Exhibitor
Thorne & Derrick are thrilled to announce that they will be exhibiting at the return of the Hazardex LIVE! 2023 on the 1st March 2023. On the back of exhibiting at HazardEx 2021 & Hazardex In The Regions, Terry and the team will be showcasing a range of products that help to improve safety, increase reliability and optimise productivity in explosive atmospheres.
Please keep an eye on our blog and social media accounts for further updates from what to expect when you visit our stand.
Book your delegate spot now and be sure to pop by Stand 2 – https://data.imlgroup.uk/hazardex-live/
Where: Hilton Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK
When: 1st & 2nd March 2023
Stand: Stand 2 @ Hazardex LIVE! 2023
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The full Hazardex Live! 2023 Conference Programme will be announced soon.
Thorne & Derrick will be featuring a range of products and solutions including innovations in Power, Heat, Ventilation, Lighting & Security for use in harsh industrial and hazardous area environments – helping to improve our clients’ operational efficiency and safety.
Hazardex Live! is the original high hazard industry event for process safety professionals concerned with protecting Personnel, Process & Plant.
Widely recognised as the most important global event specific to hazardous area operations across all major industries, Hazardex Live! brings together the process safety community on an annual basis to review current or forthcoming legislation and stay up-to-date with best practice and the latest research in those areas key to managing process safety effectively.
Having started in 2002, Hazardex continues to go from strength to strength and is set to celebrate its 21st Anniversary for Hazardex Live! 2023.
Despite the challenges posed to the industry in the last few years, Hazardex Live! pushed ahead and took place in both 2020 and 2021. To reduce the need for travel, Hazardex Live! went on the road in 2022 and held four regional events in key geographical areas for operators within the UK high hazard industries and COMAH sites.
Hazardex Live! 2023 promises to be another well-attended, pertinent event with a varied and quality conference programme focusing on Hazardous Area Operations and Process Safety, an exhibition consisting of an array of hazardous industry companies and organisations, and the widely reputable Hazardex Awards hosted during a Gala Dinner in the evening of the event’s first day.
For further information on exhibitor participation, awards or attendance.
Contact Hazardex Event Director Russell Goater
Tel: +44 (0) 1732 359990
Fake Products & Certificates
Conference Paper By Terry McDonald
Thorne & Derrick are thrilled to announce that they will be exhibiting at the return of the Hazardex 2023 Live on the 1st March 2023.
On the back of exhibiting at HazardEx 2021 & Hazardex In The Regions, Terry and the team will be showcasing a range of products that help to improve safety, increase reliability and optimise productivity in explosive atmospheres.
We can now also confirm that Terry McDonald will be delivering a conference paper at the event. Thorne & Derrick over the years have listened closely to their customers and extensively researched the market to bring their clients fully compliant and correctly certified hazardous area solutions for the safe use in explosive atmospheres.
Terry will be speaking about the problems posed by fake products and certificates, including incorrectly certified products, that enter the market. He will look at just how big the problem is and highlight some solutions to the issue.
Safety and compliance should always come first but unfortunately there are companies that make cost and profit their priority.
There are many examples of fake goods and incorrectly certified products being sold into the explosive atmosphere industry. How big is this problem? How can we all take our share of the responsibility to prevent this? The discussion will highlight some recent examples of fake/non-compliant products and how training and competency levels must improve throughout the supply chain to combat this problem.
About The Author:
Terry McDonald is Sales Manager at Thorne & Derrick and joined the company in 2005 as a graduate technical sales engineer. He has headed their Hazardous Area sales division since 2014. Terry has many years of experience working with Tier 1 and 2 COMAH sites in the UK, as well as clients around the world. He is a passionate supporter of innovation, sharing best practice & knowledge with the aim of improving safety & compliance within the industry. T&D recently won the Hazardex 2021 Best Customer Service award.
Hazardex Live! 2023 is taking place on March 1st & 2nd 2023 at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, UK. The varied and quality conference programme will focus on Hazardous Area Operations and Process Safety, bringing the industry together to review current or forthcoming legislation and stay up-to-date with best practice and the latest research in those areas key to managing process safety effectively.
Other Speakers at the 2 day event include:
Paper:Â Extraordinary events require an extraordinary mindset
Speaker: Ken Rivers – Former Chair of the COMAH Strategic Forum, Past President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Paper: TC 31 standards for Ex Equipment – standardization not only for IECEx
Speaker: Dr. Martin Thedens – Chair of IEC TC 31, Immediate Past Chair of ExNBG, Head of PTB-Department 3.6, Chair of DKE K241
Paper:Â Collaborative leadership for fire safety in nuclear
Speaker: Dr. Diego Fernandez Lisbona, Deputy Professional Lead – Internal Hazards – Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
Paper:Â Process safety leadership: what have we learnt?
