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Praise for Severn Glocon

Severn Glocon Ltd (UK) has been praised for its performance in the supply of specialised severe service control valves to a Middle East oil production platform.

ABB awarded wellhead platform contract

ABB, the global power and automation technology group, in partnership with Heerema of The Netherlands, has been awarded a contract by Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd (Esso), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, to design, build and commission a deepwater tension leg platform for the Kizomba A Project located in the deepwater Block 15 offshore Angola.

Valve connectors feature rapid termination system

Harting has introduced a new range of valve connectors featuring the Harax rapid termination system.

Trip Throttle Valve

Gimpel, a product of Tyco Valves & Controls, has introduced its Oil Operated Trip Throttle Valve (OOTTV), used for admitting 1050F/566C steam to main compressor steam turbine drives when bringing ethylene or ammonia plants online.

Texas plastic upgrade

Contech Control Services has been awarded a turn-key contract for engineering, procurement, construction, and on-line commissioning services for the upgrade of distributed control systems at ExxonMobil Chemical's BAPP plastics plant located in Baytown, Texas.

BSS waters down problem for Bass

When the Bass Brewery in Burton-on-Trent discovered that there was a possibility that its water supply could be in danger of coming into contact with South Staffordshire Water's supply it called upon industrial pipeline and valve distributor BSS to help solve its problem.

IPSCO expands international organisation

Acquisition by the international Flowserve Corporation has added a broad spectrum of new opportunities to IPSCO (UK) Ltd, the Scunthorpe-based company which specialises in hot-tapping and line-stopping equipment.

FCx companies acquire PED accreditation

Two further manufacturing companies within the global FCx Flow Control group have secured technical accreditation for trading within Europe.

New concept in valve design

Asco Joucomatic's new concept in valve design, MEGA spool valve islands, offer the user and OEM total flexibility in their construction, mounting and the type of control that they perform.

Parker Hannifin filters in navy application

Parker Hannifin high-pressure duplex filters are now specified for the Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) systems on four Royal Navy Type 22 Broadsword Class frigates.