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Flexlife expands Houston operations

Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services, is expanding into a new facility in Houston and targeting U.S.

Clean air energy in Ontario pays off

Air quality in Canada's Ontario province has improved dramatically in recent years, simultaneously with the ramping up of nuclear power and the phase-out of coal, the WNN has reported.

All-new low pressure regulator on two week deliver

Rotork Fairchild, a member of the Rotork Instruments Division, announces the introduction of the all-new Model 11 low pressure regulator.

Research reactors for South America

Nuclear technology firm Invap will construct two research reactors, one in Brazil and one in Argentina, under a contract signed with the two countries.

Exxon and Baytown refinery workers reach an agreem

Exxon Mobil and the workers’ union at the company's Baytown, Texas, refinery reached a tentative agreement over contract language on safety — a dispute that the union said could lead to a strike if not resolved. A spokesperson for the United Steelworkers local at Baytown said Exxon agreed to implement a fatigue management system regulating the number of days in a row an employee could work, and to accept a process safety representative position in the new three-year contract.

CIRCOR reports Q1 2013 financial results

CIRCOR International, a leading provider of valves and other highly engineered products for energy, oil & gas, power generation and aerospace markets, announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

EnerMech invests USD20M for USD 78M growth

Mechanical engineering group EnerMech announced at OTC in Houston that it has invested more than USD 20.2M as it steps up its drive to cement its presence in the US and Mexico. A recent move to a new 50,000 sq ft workshop, office and storage facility near to Houston’s Energy Corridor has been followed with a USD 14 million investment in new Process, Pipeline and Umbilical (PPU) equipment and in opening a base at Villahermosa, Mexico. For the Aberdeen headquartered company, the lure of the Gulf of Mexico and its deepwater projects is strong and the strategic investment is already paying off with confirmation of a number of PPU contracts in 2014 worth up to USD 9.3M. The headcount stands at 40 but Vince Kouns, president of EnerMech’s US operation, expects that to grow to 120 by the end of 2013 with turnover more than trebling from USD 6.2M – USD 23.3M, and trebling again to USD 78M in 2015. The company has a lengthy connection to Houston through respected hydraulics specialist Norson Power which was acquired in 2010 and Kouns, along with VP Alan Sweeney is focussed on replicating that success in PPU, cranes and lifting, equipment rental, valves and training services.

Dow awards Fluor with Gulf contract

Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by The Dow Chemical Company to execute a significant portion of its U.S.

COOPER Valves moves up

COOPER® Valves has moved from a 10,000 sq. ft. manufacturing warehouse and a separate office building to a 60,000 sq.

Valves & Actuators 101

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