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L.B. Foster Success at Railway Industry Association RISE Awards
Technology-focused infrastructure solutions provider L.B. Foster Europe is celebrating a double success at this year’s Railway Industry Supply Excellence (RISE) Awards, highlighting excellence within the sector. L.B. Foster was the outright winner in the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award…
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New Switches & Crossings Lubrication Solution at London Waterloo Delivers Major Cost Economies for Network Rail
A requirement to reduce track maintenance at London Waterloo station has resulted in the innovative re-engineering of a friction management dispenser by L.B. Foster Friction Management - part of global infrastructure solutions provider L.B. Foster Company - that is now delivering major cost…
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L.B. Foster at RailLive
Visitors attending this year’s Rail Live at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire will have the opportunity to see and hear more about L.B. Foster’s in-demand PW series hydraulic lubricator, as well as a number of additional rail solutions on Stand B20 . The PW hydraulic lubricator…
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Delivering critical passenger information when and where it’s needed
As international passenger numbers continue to build following the lifting of COVID travel restrictions, many UK airports are now focusing investment on delivering critical travel information that improves the overall customer experience. Adding credence to this was a Transport Focus Report in July…
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L.B. Foster’s InView Remote Bridge Strike monitoring solution watches over UK’s fifth most bashed rail bridge
A remote condition monitoring solution that allows inspection of the bridge structure and measures the amount of deck movement is installed on the fifth most bashed rail bridge in Britain. L.B. Foster’s InView Bridge Strike Monitoring solution is fitted to the deck of Stuntney Road bridge in…
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L.B. Foster Delivers Safer, Quieter and Easier Journeys at InnoTrans
L.B. Foster Company, the NASDAQ listed transportation and infrastructure solutions group, is showcasing its end-to-end track management and performance monitoring solutions at Innotrans 2022 in Hall 21 on stand 250, and outside on stand O160. L.B. Foster’s Total Track Management combines its…
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L.B. Foster Announces Two UK-Based Rail Technologies Acquisitions
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR), a global solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets, today announced its acquisition of Skratch Enterprises Ltd. (“Skratch”), a Telford, UK-based digital solutions specialty company, and Intelligent Video Ltd.
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Pueblo Business Hosts Delegates from 20 Countries at International Rail Safety Conference
Pueblo railroad business L.B. Foster is hosting delegates from 20 countries around the world as part of a three-day international railroad conference in Denver, CO to improve awareness of level crossing safety. Around 50 representatives from international railroad organizations will meet with L.B.
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L.B. Foster Hosts Delegates from 20 Countries at ILCAD 22
Delegates from 20 countries around the world attending a three-day international railroad conference in Denver, CO, will visit L.B. Foster’s production facilities in Pueblo, CO, to learn more about the company’s range of innovative technology solutions designed to save lives and prevent…
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L.B. Foster TEW Plus Awarded Loss Prevention Standards 1014 & 1048 Full Approval
London-based fire safety system specialist L.B. Foster TEW Plus is celebrating a double success, receiving full approval certification for both Loss Prevention Standard (LPS) 1014 and 1048 from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), part of BRE Global. Having achieved full approval…
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New Digital Customer Information Signage Informing Every Journey
A new digital customer information signage solution from L.B. Foster has now been successfully deployed at more than 50 locations across the UK rail network. Inform by L.B. Foster is an innovative suite of hardware and software applications that is providing up-to-the-minute disruption information…
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Insight Earthworks Monitoring Wins Equipment Innovation Category at Prestigious GE Awards
An earthworks monitoring solution which uses LiDAR technology has won the Award for Equipment Innovation category at the Ground Engineering (GE) Awards in London. This prestigious award recognises excellence through new product or technology development for the ground engineering industry. L.B.
