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ET'95 UK's largest environmental e x h i b i t i o n to date According to the organizers, over 3 0 0 c o m p a n i e s will be e x h i b i t i n g at E n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y '95, m a k i n g it the largest UK e n v i r o n m e n t a l e x h i b i t i o n yet. S c h e d u l e d to take place o n 6-8 J u n e , the event will allow m a n u f a c t u r e r s of e q u i p m e n t to p r o m o t e their technologies, a n d will allow b u y e r s from m a i n s t r e a m i n d u s t r y to keep a b r e a s t of d e v e l o p m e n t s , a n d see latest p r o d u c t s . Specific h i g h l i g h t s I n c l u d e I n f o r m a t i o n p o i n t s t h a t will e n a b l e visitors to look for s o l u t i o n s to e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o b l e m s , coverage of f u t u r e e n v i r o n m e n t a l legislation a n d n e w m a r k e t s , a n d a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m m e of 24 expert briefings covering a n u m b e r of key e n v i r o n m e n t a l Issues. including m a n a g e m e n t a n d technology themes. British c o m p a n i e s are still failing to c a p t u r e the sizable n e w i n t e r n a t i o n a l m a r k e t s for e n v i r o n m e n t a l technologies. They I n c r e a s i n g l y w a n t the G o v e r n m e n t to tackle the m a r k e t b a r r i e r s h i n d e r i n g their growth. These are the key f i n d i n g s of the s e c o n d a n n u a l s u r v e y of the British e n v i r o n m e n t a l t e c h n o l o g y i n d u s t r y , p u b l i s h e d b y E n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y 95 Exhibition, w h i c h provides a n i n s i g h t into how well British e n v i r o n m e n t a l t e c h n o l o g y m a n u f a c t u r e r s are d o i n g in w i n n i n g their s h a r e of the r a p i d l y growing i n t e r n a t i o n a l m a r k e t s for e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y - f r i e n d l y m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o c e s s e s . A c c o r d i n g to the survey, the world m a r k e t for e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o d u c t s a n d services is worth 8 2 0 0 billion a n d is set to grow to 8 6 0 0 billion b y the year 2000. F u r t h e r d e t a i l s c a n be f o u n d In the The Second
Annual British Environmental Technology Industry Suruey. w h i c h is available, free of charge, from ET 95, Reed E x h i b i t i o n C o m p a n i e s .
Forfurther Information contact: The Reed Exhibition Companies Ltd, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TWO 1DL, UK. Tel 0181 910 7852;fax: 0181 910 7989.
Challenge issued S a r t o r i u s S e p a r a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y ' s lab division is I s s u i n g a 'challenge' to all w h o u s e n o n - S a r t o r i u s filtration a n d s e p a r a t i o n p r o d u c t s in the laboratory. The c o m p a n y is offering a free s a m p l e of a n y of its c o n s u m a b l e p r o d u c t s so t h a t its p e r f o r m a n c e c a n be m e a s u r e d a g a i n s t tile p r o d u c t c u r r e n t l y specified by the e n d - u s e r .
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Forfurther Information contact: Sartorlus Ltd, Longmead Business Centre, Blenheim Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 9QN, UK. Tel: 01372 728879; fax: 01372 7261 71.
Environmental technology detailed Envitec '95 - - the i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e fair for E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n a n d Waste M a n a g e m e n t Technologies - - will take place In E)tisseldorf, G e r m a n y o n 19-23 J u n e . The e v e n t will also i n c l u d e e x h i b i t o r s ' s e m i n a r s , the s p e c i a l i s t s u p p o r t p r o g r a m m e a n d the i n f o - c e n t r e e n v i r o n m e n t . The latter will r u n in parallel with ~.he trade fair a n d will deal with q u e s t i o n s of e n v l x o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n In the p r i v a t e s p h e r e . In a d d i t i o n to practical s u g g e s t i o n s , a u t h o r i t i e s , a s s o c i a t i o n s , m i n i s t r i e s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s will p r e s e n t i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t their activl~les a n d initiatives. E x p e r t s a n d s p o k e s p e o p l e from politics a n d i n d u s t r y will be t a k i n g u p the c h a l l e n g e of a n s w e r i n g critical q u e s t i o n s a n d e n g a g e In a n o p e n dialogue. The specialist s u p p o r t p r o g r a m m e will c o n s i s t of informative workshops a n d panel discussions. O r g a n i z e d b y the A s s o c i a t i o n of G e r m a n M a c h i n e a n d P l a n t M a n u f a c t u r e s t h e s e will provide the o p p o r t u n l _ty for a c o m p r e h e n s i v e e x c h a n g e of I n f o r m a t i o n .
For further information contact: Diisseldorfer Messegesellschaft mbH, NOWEA, Postfach 10 10 06, D-40001 Diisseldorf, Germany. Tel: +49 211 456001; .fax: +49 211 4560668.
S e p a r a t e c h ,grows To meet the d e m a n d s of growth, a n d to b u i l d a d d i t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e Into the orgar~tzatlon three n e w e m p l o y e e s have j o i n e d U S - b a s e d S e p a r a t e c h S e p a r a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y Inc. Rick D i n e s e n , formerly e m p l o y e d b y TetraPak, j o i n s the c o m p a n y as a n a p p l i c a t i o n s engineer, Bill Pearce will b e r e s p o n s i b l e for the m a n u f a c t u r e a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n of e q u i p m e n t at the c o m p a n y ' s facilities a n d p l a n t , a n d Mlke Masloskl will look after the s h i p p i n g a n d receiving activities.
Forfurther Information contact: Separatech, Separation Technology Inc, 1983 Sloar) Place, St Paul, MN55117, USA. Tel +1 612 771 9525: .fax: +I 612 771 9536.
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