Using ATEX or IECEx certified lighting in atmospheres where hydrogen may be present is strongly recommended as a safety precaution by technical experts at Wolf Safety. While acknowledging that hydrogen’s ‘green’ credentials are highly encouraging, Wolf Safety believe the risks of explosion in atmospheres where hydrogen is present should not be underestimated. As world leaders in the design and manufacture of portable and temporary lighting for use in hazardous areas, Wolf Saf

In 2016, Cat Pumps (U.K.) Limited supplied a Wash-Saver unit to a major operator from the Oil and Gas sector for washing down equipment on one of their drilling ships. This global company, located in Scotland, operates drill ships for ultra- deep water and mid water drilling rigs. Cat Pumps was first approached because one of the drill ships had been using a competitor’s washdown system to provide high-pressure water to clean the onboard equipment. The crew members were comin

Brimmond Group, the Aberdeenshire-based provider of hydraulic, lifting and mechanical equipment and services, has integrated the divisions of its business by absorbing sister company Rigrun Europe. The company, which is rebranding as Brimmond after dropping ‘Group’ from its title, also announced Tom Murdoch as Managing Director of the newly unified entity. The restructure sees him become majority shareholder of the business started by his late father Alistair in 1996. Tom Mur

Oilgear, the US-based specialist pump and valve manufacturer and the Fluidpower Group, the UK’s largest hydraulic distributor, have formed a strategic alliance aimed at generating significant growth of Oilgear products across the UK and Europe. To date the collaboration has seen significant success across several industrial and offshore applications demonstrating the combined depth of engineering capability. To ensure the continued success of this agreement The Fluidpower Gro

Peli Products (UK) Ltd celebrate 30 years in business in June 2022. In all those years high quality, rugged torches have been a fundamental part of the Peli™ range in the UK. We now offer a wide choice of safety approved lighting products for professionals working in hazardous areas, all are certified to current ATEX requirements for Zone 0 or Zone 1 and are ideal for industrial and offshore use. The range includes right angled clip on models for hands free use. The 3765 Zone

BEKA associates have introduced Pageant, a new intrinsically safe combined Operator Panel and Programmable Logic Controller with plug-in input and output modules allowing direct connection to hazardous area sensors. Pageant's state of the art, low power technology simplifies design and reduces the cost of providing operator displays and controls in a hazardous area. Multiple variables can be displayed simultaneously, plus eight touch switches with tricolour LED indicators sig