Zulu Joint Integrity and Training ltd, a Phoenix Group company is looking for a new member to join the site based Joint Integrity inspection team based at Barry, South Wales.
For further details please contact us: info@zulujointintegrity.co.uk
News and Events - Zulu Joint Integrity and Training
WE SUPPORT APPRENTICES
Our team at Zulu Joint Integrity and Training in Bridgend have been busy preparing for our latest batch of steel industry apprentices to join us later this month.
Zulu has been supporting Tata Steel UK for several years now and it’s always a welcome sight to see these young men and women attend our joint integrity training and assessment courses. British industry needs these newer generations of apprentices and we are proud to support them in their key learning, training and development.
To find out how we can fully support your apprentices with a suite of training and assessment services, please contact our training teams in Bridgend or Chesterfield;
Tel: 01246 209680
Email: info@zulujointintegrity.co.uk
Helping to prove competency…
Zulu Joint Integrity and Training Ltd, a Phoenix Technology Group company welcomed Richard Lake of JES Group, Port Talbot who attended the BS EN 1591-4:2013 joint integrity training and assessment course.
Zulu’s joint integrity training & assessment programmes allow learners to participate in theoretical knowledge as well as practical assessment to industry approved joint integrity qualifications and standards such as ECITB MJI10 or BS EN1591-4:2013.
A learners competency can be based on prior learning, current task experience in the field as well as qualifications and skill set.
Achieving a HNC or even an engineering degree does NOT make an individual competent in making bolted joints in high hazardous areas – by gaining joint integrity qualifications in the relevant field WILL help prove competency. Competence is a measure of both proven skills AND proven knowledge.
For further information regarding our joint integrity courses, apprentice training programmes and other vocational assessment services, contact our team;
Tel: 01246 209680
email: info@zulujointintegrity.co.uk
Christopher Mellows is made a Fellow member of the Chartered Management Institute
The Phoenix Group would like to congratulate Director of Zulu Joint Integrity & Training Ltd, Christopher Mellows, for recently becoming a Fellow member of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI).
The Chartered Management Institute is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. Fellow grade is the highest grade of membership awarded by the institute and is only given to those who have demonstrated experience in leadership, performance-driven management, and are operating at the highest strategic level. It requires a management qualification at degree level/equivalent, and a minimum of 10 years’ management experience, three of which must be at a strategic level. This grade carries entitlement to use the designatory letters FCMI and is granted by a CMI Assessment Panel.
The Phoenix Group of Companies value Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as it is evidence of our competencies and experience within our respective group company services.
Well done Chris!
Phoenix Welcome Zulu Joint Integrity to the Group
The Phoenix group is delighted to announce the acquisition of Zulu Joint Integrity, a UK based company specialising in the design, implementation and execution of flange management programs and bolted connection training. The new addition means Phoenix are able to offer a complete package of leak detection, sealing solutions and joint integrity, as well as allowing expansion into new markets and territories.
Joint Integrity Management is the total package of services that provides the best possible chance for a plant to achieve a leak free start-up after a period of maintenance. Zulu programs address the issues associated with joint failure, managing every stage from engineering analysis of the joint through all the necessary work to closure and bolting, all with full documentation. In addition, Zulu offer training in line with global industry guidelines and legislation including BSEN1591-4:2013, ECITB MJI10/MJI11, ASME PCC-1:2013 and Energy Institute Guidelines. The focus is on ensure a safe and timely leak free start-up of process plant – particularly UK COMAH assets, but increasingly worldwide.
Zulu Joint Integrity was originally founded in 2009 by Christopher Mellows. The business is located at its headquarters in Bridgend, South Wales and has global operational capabilities within the oil & gas, petrochemical, steel, process and power generation industries.
Innovative Sheet Gasket for High Temperatures and Pressures
Expanded Graphite is the most commonly used sealing material for high temperature applications. It is employed in the construction of a wide variety of styles including flat sheet gaskets, semi-metallic gaskets such as spiral wound, compressed valve packings and die pressed rings; it is the sealing material of choice for the refining, petrochemical and power industries.
When manufactured as sheet material, a reinforcement material is required to improve handleability. The reinforcement can be either metal foil, which is bound to the graphite with an adhesive, or tanged, which a perforated metal sheet that is mechanically bond to the graphite layers. While both forms are suitable for general industrial use, they cope less well in arduous conditions of high temperature and pressure; the user is then limited to semi-metallic gaskets for these applications which can be expensive, and are difficult to fabricate in complex shapes or in thin sections.
