Q8Oils has appointed Andy Walker, who joins the automotive team as area sales manager for the South of England. Andy has a proven 30-year successful track record in the industry with experience in passenger cars, commercial vehicles, automotive refinishing systems, vehicle components and on board telemetry systems.
Andy has operated throughout the UK & Ireland, opening up new automotive sector opportunities for premium brands such as BMW, Volvo, Renault and ROSPA.
With a diverse lubricant portfolio featuring over 1,000 product/pack options available in the UK, Andy’s role is to focus primarily on the sale of passenger car and heavy-duty diesel engine oils and other related lubricant grades through franchised dealers and specialists in the South of England. He will be prospecting for new business whilst retaining existing customers to ensure that agreed financial and volume targets are achieved. Working closely with technical and sales colleagues in the UK, Andy will also be responsible for making relevant and optimal product recommendations to optimise our profitability in the automotive sector.
“My experience has prepared me for this position and I’m confident that capitalising on skills such as understanding customer needs and developing existing business through industry contacts and reputation, will help to make a positive contribution to Q8Oils.” says Andy.
Q8Oils direct sales manager Jeremy Dineen says: “With the plans we have in place for the immediate future, Andy’s broad and senior level experience in the automotive industry will provide him with real opportunities to use his skills.”
Tom Wood, the 12-year-old Kart Racer sponsored by Q8Oils, has had a busy 2014 season contesting the Little Green Man and Super One British Cadet Championships with his team Aim Motorsport and finished the season on a high with a fantastic double at the PFI Circuit at Brandon.
Commenting on this season’s Q8Oils sponsorship, Tom says: "It’s been great to have the support of such a prestigious global company as Q8Oils during the season and I am delighted that I have been able to show my gratitude with some fantastic results.”
Q8Oils is no newcomer to motorsport and can be regularly seen sponsoring drivers, teams and events throughout Europe. Its high-performance, race-proven engine oils – such as Q8 Formula F1 and Q8 Moto SBK Racing – are used in numerous motorsport series including British Touring Car Championships and British Formula 1 Sidecar Championship.
Acknowledged by many as the race of his life and one of the best manoeuvres of the season, Tom went from seventh position to first on the last lap of the final round of the 2014 Little Green Man (LGM) National Championship where, with other drivers going for the inside line to look after their position, Tom took the open wide line at the PFi Circuit in Lincolnshire and went on to win the race and the 2014 LGM Championship 10 points ahead of his nearest rival.
The race and title wins added to an already impressive set of statistics gained during the 2014 season, which included podium finishes for seven out of the eight LGM rounds and a podium finish in his first race in the Minimax class, in which competitors drive bigger, more powerful karts. And, despite losing valuable points due to mechanical issues during two rounds, Tom finished just eight points off third place in the Super One Championship.
Tom has recently been announced as the Official Ambassador for the Donington Park Little Racers’ Kids Cub he helped to launch and these achievements – and acknowledgement as a positive role model in motorsport – have been recognised by Sport England, with Tom being shortlisted for Junior Sportsman of the Year.
Tom has also featured in a recent issue of Motorsport News and was the focus of a spotlight piece for a BBC East Midlands programme, where he was interviewed about his racing career to date and filmed driving supercars with the Race School at Donington Park.
For the 2015 season, Tom will be competing in the Super One Minimax Championship and has signed to 2014 British Champions, RL Racing Department.
Following the recent announcement that Q8 Volta now meets MAN Turbo SPD and Alstom Power specifications, Q8Oils can confirm that its turbine oil – created using a high-quality Group III base fluid that has been specifically developed to offer outstanding resistance against ageing and oxidation – is now officially approved by all major gas and steam turbine circulation system OEMs including Siemens and GE Energy.
Commenting for Q8Oils, energy specialist Tony O’Keeffe says: “MAN Turbo SPD 10000494596 and Alstom Power HTGD 90117 approvals were achieved following months of exhaustive testing and we are delighted to add these specifications to an already impressive list of official OEM approvals that include Siemens TLV 9013 04, Siemens TLV 9013 05, GE Energy GEK 32568 and GE Energy GEK 107395.”
