HIGH QUALITY IP69k Stainless steel motors & gear motors

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Electro ABI, located in Haarlem, the Netherlands, has been developing and manufacturing electric motors and gear reducers since 1955. The company owns an advanced production facility in the Netherlands where both mechanical and electrical parts are manufactured with the utmost care and precision. Responding to market needs, KMF has developed a range of completely stainless steel aseptic electric motors and gear motors, especially designed for sectors dealing with high standards in hygiene and cleaning, such as e.g. machines for the food and beverage industry.

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Under-10m Pilot Quota Schemes

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The Industry/Defra working group charged with developing solutions to the quota problems facing parts of the under 10m fleet, met again recently to review responses to the Defra consultation and discuss ways forward. The group is comprised of representatives from NFFO, NUTFA and UKAFPO, although, of course, the Federation has overlapping membership with both organisations.

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Blast freezing makes a difference

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HB Grandi’s pelagic factory at Vopnafjördur will be running at full capacity this weekend freezing herring and mackerel, in spite of this being a Bank Holiday weekend in Iceland, and according to Magnús Róbertsson, in charge of production, there is no slowing of the pace expected until the autumn when the mackerel and herring quotas are expected to be finished.

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Dutch blue shell mussel producers achieve MSC certification

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The Dutch Producers' Organisation Mussel Culture (in Dutch: PO Mosselcultuur) celebrate the 2011 mussel season with a special achievement: the fishery has been awarded MSC certification following an independent assessment against the MSC standard for sustainable fisheries. Mussels from this fishery may now bear the blue MSC ecolabel, which gives customers assurance that the product is traceable to a certified sustainable source.

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