Valve User Issue 8 Articles

27 articles found in this issue

Interesting Times

Despite the ongoing mayhem in the stock markets, most members are fortunately still reporting a reassuringly buoyant market for UK valves and actuators at the moment. It seems inev...

BVAA ‘Business Shield’ Leaflet

BVAA has recently issued an explanatory leaflet to all BVAA members about the new Business Shield HR and Health & Safety service. The leaflet explains how practical advice and comp...

Still More New Members!: BVAA‘Mad Hatters’ - How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?

The membership of the BVAA continues to grow at an impressive rate... this month’s new recruits include:- In this issue BVAA’s Director Rob Bartlett is photographed in front of...

BVAA‘Mad Hatters’ - How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?

In this issue BVAA’s Director Rob Bartlett is photographed in front of one of the finest Chateaus in the Vendee region of France – but which one? It was built in 1555 in the reign ...

Score Peterhead

BVAA were delighted to be invited to hold a Desktop Exhibition on 18th November at Score Europe’s impressive facility at Wellbank, Peterhead. Thirty-two companies exhibited, and a ...

BVAA Regional Meetings: Technical Meetings at ASCO Numatics

BVAA was delighted to host two ‘regional’ meetings for its members in October, in the north of England. The events were primarily aimed at providing members with a forum to discuss...

Training Week Success

BVAA’s autumn training sessions at the Banbury HQ were once again a great success! Over 60 students attended the seven courses run over the week, and once again the lecturers recei...

Bigger & Better

With 100 years of heritage under its belt, Pegler and Louden (P & L) is no newcomer to the valve and actuation industry. After joining three other specialist brands under the BSS I...

ASCO NUMATICS Compact Actuator Control System Saves Panel Space and Reduces Installation Costs

ASCO NUMATICS introduces the 1/4” and 1/2” ASCO Actuator Control System (ACS), a compact range of standard, explosion proof systems for the control of actuators on process valves. ...

BEL Valves: ‘One Stop Shop’ suppliers take pain out of specifying and certifying HIPPS

As the global search for new oil and gas reserves intensifies, both surface and subsea, increasingly oil operators and installers are having to deal with High Temperature High Pres...

Weir Valves & Controls UKExpands sales and marketing team

Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd., part of Weir Power & Industrial, has announced the appointment of two industry experts to its growing sales and marketing team.Andy Connell who has ...

No application too severe for KKI by David Lamb, Sales Director

UK-based Koso Kent Introl is taking its innovative valve solutions to new markets worldwide – rising to the challenges of the most demanding service applications in the energy indu...

Provalve Approved Repairer of Fisher Products: New three year agreement for UK valve service provider

Emerson Process Management has reappointed Provalve Ltd as an approved repairer of Fisher products for workshop-based repairs. Emerson Process Management has reappointed Provalv...

Rotork pipeline actuators facilitate solar powered solution for remote valve control

The Puesto Hernanadez-El Corcobo Norte Oil Pipeline traverses eighty kilometres of remote and virtually deserted wilderness in the Neuquen area of south-west Argentina, close to th...

Emerson Unveils New 3-way Valve to Improve Temperature Control

Fisher® GX 3-way valve is ideal for heat exchange applications The new GX 3-way has the ability to accurately control the temperature of water, oils, steam, and other industrial...

OEMs Have Important Role in Valve Repair

"As a committed valve repairer, I was delighted when my company, Provalve Ltd., recently joined the BVAA. Provalve employs a highly skilled workforce, supported by many Original Ma...

Flowserve Worcester Coated Valves Excel In Fishing Application

Flowserve Corporation, a leading global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, is playing a key role in the operation of one of the world’s most modern fish pr...

VIC THURSTON

Sales Manager - Solent & Pratt On the 9th March 2008 one of the leading figures in the design and manufacture of butterfly valves sadly passed away, at the age of 81. Vic Thu...

BLACK GOES GREEN

The specified date for compliance with the Solvent Emission Regulations 2004 was 31st October 2007 and in order to reduce and control emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)...

Hardide Coatings Enters Test Programme With Airbus

- confidence testing with seven more key aerospace manufacturers - Hardide Coatings Limited, which has developed a revolutionary tungsten carbide-based coating for chrome repla...

Emerson is First of Many to Begin Shipping Open Standard WirelessHART™ Automation Products

Company’s standard-enabled Smart Wireless offering will help customers easily adopt wireless and realise benefits in plant-wide use Acknowledging the importance of broad multi-v...

Rotork Profibus actuators control the flow at Wessex Water’s

Wessex Water is installing Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators throughout a £25 million project to improve the quality of water supplied to over 200,000 customers in centra...

Flowserve MaxFlo 3 and NR Diaphragm Actuator Granted SIL 3 Certification

- confidence testing with seven more key aerospace manufacturers - Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure ...

Adding Value: Manufacturers and Distributors - by HSP’s Peter Everett

As global manufacturers seek to expand their business, one of their biggest challenges is to decide how to market their products in different parts of the world. A key part of this...

Attention to Detail and Communication is the Key to Successful Valve Actuation: Peter Everett, CEO of H.S. Pipequipment comments on valve actuation

H.S. Pipequipment (HSP) is a leading supplier of valves and services to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry has been operating for over 30 years from three offices in the UK. O...

Exeeco Awarded Valve Automation Framework Agreement for RWE npower Power Stations

RWE npower has awarded a framework agreement to Rotork Site Services for the supply of Rotork valve actuators and actuation maintenance services throughout all of its UK fossil-fue...

New Saunders® Exelon range of diaphragms for aggressive slurries

Leading valve manufacturer CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions, launched today the new Saunders® Exelon range of diaphragms for its Industrial Diaphragm Valves. The new diaphragms will...

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Spring 2020 // Issue 52