With the withdrawal of fuel duty due in April, many businesses operating steam boilers have been considering the alternatives to red diesel/fuel oil.
A point of interest that Fulton has noted recently is that some fuel suppliers have acknowledged that a high percentage of light oil fuels tested on site (approximately 80% of samples) are contaminated in one form or another. Contaminants in fuel can include particulate matter and water that can affect the flow of oil and cause waxing and corrosion, which can lead to boiler lockout, incomplete combustion and/or wear on components, corrosion of fittings and pipework, etc., all of which affects a boiler's efficiency.
Example of Fuel WaxingThis is why with our current range of steam boilers, including the award-winning VSRT, liquid petroleum or natural gases are considered the optimum and most stable and efficient methods of firing a steam boiler because they avoid the use of potentially contaminated fuel oils, or the requirement for costly fuel polishing to remove moisture and debris from contaminated oil installations.
However, we understand that moving from oil to liquid gas can be cost and even geographically prohibitive, so steps should be taken to ensure that fuel oils remain stable. These include regular checks for moisture and particulate matter in the fuel and tanks; and ensuring the steam boiler itself is regularly maintained and serviced according to manufacturers' guidelines, which should include valve inspections and oil filter changes.
Example of Fuel Polishing. Image courtesy of Crown OilsFor those where cost and geography do not pose an issue, moving to a cleaner fuel (such as liquid gas from Flogas) and one that is easier to manage does come with huge benefits to businesses operating steam boilers. For example, following a site survey and steam load distribution analysis by Fulton and Weishaupt at a brewery in the South West of England in 2020, the two companies identified opportunities to reduce carbon emissions at the site and save money on fuel by upgrading the burner on a Fulton RBC2500 horizontal steam boiler that was installed in 2007.
The boiler was originally fitted with a high/low, conventional control box oil-fired burner, which was achieving a turndown ratio of less than 2:1. Partnering with Weishaupt, a micro-modulating LPG burner with integrated digital burner management system – air and gas servo motors accurate to within 0.1° – was specified and installed, with Fulton also specifying optional burner motor variable speed drive to reduce electrical power Soot buildup in a horizontal boiler.consumption and oxygen trim to maximise combustion efficiency. Additionally, with NOx levels reduced as a result of the upgrade, the RBC2500 is now also fully MCPD compliant.
Commenting for Fulton, Leigh Bryan says: “The result of the partnership between Fulton and Weishaupt, with Flogas also involved as the liquid gas supplier, is an upgraded steam boiler with turndown improved to at least 7:1 which, combined with the added burner options, is predicted to save the brewery in excess of 20% in fuel consumption alone. Impressive reductions in carbon emissions by changing to a cleaner, lower-carbon fuel like liquid gas will also be achieved and add to the efficiency savings.
“The cost savings predicted for the upgrade project at the brewery are expected to deliver a payback period of less than 12 months and will go a long way in assisting the company’s impressive Road to Net Zero efforts.”
With over 600,000 workers injured in workplace accidents in the UK annually, equivalent to over 2,300 injuries per working day, the cost estimate to the UK in relation to these accidents in 2020 was over £5.6bn!
In a bid to play its part in reversing these statistics, industrial machine safety specialist Euchner (UK) Limited has launched Euchner Academy, a portfolio of machine and operator safety courses that has been designed with its customers in mind.
Commenting, Euchner’s UK Sales & Services Manager Mark Staples says: “By bringing Euchner Academy to the UK and opening our new Safety Technology Centre in Chesterfield, we can continue to help manufacturers and users meet legal safety requirements at every stage of machine and installation life cycles.
“Customers can strengthen their skills, knowledge and understanding of machine safety engineering via Euchner Academy’s comprehensive and interactive machinery safety training courses, which cover aspects including Risk Assessment and Safety Design, PUWER Inspection, UKCA/CE Marking and Safety Control System Design, as well as bespoke courses to suit individual employee and organisational requirements.”
Machine operators attending Euchner Academy approved training courses will strengthen their skills, knowledge and competency of industrial machinery safety. In addition to the theory, there’s a range of Euchner courses that are supported by hands-on, practical sessions that lead to a greater level of understanding compared to other purely academic programmes. As well as gaining the valuable skills required for their role, operators attending Euchner training courses are also helping to promote a safer workplace for everyone.