PG-ML is an innovative gasket sheet made of several layers of stainless steel and high oxidation-resistant flexible graphite. The layers of graphite and stainless steel sheets are bonded to each other using a specialised adhesive free process and the outer layers are impregnated to reduce leakage and improves handling. The result is a product which is able to operate in conditions well beyond the scope of the traditional reinforced graphite gaskets. It can accommodate pressures of up to 250 bar and operating temperatures of between -2500C to 5000C, and has improved handling and scratch resistance due to the special impregnation.
PG-ML finds applications in tongue and groove flanges, heat exchangers, sight glasses and O.E.M. equipment. It is also suitable for common pipework and vessel designs. Its properties benefit the chemical, refining and nuclear industries, as well as OEMs such as pump, valve and turbocharger application.
For details contact Dr Gavin Smith, The Phoenix Group at gsmith@phoenixsealing.co.uk
Open Day Success at Phoenix West Midlands
The Phoenix trade counter was successfully launched at an open day at its West Midlands division. The day was a roaring success with many visiting as far afield as South Wales.
One customer commented “The trade counter looks so professional and well stocked I will certainly be using Phoenix Sealing for all my PPE and safety wear requirements”.
Phoenix is one UK largest manufacturers of industrial seals, and now have a fully refurbished trade counter supplying PPE, clothing and safety wear. They are also a UK distributor for Bondloc sealant and adhesive products.
For more details about our range of gaskets seals, PPE or Bondloc products please contact James Pugh at james@phoenixtechnology.group
Water Industry Gaskets & Products
Phoenix is a leading supplier of gaskets to the water industry. Our range of WRAS approved seals are available from stock and are fully supported by our knowledgeable and friendly team who are always on hand to offer application advice.
There are three major products in our range:
EPDM
A high quality elastomer with good physical properties that meets the requirements of BS 6920-1:2000 and BS EN 681-1 (cold potable water supply 23°C). The materials possess excellent ageing and ozone resistance and is the material of choice for the UK potable water industry.
EPDM (WRAS) is suitable as a gasket for both metallic and non-metallic flanges to a working pressure rating of 16 bar. Maximum operating temperature is typically 100°C.
PG-X
A WRAS approved, premium grade of compressed fibre sheet material based on aramid and inorganic fibres with a high quality nitrile binding system. The material meets the requirements of BS 7531 Grade X and has outstanding mechanical properties and excellent temperature resistance. As well as potable water, it is suitable for many fluids including hydrocarbons, steam, gases, dilute acids and alkalis.
PG-X is suitable for metallic flanges to a working pressure of over 60 Bar and a maximum operating temperature in excess of 200°C (operating temperatures and pressures are dependent on application).
PG-E
An economic, general purpose gasket material, approved by WRAS for use with drinking water. Suitable for a wide range of fluids including oils, water, solvents, gas, low pressure steam and many chemicals in applications of moderate temperatures and pressures.
PG-E is suitable for metallic flanges to a working pressure of 40 Bar and a maximum operating temperature 150 °C (operating temperatures and pressures are dependent on application).
For further information on our WRAS range of materials or for any assistance on selection or assembly, please contact Phoenix Technical.
Phoenix appoints James Pugh to head its Sealing Products division
The Phoenix group has appointed James Pugh to lead the growth of the Phoenix sealing product range including o-rings, shaft seals and specialist static seals.
The appointment enables Phoenix to service the full product requirements of our existing customers as well as opening doors into new markets. James has expertise in o-rings, shaft seals and other sealing products and extensive experience in sales and servicing clients’ needs in the UK.
James was formerly the business development manager for M-Seals, formerly Edco Seals, where he drove significant growth in all industry sectors and lead a successful team of external sales people.
“I had worked with the team at Phoenix when I was at M-Seals, and saw at first hand that their capabilities to drive the business forward and develop, from scratch, an industry leading brand.” said James. “I look forward to helping to grow the Phoenix business and identifying and capitalising on new market opportunities.”
KB Engineering acquired by Phoenix Group
Phoenix have acquired KB Engineering, a leading manufacturer of seals and gaskets in the West Midlands. KB Engineering is now wholly owned by the Phoenix Group and will be known and traded as Phoenix Sealing West Midlands. The acquisition will ensure inward investment and sealing technology expertise to enhance its product offering.
Since it was establised over 20 years ago, KB Engineering has built a solid reputation for excellent customer service and providing sealing solutions to industry in the West Midlands and beyond. The acquisition by the Phoenix Group will allow continued expansion of the company as well as creating new jobs and growth of the local economy.