Bestobell News

FD of the Year Award - Well done Marie!

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:01 +0100

Marie Cooper, financial director of President Engineering Group, which is the parent company for Bestobell Valves and Conflow, has won the Young FD of the Year category in the national FD’s Excellence Awards for 2013.

Marie was shortlisted alongside five other financial directors from amongst hundreds of nominations across the country, with the announcement made at a glittering ceremony on 9th May at the Marriott Hotel in London’s Grosvenor Square.

Marie commented, “I am truly shocked, surprised and delighted to win this prestigious title! It has been a fantastic experience to meet so many leading figures in the world of finance and to really raise the profile of our company on a national basis. The awards ceremony in London was a fantastic night and it was an honour to be chosen amongst so many exceptional candidates for this title.”

Judges for the FD’s Excellence Awards said: “Marie is “amazing” and has really taken her role by the horns. She is passionate but also modest and has worked her way up through the organisation. She has taken on every challenge that she has faced in a positive, feisty and commercial way. She is a great role model for other young FDs.”

Exciting FSRU contract at DSME

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:12:06 +0100

Bestobell Valves recently supplied the Globe and Check valves to South Korean shipbuilding company DSME as part of a $500k deal. DSME is building the FSRU in South Korea on behalf of US-firm Excelerate.

The FSRU is destined for the VT3 Guananbara Bay Project operated by Brazilian oil major, Petrobras, and will deliver 22.5 million cbm of gas per year. It will have storage capacity of 173,400 cbm and will be on charter to Petrobras for 15 years. The vessel is the ninth in a series of FSRUs that DSME has built for Excelerate.

Bestobell join Facebook & Twitter

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:49:52 +0100

At Bestobell, we have been looking for new ways to communicate with our customers, suppliers, partners and friends, so we have joined Twitter and Facebook.

Please feel free to take a look and follow us at the following web addresses;

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bestobell-Valves/147196835455223
https://twitter.com/bestobellvalves

We look forward to sharing more with you!

Goodbye after 114 years

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:50:47 +0100

In the last couple of weeks, President Engineering Group Ltd, parent company of Bestobell and Conflow, has said goodbye and happy retirement to four colleagues whose combined service totals 114 years. We wish Roy Collin, Kevin Fretwell, Richard Eaton and Mick Griffin a relaxing and enjoyable retirement!

‘Great Pie & Peas Up’ for St Luke’s Hospice

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:48:59 +0100

Following on from the success of the Christmas raffle, President Engineering Group Ltd were once again delighted to support St Luke’s Hospice, this time by hosting a ‘Great Pie & Peas Up’ event.

Staff were invited to bake their own pies, bringing them into work to share with colleagues in return for a donation to St Luke’s Hospice. A fantastic selection of pies were produced and served with mushy peas, gravy, mint sauce and Sheffield’s Henderson’s relish. Iain Hendry, Purchasing Manager, made a delicious Chicken, Leek and Ham pie, and for a £1 donation, challenged colleagues to guess the weight of this magnificent pie!

St Luke’s has been Sheffield’s Hospice since 1971 and every year supports over 1,400 people with a terminal illness. The £200 raised by President Engineering Group Ltd will go towards the building of a new in-patient unit at St Luke’s Hospice, giving patients and their families the privacy and dignity they need at a time where every day matters.