BVAA Comment
Massive thank you to Emerson
We were bestowed with another fantastic donation from Emerson at our recent desktop exhibition at Fluor.
They donated their new TopWorx™ HART 7. T...
Valve User Issue 51
Fabulous donation from Rotork
Thank you to the team at Rotork for donating three fantastic gearboxes comprising a modular two stage planetary gearbox, a bevel gearbox (HOB3) and a ...
Valve User Issue 51
Offshore Europe 2019
SPE Offshore Europe was held from 3rd – 6th September in the brand-new P&J Live events facility which offered 48.000sqm of exhibition space. The event...
Valve User Issue 51
Are we there yet?: Comment By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett
For anyone who has had kids, this phrase will usually trigger adrenaline and quicken your pulse just a tad.
It’s a perpetual question, uttered fro...
Valve User Issue 51
Determining Value
A short while ago myself and some senior members
of the BVAA had an exploratory chat with a very large
company on the potential for them to consider...
Valve User Issue 50
Same Old Chestnut!
BVAA recently organised a dinner at the Houses of Parliament, with the express intent of getting a serious conversation going on the British Valve ind...
Valve User Issue 49
‘State of the Association’: Comment By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett
A few years ago, the BVAA closed down its old ‘Executive Committee,’ and in doing so also changed the format of our Annual meetings from our somewhat ...
Valve User Issue 48
Comment By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett: Recognition!
I have the best job in the World!
Why? Simple really. Aside from the incredible diversity of our work here at the BVAA, I also get to meet such a w...
Valve User Issue 47
Inspirational!: Comment By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett
The bonds and friendships made in early years are often the strongest. So too can be the influences we have in those formative times.
I, like many...
Valve User Issue 46
By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett: Making a Contribution?
We all know the type. ‘First out the taxi, last in the pub.’ The person who manages to reap all the benefits of our friendship group, but makes a rare...
Valve User Issue 45
Chairman’s Report: Proud of our Past, Developing our Future
As I drew toward the end of my three-year tour as the BVAA Chairman, I was very surprised to learn that I had also been on the BVAA’s Board for 15 yea...
Valve User Issue 44
Lessons in Life!: Or alternatively - have faith!
The draughty and crumbling 300 year old farmhouse where I grew up owed its continued existence to a tie-rod – essentially a humongous nut, washer and ...
Valve User Issue 44
Shock Tactics Work!
A few months ago, I had the absolute pleasure of attending a reunion of my Mechanical Engineering Class – a terrific night’s reminiscing, plus a drink...
Valve User Issue 43
Value v Cost: BVAA’s Director & CEO Rob Bartlett comments on the ins and outs of trade association services and membership.
In a downturn, it is inevitable that all costs are examined - often forensically. Indeed, at BVAA we routinely do this ourselves with our suppliers to...
Valve User Issue 42
Lest We Forget: 'Comment' by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett
OK let’s put this into perspective. 2017 is the 100th Anniversary of the battle – or bloodbath if you prefer – of Passchendale. Or, depending on your ...
Valve User Issue 42
Another Round Anyone?: 'Comment' by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett
Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt is a name unknown to most people. He was however the step-father (or, depending on whose books you read, father) of the famous ...
Valve User Issue 41
Decisions, Decisions
To those receiving this valve industry magazine for the first time – welcome. We very much hope you enjoy it, and also our Annual Review of BVAA activ...
Valve User Issue 40
Myth Busters: BVAA Membership: Another in our occasional series of myth-busting pieces about the BVAA…
One myth which still persists – even surprisingly among some of our own membership – is that BVAA is a body for ‘valve manufacturers-only.’ This has n...
Valve User Issue 39
‘Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.’
So said Wilson Mizner. Research him and you’ll find cheery anecdotes, but I rather suspect Mizner was more crooked than the flow path in a low-noise t...
Valve User Issue 39
Brexit - Risk v Opportunity
Irrespective of political affiliation or personal viewpoint, I think it’s fair to say that few Brits woke up on 24th June 2016 genuinely expecting to ...
Valve User Issue 38