Speaker:Â Peter Davidson, Executive Director –Â Tank Storage Association (TSA)
Paper: Reorganization measures and management continuity during the pandemic: case histories from Seveso inspections on process industry
Speaker: Romualdo Marrazzo, Engineer, HSE Expert, Seveso & IPPC-IED Inspector – ISPRA (Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research)
Paper:Â Recent developments in the field of hydrogen safety
Speaker:Â Dr. Kees van Wingerden, VP Industrial Risk and Senior Principal Consultant –Â Vysus Group
Paper: ATEX inspections – commitment versus compliance!
Speaker:Â Tal Hopkins, Principal C&I Engineer/Technical Director –Â C&P Engineering Services
Paper:Â Unpacking the new British Standard 60080 for toxic gas detection
Speaker:Â Randall Williams, Project Engineer, Fire & Gas Protection –Â Proeon Systems
Paper:Â Training and assessment of competence: review, reflect, refine
Speaker:Â John Harris, Technical Development Manager – CompEx
Paper:Â Understanding hazardous area training of mechanical personnel
Speaker:Â Rolf Kinck, Senior Key Account Manager –Â Trainor
Paper:Â Control of work risk management and its effects on Functional Safety
Speaker:Â Mark Breese –Â Yokogawa RAP
Paper: Protection of electrical equipment in hazardous areas by purge & pressurization – overview of changes to IEC standard 60079-2 – did some projects just become simpler?
Speaker:Â Alex Brady –Â Expo Technologies
Paper:Â Taming runaways in Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
Speaker:Â Roger Stokes, Principal Engineer –Â BakerRisk
Paper:Â A new approach to offshore cable design and cable gland installation
Speaker:Â Dr. Geof Mood, Technical Director –Â CCG Cable Terminations Ltd
Paper:Â The connectivity between Functional Safety and cybersecurity
Speaker:Â Dr. Hassan El-sayed, Business Development Manager – Functional Safety –Â UL International
Paper:Â How real-time data could be the beginning of the end for occupational silicosis
Speaker:Â Glyn Pierce-Jones, CEO –Â Trolex Ltd.
Paper:Â Developments of competence management in Functional Safety
Speaker:Â Dave Green, Principal Consultant –Â RPS Group
Thorne & Derrick will be featuring a range of products and solutions including innovations in Power, Heat, Ventilation, Lighting & Security for use in harsh industrial and hazardous area environments – helping to improve our clients’ operational efficiency and safety.
     
Thorne & Derrick are leaders in the development and distribution of Product 
Innovations that deliver significant improvements to clients plant, people and operational safety in the explosive atmosphere industries.
Your proactive problem solvers experienced in succession planning for the replacement of obsolete, non-conformant and legacy equipment in hazardous areas.
Your first-choice provider of innovative and competitive solutions to ensure ATEX & IECEx Compliance for Hazardous Area Electrical, HVAC & Process Instrumentation Equipment to your UK and international projects.
Over the last 3 years, Thorne & Derrick have introduced several products which have led to improved efficiency, reliability and productivity in the hazardous area and process industries.
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Thorne & Derrick are thrilled to announce that once again we have been shortlisted for a Hazardex 2023 Award in the Category of ‘Best Customer Service’. We were lucky enough to win the prestigious Award back in 2021 and we are now striving for a back to back victory but to do this we need your help!
Thorne & Derrick are proud to again have been nominated alongside other highly regarded companies supplying products, services and systems within hazardous areas.
A total of 20 nominations have been shortlisted across four categories for the Hazardex 2023 Awards, designed to recognise excellence in the hazardous area sector.
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Voting closes 3rd February 2023
Best Customer Service – A company or corporate division that has provided excellent customer service in the sector over the last two years.
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The Winners will be announced at the Hazardex 2023 Conference and Exhibition Gala Awards dinner on March 1st, 2023.
Terry McDonald Business Development Manager collecting the award on behalf of T&D in 2021 READ MORE HERE
For further information on exhibitor participation, awards or attendance.
Contact Hazardex Event Director Russell Goater
Tel: +44 (0) 1732 359990
Terry McDonald will be delivering a conference paper at Hazardex Live 2023. Thorne & Derrick over the years have listened closely to their customers and extensively researched the market to bring their clients fully compliant and correctly certified hazardous area solutions for the safe use in explosive atmospheres. Terry will discuss just how big of a problem fake product and certificates are in the industry.
