Auma recruits

New recruit Larry Jones joins the service team at Auma UK to support a rapidly expanding user base.

New solenoid valves

Asco Joucomatic has launched a new range of solenoid valves, the Asco 256/356 Series valves.

New AVT website

Advanced Valve Technologies (AVT) has launched its new website at www.advalve.com.

Germany: gas pipeline through the Baltic

Gazprom, BASF AG and E.ON AG have signed a basic agreement on the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEGP) through the Baltic sea.

Ukraine: oil refinery and pipeline completion

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the Fuel and Energy Ministry to draft and submit for consideration business plans for construction of an oil refinery and completion of construction of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline to Plock (Poland) by December 2005.

Italy: refinery agreement

Foster Wheeler Italiana SpA has agreed rto provide engineering services for Italiana Energia Servizi SpA.

6th edition actuators catalogue

Two new publications from Geeplus Europe provide designers with almost 150 pages of electromechanical motion control solutions.

Netherlocks supplies valves

Netherlocks Safety Systems BV, The Netherlands, has been awarded a large interlocking project in Qatar.

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.

New managing director

Piezo-actuator specialist Servocell (Italy) has named Simon Powell as its new managing director.