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  • 28 Sep 2009 : Glasgow Excellent results pay off for Weir Specialty Pumps

    Weir Specialty Pumps was recently approached by a customer to investigate clogging on a typical non-clog pump installed on a main influent pump station. Click for more...

  • 03 Aug 2009 : Glasgow Continued success in self-primer Specialty Pumps

    Weir Specialty Pumps has had exceptional success with its self-primer product line since its launch in 2005 and recent additions have now given Weir a complete product range in the self-primer market. As well as the WEMCO Self-Primer line, Weir has added the WEMCO Classic Self-Primer and WEMCO High Head Self-Primer models. Click for more...

  • 23 Jul 2009 : North America Weir NA secures significant nuclear valve order

    Weir's US facility in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which manufactures the Tricentric triple offset butterfly valve, secured a significant nuclear valve order from Westinghouse. This order gives Weir Power and Industrial the responsibility for the installation of “N” stamped valves in the new units at Sanmen and Haiyang sites in China. Click for more...

  • 06 Jul 2009 : South Africa Weir Power and Industrial South Africa Success

    Weir Power & Industrial’s South Africa team has had an excellent first half with order input increasing by more than 35% and sales output performance up 15%. Click for more...

  • 12 Jun 2009 : China Weir Power & Industrial continues to lead the way

    The Weir Power & Industrial team has further strengthened its position in the Chinese market by recently securing a number of new contracts from customers across the territory. Click for more...

  • 10 Jun 2009 : Glasgow Weir Power and Industrial Suzhou

    Weir Power and Industrial Suzhou redefine the possibility of improvement on On Time Delivery. To focus on improvements in customer service Weir Power & Industrial Suzhou has made great improvements in on time delivery performance. Click for more...

  • 29 May 2009 : India Weir Power & Industrial India makes leap forward

    The Weir Power & Industrial Emerging Markets operation in India has seen sales output grow by over 100% in the last twelve months. The success is due to a number of factors, including the drive and focus the team has placed on the pump upgrade and overhaul business, as well as the introduction of valve sales into the operation. Click for more...

  • 11 May 2009 : France Success for Weir Power and Industrial France

    Weir Power & Industrial France has been awarded a contract to supply Sarasin–RSBD safety valves for general service applications to the industrial company Maersk Oil. Click for more...

  • 02 Apr 2009 : UK Weir’s new divisional office

    Over 100 staff from the Power & Industrial and Oil & Gas divisions in Scotland moved to a new custom built facility in the fourth quarter of 2008. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : SouthAfrica & Middle East Aftermarket developments in emerging regions

    Weir Power & Industrial have secured several aftermarket orders for services, spare parts and replacement valves through its facilities in South Africa and the Middle East. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : UK British Energy repeat valve order

    Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd has won a repeat order for Batley Butterfly Valves (BV) 22000 series from British Energy. This follows the successful development and delivery of a solution specifically developed for British Energy. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : UK Continued Success in Hydro

    Weir Power & Industrial Services at Alloa continued their success in the hydro power rehabilitation market with the award of a major project for ScottishPower. The contract, granted in December 2008, is scheduled to complete in October 2009. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : Salt Lake City Major Roto-Jet order for Indonesia

    Weir Specialty Pumps has been awarded a large order from a major national oil producer in Indonesia for high pressure, pitot tube style Roto-Jet pumps. The pumps will be used for raw and purified propylene service and depropaniser service. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : China More nuclear success for Chinese business

    Weir Power and Industrial’s business in China and the UK have together secured multi-million dollar orders for Blakeborough and Hopkinsons valves from Sulzer Dalian the Hong Yan He and Ningde projects. The orders were specifically for pump leak off and leak off isolation valves for feedwater pump packages. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : Ipswich, MA, USA TRICENTRIC supply upgrade project

    A major power order has been won by Weir Valves & Controls USA, part of the Power & Industrial Division, for air and manually operated TRICENTRICâ Class 150 metal seated butterfly valves, to be used as service water cross-connect and header isolations at Millstone Unit 2 station, Connecticut. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : UK Turbomachinery breathes new life

    Following catastrophic failure at a site in the Philippines, Petron requested Weir Power and Industrial’s Turbomachinery Service Centre to replicate a new compressor bundle using severely damaged parts as patterns. Weir offered an impressive delivery time to manufacture the new components and rebuild the compressor. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : UK Weir Allen Steam Turbines double order

    Weir Power & Industrial company, Allen Steam Turbines, have secured an order from Illovo Sugar in South Africa for the engineering, manufacture, supply and installation of a new steam turbine for their Big Bend facility. The turbine will be utilised as a mill drive on a new cane shredder and is one of a series of Weir Allen machines purchased by the customer. Click for more...

  • 27 Mar 2009 : China Weir valves play vital role in Chinese power stati

    Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd has recently completed the design and manufacture of main steam isolation valves for the phase two extension of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Station in China. Click for more...

  • 22 Mar 2009 : Glasgow Major Contract for Weir Power and Industrial

    China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) has announced that it has awarded contracts to Weir Power & Industrial France to supply safety valves to four new nuclear power plants in China, two of which are in Fuqing, located in the Fujian Province, and two in Fangjiashan, located in the Zhejiang Province. Click for more...

