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Severn Unival Makes New HR Appointment 24.10.2011

Sue North has been appointed as HR advisor for the Severn Unival and Severn Ball Valves divisions of the Severn Glocon Group. Her remit, in addition to the management of HR policies and procedures is to lead a focused people development and engagement programme which supports increases in business performance and customer service excellence across the two divisions.
Based in… Read More

Severn Glocon Wins Saudi Aramco Wasit Order 24.10.2011

Severn Glocon, the critical service control and choke manufacturer, has won a major order to supply both general and severe service control valves to the Wasit gas processing facility, which will be the Saudi kingdom’s largest such facility.
The valves’ production will be split between Severn Glocon’s bespoke facility in Gloucester, UK and through the Jubail facilities… Read More

Effective planning relieves PSV testing burden 03.10.2011

Severn Unival is advising oil and gas companies that better planning could bring significant time and money saving benefits to routine testing of pressure safety valves (PSVs).
The valve engineering and management specialist says quality data and a robust maintenance strategy can underpin risk-based methods enabling significant extension of standard inspection intervals. This approach… Read More

Level control crowned 'most gruelling offshore application' 20.09.2011

Level control has been identified as the runaway most challenging offshore valve application by Severn Unival.
A study of data from the past 15 years shows that the engineering specialist has been commissioned to repair or retrofit more than 1,000 OEM level control valves ranging from 1 inch to 24 inches bore. This is more than double the number of valves in other severe or critical… Read More

Severn Glocon Group boosts Middle East footprint 08.08.2011

Severn Glocon Group is enhancing its Middle Eastern operations with the opening of custom-built warehouse and office facilities in Dubai, as well as the appointment of dedicated agents to cover Yemen, Jordan and Iraq.

Consolidating its presence in the UAE free zone underlines the valve engineering specialist’s long-term commitment to business in the region. The… Read More

Severn Glocon Wins PT Donggi Senoro LNG Valves Contract 08.08.2011

Critical service control and choke manufacturer Severn Glocon has won a major contract to supply globe control and butterfly valves to the US$2.8 billion Donggi-Senoro LNG plant project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The order was placed through JGC Corporation and the valves will be produced at Severn Glocon’s bespoke facility in Chennai, India. Around one third… Read More

New Staff Expand Severn Glocon's Contracts Department 21.06.2011

Severn Glocon has expanded and strengthened its contracts department with the addition of four new members of staff.
Jon Humphrey and Rob Harris are contract engineers, with Lewis Ashby and Bobby Khan as contracts manager and sales & contracts engineer respectively. Read More

Severn Glocon Wins Petrofac Valve Contract 18.05.2011

Severn Glocon has been awarded a fast track contract to supply forty eight control valves by Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd in Malaysia for the Berantai project.
Petrofac leads the development of the Berantai field for PETRONAS. The project is an offshore green-field development located offshore Peninsular Malaysia and comprises offshore in-field infrastructure, currently consisting of a… Read More

Severn Glocon Group Wins Queen's Award For Enterprise 21.04.2011

The Severn Glocon Group plc, has been awarded a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, recognising the Group’s rapid international expansion which has seen export earnings increased by 141 per cent in the last three years.
The awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of Innovation, International Trade… Read More

Severn Glocon's Keynote Speech to Gulf Society of Maintenance Professionals 04.04.2011

Tony Brooke, General Manager Severn Glocon Group Technical Services gave the keynote speech at the first technical dinner to be held by the Gulf Society of Maintenance Professionals in Qatar last month.
Tony explained the intelligent alternative to repeated valve repair, drawing on Severn Glocon’s deep knowledgebase achieved through intelligence gathering at the repair stage of… Read More

Severn Unival Launches Severn Norway for Specialist North Sea Market 04.04.2011

In a move that demonstrates long term commitment to the highly specialist Norwegian North Sea market, Severn Unival is launching a new specialist control and choke valve business, Severn Norway, in conjunction with their long-term business partner in the region, J.S. Cock.
Severn Norway, which opens in Bergen on 23rd May, will… Read More

Severn Glocon Launches Valve Automation Centre in Aberdeen 03.02.2011

Severn Glocon has opened a new Valve Automation Centre in Aberdeen building on the company’s engineering experience in the design, supply and maintenance of valve and actuator products through its Severn Ball Valves and Severn Unival divisions.

Headed by ex-Paladon general manager John Grant, the new Centre signals a clear expansion of the work of Severn Ball Valves… Read More

New Area Manager For Severn Glocon Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 11.11.2010

Shazi Sheikh has joined Severn Glocon as area manager for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, spearheading sales development with major customers including Saudi Aramco, as well as identifying new applications for Severn Glocon's portfolio of control valves & control valve solutions.
Having worked for BOC for many years, heading up the UK team for BOC’s medical gas portfolio, Shazi also… Read More

Pioneering Valve Cladding Wins Severn Glocon An Oilfield Development Order 10.11.2010

Severn Glocon has overcome the prohibitive costs of casting Inconel valves with a pioneering new cladding technique, which has won them a contract to supply four highly specialised 24-inch Inconel-clad control valves for the Maniffa field development in Saudi Arabia.
Inconel alloys’ oxidation and corrosion-resistant properties make them the material of choice for many severe… Read More

Severn Glocon Wins Block 31 Order for BP in Angola 03.11.2010

The Severn Glocon Group plc has been awarded a frame agreement to supply all control valves for the Block 31 FPSO project for BP in Angola.
Shipping for the order, which comprises more than 450 globe and angle control valves ranging in bore size from 1-30 inches, has commenced and will conclude by the end of this year. The valves are being manufactured at Severn Glocon… Read More