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We celebrate our most successful year to date at T&D with a fantastic night at the South Causey Inn. Thank you to our Managing Director, Richard Derrick and Business & Development Manager, Terry McDonald for organising the event.
Chris Dodds, Sales & Marketing Manager said: “What a year, what a night but most importantly what a TEAM. Special thanks to all of our Customers & Suppliers across the whole business for making this our most successful since 1985.”
CHEERS! Thorne & Derrick Celebrate Record Sales Year
We celebrated the occassion with a glass of champagne and a video call with our Bristol team; before heading out to a local restaurant for their outdoor dining option.
The UK government announced in November that businesses will be given an additional two years to apply new product safety marking. While business can already use the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking for their products, the government has said it will continue to recognise the CE marking until 31 December 2024.
The main updates:
The deadline for businesses to use the UKCA marking has been delayed several times, the latest of which had been set for the end of this year. However, the UK government has said the difficult economic conditions created by post-pandemic shifts in demand and supply, alongside the war in Ukraine and the associated high energy prices, means it does not want to burden business with the requirement to meet the 31 December 2022 deadline.
Business Secretary Grant Shapps said: “The government is determined to remove barriers to businesses so they can get on with their top priorities, like providing quality customer service, enabling growth and supporting their staff.
“This move will give businesses the breathing space and flexibility they need at this crucial time and ensure that our future system for product safety marking is fit for purpose, providing the highest standard for consumers without harming businesses.”
The government is also reviewing the wider product safety framework to support manufacturers, ensuring we minimise the burdens on business while keeping our system up to date with new innovative methods such as e-labelling.
This package will give thousands of businesses, including electronics and lift manufacturers, additional time to focus on delivering growth and creating jobs, while giving them flexibility in how they meet their legal obligations.
There will be different rules for medical devices, construction products, cableways, transportable pressure equipment, unmanned aircraft systems, rail products, and marine equipment. Government departments responsible for these sectors are making sector specific arrangements.
Thorne & Derrick employees visited the Wilton Centre In November, to tour the chemical processing & manufacturing site and learn more about the Net Zero Teeside Project.
Wilton International is a 2,000 acre, multi-occupancy manufacturing site located within Teesside Freeport and in the heart of Teesside’s industrial area – home to one of the UK’s leading process manufacturing clusters. The Teeside region in the north of England has a proud industrial heritage and home to a diverse cluster of industrial, power and hydrogen companies. These businesses, employing thousands of people, all aim to decarbonize their operations to help the UK reach net zero by 2050.
It was interesting to see each plant in person, as well as the onshore converter station (currently under development) which will be used to power part of Dogger Bank and Sofia Wind Farms.
Visiting The Wilton International Chemical Processing Site
Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) is a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power and carbon capture project and a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonized industrial cluster. NZT Power’s proposed combined cycle gas turbine electricity generating station will have an electrical output of up to 860 megawatts (MW) of low carbon electricity, enough to power up to 1.3m homes per year.
Sembcorp Energy UK is a leading provider of sustainable solutions, supplying Wilton’s major industrial businesses with secure and reliable supplies of electrical power, steam, water, and other services, using greener, more sustainable power generating facilities. Sembcorp works in supporting the UK’s transition to Net Zero.
Thank you to Jamie Mann, product sales manager at Exheat, for visiting our offices for an end of year catch up and to introduce yourself to the newest members of our team. It was great to dicuss our working relationship and how Thorne & Derrick can work closer together with Exheat in the New Year to achieve further growth!
As winter comes into full swing, our range of commercial and industrial heating solutions are ideal to help protect your plant during the cold months.
In addition to the Exheat range of air warmers and fan heaters, Thorne & Derrick can service requirements for hazardous area immersion heaters for Zone 1 and Zone 2.
T&D recently supplied a selection of immersion heaters to a local specialist of the supply and maintenance of pressure washers and accessories. Exheat HBY rod-type industrial immersion heaters offer a cost effective heating solution for commercial and industrial hot water cylinders, process tank heating, cooling tower frost protection and other applications which are non-corrosive to the materials of construction.
The EXHEAT HB range of screwed or flanged immersion heaters can be supplied with an adjustable thermostat suitable for certain applications. Typical applications for the EXHEAT HB rod-type industrial immersion heater include hot water storage tanks, frost protection and boiler equipment.