  • 15 Mar 2009 : Glasgow Significant pump upgrade for Babcock Marine

    Weir Power and Industrial's Alloa Service Centre has recently been awarded a contract from Babcock Marine Limited for the upgrade and refurbishment of some of Scotland’s largest pumps. Click for more...

News headlines - 2008

  • 27 Nov 2008 : Alloa Rio Tinto Alcan

    Weir Power & Industrial Services Alloa and alliance partner, Andritz VA Tech Hydro have been awarded a significant refurbishment contract by Rio Tinto Alcan. Click for more...

  • 20 Aug 2008 : Huddersfield Long Service Award

    Over 200 years of service were celebrated recently by six Weir Valves and Controls UK employees at a dinner and presentation of Long Service Awards in Huddersfield. Click for more...

  • 13 Aug 2008 : Alloa Weir Success with British Energy

    Weir services have signed a six year contract with British Energy, covering valve outage and maintenance works across their ARG fleet of power stations. Click for more...

  • 01 Aug 2008 Territory Presence means big business in China

    The continued success of Weir Power & Industrial’s China operation has enabled the Emerging Markets team to establish a strong foothold in the territory. Click for more...

  • 30 Jul 2008 : Alloa A First for Alloa in Hydro

    Weir Power & Industrial Services Alloa has secured its first major hydro refurbishment project in Ireland. The project is for the Electricity Supply Board’s Turlough Hill pumped storage station in County Wicklow. Click for more...

  • 29 Jul 2008 : Head Office - EK Major Power Contract from Libya

    Weir Power and Industrial Division scored a major success in Libya by securing a multi-million pound plant overhaul at a large coastal power station for a steel plant. Click for more...

  • 24 Jul 2008 : Middle East Power & Industrial target Middle East markets

    Providing an all-inclusive sales, manufacturing and service support package for divisional operations, the Weir Power & Industrial Middle East business has grown significantly since its launch in 2006. Click for more...

  • 04 Jul 2008 : Elland Agents Come to Town

    Weir Valves and Controls UK recently held a two day international agents conference at its facility in Elland. Agents were invited from across the world to meet the UK team and hear the team’s plans for the future. Click for more...

  • 30 Jun 2008 : Alloa Succesful Appretice Partnership

    Alloa apprentices David Bridgeman, Adam Dowd, Stuart Rice, Neil Paterson and Lewis Irvine have successfully completed their first year training. They all achieved the qualifications - SVQ Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations and National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering - during a comprehensive and intense training 36 weeks programme. Click for more...

  • 26 Jun 2008 : France Multi-million Euro Nuclear contract from China

    As part of its 11th five year plan, which runs until 2011, China is increasing the nuclear portion of its electricity production from 1.6% to 4% targeting 40 GWe generated output by 2020. Click for more...

  • 14 May 2008 : Barton Investment brings new opportunities to Barton

    Weir Power & Industrial’s new workshop facility at the Barton on Humber site was officially opened in April by Steve Simone managing director Services, when customers and suppliers from all over the UK and overseas attended. Click for more...

  • 30 Mar 2008 : Northwich New Facility for Specialist Coatings

    Weir specialist coating systems unit has recently moved to a new highly efficient facility integrated within the Northwich centre of engineering excellence. Investment in the new facility provides an excellent working environment and a higher standard in protective coating expertise. Click for more...

News headlines - 2007

  • 30 Nov 2007 : Warwick Weir Flood in to Action

    Following the recent flooding of the Mythe water treatment works in Tewkesbury, Weir Services Warwick were called upon by Severn Trent Water to re-instate the pumps in an emergency situation. Click for more...

  • 17 Oct 2007 : Cardiff Aberthaw Award: Teamwork at its best

    The first of three replacement high efficiency International class boiler feed pumps is being installed by Weir Engineering Services Ltd at Aberthaw power station near Cardiff South Wales. All work installing the first unit is planned to be complete during a 48 day programme. Click for more...

  • 30 Sep 2007 : Warwick New Pump Supply & Maintenance Contract from Severn

    Weir Services Europe is delighted to announce the award of the pump supply and maintenance contract at Severn Trent Water. This contract, originally awarded in 2001, through the hard work and determination the whole Warwick team, has been extended for a further three years until 2010. Weir Services Europe now supply all of Severn Trent’s requirements for potable water pumps above 22kw and sewage pumps above 200mm suction with provision of 24 hour, 365 days per annum pump maintenance and repair. This also includes energy efficient coatings. The team’s customer focus, working together and self-determination enabled the award of the Framework contract. Our engineering excellence was leveraged and the contract is designed to reduce the customer’s total cost of pump ownership in terms of capital acquisition and installation cost, operating cost and the cost repair and maintenance. The supply of surface pumps including the optimum selection process, provision of energy best whole life cost, string testing of pumps, the supply of spares, the provision of technical support including reviewing STW specifications. Click for more...

  • 20 Sep 2007 : Northwich Apprentice of the Year Award

    Congratulations to 18 year old Joe Gertry, an apprentice machinist from Northwich who has been given a Special Award for Outstanding Achievement from Mid-Cheshire College where he attends a day release course for Foundation Apprentices. Joe was presented with the award at the colleges recent Awards night for "outstanding quality in his work and assignments from the outset of the course” Mr. John Taylor, Training Manager, said that Joe was selected against very stiff opposition. A lot of major companies have students at Mid-Cheshire College Click for more...

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