Industry News

Smith Flow Control (SFC) was formed in April 1985 by Malcolm Brown, Mike Smith and current managing director Mike D’Anzieri. The company now employs a total of 78 staff, mostly at its headquarters in Witham, Essex, but also has regional offices in Australia, China, India, the Netherlands and the United States.

Belimo Americas is pleased to announce the release of their new ZoneTight zone valves which are designed for maximum efficiency in tight spaces in both pressure dependent and pressure independent zoning applications.

The Toronto City Council in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recently voted to ask Enbridge Pipelines Inc. to install automatic shut-off valves and that the National Energy Board (NEB) not grant the pipeline firm Leave to Open.

The PVF and steel products wholesaler, Romar Supply, Inc. has been named a member of Affiliated Distributors. The organization provides support and resources to help manufacturers and distributors accelerate growth and build their brands.

Ferguson Enterprises recently announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Redlon & Johnson Supply, a division of The Gage Co. Ferguson will operate from the former R&J locations as Redlon & Johnson, a Ferguson enterprise.

Moog Inc. Space and Defense Group provided propulsion control to four NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) satellites that have launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will study how magnetic fields around Earth connect and disconnect, explosively releasing energy via a process known as magnetic reconnection.

Tourmaline Oil Corp. has entered into a transaction to acquire Perpetual Energy’s interests in the West Edson area of the Alberta Deep Basin. The interests include Perpetual’s land interests, production, reserves and facilities that are currently joint with Tourmaline.

The American based-CIRCOR Engergy has announced that one of its brands, the Italy-based CIRCOR Pibiviesse has received the APICS Country Supply Chain Excellence Award, recognizing leading companies that have achieved outstanding results in the fields of Operations and Supply Chain Management.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has reported that during a recent house energy hearing, lawmakers were considering more ways to move toward lifting US trade restrictions on crude oil this year. “The US energy revolution has transformed the global landscape, creating countless economic opportunities for American workers and consumers,” said API Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Louis Finkel.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has announced that its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, was shut down at 12 am on Monday, March 9th for scheduled refueling, maintenance and a transformer replacement that is expected to enhance reliability.