SPRING 2015 | ISSUE 32

BVAA Celebrates 75 years at Valve World

Heap's New

Control Valve

for Corrosive

Applications

Page: 60

BEL's new Hyperbaric Test Facility

Page: 25 Page: 49

BVAA Annual Review

Page: 35

AllValves Stock Sun Yeh Actuators

2 | SPRING 2015

Solenoid Valves for Safe &Hazardous Areas

Engineered Pneumatic Solutionswww.pneumatrol.com +44 (0)1254 872277

Linear Valve Actuators

Providing solutions to the Process Industry for over 50 years

72 | SPRING 2015

Pneumatrol received Excellence Award from Manufacturers AlliancePneumatrol Limited, the Lancashire-based specialist manufacturer of pneumatic control products for use within both hazardous and safe area environments, was awarded Member of the Year 2014 by the Manufacturers Alliance in North West.

Manufacturers Alliance is a network of leaders and managers in the manufacturing industry sharing their knowledge and experience on how to grow and sustain a high

performing business.

Pneumatrol was recognised for achieving the most significant progress towards Operational Excellence during 2014.

While presenting Jamie Dummer with the certificate of Excellence Award (in picture), Gary Sheader, Group Chairman of Manufacturers Alliance commented, ‘Pneumatrol has achieved enormous improvements over the year of 2014 – from significant work place improvements in many areas of the factory, through improved operation processes for planning and controlling their work, to presenting themselves to customers in a much more professional way’.

Jamie Dummer, Managing Director of Pneumatrol added, ‘We are proud of ourselves for what we have achieved in 2014. However we won’t be complacent and in 2015 we will continue the process of undertaking the next changes and improvements to take the business forward.’

Pneumatrol LtdTel: 01254 872277www.pneumatrol.com

Gary Sheader, Group Chairman of Manufacturers Alliance; Jamie Dummer, Managing Director of Pneumatrol

BS EN 12516 Shell Design StrengthThree updated parts of the ‘Industrial Valves - Shell Design Strength…’ standard were recently updated and published. These include:-

• Part 1: Tabulation method for steel valve shells

• Part 2: Calculation method for steel valve shells

• Part 4: Calculation method for valve shells manufactured in metallic materials other than steel.

Standards may be purchased from http://shop.bsigroup.com/ or your regular standards outlet.

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