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L.B. Foster Presented with Rolls-Royce Award
L.B. Foster is extremely proud to receive a prestigious award alongside Brown & Holmes from Rolls-Royce Submarines. The ‘Supplier Recognition and Appreciation Award’ was presented to Pete Toseland and Dawn Shaw, L.B. Foster, by Jill Polisena and Paul Sims from Rolls-Royce. Pete Toseland…
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Automating manual handling increases safety in food manufacturing
By Adrian Pryce, Internal Sales Manager at L.B. Foster I guess the clue is in the title! If you’re interested in automation and the use of robotics in food manufacturing, then this article is for you. As you’ll appreciate, the food industry is one of the UK’s largest manufacturing sectors…
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UK rail first in-screen British Sign Language interpreters launch at London Euston
In a UK rail first, Network Rail has partnered with software and hardware specialist L.B. Foster Netpractise to launch in-screen British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters on fixed and mobile digital passenger information displays at London Euston station. British Sign Language is the preferred…
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Control panel provides new lease of life for Malton signal box
After 55 years of reliable service, the signalling control panel at Malton signal box on the popular York to Scarborough line has been upgraded by L.B. Foster TEW Engineering, ensuring uninterrupted performance well beyond 2060. Around 35 trains per day travel the 36 mile journey between York and…
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Passenger Information Software and Hardware
The combination of L.B. Foster’s powerful Inform Media software and its flexible suite of Inform display hardware is delivering critical content to passengers right where it’s needed. Inform Media software Software developers at L.B. Foster Netpractise are working with Network Rail and TOCs to…
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Extending switch life with KELTRACK® friction modifier
We are market leaders in friction management for the rail and transit markets. Researching innovative applications for our friction modifiers has led to new thinking about how to increase network asset life and reduce costly track maintenance. Switches and crossings are an integral part of rail…
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Putting Passengers First
The challenge of ‘putting passengers first’, as detailed in Network Rail’s Delivery Plan for Control Period 6 (CP6), has been taken up enthusiastically by all train operating companies. Now TransPennine Express is investing in class-leading passenger communications technology. Richard Buckley…
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L.B.Foster’s New Inform Mobile, Wireless Totem Providing Essential Passenger Information Across Rail Network During COVID Disruption
Network Rail and UK train operating companies have deployed almost 130 new Inform by L.B. Foster customer information totems from Bristol to Liverpool, Leeds to London St Pancras, as efforts continue to enhance COVID19 passenger communications on stations and concourses. Passengers at a total of…
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L.B. Foster Launches New Automated Handling Website and Solutions Brochure
Buyers and specifiers of automated handling solutions can now safely browse a comprehensive range of innovative, modular, safe and efficient conveyors, showcased online and in print by sector specialist L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling. With more people working remotely due to government…
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London Underground Awards Beacon Status to L.B. Foster Telecoms
London Underground (LUL) has awarded a prestigious Beacon award for two sites at Debden and Ickenham stations, where L.B. Foster (Tew Plus ltd) is working with principal contractor Geoffrey Osborne Ltd to deliver step-free accessibility on the LUL network. L.B. Foster Telecoms is delivering four…
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New digital form software helps businesses Work Smart!
A new mobile software solution that lets users capture details on simple, customisable digital forms and upload them instantly for analysis is now available from L.B. Foster Netpractise, part of L.B. Foster, the global engineering group of companies. Work Smart! is a new product recently added to…
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Automating food and drink production during lockdown
Since the UK government announced its lockdown on the economy back in March, the team at L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling has continued to operate safely, whilst fulfilling its order book commitments for a wide range of customers across the brewing, food and beverage sector. Food and…
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New Animation Reveals Inform Media’s Full Functionality
A new short promotional film has been released today which explores the full functionality of L.B. Foster’s Inform Media software solution for mobile disruption messaging on the UK’s transit networks. The two and a half minute duration film includes a short animation that demonstrates how Inform…
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Delivering World-Class Friction Management Solutions to the German Rail Sector
The global leader in friction management solutions for the rail and urban transit sectors is now extending its solutions and delivery capabilities for the German rail market. L.B. Foster Bahntechnoligien has established offices in Herne, North Rhine Westphalia, from where it deploys its Total…
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Network Rail and TOCs Continue to Put Passengers First in Lockdown
Despite dramatic reductions in journeys during the COVID19 pandemic restrictions, both Network Rail and Train Operating Companies (TOCs) continue to collaborate with key supply chain partners, including L.B. Foster Netpractise, to deliver ongoing improvements in customer communications during…
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COVID-19 Keeping our world moving
As news develops around the spread of Coronavirus, L.B. Foster is continuing to carefully monitor the situation. As the number of reported cases in the UK continues to rise so does the risk of exposure. It is therefore important to make you aware that L.B. Foster has a Pandemic Business Continuity…
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Noisy Trams Get the Silent Treatment on Coronation Street
The cast of Coronation Street, the world’s longest-running soap opera, no longer face daily disruption from tram noise following the installation of an innovative new trackside friction management solution by L.B. Foster Rail Technologies. The interrupting high pitched sound of metal-on-metal…
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BFBi New Member - L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling
L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling operates from its design, manufacturing and production facilities in Nottingham. The business brings together the experience and expertise of L.B. Foster Europe’s East Midlands-based Industrial Automation and Materials Handling businesses into a single…
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Total digital journey planning with new Inform Media from L.B. Foster
A giant leap forward in mobile, always-on digital journey planning will be revealed by global infrastructure support business L.B. Foster in Hall 2/2 C60 at this year’s IT-TRANS at the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre in Rheinstetten, Germany on 3-5 March. Inform Media by L.B. Foster is a comprehensive…
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L.B. Foster Friction Management Solutions Extend Asset Life on Doha Metro
Trains operating on one of the world’s most advanced metro systems are now fitted with a uniquely designed onboard applicator interface system that applies friction modifier to train wheelsets on the new 76km Doha Metro in Qatar. The new applicator system was designed and developed to fit the…
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New Automated Pallet Debanders Raise Safety Levels at Britvic
Britvic uploads almost 100,000 aluminium cans from pallets onto each of three new canning lines per hour at the company’s upgraded Rugby production site. Now the process of removing each pallet’s plastic retaining straps has been fully automated using vertical debanders manufactured by L.B.
