New BFPA Board Members, BFPA President and Distributor Council Chairman Elected at 2023 AGMs

23 August, 2023

The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) held its 2023 AGMs and Conference in Warwick on 25th May 2023, with over 60 members and guests attending. New BFPA President, Rebecca Galley of Hydroscand Limited was elected to serve for two years. Peter Willson of Hopespare Limited was elected as the new Distributor Council Chairman at the 34th AGM of the BFPDA and will also serve a two-year term of office. The new incoming Vice President of the BFPA is Swapnil Khedekar of Festo Limited, and the new Vice Chairman of the Distributor Council is Nick West of Allswage UK Limited

BFPA supports STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

28 June, 2023

Many BFPA member companies are already going into local schools and colleges as STEM Ambassadors and reaping the benefits, but BFPA is launching a campaign to encourage more members to take up the challenge.

BFPA technical standards and publications

31 May, 2023

One of the main aims of BFPA is to create, raise and maintain standards in the fluid power industry. BFPA’s technical committees play a key role in framing worldwide best practice through the development of national, european and international standards, as well as creating and maintaining a range of creating and maintaining a range of technical guidelines such as the two listed above such as the two listed above. Non-members can purchase the guides from BFPA’s website www.bfpa.co.uk/publications for a nominal fee.

P47 Guideline update on the use of hydraulic fluid power hose and hose assemblies

17 May, 2023

BFPA’s technical guideline P47 Guideline On The Use Of Hydraulic Fluid Power Hose And Hose Assemblies has also recently been updated and is now available to all BFPA members as a free downloadable pdf file via the BFPA website.

Updated P112 Guidelines on seals for fluid power applications

11 May, 2023

BFPA’s latest technical guideline P112 Guidelines On Seals For Fluid Power Applications Including Care And Handling has now been revised and published.

BFPA Yearbook and Directory 2023

23 March, 2023

BFPA’s 2023 Yearbook and Members’ Directory has now been published and readers of Hydraulics & Pneumatics should have received a hard copy through the post, alongside the January/February issue of the magazine. The hard copy publication, which has been updated for 2023, is packed with supplier contact details and a wide range of interesting articles and interviews with key industry players.

BFPA takes off in aerospace training

20 February, 2023

The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) has been retained by a global aircraft manufacturer to form part of the company’s education and training strategy, delivering a programme designed to meet the BFPA’s Minimum Educational Recommendations (MERs) to delegates at its UK manufacturing facility.

Hayley Fluid Power latest member approved to deliver the BFPA Minimum Educational Recommendations (MER) for Pneumatics

29 November, 2022

Hayley Fluid Power is the latest BFPA member to join an expanding list of BFPA approved training providers across the country able to deliver training courses which meet the BFPA Minimum Educational Recommendations for hydraulics/pneumatics.

BFPA appoints Chris Butcher as Managing Director

29 November, 2022

The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) has appointed Christopher (Chris) Butcher as Managing Director. Chris joins the BFPA from Coventry-based Woodway Engineering Limited, where he was Managing Director, and brings with him over 25 years of experience in the fluid power industry, both in engineering and commercial business development.

BFPA Strategy Teams update

26 October, 2022

Much progress has been made since the launch of the BFPA’s four Strategy Teams in May, each of which are made up of six to ten people from across the BFPA membership, covering:

The BFPA presents on fluid injection injuries at IFSSH, IFSHT, & FESSH Combined Congress June 2022 at Excel London

28 September, 2022

The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) gave a presentation on fluid injection injuries at the recent IFSSH, IFSHT, & FESSH Journal of Hand Surgery’s Combined Congress, which was held between 6-10 June 2022 at Excel London.

BFPA Training Courses

23 August, 2022

For upcoming dates for BFPA’s Face to Face Open Training Courses or Online Courses, visit: www.bfpa.co.uk/training

Presentation of IMechE Joseph Bramah Medal Award

23 August, 2022

At the British Fluid Power Association’s 2022 AGM held in Warwick on 12 May, industry veteran David Phillips was presented with the 2020 Bramah Medal.

BFPA AGMs and Conference at Warwick

28 June, 2022

The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) held its 2022 AGMs and Conference in Warwick on 12 and 13 May with over 50 members and guests attending.

Fluid Power and factories of the future

11 May, 2022

At this year’s Fluid Power & Systems exhibition, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 5 to 7 April, visitors were able to participate in a physical version of organiser DFA Media’s popular panel discussion series, Talking Industry. As well as continuing in its now firmly established virtual format, the exhibition saw the series’ successful expansion from the digital sphere to in-person panel discussions under the Talking Industry Live brand. Among the discussions that comprised Talking Industry Live over the three days of the show was a presentation titled Fluid Power and Factories of the Future, which was chaired by Paul Cooke, Interim CEO of the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), with a panel comprising Martin Hoskins, Sales and Customer Development Manager at Bosch Rexroth; and Martin Costin, Drives & Networks Specialist at SMC.