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Articles published in Issue 46
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 ...
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Irish Water chooses Rotork for penstock upgrade
As part of a major modernisation programme at the Kilkit Water Treatment Plant in County Monaghan, Irish Water has installed Rotork’s intelligent CKc ...
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Kent Introl’s OEM Valve Diagnostics Service Benefits Major European Oil Refinery: Kent Introl recently completed a full control valve diagnostics and upgrade project for a leading European oil refinery
This poor performing valve had long term operational issues following overhauls by a third party service provider; within three months of the valve ...
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Langley Alloys 80th Anniversary
As ‘The Home of Super Duplex’ reaches our 80th anniversary, Langley Alloys has completed a comprehensive upgrade of our UK site, optimising the ...
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Leyton - R & D Tax Credits: In ever-evolving business such as the valve and actuator sector R&D is the key to competitive advantage and maintaining a strong market position
Creating a culture of innovation amongst the workforce and developing new innovative solutions will enable you to be step ahead of other companies ...
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Maceplast UK - Your Choice For Fluorobased Products: Maceplast UK Ltd is a subsidiary of Guarniflon Spa®, world leaders in the manufacture of PTFE finished and semifinished products
We have continually supplied our UK customers with customised machined PTFE components for twenty years and manufacture in excess of 40 million ...
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Mad Hatters - Bendigedig!: Thermal Energy International’s Edward Gray tackles the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge
On June 16th, Edd took part in the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge; braving Snowdon in the North, Cadair Idris in mid-Wales, and Pen y Fan in the South. ...
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Managing Commercial Risk
The BVAA is delighted to announce that, due to popular demand, they are bringing back their ‘Introduction to Managing Commercial Risk, Contracts & ...
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New Members...
BVAA welcome the following companies to our membership:
Drallim
Alms Valve Agency
Ceetalk
Bernard Controls
Co-ax Valves Ltd
Thermal ...
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New Valve & Actuator Market Tracker Launched!
In partnership with BVAA, Westwood Global Energy has launched the first edition of a new valve & actuator market tracker to support members’ business ...
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OEM Group and EnerMech Sign Global Cooperation Agreement
OEM Group and integrated engineering services specialist EnerMech have signed a three-year worldwide collaboration agreement to identify ...
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Oxford Flow announces trial successes in Mexico
Oxford Flow, the pressure control equipment specialist for the water, oil and gas and industrial process industries, has achieved qualification for ...
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PED Approval for raw material suppliers, Special Quality Alloys Ltd: Special Quality Alloys Ltd have successfully been granted the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 2014/68/EU approval
The approval applies to the design, manufacture and conformity assessment of stationary pressure equipment with a maximum allowable pressure greater ...
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Rotork Completes Automation Contract to Assist Decarbonisation at Lynemouth Power Station
Rotork has completed a contract to supply fully automated pneumatic control systems on high capacity biomass rail freight wagons supporting the ...
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Severn advances as uncertainty abates
Valve companies with interests in the oil and gas sector have had a rocky ride since the 2014 oil price crash. But with stability returning and ...
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SIL3 Certification for the EHPC210 Diagnostic Controller
Bifold is pleased to announce that the Partial Stroke Function of the EHPC210 Diagnostic Controller is now SIL3 Certified according to IEC 61508 : ...
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Special Quality Alloys Ltd raise £888 for Prostate Cancer UK: All in a days work!
Special Quality Alloys Ltd with the help of their sister company Special Machined Products Ltd, kicked off their charity day by encouraging ...
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Spring Conference… and Golf: The 2018 BVAA Spring Conference and Golf days proved a huge hit with members and guests
With early-bird members and speakers arriving the night before for a relaxed convivial supper together, on 16th May scores more members assembled for ...
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Stanlow Exhibition: BVAA’s Business Development Consultant exhibits at ‘Engineering & Technology Solutions’, Essar Oil UK, Stanlow Refinery
On 24th May 2018, BVAA’s Business Development Consultant Rob Boycott attended the ‘Engineering & Technology Solutions’ exhibition at Essar Oil UK’s ...
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Understanding Causes for RV Chatter
High inlet pressure drop is one of several causes of pressure relief valve chatter. Left unresolved, chattering can cause premature component wear ...
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