PECM Issue 43 2020 | Page 150

NEWS & EVENTS Babcock Wanson appoints new managing director WES Ltd. appoints new Sales and Marketing Director Industrial boilers and process heating equipment specialist Babcock Wanson is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hatswell as its new UK Managing Director. WES Ltd., the leading UK manufacturer of chemical dosing systems, is delighted to announce the appointment of Graham Ward as Sales and Marketing Director. Graham’s extensive experience includes a number of senior roles working for various SMEs and large organisations in the water, power generation, petrochemical, marine and food & beverage industries. As a qualified marine engineer, Graham has established his career in Sales and Business Development both in UK and overseas markets, with a strong emphasis on water and gas treatment, as well as fluid handling. The first five years at Babcock Wanson saw David learning the ropes as a Service Engineer, moving on to Commissioning Engineer before taking on the role of Field Service Manager at the company’s headquarters in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.  In 2016 David was promoted to Service Division Manager and this year takes over the reins from Chris Horsley as the Company’s new Managing Director.  Chris, who is now Process Engineering Director, will support David in his new role over the coming months. For more information, please contact Babcock Wanson on 020 8953 7111 or [email protected] or go to www.babcock-wanson.co.uk Kevin Wheeler, Managing Director says: “Graham has the right skills and experience to deliver further growth as we gear up to support customers in AMP7 and maximise opportunities throughout industry. We’re delighted to have him on board!” For further information on WES products and services, visit www.wes.ltd.uk. Oyster Farm Reaps the Benefits of Denso™ Tape Woodstown Bay Shellfish (WBS) Ltd, based in the South East of Ireland, run one of Ireland’s largest oyster growing and exporting companies. The family-owned business uses several tractors on an inter-tidal area of Woodstown Beach where the oysters are farmed in the ‘A’ class waters of the Waterford Estuary. The oysters are harvested by the tractors and trailers and transported back to the WBS factory in Dunmore East Harbour for processing. 150 PECM Issue 43  In order to protect critical parts of the machinery from the corrosive marine environment, and to make sensitive electronics watertight, WBS Ltd have found that Denso™ Tape performs better than anything else they have tried over more than 20 years. Its versatile nature, along with being long-lasting and easy- to-apply in less than ideal application conditions, makes it an extremely reliable and cost- effective solution to WBS Ltd’s problems. www.denso.net KASTO KASTO manufactures manual, semi-automatic and fully automated bandsaws, circular saws and hacksaws. The company also builds compact industrial warehouses for computer- controlled storage and retrieval of bar, tube, profile, sheet and other materials. Systems can be either stand-alone or interlinked with saws, other machine tools, and more. KASTO’s service encompasses planning, design, software development, project management, execution, service and support from a single source. KASTO Ltd is the subsidiary serving the UK and Ireland with offices, demonstration facilities and a showroom in Milton Keynes. We would be delighted to meet with you to explain more on our stand 610 in hall 19 at the MACH 2020 show, which runs from 20th to 24th April at the NEC in Birmingham. www.kasto.com/uk Denso USA Grand Opening Denso North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Winn & Coales International, hosted the grand opening of its new premises in Houston, TX in September 2019.  The new 110,000 ft 2 facility, the largest operated by Winn & Coales globally, will be the focal point of product development and manufacturing activities for Denso North America, featuring enlarged manufacturing capabilities, increased warehouse capacity, R&D and training facilities, plus room for future business growth. Denso’s Protal™, Archco™ and SeaShield™ product lines are well-known and respected in the industry; the newly opened facilities will allow for further development and increased production capabilities of these products.  David Winn OBE, chairman of Winn & Coales International, was present at the grand opening ceremony. After a few words of perspective regarding the significance of the new premises, Mr. Winn and Denso North America’s President, Lucian Williams, cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the building. Winn & Coales International are leading corrosion prevention and sealing specialists established in London in 1883. In 2020, the company will be celebrating 90-years of supplying and manufacturing its renowned petrolatum corrosion prevention products. www.denso.net