Following requests from RIDBA members, certification experts BM Trada will deliver a webinar on UKCA marking and the changes you need to be aware of prior to implementation in January 2023.
This online event will take place on July 5 via Zoom....
Following requests from RIDBA members, certification experts BM Trada will deliver a webinar on UKCA marking and the changes you need to be aware of prior to implementation in January 2023.
This online event will take place on July 5 via Zoom....
My intention for this article was to present an update from the various British Standards committees on which I represent the interests of the agricultural sector.
Then the Met Office issued a rare red weather warning and Storm Eunice arrived. Once again,...
Thank you to everyone who attended, spoke at and sponsored RIDBA's Industry Day. It was a fantastic event and good to see so many members enjoy the day at the Abbey Hotel in Malvern.
The day began with RIDBA's AGM, before livestock consultant Jamie Robertson delivered a talk on the design...
Steel producers say the Russian invasion of Ukraine is to blame for recent price increases and extended lead times.
British Steel has hiked the price on steel sections by £250 per tonne, blaming the war for disruption to trade and high levels of volatility in the prices of energy and...
RIDBA has published its programme of insightful presentations lined up for the Industry Day on April 21, 2022.
This popular event will include talks from expert speakers on subjects such as mental health, keeping your galvanizer safe and recruiting staff. There will also be exlcusive updates from RIDBA’s...
In the previous issue I wrote about the impact buildings have on greenhouse gas emissions and the potential impact of climate change on the design of buildings. We are all going to be hearing the phrase ‘net zero’ a lot more over the next few years as the UK attempts to balance its...
The language of late 2021 has a focus on climate change, and how our leaders are going to commit to consumption and investment policies that will make a significant change for the better. The language is not new but is finding a wider usage; re-think, reduce, re-use, recycle. At the same time the global livestock industry is...
Tickets are now available for the RIDBA Industry Day which will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
This popular event will include talks from expert speakers on subjects such as mental health, product marking and updates from RIDBA’s technical and livestock consultants.
Guests will have the...
With the COP26 summit beginning in Glasgow this month and the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report published in August, climate change is back on the news agenda.
The IPCC report presented further...
Although the subject of heat stress has been mentioned before, some of the predictable changes in cattle systems in the UK are beginning to bite on animal health and welfare.
The first change is that as cattle become more productive, they process more energy and need to dump more sensible heat to...