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BPMA successfully delivers postponed 2020 pump auditor training
Added: 17 Nov 2020
The British Pump Manufacturers Association has staged its first Certified Pump System Auditor (CPSA…

Compressor replacement keeps ethylene supply on tap
Added: 4 Nov 2020
No compressor, no ethylene: when the reliability of one piece of equipment determines a process can…

Chemicals sector R&D is prepared for a new era
Added: 19 Aug 2020
Looking for a silver lining in the pandemic cloud isn’t easy, writes Brian Attwood, but the chemica…

BPMA celebrates a membership milestone
Added: 19 Aug 2020
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) is celebrating record membership numbers with its…

Gaining an edge: Pumping systems as a key component in chemical production
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The post-Covid industrial landscape will increase the need for incremental gains in the chemicals s…

Smart robots switch from pipe inspection to tackle coronavirus hotspots
Added: 21 Jul 2020
Tests have begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public space…

Oxford Flow secures £8.45 million to target utilities and industrial sectors
Added: 9 Jun 2020
Flow control equipment specialist Oxford Flow has secured £8.45 million to fuel the company’s expan…

Efficient pumps pay their way in ROI
Added: 30 Apr 2020
A refinery achieved improved performance from its pumps with help from Sulzer to deliver a return o…

Process Industry rallies with Covid-19 action
Added: 8 Apr 2020
Companies throughout Britain and those which form part of the process industry supply chain have do…

Warburg seals deal for Sundyne acquistion
Added: 31 Mar 2020
Global leader in the design and manufacture of API compliant pumps and compressors, Sundyne, has be…

Oliver Valves wins record £10 million Middle East order
Added: 3 Mar 2020
Leading manufacturer Oliver Valves has marked its 40 years in business by winning an order in exces…

Nature offers key to producing sustainable chemicals
Added: 25 Feb 2020
Industrial products that currently depend for their creation on chemicals from hydrogen and fossil …

Scaling up efficiency and sustainability with AkzoNobel
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Siemens has helped ensure the entire manufacturing process at paint giant AkzoNobel’s state-of-the-…
Engineering manages year on year salary growth despite Brexit jitters
Added: 14 Feb 2020
Salary levels across the engineering sector continued to grow last year, with 2.1 per cent average …

Voting set to open for finalists of Pump Industry Awards 2020
Added: 11 Feb 2020
Nearly 40 finalists in eight categories will go forward for the vote to decide the winners of the 2…

University innovators harness bat power for new pipeline leak solution
Added: 3 Feb 2020
While Bruce Wayne did it in fiction, university engineers and their partners have harnessed the nat…

UK slashes oil imports by a fifth in five years
Added: 3 Feb 2020
Britain succeeded in reducing its dependence upon foreign oil by 21% between 2013 and 2018.

Pumps industry says its Euro proposal could boost electricity savings 600%
Added: 14 Jan 2020
European pumps manufacturers are pressing the EU to adopt their proposals for a new directive they …

Watson-Marlow expands international reach with Eastern Europe offices
Added: 7 Jan 2020
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), has launched direct sales and technical support in th…

Control strategies are vital for rapid temperature changes
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Manufacturing processes that rely on rapid temperature change can easily result in bottlenecks in a…