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In 2020, businesses were forced into looking at alternative ways to continue providing their services during circumstances that can be described as unprecedented and unforeseen, to say the least. Forced to change their outlook, the globe saw a massive increase in remote working stats. As face-to-face became unacceptable, cloud-based hosting providers proved to be a vital part of the solution. Cloud computing partners Knowall IT London enabled companies to continue to operate, enabling online and hybrid working options.

As more and more companies turned to cloud-based options, cyber-criminals saw this as an opportunity for increased cyber-attacks.

Those who were already cybercrime-savvy already realised that is a vulnerable position to be in. Realising that cyber-criminals were on the rampage and those who looked into taking extra precautions to ensure their businesses did not become one of those sinister statistics, benefitted.

Cyber activity is not something that anyone should take for granted anyone who believes that their business is too small to be attacked by malware, spyware and or cyber phishing attacks must urgently revisit their stance. If you have no protection, you will be affected one way or another.

If you are someone has already increased your protection and is utilizing all the options at your disposal, now is not the time to become complacent as cyber-criminals up their game to find their way into your business. It is vital to ensure that your employees are on the same page as you. Part of protecting the personal information of your employees, your business suppliers, contractors and the like, is ensuring that all staff are made aware of the implications of a cyber invasion and that they understand the terminology and methods, such as phishing and scams, associated with this fairly new area of criminal activity.

It is possible, with awareness training, to ensure that you business is secure from the human error which is required for cyber-criminals to succeed in infiltrating your business, preventing the possible catastrophic loss of earning and generally bringing a stop to your operations, as fast as Covid did! Hackers and scammers utilising phishing techniques, rely on the fact that humans are naïve and can be easily persuaded into unwittingly clicking on a link that could bring your entire network to its knees.

Knowall IT offers your business Phishing Training where a live phishing simulation is affected on your network, allowing you to know for sure if your staff are ready for an attack when the real thing occurs… and it will. Being proactive in identifying employees who may place your business at risk keeps you one-step ahead of the hackers.

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Vacuum pump technology was first utilised since the first champions of the industrial revolutions brought this technology, the brainwave of scientist Otto von Guericke, into existence.  Developed and improved upon to create what has become one of the fundamental building blocks of industry in the modern era, with its hundreds of applications in several different industry sectors, vacuum technology has been said to be endlessly evolving, proving it one of the most critical invention of all the industrial revolutions. With the 4^th Industrial Revolution in full swing, is there still a future for this type of technology in industry or are we looking at the end of an era for this science-based technical tool?

IBS has been in the vacuum blower industry for more then 3 decades and believes that from a current economic stance on business, the application of vacuum pump technology plays as important a role as ever before and that there no signs of this trend waning in the near future.  Certainly, the current application of the use of vacuum technology in retail, manufacturing and everyday packaging industries, such as plastic molding, washing systems in food processing, underwater aeration with commercial and household applications, PET coating on plastic bottles and dry freezing of packaged food and beverages, is a going concern. However, as the call for safer and more environmentally friendly, sustainability becomes the focus of growing concerns for the health and well-being of the globe and humanity itself, will we begin to see a decrease in the use of vacuum technology?

The answer is a simple no. More and more, it becomes evident that vacuum technology is here to stay. Although common applications may well change due to the changing demands from governments to make swift and steady changes towards sustainable business, vacuum technology is already being tested and proving vital in the developments of the 4IR. It is predicted that we will witness vital incremental improvements on seals and gauges, calibration methods with far superior accuracy will appear and even more specialised custom-designed vacuum facilities being created to accommodate rings, reactors, and portable industrial vacuum units. Side Channel Blowers and industrial Vacuum units stand to be developed as new products begin to appear as the market begins to adapt with the introduction of solid-state electronics.

  The prediction is that the vacuum pumps of the near-future will not only be more reliable with the capacity for vastly improved operations for distinctly longer periods of time, but will also prove themselves to be vital to the development of lasers, superconductors, catalysis as well as solar energy, microprocessors and computers. While it is hard to know for sure the exact developmental path of vacuum technology, it would be premature to begin a move away from what may be viewed as a technology whose time has come.

IBS Blowers is excited to be in an industry, which is crucial to the growth and development of industry and will continue to provide a vast array of products, both new and reconditioned, which can be recommended with confidence from now into the future.

Knowall IT is a Paddington-based Information technology and telecoms service provider, specialising in the supply of Cloud based technologies and IT resources to organisations in Central London keeping them connected 24/7.