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Safety First
The Crossrail Act 2008 was given royal assent in July 2008. Construction began on 15 May 2009. L.B. Foster Telecoms (TEW Plus) Ltd started work on the Crossrail project in 2012, subsequently growing its footprint on the project to encompass all 10 new stations. Working on such a large and complex…
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Informing Passengers on Trans Pennine Express
Keeping rail passengers informed with latest updates on travel disruption and services is a commitment that Trans Pennine Express is quite literally rolling out to its customers. The rail franchise has invested in 18 new Inform by L.B. Foster mobile, wireless, battery-powered, fully interactive…
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Ready for take off
Gatwick Airport is the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK. With almost 50 million passengers passing through the airport annually, Inform by L.B. Foster is being used to provide up-to-the-minute passenger information inside and outside terminals. David Swain, South Terminal…
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Opportunity Knocks
Getting out and around the business is a value that Nottingham’s Neil Roberts has really taken to heart. His most recent work around avalanche detection has seen him embark on an 8,000 mile adventure to present at Railway Interchange 2019 in the US city of Minneapolis. “Minneapolis in September…
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Continuous Automation
At L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling we apply our expertise and knowledge for the benefit of businesses seeking innovative solutions that simplify manufacturing processes. It‘s a skill set that we‘ve been practicing for over 30 years, delivering for some of the world‘s leading…
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Unlocking Value
Network Rail's current multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan represents the biggest investment programme in the railways since Victorian times. As an integral part of the railway supply chain, L.B. Foster Telecoms continues to benefit from its close alignment with network owners, rail operators…
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3 Yorkshire Peaks Charity Fundraiser
In June a team from our Sheffield office pushed themselves to the limit, taking on a 24 mile walk in under 12 hours to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield. The 3 Yorkshire Peaks involves climbing a total of 1585 metres up three of the county’s most challenging hills. Our team’s…
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X-Runner Charity Fundraiser
Acclaimed as the UK’s best fun mud runs and obstacle races, another group of nine philanthropic fools took on the challenge of X-Runner at Nottingham’s Holme Pierrepont Country Park. This time we raised over £500 for Rumbletums Café - a community café and a supported training project for…
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40 Years Long service award
When Phil Chester started his career with The TEW Group back in 1979, his local football team Nottingham Forest was riding on the crest of a wave as newly crowned European Champions, and Art Grfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ was the best selling single of the year. Jump forward 40 years and, unlike…
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Britvic - Making life's everyday moments more enjoyable
Britvic is a leading soft drinks company, with operations in Great Britain, Ireland, France and Brazil. It’s on a mission to make our lives more enjoyable. The company has installed three vertical debanders at its Rugby production site designed, manufactured and commissioned by L.B. Foster…
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Bumper Success
Our innovative bumper assembly equipment allows customers to fully control the assembly, testing and data logging of front and rear vehicle bumpers, whilst ensuring no degradation occurs to the bumper surface. Bumper assembly equipment is just one of a range of fully automated solutions that we…
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Automated Remote Monitoring of Avalanches Keeps Tracks Clear
Protecting the railroad against disruption caused by avalanches takes any number of forms, from physical infrastructure such as snow sheds, built of structural timber with concrete retaining walls that protect the track in the path of avalanches, to avalanche forecasters and wired slide fences. But…
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Loughborough University Student Wins IMechE Mechatronics Student of the Year 2019
A Loughborough University engineering student has been crowned winner of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Mechatronics Student of the Year competition, sponsored by L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling. Twenty four year old Guy King is a final year student studying for a…
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Protector X
The new standard in friction management It’s not every day that a new standard in trackside friction management is introduced to market, but that’s exactly what L.B. Foster Friction Management has achieved with the launch of its groundbreaking PROTECTOR®X. PROTECTOR®X system provides…
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Remote Performance Monitoring
L.B. Foster is leading the way, thanks to comprehensive research and in-field testing undertaken by our team of friction management experts at our global centre of excellence in Vancouver. Working closely with L.B. Foster’s software solutions team in the UK, we have created a new, sector-leading…
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Internet of Things
How Internet of Things Optimizes Friction Management in Heavy Haul Track. The benefits of a successfully implemented friction management program for the heavy haul railroad include extended rail life, reduced track damaging forces, reduced rolling contact fatigue, and improved consist fuel…
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Taking it to the street
Melbourne’s Yarra Tram network is the largest in the world and arguably the most iconic feature of a city known for its culture, food and wine, events and multiculturalism. The TOR applicator dispenses a water-based friction modifier product to resolve this issue. St. Kilda Road is the busiest…
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Introducing Total Friction Management at AusRAIL