Standard training courses can be delivered at a customer’s own site or preferred location, or at the all-new Euchner Academy safety technology facility in Chesterfield, with machine safety courses covering subjects including:
PUWER Training
A one-day course covering the content and application of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). This course covers the regulations and basics of risk identification and assessment. On successful completion of the course delegates will have an understanding of their legal obligations under PUWER and how to practically apply the legislation in the workplace.
UKCA Marking Training
This one-day course covers the UKCA Certification according to the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, including the CE to UKCA transition. It covers the contents of the regulations and the implementation of harmonised standards. On successful completion, delegates will have an appreciation of the legal framework involved and an understanding of the route to conformity.
CE Marking Training
A one-day course covering the requirements to obtain CE Certification according to the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, including the relevant documentation when importing/exporting equipment. This programme covers the contents of the directive and the implementation of harmonised standards. Delegates completing the course will gain an appreciation of the legal framework involved and an understanding of the route to conformity.
Machinery Risk Assessment Training
This one-day course provides practical knowledge and experience on how to conduct a machinery risk assessment in accordance with the relevant standards. The course provides advice on how to identify, quantify and document machine related hazards using suitable templates. A structured risk-reduction methodology is introduced using the principles of ALARP resulting in a thorough knowledge of the process and solutions needed to deliver a comprehensive risk-reduction programme in the workplace.
Safety for Control Systems
A practical one-day course providing hands-on experience of safety-related components and circuits. The course is designed to give the delegate an invaluable understanding of the overall functionality and potential shortfalls of any given safety scheme, resulting in a sound appreciation of the key principles to be used when designing or modifying hard-wired safety-related control circuits.
Safety System Design & Verification
This two-day course will give the electrical designer a thorough understanding of the requirements of the safety standard BS EN ISO 13849-1:2015 – Safety of Machinery. Safety-related parts of control systems. General principles for design and BS EN ISO 13849-2:2012. At the end of the course delegates will have the confidence to design, verify and validate a machinery safety-related control system as well as the knowledge to use the SISTEMA software suite to verify and document their design.
Machine Safety for Operational Personnel
Ideal for occupational health and safety professionals as well as other stakeholders within the company, this one-day course is intended to provide the delegate with a basic appreciation of machinery safety legislation including its importance in the workplace. Course attendees are provided with the knowledge to be able to manage machinery safety through the implementation of safe operating procedures and working practices, to complement existing engineering risk reduction procedures in place.
Euchner Academy also offers bespoke safety training courses to suit the individual needs of your organisation, machinery and personnel. The training delivered during tailored safety courses can cover a broad spectrum of topics, be it exploring machinery safety for specific applications or industries or examining standards and regulations.
For 2022, the Euchner Academy machine safety training calendar is available to download from the company’s website. Delegates wanting to book courses can email services@euchner.co.uk, call +44 (0)114 256 0123 or via Eventbrite at https://lnkd.in/dTDKXbuv.
For further information on our machinery safety engineering training courses visit our training pages at www.euchner.co.uk.
The CTM transponder-coded safety switch from industrial safety engineering specialist Euchner (UK) Limited features evaluation electronics, a bistable locking function and is capable of the control of guard locking via IO-Link communication, future-proofing the device for Industry 4.0 and meaning no separate wiring is needed for the control of guard locking, because the existing communication connection is used.
Commenting, Euchner’s UK&I Country Manager David Dearden says: “As a safety device, the CTM is smart, compact, safe and features everything you need from a guard locking safety switch. However, the IO-Link version brings further benefits to the CTM range by adding the ability to lock and unlock the device over IO-Link communications, coupled with the comprehensive diagnostic data provided by the IO-Link protocol.”
The evaluation electronics integrated within the CTM allows for simpler wiring and a greater level of detection for connection faults, short-circuits and errors. Additionally, it allows the guard locking safety switch to be wired separately or in series whilst maintaining high levels of performance, up to and including Category 4/PLe according to BS EN ISO 13849-1 and BS EN ISO 14119, ensuring the highest safety level category despite the CTM’s compact size.
The bistable locking function can prevent the deactivation of the activated guard locking in case of a power failure, ensuring that guard locking remains in its current state if the power fails or the installation is switched off. It can also prevent personnel from unintentionally locking themselves inside a potentially unsafe area if the safety door is open in the case of power failure or if the machine is switched off, meaning no additional escape release is required.
