BPMA NEWS 7
MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING GROWTH FOR BPMA THE ASSOCIATION’S ‘INTRODUCTION to Pumping Technology’ e-learning training course has always enjoyed good enrolment levels, averaging between 45 and 55 students annually. However, in the nine months since July 2020, over 100 students have signed up for this online training. This significant increase could, in part, be down to COVID-19, although the Joint Industry Board’s recommendation of this course for pump installers as a route to securing their CSCS Blue Cards will also have helped boost numbers. Additionally, the sheer number of people who are now seeing the value of this important training course and what it offers to both the individuals and their employers is a key factor. The Association’s membership has also seen further growth in recent weeks, with six new companies signing up. Super Drain installs and maintains pumps, oil interceptors and below ground drainage in the Republic of Ireland.
NT Cloke Pumps & Water specialises in the installation, service repair and maintenance of booster sets, pressurisation systems, tanks and vessels. Pump distributor, Michael Smith Engineers, supplies a range of larger pumps to the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and process sectors, whilst meeting the requirements of laboratories, research and development institutions and OEMs with a broad range of smaller pumps. Combined Pumps serves the chemical injection, pressure testing and fluid transfer markets, offering pumping solutions through
its range of specially designed, engineered, and manufactured pump systems. Oxford-based Impact Pumps is behind the Impact Pump SLX-40, described as a submersible pump with a difference. It allows surface pumps to lift water from beyond the suction limit – up to 25 metres, with instantaneous flow rates up to 2000 litres per hour. Dynamic balancing technology specialists, Cemb Hofmann UK, manufactures a wide range of dynamic balancing machines. As well as supplying new machinery, the company can carry out balancing machine upgrades, plus a wide range of calibration and site services for balancing and vibration monitoring applications. And finally, with restrictions continuing to ease, the Association’s popular annual golf day is still very much scheduled to take place on September 2nd at the St.Pierre Marriott Hotel & Country Club in Chepstow. There are still places available, with further details available on the BPMA website www.bpma.org.uk. Sponsored article
MEGATOR CELEBRATES 75 YEARS MEGATOR WAS FOUNDED IN 1946 by Fredrick Walter McCombie to develop and market his invention, the sliding-shoe positive displacement pump. The company initially concentrated on developing its product range and expanding its markets both at home and overseas whilst utilising the manufacturing facilities of Blackburn Aircraft to manufacture the pump. Megator quickly became well established in the United Kingdom and exported the product throughout the world through a network of agents. As early as its first year of operation in 1947, the company had sales in Australia, India, South Africa, Rhodesia, and most of Western Europe. This tradition of exporting has always figured prominently in Megator’s achievements, and today 75% of all sales are for export. Due to the company’s steady growth, it was decided that the manufacture of the Megator pump should be inhouse. So a factory and office complex was constructed in Sunderland, where production commenced in 1962. The www.bpma.org.uk
management, design and sales functions continued to operate from the head office in London. Eventually, over a number of years and after a detailed study of every aspect of the company’s activities, the decision was finally made to transfer the London operation to the Sunderland Factory in 1985. For the first time, all departments were together under the same roof. Since its inception, Megator has developed its product range, resulting in the production and marketing of several product lines such as: • Dolphin floating strainers • Oily water skimmers • Dispersant spray systems • Packaged hydrophore systems • Floating containment booms Megator’s worldwide reputation has led to long term partnerships with other company’s and has allowed it to increase its product range to include: • Pumps 2000 diaphragm pump • Mycelx filtration systems • Hydroflo oily water separators
75 Megator has always strived to produce high-quality products and in 1994 achieved certification to BSEN ISO 9001; this commitment is ongoing, and the company currently holds BSEN ISO 9001:2015 certification. Megator’s involvement in pollution control motivated the company also to achieve ISO 14001:2015, which as well as benefitting the company, has helped Megator limit its environmental impact. The Megator team is proud to be part of the company’s 75-year history and is looking forward to helping the company achieve the next milestone – 100 years. www.megator.com Quarter 2 2021
