When Neil Foster, Resource and Planning Supervisor of BEL Valves was looking for the best solution provider to completely overhaul his storage system, he looked no further than System Store Solutions Ltd. Neil required both a high quality storage product range and matching installation expertise to create a superior storage facility to accommodate BEL Valves’ huge arsenal of machine tools. BEL Valves, a division of British Engines Ltd is a major international manufacturer specialising in valves and services for the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industries designing and producing the complete integrated package of valve, actuator and controls for both topside and subsea applications. Valves are produced from a range of materials, from carbon steel through nickel alloys including High Strength Super Austenitic material. The company is approved by most major oil companies, API, Lloyds, DNV and Stoomwezen and is also approved by Bureau Veritas to supply valves to the European pressure equipment directive (PED). BEL Valves had made a substantial investment in the most state-of-the-art machine tools over the past four years to further enhance its product and service offer. Having made this large investment in new equipment, it felt only right to bring the storage system right up-to-date to accommodate the new equipment, creating an even better production facility. Dean O’Neill, key accounts manager for System Store Solutions, project managed the new installation from design to completion ensuring that the end result met the exacting standards that System Store provide. System Store Solutions’ knowledge, skill and adaptability allow its team to create bespoke systems for all logistics requirements. The companys’ awareness of its customers needs means it provides an effective solution every time. “The process went exceptionally well,” says Neil Foster. “We’ve built up a good working relationship with System Store Solutions due to the quality of their product and the ability of their staff. The facility looks impressive and we are far more organised. The storage units have been linked to a tool management system. To compare the old system to the new is like comparing night to day. We are currently investing in other parts of the plant with System Store Solutions and look forward to working with them again in the future”. “Our expertise allows us to create innovative storage solutions whilst working to a cost effective brief,” says Dean O’Neill. “Our product range is manufactured in Italy, by market leader Fami, and is amongst the widest in the storage sector. Fami’s considerable investment in cutting edge production systems has made these products what they are today”.

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