The highly compact IO-Link version of the CTM is suitable for numerous safety applications including the protection of personnel and processes, with a hygienic version consisting exclusively of food-safe materials also available for the packaging and food sectors. Featuring a locking force of 1,000N (and integral adhesive force of 25/50N) and an innovative safety ball actuator, the CTM is ideal for discreet installation on small, lightweight doors and flaps with a pivoting radius from 150mm.
For further information on the new IO-Link version and other models from the CTM guard locking safety switch range visit Euchner.co.uk, email sales@euchner.co.uk or call the technical and product support team on +44 (0)114 256 0123.
Following an initial site audit and steam trap survey, steam solutions specialist TLV Euro Engineering has supplied and installed a number of efficient solutions on an existing steam line at Innovia Films, with energy savings from the installation already reaching 10MW per day and £80,000 per year!
Innovia Films is a major producer of highly differentiated speciality Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films for some of the world’s best-known brands across a wide variety of everyday consumer goods, including home and personal care products, food and beverage, confectionery, tobacco, luxury goods and industrial applications.
The company’s manufacturing facility houses film-making machines, with steam used throughout the 24-hour bubble and coating processes as well as for space heating during colder seasons.
For the bubble process, films are blown into a bubble to thin the material, which is then passed through one of eleven machines that convert the film into split sheets. These sheets are then passed through steam-heated rollers to reheat it, allowing it to relax before it is wound onto reels.
Steam is also used for the three machines on the coating process line, where various acrylic and latex coatings are applied to films that are subsequently reheated via steam batteries that blow warm air through fans to dry the coatings onto the film. While there are only three machines on the coating line, this process requires 3 and 10 BarG of steam pressure, consuming most of the steam raised at Innovia.
For many years, these processes have always seen a percentage of flash steam (steam formed from hot condensate when the pressure is reduced) vented to atmosphere. So Innovia invited tenders from several steam specialists that would look at engineered solutions to recover the flash steam energy rather than it simply re-entering the atmosphere.
The solution proposed by TLV Euro Engineering replaced the existing spray condenser with a pair of atmospheric heat exchangers to recover the flash steam energy and divert it back to the feedwater in the plant room. This meant more pre-heated boiler feedwater was available, which subsequently reduced the energy required for heating new, cooler feedwater. TLV Euro Engineering also installed a new electrical condensate return package and several flow meters at various locations throughout the steam and condensate lines to collect data.
Explaining the process, TLV Euro Engineering’s regional sales engineer John Lea says: “Innovia now has a higher volume of heated water going back to the plant room and boiler because the new recovery system sends treated water from the boiler plant out to the large condensers that we specified and installed.
“This warms the water with steam that’s vented off the condensate which, combined with the condensed flash steam, returns to the feedwater tank. This combination of using the steam to heat water and condensing steam to provide hot water means approximately three tonnes of steam per hour is being saved!”
Innovia had attempted flash steam recovery in the past, but the process didn’t work because the adopted open-vessel system – which sprayed water into the flash steam to condense it – couldn’t get enough water in to condense the steam effectively.
“Unlike our existing attempt at a direct injection flash steam recovery system, the TLV system adopts shell-tube condensers, which separate the water from the steam to increase the surface area and condense the flash steam more efficiently.” says Michael Edmondson of Innovia Films.
Commenting on the decisions to approve the tender from TLV Euro Engineering, Michael says: “The solution from TLV was more cost-effective than the others we received, and they were working with us to design a solution that worked for us and our processes, rather than something off-the-shelf. We were also impressed with the after-sales support TLV promised, which was something we weren’t confident of getting from the other suppliers that tendered.”
Looking at the data compiled to date, Innovia estimates a possible return on investment within two years and savings of approximately £80,000 a year. “We’re in the process of quantifying savings, but steam on site costs £26 per tonne so the predicted saving of over 3,000 tonnes of steam results in the anticipated £80,000.00.” says Michael.
For further information on the COSPECT and other steam solutions, call TLV Euro Engineering on +44 (0)1242 227223, email sales@tlv.co.uk or visit www.tlv.co.uk.
As Balfour Beatty decommissions its Hinkley Point C Marine Works concrete batching plant at Avonmouth, two-and-a-half years after their installation and commissioning, we look at the processes and arduous operating conditions that the three Fulton VSRT steam boilers (amongst the first to be delivered and installed in the UK) have endured.
