FPE seals announces new Managing Director FPE Seals, BFPDA member and worldwide distributor and manufacturer of polymeric seals and hydraulic cylinder parts, has appointed Steve Ellis as its new managing director. Steve assumes the role following the recent retirement of
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Read moreNigel Moorcroft was the winner of this year’s BFPA Award for Recognition of Technical Work contribution announced at BFPA’s virtual AGM held on 27 August 2020. Nigel is Chief Engineer (Cylinder and Accumulator Division Europe) for Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Limited
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Read moreThis years’ BFPA and BFPDA AGMs were held virtually (due to the Covid-19 crisis) on 27 August 2020 and attended by many members and guests. The Presidency and Vice Presidency of the BFPA is normally a two-year term of office.
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Read moreThe UK Government is planning to introduce a new UK version of the CE Mark: the UKCA Mark. Why do we need a UKCA mark? Although many Trade bodies and BFPA members have opposed the UK government introducing a UK
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Read moreCompanies can access some useful guidance on home working from the BSI website https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/topics/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-guidelines/ including the FREE download BSI Flex 45005: 3.0 2020 08 Safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic – General guidelines for organizations, August 2020 Version 3 BSI’s Safe
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Read moreUK REACH, the UK’s independent chemicals regulatory framework, starts on 1 January 2021. Any members making, selling or distributing chemicals in the UK and the EU need to follow UK REACH and EU REACH rules. Under UK REACH, manufacturers and
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Read moreThis year’s BFPA members only Economic Forecast Event for BFPA and BFPDA will take place as a virtual meeting on Wednesday 7 October 2020 (AM) and final bookings are being taken now. Presentations from Oxford Economics will address some of
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Read moreDespite having to postpone many golf meetings due to Covid-19 in 2020, a “socially distanced” golf gathering took place at last on 23 September at the Burford Golf Club. Tony Blease is still in charge of organising the Fluid Power
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Read moreIn a world where it has become almost accepted practice to move between companies as ambitious employees seek to forge their careers it is sometimes easy to forget how loyalty and commitment amongst staff not only brings a vast wealth
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Read moreBFPA Meetings & Events October 7 October Economic Forecast Seminar (online) 8 October E&T 13 October TC4 Connectors BFPA Training Courses October 7 October Working Safely with Hose and Connectors Online Course 8 October Thread Awareness Online Course
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