January/February 2021

BFPA News Contact the BFPA at Tel: +44 (0)1608 647900 • Email: enquiries@bfpa.co.uk • Web: www.bfpa.co.uk Through SHEP, BFPA has combined its resources with the HSE and is pleased to announce a webinar: Understanding the new UKCA & UKNI Marking on Thursday 25 February 2021, from 12.00-13:00. The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that is used for goods being placed on the market in GB. It covers most goods which previously required the CE marking – but not all. The UKCA marking alone cannot be used for goods placed on the NI market, BFPA Training Courses Dates for BFPA’s Online Training Courses in February are as follows: 15 February BFPA Working Safely with Hose and Connectors online course: 9.30am – 12.30pm 15 February BFPA Hose Integrity, Inspection and Management online course: 1.30pm – 4.30pm 16 February BFPA Thread Awareness online course: 9.30am – 12.30pm 16 February BFPA Small Bore Tube Integrity online course: 1.30pm – 4.30pm Group online sessions are available and can be run exclusively for individual companies so please do contact us for details. Our BFPA online training programme aims to provide an alternative route to access our training courses for both our members and the fluid power industry as a whole, during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. For further information on course availability or to discuss dates and costs please email karen@bfpa.co.uk or visit www.bfpatrainingacademy.co.uk UPDATES UKCA and UKNI SHEP Webinar 25 February 2021 BFPA welcomes seven new members for 2021 which require the EU CE marking or UKNI marking. As a manufacturer or a distributor of products at home or abroad, it is now a legal requirement that companies know when and how to apply these new marks, also, when and where the old EU CE Mark still applies. This webinar seeks to clarify this situation and provide simple answers to these all-important questions. This webinar is free of charge for all BFPA members and Associates – please contact BFPA for the registration link on enquiries@bfpa.co.uk ATAM UK Limited – BFPA ATAM UK offers an extensive range of standard products, including loose and moulded cable connectors according to standard EN 175301-803, M8 and M12 circular connectors, position sensors for pneumatic cylinders, pressure switches and encapsulated coils. Dana SAC UK Limited – BFPA Dana SAC designs and produces a complete range of gearboxes, hydraulic components and electronic components and meets the power transmission and hydraulic control needs of organisations in many different sectors operating mobile machinery and industrial equipment. 2020 Fluid Power Products Limited – BFPDA The company offers quality products for use in fluid power applications, and strongly believes in promoting education and training to raise safety standards in the industry. R&G Fluid Power Group – BFPDA The R&G Fluid Power Group comprises of over 20 individual companies located across the UK, with the Group’s expertise covering: industrial hose and couplings, hydraulics, gaskets and sealing, pneumatics, compressed air and engineering. Sales-i – Associate sales-i is a unique sales intelligence system designed to deliver complete visibility of customer and product sales performance. Smithers MSE Limited – Associate This company is a high specification test house formerly known as RAPRA, providing a complete portfolio of testing and consulting services from the product development stage to the ultimate service environment. Sanders Hydraulics Limited – Associate Sanders Hydraulics offers training and competence assessment across Europe. Courses are offered in the traditional face-to-face manner, as well as online. We are delighted to welcome seven new members at the start of 2021: Sanders Hydraulics Limited, R & G Fluid Power Group, sales-i, 2020 Fluid Power Products Limited, Dana SAC UK Limited, Smithers MSE Limited and ATAM (UK) Limited, joining us across our various categories of membership: BFPA, BFPDA, consultants and associates. For more information about our new members, please use the Search by Members feature on our website www.bfpa.co.uk