Embarking on one of the most complex marine engineering projects in the world at the time, Balfour Beatty excavated and constructed three cooling water tunnels under the seabed (two 3.5km intake tunnels and one 1.8km outfall tunnel) that will supply EDF’s two nuclear reactors at the 3,200 MWe Hinkley Point C with cooling water from the Bristol Channel.
In 2017 Balfour Beatty took ownership of a large, purpose-built concrete batching facility at Avonmouth Docks, which saw the beginning of a multi-year contract to supply 38,000 concrete tunnel segments destined for the nuclear facility. The batching plant is responsible for producing concrete segments for the reactor tunnels, with each tunnel ring consisting of six 6m x 4m sections and each of the two 3.5km intake tunnels comprising approximately 2,300 rings and 14,000 segments each.
To meet the target of producing the huge number of segments for the tunnels within the contracted period, a 24h concrete batching process was required, with steam from Fulton’s VSRT vertical steam boilers used to expedite the process by reducing the concrete curing time from a typical 24 hours to just 8 hours per segment. This allowed for 120 segments to be manufactured per day, all of which are cured in four, steam-filled automated curing chambers.
Consistency and quality are paramount in the manufacture of the tunnel segments, with engineers working on the high-performance concrete mixes since 2012. And while the design of the nuclear mix is itself not particularly special, the way it must be handled during the moulding and curing of each segment is extremely important.
The Fulton designed steam boiler system, which was specified by Avon Combined Electrical Services of Bristol and installed and commissioned by Fulton in February 2019, consists of three skid-mounted VSRT boilers packaged with feedwater tank, water treatment and chemical dosing plant and automatic blowdown.
The steam system uses over 45m3 of treated feedwater and operates at 7.5 bar to provide steam for the four curing chambers at between 55C and 60C. As approved Flogas partners, gas from six large liquid gas tanks is piped to the gas-fired Fulton VSRT steam boilers, which use 4,500 litres of liquid gas per day and are located in a plant room adjacent to the batching plant.
To ensure the boilers operate in accordance with manufacturer guidelines throughout the contract, Balfour Beatty also has water treatment and service contracts in place with Fulton who, given the Avonmouth-based location of the batching plant, can respond to any demands and be on site extremely quickly.
The VSRT steam system has operated throughout the entire batching contract on an N+1 configuration (one boiler on, one on setback and one boiler off), ensuring two of the three boilers are always operational in any 24h period.
The VSRT is the first steam boiler to emerge from Fulton’s new ‘PURE Technology’ approach, an initiative that’s resulted in a world-first design that is durable, long-lasting and boasts the highest efficiencies and ultra-low NOx emissions as standard.
With over 15 patents pending in three continents, the VSRT’s spiral-rib heat exchanger is a world first. It attains industry-leading heat transfer rates thanks to its unique spiral design, which achieves low stack temperatures by passing the flue gases through a spiral-wound heat exchanger that is fully immersed in water.
Commenting, Fulton’s Carl Knight says: “PURE Technology aims to enhance heat transfer, provide class-leading efficiencies, improve steam quality and reduce NOx emissions.
“Rather than further-improve products like our J Series to achieve these goals, PURE Technology – the culmination of Fulton’s clean slate approach to design – challenges the industry status quo on conventional boiler design by engineering solutions that are fit-for-purpose and fully-optimised for all applications.” says Carl.
Advanced Insulation (www.aisplc.com)
Since its formation in 2007, Advanced Insulation has become a single source provider for insulation and fire protection systems to the oil and gas industry, and represents one of the most respected and progressive names in topside and subsea insulation worldwide.
Advanced Insulation offers a wide range of products to meet the growing demand for fire protection and thermal insulation systems adaptable for elevated service temperatures and pressures.
AL-KO Kober (www.al-ko-co.uk)
Since 1931, AL-KO Kober has been manufacturing premium, high quality components used in the Automotive, Commercial and Leisure industry.
The extensive range of chassis components, premium accessories and spare parts are engineered to last, ensuring whatever product you have purchased, you will benefit from the generations of development and enjoy a lifetime of service.
Arc Energy Resources (www.arcenergy.co.uk)
Arc Energy Resources is one of the UK’s leading specialists in weld overlay cladding and fabrication for the oil & gas industry. The company’s expertise provides protection against corrosion and wear for a variety of process and pipeline equipment for use in any hostile environment.
