Link: ISO 10467:2018 Plastics piping systems for pressure and non-pressure drainage and sewerage. Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) systems based on unsaturated polyester (UP) resin
Source: BSI Standards
BS EN ISO 20863:2018 Footwear. Test methods for stiffeners and toepuffs. Bondability
Leather
Footwear
Mechanical testing
Bonding
Adhesive strength
Stiffeners
Clothing
Adhesion tests
Link: BS EN ISO 20863:2018 Footwear. Test methods for stiffeners and toepuffs. Bondability
Source: BSI Standards
ISO 20950-1:2018 Water quality. Determination of available weak and dissociable (WAD) cyanide Method using ligand exchange, flow injection analysis (FIA), gas-diffusion and amperometric detection
PD ISO/IEC TS 22237-4:2018 Information technology. Data centre facilities and infrastructures Environmental control
Security
Availability
Infrastructure
Data
Information technology
Link: PD ISO/IEC TS 22237-4:2018 Information technology. Data centre facilities and infrastructures Environmental control
Source: BSI Standards
BS IEC 62899-303-1:2018 Printed electronics Equipment. Roll-to-roll printing. Mechanical dimensions
Printed-circuit boards
Electric insulators
Electrical components
Electrical insulation devices
Electrical insulating materials
Electronic engineering
Test methods
Electronic equipment and components
Electrical insulation
Link: BS IEC 62899-303-1:2018 Printed electronics Equipment. Roll-to-roll printing. Mechanical dimensions
Source: BSI Standards
BS EN ISO 2507-3:2017 Thermoplastics pipes and fittings. Vicat softening temperature Test conditions for acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) andacrylonitrile/styrene/acrylic ester (ASA) pipes and fittings
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Testing conditions
Fittings (pipes)
Plastic pipes
Thermoplastic polymers
Link: BS EN ISO 2507-3:2017 Thermoplastics pipes and fittings. Vicat softening temperature Test conditions for acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) andacrylonitrile/styrene/acrylic ester (ASA) pipes and fittings
Source: BSI Standards
Publication: HL Bill 106(b) Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons disagreement to and amendments in lieu of a Lords amendment
Data Protection Bill [HL]: HL Bill 106(b) Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons disagreement to and amendments in lieu of a Lords amendment
Link: Publication: HL Bill 106(b) Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons disagreement to and amendments in lieu of a Lords amendment
Source: Data Protection Bill
Double-investigation leads to fine for North East car parts manufacturer Faltec Europe Limited
A South Tyneside car parts manufacturer has been fined £1.6million after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and an explosion occurred at the same plant within a year.
Link: Double-investigation leads to fine for North East car parts manufacturer Faltec Europe Limited
Source: Health and Safety
Committee appointed to investigate the rural economy
Lords Committee appointed on Rural Economy
Link: Committee appointed to investigate the rural economy
Source: Parliamentary News
Press release: Fintech envoy for Northern Ireland appointed
Fintech – short for Financial Technology – is one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK economy. It encompasses innovation in financial services including digital banking, payment technologies, peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding platforms. Georgina will be responsible for promoting Northern Ireland’s thriving fintech sector and championing it as a place for firms to develop and grow their business.
Georgina is the digital transformation leader at Allstate and is known as a highly-accomplished technology expert in Northern Ireland. She has over 20 years of experience in tech businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond said:
Fintech is the future of financial services, and we want each corner of the UK to be able to harness its power.
Our new regional fintech envoy for Northern Ireland, Georgina O’Leary, will help the sector to grow and flourish > throughout Belfast and beyond.I want to congratulate Georgina on her new role. With her wealth of experience in the technology sector, I am
certain she will build on the success of the existing envoys in helping the UK to remain at the cutting edge of the
digital revolution.
Georgina joins the current envoys in championing fintech in their regions:
- David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus Financial and Louise Smith, Head of Current Account Design for RBS (envoys for Scotland)
- David Duffy, CEO of CYBG (envoy for England)
- Chris Sier, Professor of Financial Technology at the University of Leeds (envoy for the Northern Powerhouse)
The Chancellor also announced today that Richard Theo, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealthify, would become the government’s new fintech envoy for Wales.
Further information:
- fintech is the apps, computer programs and other technologies that support and improve how we bank and access finance. It encompasses innovation in financial services such as crowdfunding, e-banking, payment technologies, peer-to-peer lending, and cryptocurrencies
- fintech contributes roughly £6.6 billion to GDP and employs over 61,000 people across the country. More people work in UK fintech than in New York fintech or in the combined fintech workforce of Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan
Link: Press release: Fintech envoy for Northern Ireland appointed
Source: Gov Press Releases