Are you starting a new business which requires full time, expert IT support for your business? Do you need an IT partner who you can rely on, providing you with cloud-based services which are guaranteed to always be available, no matter the time of day or where in the world you happen to be? Is the success of your new business dependant on your telecoms and information technology resources as the backbone of your business? Are you looking for a service provider who is both professional and adaptable to your specific business requirements, who offers quality over quantity, at prices that your fledgling business can appreciate? Knowall IT Support Paddington, Central London can tick every box on your business wish list.

Placing your trust in Knowall IT is just the beginning of all the benefits that you will experience when you partner up with this award winning company. With a team of dedicated, IT engineers, ready and waiting to assist you at any time of the day or night, you can relax and leave it to the experts so that you can focus on your core business functions. Never let your clients down, never lose a client, never struggle to be online at the moment critique … Always up, Knowall IT support London, will take you all the way to the finish line.

The success of Knowall IT is a simple formula which includes a solid base excellent IT products and service, up to the minute information and telecom technology, superior hardware and software solutions, coupled with sustained long lasting relationships with our clients with whom we have worked hand in hand every step of the way.

Balancing professional services provided by staff who are fulling invested and capable, with the ability to effectively and proactively provide our clients with their specific needs, results in a business that constantly and consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations. From the moment, you make contact with our friendly support desk 1^st lever responder, you can be sure to receive the most attentive assistance all the way through to resolution.

Do not feel over-whelmed by IT-geek-speak and technical terms our support desk staff offers simple and clear advice to help you through the first stages of investigations. Should your IT issue require a more in-depth solution, highly skilled IT engineers are at the ready.

Knowall IT can support any business, small, medium, large and SMME’s in any industry with services that are designed to dovetail with all big tech providers including Microsoft Office 365, Google and Sales Force. With specialities include a long list of highly relevant services, such as cloud computing, hosting solutions, unified communications, managed services, web marketing & SEO, sage hosting, application hosting, IT support and cloud computing.

A good worker never blames his tools. In addition, a good worker always knows how to pick the right tools to use. Choosing the correct equipment to support your business will go a long way towards keep your business up and running and lowering the risk of downtime. From the very moment that your vacuum pumps fails to operate correctly, your business starts losing money. Industrial Blower Services provides an extensive collection of blowers; industrial vacuums and liquid ring vacuum pumps of high quality, at affordable prices, so that of all of the aspects of your business that you have to concern yourself with, failing equipment is not one of them.

Vacuum technology is synonymous with the Industrial, Utility, Manufacturing, and Municipal sectors of industry used for a number of varied and specified industrial applications. IBS’s industrial and engineering experts in vacuum technology and its respective applications, can advise you as to what specific type of equipment would work best for your company and which applications and processes would most benefit from the utilisation of this equipment.

Dedicated staff at IBS have years of experience in the manufacturing, chemical and other industries and so know from first-hand knowledge what works best in which environment. IBS experts can assist customers in making that critical decision of which equipment would be the most suitable for their needs to maximise operations, optimising costs and effectively resulting in a positive return on investment. IBS is renowned for stocking a large range of superior makes and models of vacuum pumps and blowers, chosen by well-known brands to be their sole-provider of certain products in the UK. IBS will also never sacrifice quality to save costs however will always be able to offer a suitable alternative for those who may be in need of assistance, where budget considerations can be made. Customers can revert to the engineers at IBS for advice from everything regarding maintenance and repairs, servicing, evacuation times, vacuum levels and volumes, to blower spares and ancillaries, to operational costs and environmental aspects.

Initially named the “water ring pump” the liquid ring vacuum pump is used for creating vacuum in moist gases and vapours. Typically utilised in the chemical industry, liquid ring vacuums, like many other vacuum systems, operate on the principle of positive displacement of liquid, channelling the liquid in a piston-like fashion to achieve displacement. Operating a relatively low temperatures liquid ring vacuum pumps are ideal for the condensation of vapours essentially allowing them to function, in part, as condensers, drastically reducing volume. Adaptable in that they are able to fit the medium which is being pumped, the liquid ring pump offers excellent benefits in that the lower operational temperatures, allows for the successful for the pumping of polymers which are especially temperature sensitive and prove to be far less problematic when involved in the pumping of the more volatile materials.

IBS liquid ring vacuum pumps range include the following sizes:

– RVS 3÷16 /M directly coupled to the flange of an electric motor and the impeller is supported by the electric motor standard bearings;

– > RVS 17÷21 /SG are supported by a bearing support with two sealed bearings life lubricated with grease;

– RVS 23÷60 /CT bearing support with bearings grease lubricated.