The company recently made a major investment in two new Rotating Head welding machines costing £500,000. This has increased productivity and extended the size and scope of work it can handle, which now includes complicated component geometries for the full or partial cladding and fabrication of a huge range of component sizes weighing up to 15 tonnes. The company’s in-house designed cladding workstations feature state-of-the-art control systems developed to suit its customer’s specialised engineering requirements, and can clad bores up to four metres diameter and areas of restricted access within bores as small as 20mm diameter. Arc Energy also offers in-house test weld, heat treatment, PMI and NDT facilities.
Industry certifications include ISO 9001:2008 quality management, ISO 3834-2 fusion welding of metallic materials, and the internationally renowned ASME U and R Stamps, as well as ISO 14001:2004 environment management, Investors in People and OHSAS 18001:2007 Health & Safety management system.
Curtiss-Wright Industrial Group, which includes the legacy brands of Arens Controls, Penny & Giles, PG Drives Technology and Williams Controls, is a recognized leader in providing components and sub-systems which enable customer specific solutions for on- and off-highway vehicles. These include medium- and heavy-duty trucks, buses and motor coaches, construction and agricultural vehicles, materials handling, and other specialty vehicles, as well as sophisticated wheelchairs and scooters for medical mobility.
We are a leading provider of electronic throttle controls, transmission shifters and sensors for commercial off-highway equipment and heavy trucks, so helping to address the long-term trend towards attaining higher fuel efficiency and lower emissions. We also supply operator controls and advanced motor controllers for hybrid and electric vehicles, such as buses, forklift trucks, pallet stackers, wheelchairs and rehabilitation chairs.
With a proud legacy spanning more than 85 years, Curtiss-Wright is a global innovative company that delivers highly-engineered, critical-function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, we have a long tradition of providing reliable solutions through trusted customer relationships.
Further information is available from the Curtiss-Wright Industrial website (www.cw-industrialgroup.com) or by calling +44 (0)1202 034000.
Euchner (UK) Limited (www.euchner.co.uk)
Safety for people, machines and products has been the maxim of this family-owned company since 1953. Stefan Euchner is the third generation to take the helm.
As specialists in industrial safety engineering, Euchner develops and manufactures products and solutions tailored to the requirements of customers from a wide range of sectors. Using its guards on machines and installations helps to minimise hazards and risks, which in turn protects people and processes. For its 800 employees around the world, safety is the watchword.
Further information is available from the Euchner (UK) Limited website (www.euchner.co.uk) or by calling +44 (0)114 256 0123.
Industry Superstore (www.industrysuperstore.co.uk)
Industry Superstore is a one-stop-shop for a wealth of budget-friendly, high-quality products tailored to industry!
Further information is available from the Industry Superstore website (www.industrysuperstore.co.uk) or by calling +44 (0)1892 664499.
Exmac Automation Limited has many years experience in the design, manufacture, and installation of unit conveyors, conveyor systems and associated materials handling equipment for most industry sectors.
Exmac Automation is part of the MacDonald Humfrey group of companies and are market leaders in the supply of automated materials handling equipment to the automotive, aerospace, white goods, warehouse & distribution, nuclear, pharmaceutical and food & beverage industries.
The group supplies to most industry sectors and have over 250 employees with many years experience in the design, manufacture and installation of unit conveyors, conveyor systems and associated materials handling equipment.
Projects have ranged from individual standard conveyors and bespoke handling applications, through to complete turnkey contracts involving conceptual and process design, installation and commissioning.
We are ISO 9001 accredited and constantly strive to achieve continuous improvements in the overall quality of our products and service.
Exmac Automation has has established a reputation for supplying high quality, robust systems at competitive prices.
In-house resources enable us to provide clients with a single source for complete systems integration including simulation, engineering, machining, fabrication, assembly, controls, installation & commissioning and after sales service.
Our 70,000 sq ft facility in Worcester has extensive design, manufacturing and assembly resources. Our skilled team of customer focussed automation professionals offers a broad base of knowledge and experience in a wide variety of industries.
A large workshop enables us to carry out comprehensive pre-installation assembly and factory acceptance tests on all projects.
Fulton Limited (www.fulton.co.uk)
The Fulton name has been synonymous with steam since the company first introduced the vertical tubeless steam boiler in 1949 and Fulton was established in Bristol in 1966. Fulton is still one of the world’s leading manufacturers, producing an unrivalled range of multi-fuel steam boilers. But increasingly these are ordered by customers as part of bespoke turnkey systems designed to meet exacting specifications.