L.B. Foster exhibited at this year’s AusRAIL PLUS 2019 with its exclusive Australian agent AirLube Rail to introduce the company's comprehensive new TOTAL FRICTION MANAGEMENT (TFM™) capability. Hosted at the prestigious Sydney International Convention Centre, Australia’s first…
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Mobile Information Totem Ready for Take-off
With global airline passenger numbers expected to double to 8.2 billion by 2037, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), increasing pressure on airport infrastructure will require ever-smarter ways to deliver information to travellers, when and where it is needed. Mobile…
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Delivering digital solutions to improve rail performance
Focusing on the UK industry, where have you implemented your products and how are they making a difference? Our ‘touch points’ throughout the UK rail network are quite varied, but a great example is our disruption information totems called ‘Inform’. These passenger information totems are…
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L.B. Foster Professional Development Scheme Receives IMechE Accreditation
A professional development programme for engineers at Sheffield-based L.B. Foster Rail Technologies has received accreditation by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the professional body representing mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. IMechE's Professional…
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SmartAirports: Improving Customer Journeys
The increasing popularity and accessibility of air travel mean airports now host millions of travellers each year as they prepare for their onward journeys. Keeping people informed with up-to-date information is key to positive passenger experiences. So what does smart journey planning look like?
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Pallet Handling - A revolution in innovation
Plastic straps are used widely in the food and beverage industries to secure goods on pallets during transportation. Safely removing and disposing responsibly of the straps is a challenge facing the sector. At L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling, our debander solutions include…
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Focusing on the Future
Understanding what the future looks like is key to the continued growth and success of L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling. Here we talk to Paul Parkinson and Alex Morgan to find out how they see things and what is shaping the business‘s direction as it pursues opportunities in new and…
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Perpetual Motion
L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling supplies high quality, high performance conveyors and spare part components to Allevard Springs. Allevard Springs is part of the Suspensions Components Division of the Sogefi Group, a leading global supplier of original parts for the world’s automotive…
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Gatwick Airport Takes Message to Passengers with New Wireless Totem Display
Passengers at one of the UK’s busiest international airports are now receiving important travel disruption information in parts of the airport previously not served by passenger information displays, both inside and outside. Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in…
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L.B. Foster Launches New Total Rail Management and Performance Monitoring Solutions
L.B. Foster Europe is back at Railtex for the first time since 2015 on stand F11. The company is launching its new, end to end track management and performance monitoring solutions, integrating conventional rail products with intelligent, always-on, digital technologies to improve performance…
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Rail Live Show Overview: L.B. Foster
L.B. Foster (Stand J19) designs and manufactures innovative engineering solutions that are used widely in global rail, energy, manufacturing and materials handling industries. The company’s Rail Technologies solutions centre is a world leader in friction management and high-quality track…
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FORS Silver Accreditation Drives L.B. Foster Telecoms Forward
L.B. Foster Telecoms, a division of leading electrical and mechanical engineering group L.B. Foster Europe, has successfully completed its Silver Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) accreditation, which recognises the business’s commitment to the continual improvement, safety and…
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Chair of Transport Select Committee Drops in for Breakfast Briefing
The Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee attended a busy breakfast business briefing in Nottingham, organised by the East Midlands Chamber. Lilian Greenwood MP joined a number of East Midlands business leaders at the Nottingham offices of electrical and mechanical engineering…
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Prague Metro Sticks with L.B. Foster for Friction Solutions
Operators of the Prague Metro are big believers in the in-service benefits of our friction management solutions. That’s because they have seen first-hand a real reduction in hunting and corrugation problems, as well as reduced tread wear further extending wheel life. The Prague Metro is the sixth…
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LIDAR Security Applications Impress at Optex Open Day
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of detection systems hosted an open day to showcase its wide range of innovative technology solutions for applications in the securities industries. Among Optex’s partners attending was our team from L.B. Foster Control & Display Solutions, showcasing…
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L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling Scores a Hat-trick of Successes with New Performance Accreditations
Automation and materials handling expert L.B. Foster is celebrating achieving independent industry standards accreditation for its quality management, environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems, processes and procedures. Part of the electrical and mechanical…
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IMechE Mechatronics Engineering Student of the Year Announced
Four student finalists battled it out to win the coveted title of ‘Mechatronics Engineering Student of the Year’ sponsored by L.B. Foster Europe, at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) headquarters in London. Twenty three year old Adam Fry is studying Electronics Engineering at the…