EMBRACE PROACTIVE IT WITH KNOWALL IT CLOUD SOLUTIONS

In 2020 a unique set of circumstances changed the face of business in an unforeseen and unprecedented way as the direct result from the global pandemic which circled the earth in a matter of months. The business’s in countries across the world were immediately challenged with sourcing new ways to keep business running, educate their children, care for the health and safety of vulnerable members of their families and communities at a time when the future became more uncertain than ever before experienced. In the wake of the highly contagious virus’s path, a solution to keeping the economy alive became a universal key focus. Overnight, if it was not important enough already, technology and innovation became the most important solution to allow life to carry on as close to normal as possible in these extenuating circumstances. It became immediately clear that information technology would bring people together when coronavirus drove everyone apart.

With an outstanding and award-winning reputation and 2 decades of services experience, Knowall IT had an existing solution that was ready to roll out. So, when faced with the unique and unexpected challenges associated with what the world needed to continue to trade, even although it was not business as usual, Knowall IT was equipped to provide the solutions which would ensure that just because you were isolated, your business did not need to be. West London IT Support and managed services provided by Knowall IT stands out above the rest as a company which was at the ready to assist companies with the information technology needs decisively and according to the exact specifications provided by businesses across the country.

While employees made the emotional and physical adjustments required to master the skill-sets necessary for successfully transitioning to a remote-workplace, employers had to navigate a myriad of technological obstacles in terms of data, security and other collaboration measures, associated with working remotely, in order to support their teams to re-synchronised and begin working as seamlessly as technologically possible. Whereas studies have shown that around 50% of millennials were already familiar with what is required to enable a remote workplace, prior to the pandemic, more traditional businesses lingered in embracing the many benefits associated with working remotely. Many of these benefits, would enable cost-saving measures that address more than just the problems arising from Corona. With property and associated costs reduced, local and international travel costs reduced, and the many beneficial effects that the pandemic had on the environment its as if the world needs to be rebooted in order for all operating systems to update so that they could operate faster and more efficiently than ever before.

Knowall IT was instrumental in enabling businesses to successfully utilise cloud computing and hosted services, without sacrificing security and business protection. With a current offer of *free IT support for the first 3 months combined with zero setup fee for all new clients. (*Subject to network audit) there is nothing to lose as you hand over all of your IT issues so that you can focus on your core business. Embrace proactive IT.

High quality industrial equipment is the key to the success for many industries and for many industrial companies that span the greater UK, most of whom turn to IBS for many of their industrial equipment requirements. Industrial Blower services consistently provide quality services and brands for the purpose of displacing water, waste, powders, and granules which are required to be displaced as either part of the industrial and manufacturing process, or in order to produce equipment which has this capability. There are numerous industrial applications for pressurized roots blower, from pneumatic conveying and dust filtering to industrial vacuum cleaning.  Roots type blowers are renowned for being vital for the purpose of positive displacement and IBS is renowned for being the supplier of new and reconditioned blowers and vacuums.

Used to create a constant flow of air for the purpose of positive displacement, roots type blowers consist of two rotors which are both symmetrical and identical. These two rotors have two, or sometimes three, meshing lobes all of which are contained with a case that is essentially airtight. Within and outlet ports on either side of the airtight case, the case is without valves. The two internal rotors rotate in a counter-clockwise position from each other and is synchronized with the use of a set of gear wheels. While the internal lobes are motivated by the gear wheels to spin, the air is drawn into the inlet port, by the motion of the lobes and then ejected through the outlet port. Depending on the speed of the rotation, the displacement of air will have varying strength. This is a simple and infinitely effective mechanism which has required little to no improvement since the inception of the design and industry utilizes this simple and effective motion of air for displacement applicable in many ways, including, for combustion, drying and dehydrating, aerating and agitation of liquids and pneumatic conveying.

IBS offers professional services and products such as Siemens Turbomachinery HV Turbo Blowers, Robuschi Blowers, Side channel blowers, and aerzen blowers all of which are quality products themselves. As designated distributors of some of these elite products, IBS is charged with the ability to be able to provide a service that matches the quality of the suppliers who they represent. As a business partner to your industrial company, you will have access to the extensive expertise of the engineers who are able to assist with on-site audits and will recommend the best product for your company’s business and financial requirements. In addition, IBS holds the largest stock of these products in the country which allows all clients access to equipment on an as and when required basis. Ready to ship to your company at any given time, your business will never lose production as a result of a lack of functional equipment because of either unplanned or planned maintenance and servicing. Lead time will never result in delays in production whether in your replacement cycle or within the servicing cycle. Unexpected downtime resulting from unanticipated breakages will be quickly sorted due to our flexibility to supply and install industrial blowers.  IBS Hire blower equipment available to minimise our customer’s downtime in the event of:

Emergency breakdown

Planned repair/maintenance

Short-term demand for extra air

Testing of new systems

Accidental damage

IBS have the largest fleet of hire equipment readily available for long or short term hire to provide temporary support for both emergency and planned situations.