Today Fulton Limited is an important design and manufacturing base in Fulton’s global network that also includes production facilities in the USA and China. The company’s UK facility makes it possible to manufacture products more efficiently and assemble completed units for whenever and wherever they are needed throughout the UK and in export markets.
Once just a steam boiler manufacturer, Fulton now specialises in ready-to-ship skid mounted and fully packaged boiler plant rooms to meet the current demand for off-site fabrication. The company puts great emphasis in providing sales and application advice and a full commissioning and after sales service to a growing customer base in hospital and healthcare facilities, food and beverage processing, laundries and other applications.
Design and manufacturing resources are shared and coordinated around the world, but no matter where your product originates, it will always be produced to the highest quality in a facility that is wholly owned and managed by the Fulton Group, which remains a privately owned family business.
Fulton’s heating and hot water systems can be delivered as fully prefabricated plant rooms or complete skid-mounted units, built to fit a prepared location and connect direct to your services.
Using the latest CAD equipment its design team can accommodate the most sophisticated engineering specifications in surprisingly compact spaces, locating components in the best possible position to suit the installation.
In every sense, today’s Fulton boiler systems are solutions that fit the requirements of the modern age of steam.
Gast Group (www.gastmfg.com / www.jun-air.com)
Since 1921, Gast Manufacturing, Inc. has been designing and manufacturing quality air-moving products. Our vacuum pumps, compressors, air motors, gear motors, vacuum generators, regenerative blowers and Smart Air technology meet the many challenging applications of OEMs and end-users worldwide.
For industrial manufacturing, health care lab, or environmental cleanup applications, Gast provides a full range of ideally suited and cost-effective solutions to any pneumatic problem.
Monodraught (www.monodraught.com)
In the current climate of soaring energy prices and the fear of global warming, increasing attention is being focused on Monodraught’s range of energy-free products.
Monodraught has always sought to invent, explore and develop innovative technologies that harness the wind and sun. Products include Windcatchers, Sunpipes, Suncatchers, Sola-vents, Sola-boosts and Cool-phase.
Nexen Lift Trucks (www.nexenlifttrucks.com)
Disillusioned with the ever-increasing complexity of new forklift trucks and the failure of the major manufacturers to provide a high level of support to their dealer networks, the decision was taken to develop its own range of forklifts.
In 2003 Nexen Lift Trucks was established with the vision to design and manufacture its own range with a combined 70 years experience of the lift truck rental industry. Nexen's ultimate goal is to build worldwide brand recognition based on its product's design and build quality as well as outstanding reliability at competitive prices.
In 2007 Nexen completed the purchase of the second largest lift truck manufacturer in Taiwan, creating the Nexen Motor Corporation. Initially the existing models were improved whilst a European based design team was established to develop a completely new range of trucks from the ground up to meet Nexen's standards.
Q8Oils (www.Q8Oils.co.uk / @Q8OilsUK)
Q8Oils has become a major player in the global lubricants market. Our success is founded on significant corporate resources, a commitment to product development and uncompromising standards of quality and service.
Q8Oils has a unique and innovative approach producing some of the world´s finest quality lubricants. Manufactured in its state of the art plant at Leeds, West Yorkshire, Q8Oils represent the very best and latest in lubricant technology. With over 1000 grades of finished lubricants, base oils, process oils, extracts and waxes.
We are dedicated to serving the needs of our customers by striving to understand, anticipate and satisfy their needs faster and better than our competitors. To achieve this our objective is to develop and supply products and services which reflect customer demands in each of our market sectors.
TLV Euro Engineering (www.tlv.co.uk)
TLV Euro Engineering UK is part of TLV, an internationally-established designer, manufacturer and provider of steam traps, condensate recovery pumps, pressure reducing valves and other specialist steam solutions. The company plays a leading role in the promotion of efficient energy systems and increased environmental conservation on a worldwide scale through its products and consulting and engineering services.
Rockatek (www.rockatek.com)
Cheltenham-based Rockatek Ltd is an engineering consultancy that offers design, analysis and physical testing services that set it apart from others. Its directors have over 40 years’ experience in complex engineering product optimisation and development; and its engineers specialise in engineering solutions for harsh environments and value improving reliability and performance.
Verco (www.ver.co.uk)
Founded in 1965, Verco quickly built a reputation for supplying quality refrigerated glass door and open chill cabinets to supermarkets, convenience and forecourt stores. Verco is now a leading supplier of retail refrigeration and the largest UK manufacturer of glass door cabinets.
