April 28, 2012
(Reuters) – Mozambique plans to increase the maximum stake it holds in future oil blocks to up to 40 percent from a current maximum of 25 percent, the head of the national oil company said on Wednesday. Recent gas discoveries by U.S. oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum and Italy’s Eni have boosted interest in [...]
Tags: gas, mozambique, offshore, oil, pipelines
Posted in Gas, Mozambique, Oil
April 26, 2012
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult is the new name for UK’s Technology and Innovation Centre. The Catapult provides an integrated capability and embraces all forms of manufacture using metals and composites, in addition to process manufacturing technologies and bio-processing. The new branding is being applied across an elite network of research centres funded by the [...]
Tags: high value manufacturing, nuclear AMRC, Sheffield Manufacturing Technology Centre
Posted in AMRC, High Value Manufacturing, Nuclear AMRC, Technology Strategy Board
April 2, 2012
Members of the Pressure Vessel Manufacturers forum (PVMf) held their latest meeting at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) on 28 March 2012.
Representatives from the following companies attended the NAMRC event; Barton Firtop Engineering Company Ltd, Compressor & Power Engineers Ltd, Edwin Snowden & Co. Ltd, Gilwood (Fabricators) Company Ltd, Graham Hart (Process Technology) Ltd, Hoval Ltd, Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd, Wefco (Gainsborough) Ltd. Members who were unable to attend on the day were Abbott & Co. (Newark) Ltd and GWF Engineering Ltd.
Posted in PVMf, Pressure Vessel Manufacturers Forum, Pressure Vessels, UnCatergorised
February 8, 2012
Pushing Our Technical and Manufacturing Expertise to the Next Level Never ones to shy away from new challenges and opportunities, Glapwell enter into the clinical world of Hyperbaric Chambers So What is a Hyperbaric Chamber? A hyperbaric chamber is an airtight capsule where human occupants are exposed to various mixtures of pure oxygen and natural [...]
Tags: hyperbaric chambers, pressurised vessels
Posted in General News, Hyperbaric Chambers, Lloyds Register, PD:5500, PVHO Guidelines, Pressure Vessels, Subsea Industry
February 3, 2012
Uber Industrial New Look for Glapwell Website The brand new 2012 Glapwell website has undergone an ultra Industrial makeover, and we hope you agree it looks very tactile and engaging. One of the main features of the site is it allow easy sharing of information, so please remember when you see a “share” button, be [...]
Tags: website
Posted in General News
December 18, 2011
Our lucky MD at Glapwell Contracting Services, John Harrison was selected to go onto the pitch at half time and have his photo taken. Can you believe he also made it onto Sky Sports as well. Don’t you also think the other guy looks very much like Orlando Bloom?
Tags: John Harrison
Posted in General News
March 7, 2011
Babcock International has become the UK’s largest nuclear site management, engineering and support services organisation following a series of acquisitions, and Glapwell are aiming to be a key supplier in the Civil Nuclear chain. Babcock’s nuclear business managing director Roger Hardy said that in bringing together the skills and knowledge of a number of leading [...]
Tags: babcock, civil nuclear auxiliary systems, doosan, nuclear pressure vessels, pressure vessels
Posted in Civil Nuclear Auxiliary Systems, Pressure Vessels
February 10, 2011
Chevron Announces Further Natural Gas Find in Australia Orthrus-2 discovery builds on a series of drilling successes offshore Western Australia SAN RAMON, Calif., February 9, 2011 – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced a further drilling success in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, Australia’s premier hydrocarbon basin. The Orthrus-2 well is located in the [...]
Tags: chevron corporation, gas drilling, pressure vessels
Posted in UnCatergorised
January 25, 2011
Key partners in the supply chain for the civil nuclear auxiliary systems sector. World renowned pressure vessel manufacturers designed for the Oil and Gas industry, Glapwell are now engineering their pressure vessels for use in the Civil Nuclear Auxiliary sector.
Posted in Civil Nuclear Auxiliary Systems
December 20, 2010
Here’s to a very exciting 2011. Everyone at Glapwell would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. After a very challenging and hectic year, we are very much looking forward to continuing our success and working with you all in an exciting 2011. [...]
Tags: civil nuclear auxiliary systems, glapwell, merry christmas
Posted in General News