All oils in the Q8 Volta range can be used for either gas or steam turbine applications and exceed other OEM specifications such as ASTM D4304, Siemens MAT812108, Siemens Westinghouse M-Spec 55125Z3 and SolarTurbines/Turbomach ES 9-224. In addition, industry standard specifications include DIN 51515-1 & 2, BS 489, ISO 6743-5, ISO 8068 and JIS K-2213 Type 2.
Q8 Volta provides a long, trouble-free service life, excellent protection against rust and corrosion, outstanding water separation performance and features rapid air-release properties. Q8 Volta 32 and Q8 Volta 46 are developed specifically for conventional gas and steam turbines; and Q8 Volta EP 32 and Q8 Volta EP 46 for geared systems.
Following the hugely successful re-launch of its QCare field service technician service in 2014, Q8Oils is continuing its drive into the industrial and engineering sectors and, on its stand at Southern Manufacturing, will be launching a new metal working fluid initiative for machine shop owners and operators.
Commenting for Q8Oils, direct sales manager Jeremy Dineen says: “Further information will be announced closer to the time, but we are confident that our comprehensive portfolio of neat and soluble Q8 cutting fluids will prove to be an ideal manufacturing solution for our customers and save them money.”
Visitors to the Q8Oils stand will also have the opportunity to discuss the individual benefits of the versatile range of Q8 metal working fluids currently available from the company, including Q8 Brunel, Q8 Berlioz, Q8 Baroni, Q8 Beethoven, Q8 Bach and Q8 Brahms. By keeping up to date with this rapidly developing technology, Q8Oils customers can also learn how the optimum lubricant choice can increase production speed; extend product and tool life; and reduce costs.
Leading automotive lubricant specialist Q8Oils has launched Q8 T 2300 CVT, a synthetic Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) suitable for use in most modern agricultural and off-highway vehicles as well as equipment featuring a Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) and requiring separate engine and component lubricants.
Q8 T 2300 CVT is a multipurpose agricultural lubricant for use in hydraulic systems, transmissions and oil-immersed brakes and clutches. Its excellent viscosity retention provides smooth CVT operation throughout the life of the oil; and the use of the latest synthetic technology ensures excellent oil-ageing resistance to provide extended drain intervals.
For oil-immersed brake applications, Q8 T 2300 CVT provides optimal frictional characteristics for smooth brake operation and, thanks to a reduction in wet brake noise, friction plate wear is limited while brake capacity is maintained. For transmission applications, operators can be sure that their equipment is protected against rust and potential component corrosion. In addition, as a hydraulic fluid Q8 T 2300 CVT contains effective anti-foaming agents and is compatible with conventional elastomers to avoid leakage.
Q8 T 2300 CVT – which is available in 20 and 208 litre drums – has been specifically developed by Q8Oils to meet numerous OEM specifications including API GL-4; ZF TE ML-06B / 06D / 06E / 06F / 06H / 06L / 06M / 06R / 06S; John Deere JDM J20C/Hygard; CNH MAT 3525 / CNH MAT 3540 (CVT); Valtra G2-08 (XT-60); Same Deutz-Fahr (ZF 06D); Claas CVT; Fendt Vario; and AGCO CVT ML 200.
For further information on Q8 T 2300 CVT from Q8Oils and its range of agricultural lubricants, visit www.Q8Oils.co.uk, email Marketing@Q8Oils.com or call +44 (0)113 235 0555.
Following months of extensive laboratory trials, Q8Oils is delighted to announce that its Q8 Volta range of high-performance turbine oils has been approved for use on a number of gas and steam turbine circulation systems; and now meets the MAN Turbo SPD 10000494596 specification and Alstom Power’s HTGD 90117 specification.
