Galway – testing the limits
With Pirtek centres across the UK and Ireland seeking to diversify their range of fluid transfer products and services, new hose and piping applications are key. With new applications come different safety, testing and certification requirements. As Pirtek Galway and its sister centre in Limerick have sought new business, they have developed their ability to certify the hoses they supply. This has involved significant investment in hardware, software and upgrades to the Pirtek centre to make testing safe. Over the time they have been testing hoses, Pirtek Galway and Limerick have also invested in the development of their teams to enable them to safely carry out these tests. Getting started Getting into hose testing is not to be taken lightly. “It’s not something you’re going to learn in a year. You can’t just go out and buy the best of everything straight away,” says Sean Howard, Managing Director of Pirtek Galway. “You’re better off starting small. Make the mistakes, do it the hard way and eventually you’ll get there. “We started off with small rigs, testing maybe 100 hoses, 200 hoses but that has increased over the years.
“If people think they’re going to get into this tomorrow morning, to this
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