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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 ...
Valveuser 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 ...
Valveuser 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 ...
Valveuser 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 ...
Valveuser 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 ...
Valveuser 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 ...
Valveuser Issue 38

Time for a Huddle?: by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett

Growing up on a farm, as I did, one became quickly attuned to the subtle signs and signals from Mother Nature that trouble was afoot. Our dairy herd ...
Valveuser Issue 36

Drop The Dodgy Suppliers!

There can be few in the industry not aware of the dire straits in which the oil and gas industry finds itself and most especially on the UK ...
Valveuser Issue 35

View from the other side: The balance between Cost, Credibility and Confidence

This article, the fifth of our ‘View from the other side’ feature columns from our colleagues in the USA, is provided by Chris Warnett. Chris, a UK ...
Valveuser Issue 34

View from the other side

This article, the fourth of our ‘View from the other side’ feature columns from our colleagues in the USA, is provided by Chris Warnett. Chris, a UK ...
Valveuser Issue 33

Comment by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett: Crystal Ball Time

As I write, a General Election looms and the future of our national Governance is far from clear. By the time this magazine hits doormats, there ...
Valveuser Issue 33

View from the other side

How we arrived at smart actuators and what should be next? This article, the third of our ‘View from the other side’ feature columns from our ...
Valveuser Issue 32

Gold Plating:: Are End Users' extra requirements to international standards justified or not?

By Barrie Kirkman, BSc. CEng MIMechE, barriekirkman@ntlworld.com If the industry is faced with sustained Global low oil prices of $50 then the ...
Valveuser Issue 32

Comment by BVAA Director,Rob Bartlett: Greatest Briton?

50 years ago today the UK buried its Greatest Briton, Winston Churchill. I may be biased in that opinion due to a combination of the fact that I was ...
Valveuser Issue 32

The European Economy is not a Level Playing Field

The economic climate is not uniform across Europe, and allocating resources toward areas of growth will help you outperform the general economy. ...
Valveuser Issue 31

Comment by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett: Triumph & Tragedy

It has been an extraordinary few months for the British Valve & Actuator Association in the short period between this and the autumn issue of Valve ...
Valveuser Issue 31

Valve Academy

No, not the latest in the Police Academy film franchise, a genuine idea to boost our wonderful industry! I, like I suspect many readers, underwent ...
Valveuser Issue 30

Introducing innovative technology to the valve and actuator user industries: View from the other side

This article, the first of our ‘View from the other side’ feature columns from our colleagues in the USA, is provided by Chris Warnett. Chris, a ...
Valveuser Issue 29

Royal Recognition: Welcome to the latest issue of BVAA’s Valve User magazine!

In this issue we are delighted to announce not one, but TWO Queen’s Awards winners among the BVAA Membership! Recognition, if it were needed, of ...
Valveuser Issue 29

Shale Shilly Shally: Welcome to the latest issue of BVAA’s Valve User magazine!

I was deeply impressed by an eloquent and well informed radio interviewee the other day talking on the subject of shale gas. An eminent UK academic, ...
Valveuser Issue 28