BFPA meets with British Bankers’ Association   On 7December 2011 over 40 senior executives from the fluid power industry were joined for dinner by Irene Graham, a director at the BBA and Stephen Welton, chief executive of the Business Growth Fund. As part of the evening both spoke giving a fascinating insight into the relationship between industry and the financial world, not looking just at the current situation but also looking ahead at what can be achieved by working together. The Business Grow...
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Bosch Rexroth, a Core Challenge Partner of the JCB Academy, has been inspiring students working on a hydraulics challenge, which asks how the life of the London Eye could be extended. The group of year 12 students, who are currently working towards an Engineering Diploma Course alongside their Alevels, received training from Bosch Rexroth to understand how hydraulic systems work, how they are maintained and the factors that determine maintenance plans. After the practical training at the Bosch Rexroth head office in ...
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The Caterpillar factory near Desford provided a fitting venue for the recent BFPA Economic Seminar on 5th October, where over 45 guests from the industry were shown the latest figures produced by Keith Edmonds of Oxford Economics. OE has produced the Annual BFPA forecast for many years and, as such, has built up an industry model which is certainly unique for the hydraulic and pneumatic industry. Over the years this has proved to be a valuable and accurate resource. Not only did the day feature the economic forecast ...
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