News & events

CNES manufactures lifting girdles for largest nuclear lift in the UK

25 Jul 2008

Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has successfully completed the manufacture and assembly of two, six-metre diameter steel lifting girdles that will be used to remove (lift and tail) the 400-tonne heat exchangers from the reactors at Calder Hall nuclear power plant in Cumbria.

CPE wins significant overseas order

21 Jul 2008

CPE has been awarded a multi-million pound contract from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) of India, to modify and enhance the company’s No.2, four-strand bloom caster at its plant in South East India.

AMEC and Corus team up on test rigs

17 Jul 2008

AMEC, the international project management and services company, has formed an alliance with Corus Process Engineering (CPE) to provide, at the Corus site in Workington, a comprehensive test rig design, build simulation and experimental test service to Sellafield and other nuclear licensed sites.

CPE to supply hydraulic oscillator system for continuous casting machine at VISL (India)

14 Jul 2008

CPE, in partnership with Concast (India) Ltd., has just received an order for the supply of a brand new hydraulic mould oscillator system, to be installed on a single strand bloom continuous casting machine manufactured by Concast (India) Ltd. The end customer of the machine is nationalised steel producer Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Limited (VISL), India. Final contract signing took place at the end of March 2008.

CNES builds 3,000 tonne tension compression rig for Oil States

11 Jul 2008

CNES has manufactured a 3,000 tonne hydraulic test rig for Oil States Industries (UK) Ltd based in Aberdeen. The press is a complete tension compression test rig, which will be delivered to an Oil States customer in China, Tianjin Pipe Corporation (TPCO), who will use it to ensure its seamless steel pipe is fit-for-purpose.

Wider audience offered 'International' learning opportunity

09 Jul 2008

Corus International recently commissioned Corus e-Learning to produce an interactive package, based around their Health & Safety documents.

Magnox pond decommissioning innovations

30 Jun 2008

A new technique will accelerate the Sellafield Nuclear Plant's effluent tank remediation programme, producing cost savings and also reducing operator dose uptake compared to other methods."The project was very successful and represents a major risk reduction exercise for the Sellafield site" Chris Cunningham, Project Manager at Sellafield Ltd.

CNES builds and installs new grinding machine for Wyman-Gordon

19 May 2008

Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has successfully built and installed a large grinding machine for Wyman-Gordon Ltd, a manufacturer of seamless pipes for the offshore oil, gas and power generation industry, based in Livingston, Scotland.

500 new castings for Corus' Queen Anne Blast Furnace

03 Apr 2008

More than 500 individually-cast copper components weighing a total of 390 tonnes are being made by CPE's Foundry Products in Workington for the reline of the Queen Anne blast furnace in Scunthorpe.

CNES improves 300-tonne slab carriers from Port Talbot

01 Mar 2008

Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has successfully completed refurbishment work on a MultiServ operated 300-tonne slab carrier vehicle used for transporting steel slabs around Corus’ production site at Port Talbot in South Wales. MultiServ offers a range of outsourced mill services to the metals industry, including Corus plants worldwide.

First contract for CPE with Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited of India

21 Feb 2008

CPE has been awarded a contract from Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited of India, to enhance an existing slab caster’s remotely adjustable mould and bender unit and provide one of each of the new units to Corus’ enhanced design.

Corus Redeem® detects radioactive contamination in sheep, scrap metals, landfill sites and mass transit systems

03 Sep 2007

Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has supplied 40 of its Redeem® handheld radioactive detection systems to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), for monitoring radioactivity levels in sheep in Cumbria, Scotland and North Wales, which were contaminated as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Acoustic emissions monitoring system saves five weeks’ production at UK steelmaking plant

01 Aug 2007

When it comes to monitoring the condition of critical, slow-moving (0.25-80rpm), high capital value plant and machinery, companies really need to consider the benefits of acoustic emissions monitoring – particularly where there are fluctuating load conditions and where a breakdown would have a significant impact on production.

Technical expertise and comprehensive manufacturing facilities are key to Corus’ continued success in UK cement sector

01 Aug 2007

Over the last few years, due to its unrivalled technical expertise and comprehensively-equipped manufacturing facilities in the UK, Corus Process Engineering (CPE) has been able to successfully undertake a variety of repair and refurbishment projects for companies operating in the UK cement industry.

New CCTV systems improve security and process monitoring at Corus Group’s UK-based steelmaking plants

01 Jul 2007

Although closed circuit television (CCTV) systems are commonplace in today’s society, many manufacturing companies have yet to take full advantage of their capabilities, not only as security devices, but also as an aid to monitoring critical processes or machines within a production environment.

Acoustics monitoring prevents downtime at Shapfell Lime Quarry

01 Jun 2007

By carrying out regular condition monitoring checks on critical rotating plant and machinery, Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES), the maintenance, condition monitoring and engineering services company within Corus Group, has helped a limestone quarry in Cumbria maintain its output, efficiency and profitability.

CNES helps eliminate unforeseen breakdowns and increase the service life of gearboxes and crusher rolls at Cleveland Potash

01 Jun 2007

By carrying out repair and refurbishment work on critical gearbox casings and crusher rolls for a UK-based mining company, Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has not only increased the service life of the gearboxes, but also eliminated gearbox breakdowns.

New remote radio control systems enable data trending of key engine and safety parameters on Corus Teesside locomotives

26 Apr 2007

A fleet of diesel locomotives at Corus Group’s Teesside Cast Products (TCP) plant is now set to benefit from several recently-installed features, including a new data logging and remote radio control system and additional safety features. Three locomotives have already been successfully fitted with the new systems, with 13 more locomotives to follow.

Interactive training of the workforce is the most effective approach

20 Mar 2007

The dynamic nature of industry today means that training needs are constantly evolving. E-Learning – the flexible delivery of training solutions via a range of interactive media, including CD-ROM, Internet and Intranet – can provide manufacturing and engineering organisations with extremely effective, economical and consistent training courses for their employees. The courses do not rely on the experience of an instructor and are engaging, interactive and therefore motivating for employees.

Corus unveils new range of British-designed and manufactured locomotives, the first of their type for more than 15 years

22 Jan 2007

Corus, the international steel maker, has unveiled its brand new range of British-designed and manufactured locomotives, the first of this type locomotive to be manufactured in the UK for more than 15 years.

Corus Automation Solutions receives project excellence award 2006 for blast furnace blowers upgrade work

10 Jan 2007

Corus Automation Solutions, part of Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES), has been awarded a Project Excellence Award 2006 from Pantek, for a recent turbo blowers control system upgrade project at Corus Scunthorpe.

National Railway Museum turns to engineering company for precision machining of cylinders and bearings on Flying Scotsman

06 Nov 2006

Important cylinder and bearing refurbishment work on Britain’s most treasured steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, was completed recently with help from a UK-based engineering company, itself steeped in tradition.

New Corus wash down facility handles vehicles up to 54 tonnes and is kind to the environment

01 Nov 2006

A new vehicle wash down unit has been introduced at Corus’ Teeside plant, which not only has the capability to clean vehicles and trailers up to 54 tonnes, but is also fully compliant with ISO 14001 environmental standards.