2026 programme
(Confirmed speakers below - check back for updates)

Sustainable Reliability Today
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

The Next Industrial Advantage: AI-Driven Condition Monitoring
Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director
CBM Partners

Future-Proofing Your Automation: The Role of Maintenance and Calibration in Extending the Life of Your Systems
Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek

Project Management: A Need for Structure
Nick Jones
Expertise in Brewing and Distilling
NIRAS

The Electrification of Heat: From ‘the blender’ at innocent drinks to Zero Carbon Heat from Caldera
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera

Heat Recovery From Refrigeration (HRFR)
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

Repair or Replace: Capital Expenditure versus Operational Costs
Gary Ernest
Project Consultant
WAVE Engineering

Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc

Water and Sustainability: Taking the Next Step
Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and Utilities
NIRAS
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2026 speakers
Andy Gailey
Managing DirectorUPTIME Consultant LtdOliver Mottershead
Managing Director CBM PartnersBioPresentation
Richard Key
Head of ServicePromtekNick Jones
Expertise in Brewing and DistillingNIRASBioPresentation
Martin White
Senior ConsultantST&LBioPresentation
Andy Joynson
Product AmbassadorCalderaNigel Upson
Managing DirectorDK Heat RecoveryGary Ernest
Project ConsultantWAVE EngineeringPhil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – EuropeSmartParcAdrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and UtilitiesNIRASBioPresentation
2026 Exhibitors
Headline Sponsors
Event Sponsors

Ace Engineering Group

Adams LubeTech

Alliance Fluid Handling

Alliance Fluid Handling

APS UK

Beckhoff Automation

BST Detectable Products

Busch (UK)

Caldera

Calibrate Energy Engineering

CBM Partners
CERTUSS (UK)

CleanEarth Energy

Clegg Food Projects

Contrinex

DDK Projects

Detectamet

DK Heat Recovery

Elgin Bay

Excelerate

Fletcher Moorland

FUCHS Lubricants (UK)

Fulton

ifm electronic

Katronic Technologies

Kemtile

KIT
KOMA

Lyras

Maintech Recruitment

MCGlobal Solutions

Micro Weighing Solutions

NIRAS

Noble Green Energy

OmnaTec

On-Site Energy
PLUS Automation

Premier Control Technologies

Promtek

ReeR Safety

Satron Instruments

SmartParc

SMC Corporation (UK)

SoftExpert Software

Sphere Design

ST&L

Sycamore Process Engineering

TSL

TYGRIS

UE Systems

UPTIME Consultant Ltd

WAVE

Western Mechanical Handling UK
Media Partners

Food & Drink Manufacturing UK

Sustainable Business Magazine

Food + Beverage Engineering

Engineers Insight

Food & Drink Network

Process Control Engineering & Manufacturing

Automation, Control & Engineering

Food & Drink Processing & Packaging

Engineering Maintenance Solutions