Unlike many conventional turbine oils that are based on Group I or Group II base fluids, Q8 Volta is created using a high-quality Group III base fluid that has been specifically developed to offer outstanding resistance against ageing and oxidation. It also provides a long, trouble-free service life, excellent protection against rust and corrosion, outstanding water separation performance and features rapid air-release properties.
Commenting for Q8Oils, energy specialist Tony O’Keeffe says: “Our laboratory tests confirm that Q8 Volta is unlike other turbine oils that simply meet OEM specifications, it is a quality oil designed and developed to last the five to ten years demanded by the latest gas and steam turbines.”
The new Q8 Volta range includes four turbine oils. Q8 Volta 32 and Q8 Volta 46 are developed specifically for conventional gas and steam turbines; and Q8 Volta EP 32 and Q8 Volta EP 46 for geared systems. All the oils in the range can also be used for either gas or steam turbine applications and will exceed the necessary industry standard specifications including DIN 51515-1 & 2, BS 489, ISO 6743-5 and ISO 8068.
Editors Notes
To ensure that Q8Oils develops oils that oxidise slowly, laboratory tests to artificially age oils are carried out over a ten-week period, during which lubricant breakdown (e.g. antioxidant decrease) is compared with performance indicators. Oils that oxidise slowly are not commonplace because most are designed to meet fresh oil specs and additives that perform well when fresh will not necessarily age slowly.
Each test is carried out in a controlled environment, with the oil temperature set to 135 degrees centigrade and an airflow rate of 6 ltr/hr. Steel catalyst bars are used to increase the speed of the oxidation process and therefore shorten the test duration. The pictures accompanying this press release show three oils (Q8 Volta EP 46 and two competitor products) following a ten-week laboratory test.
Established 50 years ago next year, Q8Research is part of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and a world leader in petroleum and refining research, achieving industry acclaim for its constant drive to ‘perfect petroleum’ and continue to benefit millions of people around the world.
The primary activity of Q8Research is supporting its sister companies within the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation group. However, due to its increasing cooperation with bodies such as trade organisations and Original Equipment Manufacturers, Q8Research is now undertaking further work on a selective basis with external partners and the company has produced a new 12-page brochure highlighting and promoting these capabilities.
The 40+ scientists and support staff working at Q8Research test 50,000 samples and conduct 350,000 analyses per year and are responsible for the specification of materials and products, legislation compliance and quality control. The facility also provides product testing, certification and quality control services to Q8’s refineries, which involves problem solving, optimising the daily operation of each unit and employing the latest test techniques.
Another Q8Research responsibility is the development of cost-effective product formulations for lubricating oils, prime products, aerosol propellant and bitumen. Many of these are derived from the Kuwait Export Crude (KEC) base stock – which boasts a consistency and quality that cannot be matched by any other company – and provides Q8 with the perfect feedstock for refining some of the world’s finest base oils and petroleum-based derivatives for the automotive, marine, industrial, metalworking and energy sectors. Q8Research is also an expert on the management of aviation fuels.
Commenting on the facility and its services, Q8Research coordinator Adri van de Ven says: “We have been perfecting petrochemical-based products for 50 years and our holistic approach to research and product development means that Q8Research is ideally placed to provide the very best support to customers in the 80+ countries worldwide where Q8 sells its products.
“Q8Research has an extensive reputation for influencing and creating pragmatic solutions for a range of industry issues and has, for many years, chaired leading industry bodies and has close working relationships with leading universities, technical institutions and OEMS such as Fives DMS, John Deere, Scania, Siemens and Volkswagen.” says Adri.
Q8Research sections work together to create a single unit of expertise and experience. Its laboratory services are complemented by the facility’s ability to transform chemical and physical elements into high-performing, cost-effective products. This wide-ranging expertise enables Q8Research to offer consultancy services for many other areas of the petroleum industry such as safety, health and the environment; market data; legislation; and training.
For further information and a copy of the new 12-page brochure email Q8Research@Q8.com.
