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The Netherlands: offshore wind-farm

Shell and Dutch energy company Nuon have signed the final contracts for their joint realisation of the first Dutch offshore wind farm, located at Egmond aan Zee, 10 miles outside the Dutch coast.

Control valves for gas plant

Emerson Process Management (USA) has won an order for Fisher control valves to be installed at the Ormen Lange gas processing plant at Nyhamna in Aukra municipality, 120km NW of the coast of More, Mid-Norway.

Valve monitoring system

Crane Valve Services (USA) has reported its open-flow ValveWatch® ESD valve monitoring system, proven in the North Sea, helps boost oil and gas platform production.

Flow meter, manifold system

AW Co. (USA) introduces the addition of its flow meter and manifold system for paint mix rooms, paint re-circulation and transfer systems.

Namur valves

KV Process Controls (UK) introduces a new range of Namur valves complying with the ATEX directive for use in gaseous and dust-laden environments.

039H series pivot valve

The new 039H series pivot valve from Bio-Chem valve and Omnifit is a manifold-mountable isolation valve.

Captive linear actuators

Haydon Switch & Instrument, Inc. (USA) introduces its new metric stroke of 18mm available on the Z26000 captive linear actuators.

Aseptic processing valves

New Asepco Radial-Diaphragm valves from Biopharma Process Systems (UK) are designed for pharmaceutical processing applications where leakage, “dead legs” or cross contamination are unacceptable.

Weir Valves & Controls UK invests

Weir Valves & Controls UK, formerly Hopkinsons, announces the move of its business to a new location in Elland.

Qserv wins award

Qserv (Aberdeen, UK) has won the prestigious International Safety Award 2004 from the British Safety Council.