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INDUSTRY NEWS Lhoist continues lime production and supply Despite the issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic Lhoist UK is maintaining production at both the Hindlow and Whitwell plants. primary materials including steel and plastics, which are critical to combating COVID-19. Many Lhoist employees are now working from home but the plants are still operational. The company is maintaining regular contact with all customers and suppliers through email addresses and personal mobile numbers, and everyone is encouraged to get in touch if and when required. The lime-based products produced at both these plants are essential for the proper functioning of drinking water and wastewater treatment plants and vital for the treatment and sanitation of sludge from these operations. Lime is used to clean emissions from waste incinerators, energy from waste plants, and other large combustion plants. ‘Don’t forget we all have to flatten the curve – so stay well and keep safe for all of our sakes’, commented Gwyn Watkins, Sales and Logistics Director at Lhoist UK. For more information please call Lhoist UK on 01298 768666 or email gwyn. [email protected] Lime is also used in the in the manufacture of TQC Sheen deliveries, calibrations and troubleshooting during Covid-19 22 Given the tragic events unfolding all over the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like you to know that we are here for you. We continue to share our knowledge Send in repairs and calibrations To support our distributors in these strange times we have quickly arranged a series of webinars. This way your local representative can provide you with even better advice on the most suitable instrument for your specific measurement task. When is the right moment to send an instrument in for a maintenance check, repair service or annual calibration? TQC Sheen has taken measures to limit the outbreak of COVID-19. Our team is committed to support you the best we can and to ship all your requested products on time. This has succeeded in recent weeks and we will continue to do our utmost within the measures set. Up until now, over 250 distributors in total joined the webinars about Surface tension measurement, corrosion testing, washability testing and dry and wet film thickness measurement. We have more webinars ahead. The safety of the employees is paramount. Therefore we work in shifts or in a home office. Communication may be a little slower as a result. Contact us, or your local representative if you want to learn more about washability and abrasion testing, or another paint- related topic. We kindly ask for your understanding and please take good care of yourselves. For more information please send an email to: [email protected] APRIL 2020 Many companies usually consider their instruments indispensable. Because of Corona many projects are temporarily put on hold and many countries face a partial or full lockdown. Our repairs- and calibration department has taken special measures and is still available to repair or calibrate your customer’s instruments. All under the scope of our ISO 9001 certificate. So for those who consider this to be the right moment to send an instrument for maintenance, calibration or repair . . . We are here for you! Contact TQC Sheen if you are in need of our repairs or callibration services visit: www.tqcsheen.com twitter: @surfaceworldmag