Ensure your data is secure at all costs! In the digital age, your data is the currency for those searching for an easy payday. Valuable personal information is traced and tracked by not only marketers but also for individuals looking to steal your data for the purposes of defrauding you or your company. Not until you have been at the receiving end of a malicious attack by ransomware, does a person come to understand just how imperative it is to keep your data secure.

Ransomware is a cybercrime whereby data is held for ransom after being accessed via computers and mobile devices which are then locked and held hostage until the victim pays the required ransom. As an individual or organisation, you are an easy target to common types of attacks such as phishing. Phishing (pronounced fishing) is when an email is sent to an unsuspecting recipient, urgently requiring them to download a link or click on an attachment, under the guise of being a highly important piece of information for the recipient. Unsuspecting recipients may click without realizing that they are about to unleash a silent threat into their computers and any network that they happen to be a part of. Phishing can be perpetuated in that the ransomware can be forwarded without the knowledge of the original recipient and before you know it, your entire social and professional community has received a similar link, rendering them vulnerable to the same threat that you have just unknowingly fallen victim to.

The point of ransomware is to access the personal or professional information that is stored on all devices and networks and to lock users out of their own information until a ransom is paid. This type of cyber attack can cost a company an enormous amount of money, not only as a result of the ransom but also as a result of downtime or lack of production. The knock-on effect can be catastrophic. Ransom often presents in the form of Bitcoin (cryptocurrency) which is impossible to trace. As with normal hostage situations, once the ransom has been paid, the victim may receive a code or file which will decrypt the attack and release the data.

If you do not already have a plan to prevent a cyberattack on your business, then you may be the next victim of cyber engineering executed by online criminals.

One of the ways in which you can avoid being the victim is to engage with Knowall IT support west London cloud computing solutions for your organisation. Cloud computing means that you will enjoy the convenience of high-tech hardware as well as have access to software at merely a portion of the cost of purchasing all of this yourself. Highly secured servers are yours to store your data without the headache of expensive upgrades for hardware and software.

Cloud computing is the way of the future and your company can be part of a shared social community that utilise shared-services from as many locations as required to effectively ensure the smooth running of your business. Ever-innovative Knowall IT offers an alternative approach with FileMaker Hosting which converts any FileMaker software already in use, safely and securely, to the cloud. Be it from abroad or from many local locations, your access is guaranteed with 24/7 connectivity utilizing your existing FileMaker license and the same look and feel you already enjoy.

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Industries heavily rely on the condition of machinery and equipment to be maintained in order to sustain peak performance at all times. In the highly competitive manufacturing and production industry planned preventative maintenance forms one of the cornerstones for the efficient running of any factory or industrial environment. A scheduled maintenance routine of servicing will improve the longevity of the machines as opposed to running to breaking point and facing emergency repairs and unscheduled downtime. Blowers and Vacuums are no different and require maintenance at regular intervals especially prior to the production season’s high-demand period unless the business runs on high production all year round, in which instance it is productive to departmentalise the relevant equipment and stagger periods of maintenance.

Implementing a proactive servicing schedule promotes actively avoiding unnecessary wear and tear on blowers and pumps, accelerating the life span of the equipment, and resulting in enormous cost-savings down the line. Unintended interruptions to production resulting from breakages and faulty pumps and blowers may well be the additional cost that your business simply cannot afford. Additional expenses acquired through the repairing or replacing of your pumps is exacerbated by the reduction or stopping of production time or similar far-reaching knock-on effects

IBS supplies blowers, industrial vacuums, and vacuum pumps, amongst other industrial products and accessories and services, to the Industrial and manufacturing sectors around the country. Whether your business is in the market for new equipment or prefers reconditioned items, Vacuum Pumps and blowers from superior agents are available from stock for immediate dispatch to your site at any time. As a service promise to all clients, IBS always aims to meet expectations and provide solutions to any industrial equipment query or issue which might arise. Year of expertise equip IBS engineers to analyse any performance problems that your industrial equipment may be experiencing and can provide a quick and cost-effective solution to keep your production line workings smoothly.

