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lnternational n e w s Maintenance practices to be studied in UK The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced the appointment of the March Consultancy Group to carry out a study of maintenance practices within manufacturing and process industries in the UK. The findings of this study will highlight existing pockets of 'best practice' in the field of maintenance, together with areas where improvements could be made. Ultimately, it will also provide recommendations that will enable the DTI to evaluate whether or not they should undertake further initiatives in this field, to encourage companies to adopt new maintenance practices. The study, which will take six months to complete, will focus on how both efficiency and effectiveness of maintenance activities could be improved throughout industry where., at present, it is generally recognized that valuable assets are not being used to the best advantage. It will also suggest how best to disseminate further information relating to maintenance practices to
as wide an audience as possible, to help companies develop appropriate strategies for themselves and thus capitalize on their investments. The sums of money spent on maintenance by UK manufacturing industries are undoubtedly huge - being variously estimated at around £ 15 billion per year. Whether this spending represents value for money or not and, indeed, whether the general level of expenditure has reached the right proportions or not in the UK, will be two of the questions being addressed by this study. During the project, March intends to visit approximately 70 companies in order to evaluate what are considered to be the major characteristics of maintenance in the following areas: organization, management information; manpower and skills; technology application; value for money. The findings of this research will be supplemented bytheviews of experts, suppliers arid academics; any organization that feels it has a contribution to make to the study
should contact March at the address below. Following the project, March will present the DTI with recommendations for the way ahead for maintenance practice in the UK, based on lessons gleaned from existing practices and a study of available technology. March Consulting Group, 13 Park Street, Windsor SL4 I LU, UK
New company moves Following the purchase of Mat Eval's assets from the receiver by RollsRoyce, as reported in our June issue, the new company, Rolls-Royce Mat Eval, has moved to 2 4 5 / 2 4 6 Europa Boulevard, Gemini Business Park, West Brook, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 5TN, UK
MAPEL's new home Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK, is the new home for Metal and Pipeline Endurance Ltd. The company has transferred its head office and main factory from Hitchin to the 1650 m 2 site in Bedfordshire. Metal and Pipeline Endurance L td, 7-8 E/don Way, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG 18 8NH, UK
Firm satisfies NATO NATO requirements for an industrial qualitycontrol system (AQAP 1 ) have been satisfied by Cormon Ltd of Sussex, UK, the company has announced. Cormon designs, manufactures and supplies corrosion and wear monitoring equipment. Ithas been in business for 3½ years. Cormon Ltd, Cormon House, South Street, Lancing, West Sussex BN 15 8A J, UK 117et/rst ot a new range ot x-ray cab/nets has been supplied to an investment foundry in Indonesia by Errington Laboratories of Burton, UK. The Mark 3 Automatic unit is microcomputer controlled. The X-ray techniques for all components are held on computer disc, each disc able to store techniques for up to 4000 components. The cabinet is divided into protected and unprotected sections, with safety systems preventing access to the X-ray area while it is functioning. Errington Laboratories, Crown Industrial Estate, Anglesey Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE/4 3NX, UK
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Share capital acquired Link Analytical, the scientific instrument company of the British group U EI plc, has acquired 75% of the issued share capital of Californian based company X-Tech which manufactures X-ray tubes, power supplies and sub-systems. The continuing President and founder of X-Tech, Bill Hershyn, retains 25%.
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as wide an audience as possible, to help companies develop appropriate strategies for themselves and thus capitalize on their investments. The sums of money spent on maintenance by UK manufacturing industries are undoubtedly huge - being variously estimated at around £ 15 billion per year. Whether this spending represents value for money or not and, indeed, whether the general level of expenditure has reached the right proportions or not in the UK, will be two of the questions being addressed by this study. During the project, March intends to visit approximately 70 companies in order to evaluate what are considered to be the major characteristics of maintenance in the following areas: organization, management information; manpower and skills; technology application; value for money. The findings of this research will be supplemented bytheviews of experts, suppliers arid academics; any organization that feels it has a contribution to make to the study
should contact March at the address below. Following the project, March will present the DTI with recommendations for the way ahead for maintenance practice in the UK, based on lessons gleaned from existing practices and a study of available technology. March Consulting Group, 13 Park Street, Windsor SL4 I LU, UK
New company moves Following the purchase of Mat Eval's assets from the receiver by RollsRoyce, as reported in our June issue, the new company, Rolls-Royce Mat Eval, has moved to 2 4 5 / 2 4 6 Europa Boulevard, Gemini Business Park, West Brook, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 5TN, UK
MAPEL's new home Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK, is the new home for Metal and Pipeline Endurance Ltd. The company has transferred its head office and main factory from Hitchin to the 1650 m 2 site in Bedfordshire. Metal and Pipeline Endurance L td, 7-8 E/don Way, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG 18 8NH, UK
Firm satisfies NATO NATO requirements for an industrial qualitycontrol system (AQAP 1 ) have been satisfied by Cormon Ltd of Sussex, UK, the company has announced. Cormon designs, manufactures and supplies corrosion and wear monitoring equipment. Ithas been in business for 3½ years. Cormon Ltd, Cormon House, South Street, Lancing, West Sussex BN 15 8A J, UK 117et/rst ot a new range ot x-ray cab/nets has been supplied to an investment foundry in Indonesia by Errington Laboratories of Burton, UK. The Mark 3 Automatic unit is microcomputer controlled. The X-ray techniques for all components are held on computer disc, each disc able to store techniques for up to 4000 components. The cabinet is divided into protected and unprotected sections, with safety systems preventing access to the X-ray area while it is functioning. Errington Laboratories, Crown Industrial Estate, Anglesey Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE/4 3NX, UK
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Share capital acquired Link Analytical, the scientific instrument company of the British group U EI plc, has acquired 75% of the issued share capital of Californian based company X-Tech which manufactures X-ray tubes, power supplies and sub-systems. The continuing President and founder of X-Tech, Bill Hershyn, retains 25%.
NDT International December 1987