Articles relating to BVAA Comment

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

Happy Anniversary!

Welcome everyone to the latest issue of BVAA’s Valve User magazine! I was reminded recently that I had just completed my 10th Anniversary with ...
Valveuser Issue 27

BVAA at Petrofac Innovation Day

On 22nd May 2013, a small selection of BVAA members were invited to participate in Petrofac’s internal Innovation Day. Taking part in the regular ...
Valveuser Issue 26

Sensible Documentation Please!

BVAA recently received telephone call from a rather weary member – who will remain anonymous – complaining about the raft of paperwork that routinely ...
Valveuser Issue 26

9 out of 10 say ‘Oil & Gas’!

Welcome everyone to the latest issue of BVAA’s Valve User magazine! In this issue we have, thanks to the imminent Offshore Europe event in ...
Valveuser Issue 26

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."

This delightfully subtle quote is one of my favourites, and was uttered by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a US politician who came from humble beginnings, ...
Valveuser Issue 25

British Valves Continually Improving: Welcome to the latest edition of Valve User magazine!

It’s no coincidence that my Comment in this issue reflects the front cover photo, and the subsequent story on page 72. Indeed, there’s so much ...
Valveuser Issue 24

Supply and Demand: Welcome to the latest edition of Valve User magazine!

In this issue, I’m delighted to bring to readers the first in a series of insightful articles from ITR Economics, recommending ‘invest in the future’ ...
Valveuser Issue 23

Invest in the Future!

Welcome to the latest edition of Valve User magazine! In a time of continued doom and gloom in the general economy, it is very refreshing indeed ...
Valveuser Issue 22

BVAA Grand Prix

The close proximity of an indoor Go Kart track to the BVAA HQ is proving to be quite a draw and cause of much entertainment and dispute among ...
Valveuser Issue 21

Valve Working Group at CTI

On 8th March BVAA’s Valve Working Group met at Castings Technology International at Rotherham. This was Peter Burnett’s (Heap & Partners) first ...
Valveuser Issue 21

BVAA/BSI Actuator Working Group

A combined meeting of the BVAA and BSI Actuator working groups was held on 27th March at BVAA’s HQ in Banbury. Main agenda items were interface ...
Valveuser Issue 21

Seals WG

BVAA’s Seals working Group met on 6th March, under the chairmanship of Adrian Jefferies (James Walker) and completed important work on the ...
Valveuser Issue 21

BVAA Training breaks records - again!

BVAA’s valve and actuator Training Courses have once again broken records for attendances! The new, recently expanded and re-kitted training facility ...
Valveuser Issue 21

Mad Hatters: How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?

The BVAA Hat continues its travels, this time in some truly ‘mad’ conditions! Pictured (shivering) are Rhys Jones, Simon James, Sian Elvis and Nathan ...
Valveuser Issue 21

Wet! Wet! Wet!: Welcome to the latest edition of Valve User magazine!

Six weeks ago a drought was formally declared across most of the UK. As this announcement came in April – traditionally the month of ‘April Showers’ ...
Valveuser Issue 21

Off to Offshore!: by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett

Welcome to this latest edition of Valve User magazine, which has been produced especially for Offshore Europe 2011. ‘OE’ - the bi-annual Oil & Gas ...
Valveuser Issue 18

Executive and Yorkshire Regional Meeting

On 14/15 March, the BVAA Yorkshire Regional Meeting took place in conjunction with a regular meeting of the BVAA Executive Committee. Always popular, ...
Valveuser Issue 17

Marketing at BVAA HQ: BVAA’s Marketing Committee

On 5th April 2010 BVAA hosted another meeting of the association’s Marketing Committee at our Banbury offices. The marketing function of the BVAA has ...
Valveuser Issue 17