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General Electric (GE) is joining forces with Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala Development to provide $8bn (

The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) have commissioned MCP to develop a lean toolkit for use by their in-house consultants in assisting manufacturing organisations throughout Scotland.MCP will develop and deliver a training programme to Scottish Enterprise

The global power crunch could increase the cost of everything from cars to the humble soft-drink can as rising energy prices push up the cost of aluminium.The supply of aluminium - which is used to build cars, aircraft and even stepladders - is struggling to keep pace with demand because producers cannot get access to the vast quantities of electricity needed to create the lightweight metal.

 As a result, aluminium prices, already at historic highs, are expected to rise by about 33 per cent in the next couple of years.A large aluminium smelter consumes as much electricity as a city, and a single furnace, which is about the size of a lorry, uses enough power for 1,000 homes but produces only about three tonnes of metal a day. Anglesey Aluminium in Wales is Britain's biggest single consumer of electricity.

Ashtead Technology Ltd, a leading high-technology rental equipment supplier, is delighted to announce that its management team, with backing from Phoenix Equity Partners, has successfully acquired the business in a

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Britain will soon have its first national network of charging bays for electric cars as growing numbers of motorists opt for alternative forms of transport.

By the end of next year, about 1,000 of the bays are expected to be installed across the country, with 200 in London and smaller networks in other conurbations.

Eventually, each city is expected to have hundreds of the sockets

 ERIKS UK has signed an extended distribution contract with SMC Pneumatics (UK), the world leader in pneumatic technology. Under the terms of the new agreement, ERIKS UK becomes a Level 1 National Distributor for the entire SMC range of pneumatic products and services.

 The extended agreement builds upon an already successful relationship between ERIKS and SMC that has evolved over the years, and brings together the extensive technical sales and support teams of both organisations. With SMC

In order to speed up delivery of linear guides and machined shafts, Schaeffler (UK) Ltd has opened a Linear Quick-Centre at its manufacturing plant in South Wales, offering UK customers significantly shorter lead times.

Precision bearing and automotive component manufacturer Schaeffler (UK) Ltd is now offering UK customers a rapid delivery service for its comprehensive range of linear guides and machined shafts.

The Linear Quick-Centre was opened recently at Schaeffler UK

QinetiQ, the defence contractor spun out of the Ministry of Defence, is considering acquisitions in the United States after record sales this year.

The company, which recently opened an office in Australia, is also looking to expand into the Middle East, Scandinavia and South-East Asia.

Graham Love, chief executive of QinetiQ, said that the company was keen to trade with a number of countries in the Middle East.