De-Icer Storage Solutions provided across Highlands and Islands

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) operate 11 airports across the Scottish Mainland, the Islands of Orkney and Shetland and the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

Innovations in the Chemical Storage and Transfer Industry can be traced as far back as the Romans and Ancient Egyptians, but many of the advancements we still recognise today took place during the Industrial Revolution and the start of what is considered to be the beginning of the Modern Chemical Industry.

We’ve had a great 2022. Increased our commitment to Sustainability, worked on some very exciting and interesting projects and supported charities nationally and locally.

May we wish everyone a restful end to 2022 and all the very best for the year to come.

Pipework provides the vital connection for transferring liquids between key equipment and operational processes and is available in a wide range of materials, from metal through to thermoplastic. To ensure your chemical pipework meets the demands of your application, you need to select the appropriate pipe material.

Control valves keep systems working efficiently and safely. Using the wrong type of valve in a system will mean the pressure and flow cannot be accurately regulated, potentially resulting in system failure and hazardous consequences.

Making the wrong decision can be costly; failure of the pump will lead to downtime, loss of production and potential customer service issues. So, finding a reputable chemical pump supplier who offers free technical advice and can recommend the right pump for your application is a must.

As a result of solid and consistent growth, our Fluid Transfer Team has recently expanded to include Dan Whitworth. Dan joins the team to provide hands on support both from our Head Office and at our customers’ sites.

The end of May saw the end of another Chem Resist era, after almost 44 years Barney (Richard Balmforth) retired. He joined on 1^st June back in 1978; we look back.

“The name Barney comes from when I was about 8 years old, there was a guy a bit older than me, he started it off from my last name Balmforth and it stuck, so it’s always been Barney.”

We had a very successful ChemUK22 earlier this month.

Over the course of the 2-day event at the NEC we met with a great mix of existing customers and new prospects. It was great to be part of a leading industry event and for it to be so busy!

As part of our ongoing continuous improvement programme, a new role has been created at Chem Resist; Health and Safety Manager.

Simon Hewitt, Managing Director explains, “Over the last 18 months we’ve experienced a period of very strong growth across all our divisions, we’ve also achieved ISO 45001 to sit alongside our existing 9001 (Quality) and 14001 (the Environment) accreditations. We take our responsibilities to health and safety, quality and the environment very seriously, which is reflected in the creation of this new dedicated role and we welcome Mike to Chem Resist.”