Day 2 – Dartmore in a storm

Excellent day - No accidents !!! A good 95 miles with 8000ft of climb Tackled a healthy 20 mph wind most of the way with gusts and driving rain - very cold and bleak upon the moor. Photos of us at the top , worn out brake shoes ,& sheltering…

Day 2 – Dartmore in a storm

Excellent day - No accidents !!! A good 95 miles with 8000ft of climb Tackled a healthy 20 mph wind most of the way with gusts and driving rain - very cold and bleak upon the moor. Photos of us at the top , worn out brake shoes ,& sheltering…

Day 1 complete

78 miles and loads of hills - particularly near the end - in the group : two broken chains, 4 punctures, one broken forearm (radius and ulna) now in ambulance to main hospital for pinning etc one broken bike - carbon frame rear stay on chain…

Day 1 complete

78 miles and loads of hills - particularly near the end - in the group : two broken chains, 4 punctures, one broken forearm (radius and ulna) now in ambulance to main hospital for pinning etc one broken bike - carbon frame rear stay on chain…

At the start line !

At the start line !

At lands end

At lands end

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Our blogs now feed directly to twitter and Facebook - follow is on either and we will keep you up to date on events in a modern day Boilerworks !

Ongoing g developments on welding procedures and qualifications

I was fortunate to have some notes from a lecture on welding by our inspection company Lloyds EMEA Welding Code Changes by Bob Pennycook Lloyd’s Register EMEA Welding Code Changes OVERVIEW: Replacement of BS EN287-1:2011 Qualification…

Changes to the ASME Pressure vessel design code

Like most other areas of engineering the design of pressure vessels doesn't stand still for long Below are some notes from a seminar I attended recently covering changes to the ASME code: PRESSURE VESSEL MANUFACTURER’S FORUM; SHEFFIELD,…

Ongoing g developments on welding procedures and qualifications

I was fortunate to have some notes from a lecture on welding by our inspection company Lloyds EMEA Welding Code Changes by Bob Pennycook Lloyd’s Register EMEA Welding Code Changes OVERVIEW: Replacement of BS EN287-1:2011 Qualification…

Rednal air receivers

The photo above is of an original brochure from Rednal for their pressure vessel range - I was given this by Brian Davies back in 1998 when he kindly showed me around his excellent production facility at Mile Oak Works in Oswestry (followed…

Rednal air receivers

The photo above is of an original brochure from Rednal for their pressure vessel range - I was given this by Brian Davies back in 1998 when he kindly showed me around his excellent production facility at Mile Oak Works in Oswestry (followed…

BOC Profile burner with magic eye in full working order

Our BOC / Hancock HL2 - Linatrol HL90 Profile Burner (oxy acetylene / propane) replaced by a CNC plasma Cutter With a westinghouse tracer / magic eye scanner Cutting area = XXX meters X XXX meters This can cut 6" thick of steel ! Show me…

Pressure vessels with marine design appraisal documents

We design and manufacture pressure vessels and Air receivers to our clients requirements with marine design appraisal documentation MDAD . this document comes as part of the approval from our Lloyds class pressure vessels. The pressure vessel…

Compressed air distribution manifold or air pig

The photograph below shows a manifold for distributing compressed air. Frequently used on drilling rigs and offshore applications to join flexible hoses safely and tidily to a main compressed air supply or compressor without having significant…

Pressure vessels with marine design appraisal documents

We design and manufacture pressure vessels and Air receivers to our clients requirements with marine design appraisal documentation MDAD . this document comes as part of the approval from our Lloyds class pressure vessels. The pressure vessel…

Compressed air distribution manifold or air pig

The photograph below shows a manifold for distributing compressed air. Frequently used on drilling rigs and offshore applications to join flexible hoses safely and tidily to a main compressed air supply or compressor without having significant…