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Last weekend saw the Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup move on to Donnington Park for races 5 and 6 of the 16 race 2021 championship.  The AH Performance team that we sponsor had another good weekend with Michael Tustin (pictured above) scoring 12 points across the two races, thanks to a 9th place in the first […]

For over 20 years, Leadec, a global leader in industrial technical services for the automotive manufacturing industry have trusted Fairburn to look after many of their customers. Leadec offer networking capacity and global standards combined with the personal support of a regional partner.  Globally, they support over 200 locations employing tens of thousands of staff. […]

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team of engineers working nationally on a variety of installation & service projects in the process / industrial heating sector. If you’re looking to join a dynamic, hardworking team of engineers with a great attitude and work ethic and mutual respect values, this may well be the […]

Although it might seem like putting “the cart before the horse”, experience shows that it can be advantageous to think about maintenance of a process heating system before it is installed. Specifically, who you will use to carry out the maintenance.  If you can find a maintenance company who can also install your process heating […]

In our previous blog posts, we looked at the five steps of the Asset Management Excellence Journey. The five step process is the method by which we move our clients from a situation where unplanned breakdowns and process heating systems failures are commonplace with all the associated unpleasant consequences, to a position where their process […]

In our previous blog posts, we looked at the first step in the Asset Management Excellence Journey and the second and third steps. By step 3, companies have made a significant switch in their maintenance philosophy to proactive replacement or refurbishment of items before they break, utilising Asset Management Plans, Condition Monitoring and a Critical […]

In our last blog post, we looked at the first step in the Asset Management Excellence Journey, often described as the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach. This is a very common approach, but often leads to unexpected failures, poor reliability, safety issues, and unpredictable output availability. We now move to consider steps […]

For many businesses, process heating systems are characterised by unexpected failures, unplanned breakdowns, unpredictable and uncontrolled repair time all combining to create spiralling downtime costs and disruption. To make matters worse, an increasing number of customers are seeking to reduce inventory costs and asking their key suppliers to commit to continuity of supply with substantial […]

In his 2009 bestselling book “Start with Why”, Simon Sinek introduced the concept of a Golden Circle, which is based on his belief that “people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” He suggested that most companies start their communication with the “what” (they do) and then work their way towards […]