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Since the acquisition of Innov-X Systems by Olympus last year, the Innov-X XRF products have continued to be sold in the UK and Ireland through its dedicated distributor, Element 3 Limited. However, to further enhance the growth of this important area and provide an even greater level of customer focus and satisfaction for the domestic market, Olympus is, with effect from 1 April 2011, bringing together its X-ray fluorescence (XRF), non-destructive testing (NDT) and remote visual inspection (RVI) businesses under one dedicated direct sales division – Olympus Industrial.

There have been a lot of developments around renewable energy of late and a lot of speculation with regard to the number of wind farm installations that are being built around the European coast.

SGS Industrial Services has been awarded a two-year contract to provide a comprehensive set of asset integrity management and non-destructive testing services for two oil refineries in Chile. SGS’s role will be to help the client manage the refineries’ assets and to ensure their integrity and reliability.

Aerospace Inspection Training has announced that Clive Hammond has joined the AIT training and examination team.

In addition to the currently held accreditation from BINDT as an NDT training provider and from NANDTB as an accredited Outside Agency Level 3 service provider, in February this year TEST NDT International Ltd received ISO 9001:2008 certification for its Quality Management System.

AGR Field Operations Manchester (AGR Technology Design) has announced that Michael Ulott has joined the team as an Applications Advisor, to complement Mark Nel who operates out of the UK-based office.

Anyone who has yet to discover the time savings and efficiency gains that thermal imaging brings to building, electro-mechanical and HVAC inspection is invited to the FLIR Systems ‘Explore the Thermal Dimension’ Roadshow. During April and May 2011, technology-leader FLIR Systems will be touring the UK and Ireland to spread the word that thermal imaging is easy to use and eminently affordable.

At some point in time every industrial plant must bring in an outside contractor to do specialized work such as boiler blasting, concrete waterproofingand ceiling painting that in-house manpower cannot perform on a cost-effective basis.