PECM Issue 14 2015 | Page 18

News & Events New year, new acquisition for waste management group Mixing Downtime outpaced by Chemineer’s new Express service Independent waste management company Cleansing Service Group (CSG) A Willacy processing system located in a has confirmed it has acquired part of the refinery tank farm business and assets of Tradebe Refinery Services (TRS) based at Sandycroft, North Wales, and formerly known as Willacy Oil Services. Chemineer, a leading manufacturer of mixers and agitators for the water and wastewater industries, has launched a new Express Service that is designed to offer customers immediate help in achieving operational performance goals for agitation and mixing processes. Willacy is a specialist in petrochemical tank cleaning and oily sludge treatment and recovery systems. CSG says it has now acquired the one-acre site and is currently looking at re-establishing the business. CSG managing director Neil Richards said the company will also retain its former Willacy Oil Services trading name. Bringing a skilled team of field service engineers to help install, maintain, repair and troubleshoot any on-site needs, Chemineer Express will provide a fast turnaround for replacement parts and services. It also includes the carrying out of reliability audits and operator training. “Willacy have worked on refineries in the UK and around the world and the name is well recognised in the oil industry,” he said. Irfan Rehman, Chemineer’s Sales Manager, explains: “This timely launch of Chemineer Express will enable us to help our customers optimise their mixing processes and minimise downtime”. Tel: 0800 048 0622 www.csg.co.uk Tel: 01332 363 175 Email: [email protected] www.chemineer.com Email: [email protected] Portwest stylish, comfortable, highquality workwear Recycled PVC that is 100% water and moisture proof Portwest is a leading manufacturer of fire resistant & high visibility garments, workwear, safety footwear, work gloves & PPE. Portwest’s market leading range includes FR brands; Bizweld, Bizflame, High Visibility brands; Sealtex and Vest-Port and Steelite footwear. New from the leading multi metal and plastics distributor Blackburns Metals & Plastics , is Sealwise WCB. A high-quality construction board made from recycled PVC that is 100% water and moisture proof. All products are manufactured by Portwest, are CE certified in the UK and tested to the highest International standards. Portwest’s product ranges offer an extensive choice of colours, small and big sizes including regular and tall fittings. 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The advantages of the Albin hose pumps are an increase in lifetime and reduced service and maintenance due to effective and innovative design. We also offer a world patented air driven diaphragm pump which reduces air consumption with up to 50% compared to conventional AODD pumps and reduces pulsations with 70%. To add to this the pump can be installed in any position and provides exceptional lifetime to minimize maintenance. www.albinpump.com Manipulation Impossible Valves play an important role when it comes to the safety of process equipment: Unauthorized access or accidental operation can quickly lead to catastrophic results. However, both these scenarios are easily prevented. AS-Schneider, the specialist in the field of industrial valves, provides a range of Anti-Tamper Valve Head Units to allow plant operators to reliably protect their valves against undesired operation. The scheme’s regulations are published on the government’s legislation website http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1643/contents/made The Standard Design of the Anti-Tamper Valve Head Unit is equipped with a bore and matching AT-Key. The valve can only be operated using this special key. The operator can also lock the bore using a padlock in order to prevent the insertion of the AT-Key. This makes it impossible to operate the valve. It can be securely locked in any position – closed, partially open or fully open. More information about the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme can be found on the ESOS webpage https://www.gov.uk/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos Tel: Email: www.as-schneider.com ESOS is the UK Government’s approach to transposition of Article 8(4) of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which requires all large (non-SME) enterprises to undertake energy audits by 5 December 2015 and every 4 years thereafter. 18 PECM Issue 14