company has decided to invest in the future and refocus its product strategy on solutions for customers. “The problem is the same in all domains: the aim is to make machines run with the same settings for as long as possible, to increase productivity. The same is true in our industry. Our target is to create universal modules and thus maximize the usage rate,” says Product Manager Mika Suoja. “This will help us comply with the market move towards more and more tailor-made solutions.”

With more than 20 years of market domination in Australia and the US, James Hardie is entering the European markets with its innovative products made of cement composite. These sidings are made to last longer, requiring only a minimum of maintenance. This global enterprise has become known in many European countries and is now looking for partners in Finland and the other Nordic countries. The local installers will be offered all necessary training and support – an entirely new business and marketing concept.

Under an agreement signed today, Dansk Eternit, Denmark's leading manufacturer of cement composites, will market and distribute the best- selling HardiPlank cement sidings from manufacturer James Hardie.

Ground and polished concrete floors have been developed into a global market worth billions which is continuing to grow, particularly in the United States and Australia. A limiting factor in this expansion has been the problem of handling the large volumes of grinding dust. Grinding dust which, in addition, often contains particles hazardous to health. The Swedish company, Dustcontrol, has now solved these problems with a new concept and two newly developed construction dust collectors which deal efficiently with large quantities of dust. The risk of lung diseases is also greatly reduced thanks to special pre-separators and advanced filter technology.