Weir’s Engineering Excellence Recognised by Rolls Royce

Weir Power & Industrial, part of The Weir Group PLC, is pleased to announce that Edmond Nowicki, a senior engineer at the company’s valve facility in Lille, Northern France, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Engineering Excellence through Innovation’ prize from Rolls-Royce as part of a team with Rolls-Royce engineers.

The award, which is widely accepted as recognition of ingenuity and excellence, is presented for projects that demonstrate a high degree of innovation. On this occasion it was awarded for the research and development work the team completed on a new design of Steam Generator Relief Valve (SGRV) - a critical component of plant safety. The new valve design pushes out the boundaries of a soft-seated design in a high temperature application, and as a consequence has reduced manufacturing costs and made the valve even more tolerant to potential debris damage.

Monsieur Nowicki worked on the project for over two years with engineers from both the Rolls Royce Components division based in Derby and with several teams across the Weir Group. Throughout the process, the team developed and tested prototypes until a robust set of parameters and tolerances were achieved, ensuring units would always meet requirements.

Eur Ing. John Sulley, chief design engineer components at Rolls Royce said, “We are extremely pleased with the work the entire team conducted on the valve design and particularly the work Edmond completed to achieve the required results. We have been extremely pleased with the support we have received from Weir Power & Industrial France on this very demanding and most significant project – an excellent example of team work between Rolls-Royce and Weir.”


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From left to right, Edmond Nowicki, Weir Power & Industrial France, John Sulley, Rolls- Royce, Philippe Duribreu general manager, Weir Power & Industrial France and Phil Thompson, design engineer Rolls-Royce.

About Weir Power & Industrial Division

A division of The Weir Group PLC, Weir Power & Industrial supplies valves, pumps and industrial steam turbines, while its global network of service operations specialises in the maintenance, repair and upgrade of flow control and rotating equipment.

For further information about Weir Power & Industrial visit www.weirpowerindustrial.com

About The Weir Group PLC

The Weir Group PLC, headquartered in Scotland, is a global leader in the design, supply and ongoing service of engineering equipment and solutions for the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power & Industrial sectors. With annual sales of £1.4bn Weir employs 9000 people and operates in over 42 countries around the world.

For further information about The Weir Group PLC visit www.weir.co.uk.

Clugston appoints non executive director

Clugston Group, one of the North’s leading privately owned construction, logistics and property companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Hancock as non-executive director.

A founding director of Talisman Capital, Mr. Hancock, who is also chairman of Rural Solutions Consulting, a specialist organisation that advises businesses in the rural sector on diversification opportunities, started his new role at the end of July. Mr. Hancock has been involved in the property sector since graduating from Cambridge University with an M.A. in Land Economy.

Mr. Hancock also set up Amerdale Group Ltd, in 2003, a privately-funded development and investment company with a portfolio of approximately £100 million. He subsequently structured and completed the sale of the company to Kilmartin in 2007.

Stephen Martin, chief executive officer of Clugston Group, commented “We are delighted to welcome Mark to the Clugston team. He is extremely experienced in the property sector and will prove to be a great asset to the board.”

Mr. Hancock lives in North Yorkshire.

Photo Caption: Stephen Martin (left), with Clugston Group chairman John

Clugston Group was established over 70 years ago by the current chairman’s father. Operating from four regional offices across the North of England, the company, which has activities in construction, logistics and property development, has built a reputation for safely delivering a wide variety of services and projects for customers in the public and private sectors. For further information about Clugston visit www.clugston.co.uk