Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the global safety charity, has today announced the launch of its new Global Safety Evidence Centre, backed by a £15 million investment over 10 years. The Centre will serve as a hub for anyone who needs to know ‘what […]

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) permeates critical decision-making processes across industries, robust ethical governance frameworks are paramount. Agentic AI, capable of autonomous action and self-improvement, presents unique challenges. Successfully navigating this complex landscape requires careful consideration of ethical implications and the

WearCheck Water, a division of leading condition monitoring specialist, WearCheck, has expanded its expertise in water analysis with the introduction of Legionella pneumophila detection and enumeration. This latest development positions WearCheck at the forefront of water and surface safety monitoring,

One of SKF’s key customers based in Cape Town, Western Cape, who depends on steam systems for its production processes, was facing costly challenges related to high energy consumption and excessive maintenance hours. The maintenance team was having to frequently

Advancements in the mining sector has led to machinery becoming more powerful and technologies becoming smarter, resulting in improved safety and efficiency in the industry. Now, green hydrogen and automation are both poised to reshape the sector once more. Green

When an Australian opencast coal mine wanted to eliminate the need for bulldozer push operations, while ensuring safe and productive blasting, it turned to BME for its electronic initiation solutions. Producing seven million tonnes of coking coal annually, the mine

As South Africa’s mining sector faces growing pressure to improve safety, efficiency, and environmental performance, mine ventilation and cooling remain critical levers for progress. Advances in digital technologies are transforming how these systems operate, integrating real-time air quality monitoring with

Businesses are driven by change; however, the pace of transformation has never been as rapid as it is today. As advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and big data analytics mature, they are not only reshaping operational models,

With depressed platinum group metal (PGM) prices, there is plenty of scope for optimism and opportunity, it emerged at last month’s PGMs Industry Day in Johannesburg. According to delegate Joseph Mainama, partner and principal mining engineer at SRK Consulting South

The application of sensor technology to reduce the operational and standby power losses of traditional current and voltage transformers means that, over the lifetime of a typical switchboard in the African environment, the energy saving equates to 181 MWh over