Sometimes responding to emergencies is most effective through the Vacuum Pump Hire and Blower Hire department of the business which allows your business to carry on with production, with little or no downtime, while IBS repairs or services your current equipment. Industrial blowers and pumps for hire can be delivered directly to your production environment by IBS. Alternatively, on-site servicing can be scheduled to take place at the convenience of the client. On-site servicing on Roots Type Blower and Vacuum Pump can be scheduled at the same time as Site Surveys, Energy Audits, Fault Finding, and Site Visits.

Outstanding customer service is the guarantee that IBS offers all clients, regardless of size or location.  Products and services are always of the best quality and always provided with function in mind. Engage with the engineers at IBS to investigate and problem-solve industrial and production issues that your business may be experiencing as a result of inferior products and lack of service and maintenance. IBS guarantee efficiency irrespective of the project’s nature or size.

Industrial Blower Services (IBS) has been operational for more than 30 years and during this time, not only have we become UK’s largest supplier of both new and reconditioned blowers but we have also become experts in our field. IBS provides services extensively across the UK and our clients range vastly, from those in the manufacturing industry to the mining and petrochemical industries and the like. Most Industries, including Food, Beverage, Paper, Health, Water, Packaging, and Pneumatic Conveying require industrial blowers for their manufacturing.

What sets IBS apart however, is that we understand that any machinery downtime is going to cost your business severely. We acknowledge and understand the importance of keeping your factory operational and producing consistently, in order to achieve your manufacturing commitments. All machines, when not properly serviced, will eventually suffer with wear and tear, run down and eventually begin to fail. While servicing your machinery can slow your production down and cost your business, this is in no way comparable to the loss of time, money and production which will occur if your blowers fail to operate during production periods. IBS understands the importance of quality machinery and blowers and fans are an integral part of your production.

In an industry where manufacturing of equipment can take months to produce, we are proud to hold the largest fleet of equipment for hire. Whether it is for a short or a long term project, or just to provide you with a back-up when your own equipment failed you as a result of wear and tear, we can assist you in these emergency or planned situations. Products such as the Zepher blowers, Siemens blowers, and Robuschi blowers are ready at a moment’s notice for collection or drop-off at your site. IBS also has a team of experienced engineers to provide on-site services and technical assistance.

At IBS, we have confidence that our growth as a company as well as our reputation as a reliable service provider comes as the result of our uncompromising approach to customer service. Excellent customer service is the blood line of our business, so not only do we provide you with the products and the services, that we are confident are the very best for your business, but we are also committed to forming relationships with our customers by ensuring that we do what we say we will do each and every time. By doing so, we guarantee efficiency irrespective of the projects nature or size.

dblo associates architects Clapham, London, have been in operation since 1998. The architectural team encompasses years of experience which means that together they provide a vast range of knowledge and expertise which they bring to each and every one of their projects. Over and above their years of experience which sets them up to be fore-runners within their industry, is their belief that the quality of a person’s surroundings directly influences the quality of that person’s life. This means that whether it’s a public environment, a work environment or our homes, the buildings that we see, work, live and play in, all have influence over our lives.

This may seem like a strange way of looking at it but if we examine this closely, it starts to appear to be quite accurate and realistic. In a recent study, called The Value of Good Design, we learn how buildings and spaces create social and economic value. After a poll was taken in the early 2002, stats and figures were analysed to produce a consist view of how people consider well designed buildings or spaces as having a positive influence over their lives. Apply this to all areas of life and we can see that it is not just our homes which have great importance in our live but so too does our work environment …where we often spend a vast majority of time, sometimes more than we do at home. Having a positive influence on our lives means that not only does the space we surround ourselves with affect our emotional sense of well-being, but it also impact our levels of productivity and physical well-being. It also means that the general value of our life improves and socially the broader community benefits from lower crime rates and better property values. There is no question that the better the environment, the higher the person’s quality of life becomes but we really can extend that to a deeper mind set of well –being and prosperity.

Wouldn’t it be unpleasant to work every day in a space that had no windows to the outdoors? One might feel trapped and engulfed by the workspace. Ergonomically we cannot work well unless the physical set up of the space is suitable to allow us to perform our jobs optimally. Aesthetically, one would naturally function better in a workspace with colour and light than in one without. Similarly, a school would not promote ease of education and learning and pupils would not achieve as highly as those with the benefits of good design. The small things really can have the largest effect on a person’s psyche.

This is what dblo architects Fulham is all about… ensuring that not only are their projects executed with a highest levels of expertise and accuracy but that as a design project, they offer the very best opportunity to explore the lifestyle benefits of quality design. Dblo architects explore the concept of postmodern architecture within their designs, creating buildings and spaces which exceed expectations and creating and enhancing value through design.