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For the first time ever, European container glass manufacturers come together to build the first large scale Hybrid Electric Furnace to run on 80
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Earlier this month British Glass accompanied members of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) team on a visit to the Ardagh Group’s Barnsley facility.
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An exciting new role for a proactive all-rounder to give administrative and data/information support to our small team which provides membership
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Whilst every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of workers in a glass plant, sometimes even more care is needed when working with glass heated to temperatures over 1,000oC.
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Health, safety and environmental benefits, along with greater efficiency, have already been proven on a trial of the Socabelec IS machine blank-side swabbing robot, says Encirc.
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Ardagh Group’s Doncaster plant has a large, predominantly male workforce, producing glass bottles and jars for major consumer brands, all year round. With increasing public awareness around mental health, and particularly men’s mental health, Ardagh Group has launched a wellbeing initiative in a move toward a happier, healthier and more productive workforce.
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A quick overview of some of the key aspects of British Glass activity in the preceding membership year.
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The document provides practical guidance on the safe working practices that should be adopted in the operation of IS glass forming machines and the management controls needed to support them.
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This 2018 code of practice supersedes the TEC 11 document and gives guidance to container manufacturers, packer fillers, merchants, equipment suppliers and logistics companies on the safe packaging and transportation of empty glass containers to customers.