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CCI headquarters completes expansion

Control valve manufacturer CCI has completed the multi-million dollar expansion of its Southern California headquarters, which has doubled its office area and significantly increased its Research and Development department and domestic manufacturing capabilities.

Re-use of fittings and valves

The Hoke Gyrolok instrumentation fitting Safety Changer System provides a safe and simple way to re-use existing fittings and valves by fitting them with new Gyrolok nuts and ferrules.

Garlock certification

The TÜV certification body for pressure equipment has certified that Garlock GmbH operates a quality system according to the European Directive 97/23/EC.

New distributor for interlocking specialist

Smith Flow Control has appointed FCX Pegler and Louden as its principal UK distributor for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Sealing specialist settles in at Yorkshire home

Sealing technology business, Garlock has completed its move to new premises in Elland, West Yorkshire, UK.

DSM developing global standards

To become more efficient and competitive, DSM is introducing technical standards world-wide covered by the Operational Excellence programme.

New hydrogen unit

Total Raffinaderij Nederland BV (Vlissingen, The Netherlands), has awarded Technip-Coflexip an engineering services contract for modifications of the hydrogen plant to increase availability and capacity to meet hydrocracker requirements.

Valves on ice

Tönisvorst (part of the Arca Valve group) has delivered an order worth several hundred thousand euro to Tarkosal/North-West Siberian Lowland.

FCx Truflo wins contract for destroyers

A consortium led by FCx Truflo Marine has secured a major contract to supply actuated and manual valves on the new Type 45 Anti Air Warfare Destroyers being designed, engineered and built by BAE Systems for the UK Ministry of Defence.

Aker Maritime wins engineering contract

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has awarded Aker Maritime a contract for preliminary engineering for one deepwater platform, with an option for engineering of one additional platform.