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off-site engineering gives clients a guaranteed result, to an assured level of quality and at an agreed price – all delivered on time.” The company sees significant growth opportunities in this area, as more companies embrace the benefits of modular engineering.

the sector, commented, “We believe the time is right for this approach. Everyone is looking for quicker, more cost-effective ways of doing things. Off-site assembly delivers this, reducing lead times, cutting materials wastage, lowering costs and delivering a factory- tested solution to site that works first time. Once people see the benefits for themselves, they are won over. As the skills crisis in the construction trades becomes more acute, and health and safety legislation on-site more onerous,

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Modular Engineering has won a top construction industry award from Offsite Construction magazine, as best new product or system. It was also highly commended in the Cooling Industry Awards for its contribution to environmental sustainability.

Wolseley UK judy.lawson@wolseley.co.uk www.wolseley.co.uk

General manager Bob Hughes, who has more than 35 years’ experience in

Valve World Expo 2010

HIGH PRESSURE FITTINGS Forged-Carbon-Alloy-Stainless Steel, Threaded and Socket Weld PRODUCTS: 90°/45° elbow, tee, union, coupling, bushing, plug, cap, insert, pipe nipple & swage nipple . . .etc. MATERIALS: - Stainless Steel: ASTM A182, F304/304L, F316/316L, F304H/F316H, F317L - Carbon Steel: ASTM A105, SF440A & A181, A350 LF2 - Alloy Steel: ASTM A182 F11, F22 PRESSURE RATINGS: 2000, 3000, 6000 & 9000 lbs APPROVAL CERTIFICATES: ISO-9001 Quality Assurance, L/R, C/R, N/K & ABS register of shipping, PED (CE)

The 2010 edition of Valve World Expo, a leading trade fair for valves and valve equipment,

will take place for the first time at its new location in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 30 November to 2 December. The seventh biennial conference and exhibition will attract trade visitors from the sectors of oil & gas, chemical industry, power supply industry, marine, refinery and offshore industry, machine and plant construction, shipbuilding, motor and vehicle construction, and food processing industry. All of these sectors use the fast- paced developments of valve technology, which will be shown at Valve World Expo. Main product groups will include valves and valve-related products, seals and sealing materials, valve-related piping products and engineering associations. Material and plant engineers, quality inspectors, providers and retailers of valves, and suppliers for casting technology, forging, industrial springs and seals are expected to visit the exhibition in order to get up-to-date with the global range of products and services, and to analyse the latest technological trends.

Manufacturer & Exporter BOTH-WELL STEEL FITTINGS CO., LTD. No. 303, Jen-Hsin Rd., Jen-Wu Hslang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan (814) Tel: +886 7 3711536, 3710497, 3720260 Fax: +886 7 3713864, 3713882 E-mail: box@mail.bothwell.com.tw http://www.bothwell.com.tw E-mail: export@mail.bothwell.com.tw ®

Messe Düsseldorf – Germany www.valveworldexpo.com

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