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Lorna Hicks

Lorna Hicks
Experienced in Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial automation industry. Focusing on online marketing for component manufacturing companies. Skilled in Management, Customer Service, Data Analysis, WordPress, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Strategic Planning. Strong business development professional with a Master's degree focused on Business Management. Driving sales results through online information and resources. Creating a strong online workflow from Microsoft Dynamics CRM, social media, blog's, video and articles with a person/customer focus and information sharing approach. Proving companies engineering expertise online.
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System Focus - 60 Series ball valve for grab sampling systems

Posted by Lorna Hicks on May 30, 2019 9:14:00 AM

Configurable, local, reliable.

This month's product focus is looking at Grab Sampling. The  article below discusses the benefits and reasons our customers choose us to supply components for a grab sample panel, or request a fully built panel that is simply installed.

Considering individual customer requirements grab sampling can be fast, reliable and efficient with a Swagelok sample panel. 

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Topics: Engineering, Resources, Custom, Grab Sampling

We have a chassis and sparks are flying

Posted by Lorna Hicks on May 22, 2019 3:35:48 PM

With the team putting in their preparation efforts around work, we have started with a chassis and the first edits have been made.

There is an intention to get some Swagelok components onto the final design. With our products able to sustain extreme environments some of the discussions have been elaborate! 

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Topics: Portishead Soap Box, Charity

Product Focus - 60 Series Ball Valve

Posted by Lorna Hicks on May 1, 2019 10:24:00 AM

Last month three of our Swagelok Bristol team went to Swagelok Aberdeen for a Europe-wide collaboration and training with Sam Dibert, President of Swagelok Dibert Valve and Fitting Co. Sam gave a demonstration of a more varied range of applications for the 60 Series ball valve.

At Swagelok Central UK we most commonly deploy the 60 Series Ball Valve in challenging process applications where higher flow, larger tube sizing (1/2" -2") and a broad range of temperature and operating parameters exist, mainly within industries such as Chemical, Refining and Nuclear. 

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Topics: Engineering, Resources, Series 60, valve, Ball Valve, Custom

Bristol's resident steam expert, Alex Chu discusses best practice with Canadian Process Equipment and Control News (CPECN)...

Posted by Lorna Hicks on Apr 16, 2019 1:35:26 PM

Alex Chu is a Swagelok Field Engineer based here in Bristol, UK. Alex has worked at Swagelok Central UK for over 5 years and supports Swagelok globally.

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Topics: Insider, Engineering, Service Support, Resources, risk mitigation, cost pressure, external expertise

We are entering 2019's Portishead Soap Box Race!

Posted by Lorna Hicks on Feb 5, 2019 9:15:03 AM

Preparations are underway for a team at Swagelok Central UK to design and build a Soapbox racer to be raced in July 2019 in Portishead.

Information about the race can be found here -https://www.portisheadsoapbox.co.uk/

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Topics: Engineering, Portishead Soap Box, Charity

Swagelok Training - Upskill your workforce with Swagelok Central UK

Posted by Lorna Hicks on Nov 29, 2018 10:15:00 AM

Swagelok Central UK has a history of providing quality training for our customers. The training requirement has evolved over the years and we find ourselves currently offering a wide variety of support across the many aspects of a fluid system.

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Topics: Engineering, Education, external expertise, Skills Training

Addressing skill gaps with external expertise

Posted by Lorna Hicks on Nov 22, 2018 10:00:00 AM

With technology advancing rapidly, individual job roles becoming more and more specialised and the availability of experienced engineering expertise shrinking in market, skill gaps in the workforce are an issue that many businesses are faced with. While there are many remedies for this modern problem, from investing in internal training for existing employees to increasing the size of the workforce, often the most effective solution is to utilise external expertise.

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Topics: expertise loss, Engineering, Service Support, Resources, Education, external expertise