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Corroded Bends, Straights and Tees Get Wrapped Up

In April 2015, a Norwegian Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) requested a solution to rebuild, strengthen and protect corroded gas pipes.

A series of pipes on board the North Sea FPSO were displaying signs of corrosion between both the pipe and support, in some areas registering thin wall defects with up to 35% wall loss. Not only did this represent a severe containment issue, but it also threatened the vessel’s operation. (Read More)

Hydro International Launches Watertight Pollution Containment Valve

The industry’s only completely watertight pollution containment valve, the Hydro-Isolator®, is now available from Hydro International, supported by a full design, commissioning and maintenance service.

Nationwide, there are already more than 150 installations of this valve design installed in the UK, helping facility owners prevent damaging surface water pollution incidents. (Read More)

Z-Tech awarded new Thames Water Hazardous Area Framework

Thames Water is investing in ensuring its sites and assets located in classified hazardous areas are inspected and maintained to the highest standards - This will help provide and also keep to BS EN 60079, incorporating the DSEAR and ATEX regulations.

Thames Water is the largest water company in the UK, and as such, its asset lists are vast. This particular Framework includes some 1,300 sites from 2015-2016 and some 8,300 assets. (Read More)

CorDEX launches new Product Catalogue

CorDEX has launched its new Product Catalogue which features the company’s full range of Intrinsically Safe tools, including its new GENESIS lighting range and Toughpix ii Trident edition.

In addition to all the product information and technical specifications, the catalogue features useful hazardous industry resources, insight content and links to FREE ebooks and ToughTEST videos.

Featured items: GENESIS Lighting Products (Read More)

Swedish biorefinery to invest in SPM HD for its production of cellulose

Swedish biorefinery Domsjö Fabriker are in a phase of rapid development, driven by the world’s increasing demand for sustainable products.

The company is investing to ramp up its production of specialty cellulose in order to meet the escalating demand for textile fibers. (Read More)

Prepare for the Spring Clean With a Nederman Industrial Vacuum Cleaner

Whilst buying a Vacuum Cleaner for your partner at Christmas can be construed as a dangerous act, buying one for your business is a great idea.

If you want to get your business ready for the Spring clean or your next visit from customers, auditors or even potential surprise visits from the HSE, your first port of call this season should be the Winter discount offer that Nederman (Read More) 

Nederman is Stand-Alone Benchmark for Filtration

At-source capture of dust and fume should always be the primary control mechanism for protection of a workforce and to ensure a clean working environment, but despite best intentions at-source capture is not always possible or sufficient.

That is why Nederman has introduced its impressive new MCP-16RC Air Purification Tower.

This innovative new stand-alone unit is the ideal complimentary solution for eliminating airborne particulate (Read More) 

Protecting Turbines

Hima-Sella to represent HIMA’s FlexSILon integrated protection and control solution for turbomachinery in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Stockport, United Kingdom – Specialist safety instrumentation systems provider Hima-Sella is to represent HIMA Paul Hildebrandt’s innovative turbomachinery control solution, FlexSILon, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Developed in response to growing concerns over the safety of turbomachinery – such as gas and steam turbines (Read More)

Exloc Instruments Expand the PSX1200 Series Power Supplies by GM International

Earlier in the year, Exloc and GM International introduced the PSX1200 Series power supplies to the market.

 The original PSX1200 series are housed in stainless steel (AISI 304) and can be supplied in Wall, DIN-Rail, or rack mounting versions, each providing 24Vdc, 50 A output. (Read More)

National Oceanography Centre Waves Goodbye To Potential Exposure To Volatile Organic Compounds

Leading oceanographic research facility chooses Ion Science Cub personal PID detectors to reduce risk of exposure to chemicals used in a (Read More)