Koso Kent Introl are exhibiting at the Brasil Offshore exhibition at the Macae Centro, Macae, for the third time. KKI are attending as part of the UK EIC Pavilion on stand Number 57. The event runs from June the 11th to the 14th. Come along and met us and catch up on the latest developments.

OGA 2013 is just around the corner. This is the 14th Gas & Petrochemical engineering exhibition held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the shadows of the Petronas Towers. KKI are exhibiting with our agents, Unit Concept on stand Number 2408. The exibition runs from the 5th to the 7th of June and promises to be a very well attended event.

Koso Kent Introl are attending the 20th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition Incorporating Refining and Petrochemicals which takes place on 4th - 7th June 2013 at the Baku Expo Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan.

KKI will be guest of our in country representatives, Rapid Solutions and can be found on stand 332.

Koso Kent Introl (KKI), the leading Yorkshire-based valve manufacturer, has announced the recruitment of nine new starters, since January. The Brighouse-based firm manufactures and exports standard service control valves, severe service control valves, high-technology surface choke valves and high-performance rotary valves to the oil and gas, petrochemical and power industries, worldwide.

David Limb, KKI's sales director said: "I am pleased to welcome these new recruits, during another strong business quarter. Our valves are engineered by highly qualified and experienced personnel, so we need to ensure that we employ the right candidates to maintain our high standards of quality, design, production and customer service; the cornerstone of KKI's philosophy. We will continue to build on our investment in our people, processes and technology, both in the UK and overseas, during 2013 and beyond."

Andrew Moffatt joins as design engineer, whilst Steven Haque, Phil Jacobs and Kevin Day have been appointed as CNC operators. Andrew Cahill is the new control valve sales engineer, with Matthew Bailey joining as choke valve sales engineer. Craig Reid is the new Labourer / Stores Assistant, whilst Ian Brown starts as workshop engineer and Andrew Huddlestone as QA engineer.

During the last two years, KKI has made significant investments in its people and infrastructure. During 2011, the company opened a new 18,000 square foot factory in Brighouse, its third facility in Brighouse, where it has been based for over forty years. Last October, KKI continued its investment and opened a new hi-tech £2 million machining centre at one of its Brighouse factories, representing a significant milestone for the company. These investments form part of KKI's Continuous Improvement Programme to achieve world-class engineering and manufacturing excellence for its oil and gas customers across the world.

Engineering ambassador, Edward Singleton, is sharing over six decades of control valve expertise with the engineering industry, through the publication of his new book, ‘A specifier's guide to control valves.' Today, in his 80s, Edward is still one of the most technically proficient control valve experts around the world.

Edward (Ed) was the original founder of leading control valve engineering firm Koso Kent Introl (KKI) - formerly Introl. The new book, published by KCI Publishing, comprises 18 chapters of white papers, case studies and explanations into the origin of some of the principal equations used for sizing control valves, and for quantifying the influence of valve characteristics on process control.

The book targets specialist sections of the valve and petrochemical industries and specifically those students and engineers who are not particularly experienced in specifying control valves. More information and how to purchase the book can be found at www.kci-webshop.com

Ed Singleton commented: "It's a great honour to have some of my lifelong work published in this new guide. Some of my original work has been published in this book and is still current today. I think it's important for the engineering world to fuse the best of both traditional and modern engineering techniques. The guide might be of use to anyone facing issues with the specification of control valves and includes frequently used equations in control valve specifications."

Denis Westcott, KKI's managing director said: "We are delighted that Ed's knowledge and expertise has been captured in this new book. He is hailed as one of the most experienced and esteemed statesmen in valve engineering and is still a consultant to KKI today. His contribution to the industry has been immense and his work will, no doubt, continue to inspire the next generation of engineers. Some of his practices are sure to live on throughout the valve world and right here at KKI."

As part of our ongoing commitment to the Brazilian market, we recently carried out training in Rio and Sao Paulo in conjunction with the EIC.

The training was aimed at engineering graduates working in the oil & gas and power industries. Delegates learned about topside control and choke valves, especially in severe service applications. Martin Dawson, our Engineering Development Manager, delivered the training, supported by our Area Business Manager for Brazil, Siliva Serpa, who helped to overcome the language barrier!

The feedback from all delegates was excellent, and we are in discussions with the EIC about making this an annual event.

We're delighted to announce the recent promotion of Angela Bailey to QHSE Director. Angela certainly knows the ropes, having worked at KKI since 1998, and most recently having been KKI's QHSE Manager.

Angela and the QHSE team ensure all orders adhere to a myriad of different quality standards, either internationally-recognised accreditation programmes, or those set by individual customers.

This year, Angela will also be overseeing our OSHAS 18001 accreditation, which will further underpin our ability to minimise H&S risks, focus on compliance, and improve stakeholder confidence. We aim to be certified to by the end of 2013.