HSE priority for EnerMech with key executive appointment

14 June, 2019

EnerMech has appointed Emmanuelle Marshall as Group HSE director. She will be responsible for global health, safety and environment at the Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical services specialist.

OrderWise welcomes ten new faces and boosts robotics team

14 June, 2019

Saxilby-based software specialist OrderWise is hitting the ground running in 2019 after welcoming ten more new faces to its growing team.

New Ultravalve website launched

14 June, 2019

Ultravalve has launched a new customer-focused website (www.ultravalve.co.uk), offering significant improvements over its predecessor. The industrial and RPZ valve specialist has experienced significant growth in the two and a half years since it was acquired by Bonomi (UK), for whom it previously acted as a regional distributor.

AB Components Ltd becomes UK distributor for the Filtration Group

13 June, 2019

Derbyshire-based AB Components Ltd has been appointed UK distributor for the worldwide company, Filtration Group, which purchased Mahle Industrial Filtration (supplier of air and hydraulic filtration products) in 2016.

Lee Products’ new Technical Hydraulic Handbook packed with useful data

11 June, 2019

Miniature component specialists Lee Products has recently published Edition 12 of its Technical Hydraulic Handbook, a catalogue that embodies over 70 years of innovation in miniature fluid control.

Hertz Kompressoren celebrates ten years in the UK

07 June, 2019

Hertz Kompressoren is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the UK this April. This milestone has also seen the recent upscaling of its unit in on the Peel Mills Industrial Estate in Bury, Manchester due to increased demand and the subsequent need for greater levels of stock for the company’s full range of fixed speed and variable speed compressors, Pet Master 100% oil-free compressors, turbo compressors and dryers.

2019 Pump Industry Awards winners revealed

05 June, 2019

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) partnered with some of the leading brands in the pumps sector to bring the 2019 Pump Industry Awards programme to market; including ABB, John Crane, Siemens, SPP Pumps, Tapflo, Tomlinson Hall, WEG, Wilo Xylem Water Solutions, along with media partners Process Engineering and World Pumps.

Abdex UK moves to MK1

24 May, 2019

Abdex Hose & Couplings Ltd, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, re-located to larger premises on 1 March. The new site, in Clarke Road, Bletchley in the heart of Milton Keynes, comprises a 10,000 sq ft unit – a sizeable increase compared with the company’s previous 3000 sq ft facilities.

Norton Fluid Power acquires Servocon Systems

21 May, 2019

Norton Fluid Power has acquired Servocon Systems Ltd, which will from now on be called Norton Servocon – a division of Norton Hydraulics (Midland) Ltd.

Leading speaker line-up for dedicated Food & Beverage digitalisation conference

17 May, 2019

Leading speakers from across the food & beverage industry have been lined-up for the forthcoming dedicated digitalisation conference for the food & beverage industry: ‘Demystifying the jargon: How to make the digitalisation transition’, which takes place on 22 May 2019 at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Bridging the STEM gender gap with STEM Women events this Autumn

10 May, 2019

STEM Women has assisted over 100 graduate employers, helping companies attract female applicants to their graduate scheme, internship and placement opportunities.

Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc. joins John Deere supply base

30 April, 2019

BFPA member Manuli Hydraulics UK Ltd has announced that Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc. has been chosen to supply Hydraulic Hose Assemblies to John Deere’s operation in Dubuque, Iowa. Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc. is a supplier of fluid conveyance solutions, components and associated equipment for high pressure hydraulics, based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.

Ingersoll Rand plans to acquire Precision Flow Systems

26 April, 2019

Ingersoll-Rand plc has made a binding offer to acquire Precision Flow Systems (PFS) from funds advised by BC Partners Advisors L.P. and The Carlyle Group for US$1.45 billion.

Pirtek Bristol drives progress at Whirlpool

23 April, 2019

Since 2018, Pirtek Bristol has been working at Whirlpool’s tumble dryer factory in Yate to improve the efficiency of its hydraulic systems through data-led preventative maintenance.

Camozzi unveils €9 million European logistics hub

17 April, 2019

Camozzi Automation’s UK customer base is set to benefit from a €9 million investment in efficiency, sustainability and innovation in the form of the company’s newly opened Italian distribution hub.