For this application we supplied the following heater models:
Contact Thorne & Derrick for further information on our heater range | Fan Heaters | Immersion Heaters | Line Heaters | Electrical Heaters
Temperatures are now dropping rapidly in the UK, which can inevitably cause disruption to operations and cost thousands of pounds in lost down time.
The Met Office has issued a series of weather warnings across the UK this week, and advises us to brace for hazardous conditions as Arctic winds bring ice and sub-zero nights across the country.
Thorne & Derrick understand that prolonged periods of low ambient temperatures can bring operations to a standstill. As experts in heating solutions for use in industrial & explosive atmospheres, our team have the knowledge & expertise to help clients prevent unnecessary down time this winter.
Protect your plant from the effects of cold weather with a preventative action plan. Thorne & Derrick hold the largest UK stocks of frost protection & winterisation equipment to help keep your plant and personnel operational during the winter months.
We can provide overnight delivery of Trace Heating Cables at the most competitive prices to guarantee frost protection of your pipelines and mechanical services.| Ask About Our Heat Trace Design Service.
T&D also hold large UK stocks of a wide range of electrical heating jackets , to heat up drums and IBC containers from 25L-1000L protecting the contents from freezing or solidifying.
Contact us to design your custom heating solution
Following several intense weeks of challenging technical qualification and specification support, Thorne & Derrick are delighted to have secured the Purchase Order for the supply of MV Cable Terminations, Cable Glands, Containment & Accessories for a new major Oil & Gas project to Petrofac.
Petrofac, are a world-leader in the design, build and construction of world-class energy facilities. As an Approved Vendor since 2014, the supply of this equipment adds to our excellent track-record and successful relationship with the company.
Thorne & Derrick stock and distribute a large portfolio of equipment for the Oil & Gas industries, including hazardous area certified equipment for heat, light, power and ventilation of your plant.
Pictured below: 400 cable joints passing out the warehouse, destined for Nigeria LNG Limited. These cable joints (type LVI3), manufactured by 3M and stocked by Thorne & Derrick, will be used to repair, extend and joint cables exhibiting a mix of sheath damage and armour corrosion.
Our Technical Submission was approved by the end-user on the basis of the Type Test Report from 3M Electrical, evidencing the ability of the Jointing System to withstand aggressive hydrocarbons in Zone 2 hazardous areas during normal service operations. The client also required cable joints that do not emit halogens in fire conditions. Demonstrable asset life of the joint is equal to that of the cable; so power distribution is reliable.
3M LVI-3 hazardous area resin cable joint kits are designed to be used for multi-core, armoured polymeric, LV energy cables in hazardous areas – the cable joints are suitable for both wire braided (galvanised steel wire braid GSWB) and wire armoured (galvanised steel wire armour SWA) cables, including XLPE and PILC cables with lead sheath.
The cable joint shell and resin is flame retardant, hydrocarbon resistant and halogen free.Â
Thank you again to Kate Palmer-Randle for the customer project support and world-class logistics.
MARECHAL ELECTRIC IS NOW UKCA/UKEX CERTIFIED!
Following Brexit, moving industrial and explosion-proof Low Voltage (LV) products between the UK and countries still part of the EU is slightly complex. Although there have been further updates on UKCA requirments, manufacturers serving the UK market will still be required to place a UKCA marking which will be mandatory from the 1st of January 2025.
Marechal have anticipated and reacted to the changes, and can confirm that all products concerned by the new regulation are already certified!
As a worldwide provider of Low Voltage (LV) solutions, Marechal is directly impacted by these new requirements. Their approach to comply with the new UK regulation is detailed below.
Marechal has undertaken actions on two main topics: customs administrative formalities and regulatory requirements related to UKCA marking. What follows details how Marechal has fulfilled the regulatory requirements.
The Marechal group manufactures plugs and sockets-outlets as well as distribution boxes for industrial and Ex environments. For these two types of products, the group has worked on separate actions.
LV industrial electrical equipment requires:
Ex-proof equipment requires:
DECONTACTOR™ is a MARECHAL® technology used on most plugs and sockets. It uses silver-nickel butt contacts and specific spring-loaded terminals to provide exceptional connection performance and disconnection under load up to 250 A in complete safety.
The certification of the quality system remains based on European ATEX certification. The UK product certification is a transfer of certification to the new UK requirements.
Every industry has its own language, terms and acronyms. Below is a selection of the common terms in use in the Explosion industry today and how they are employed in current directives.
This month we focus on Dust Extraction and the risks involved.
Dust extraction is important to limit fugitive emissions and it should be routinely monitored to ensure satisfactory performance. In addition, the level of ventilation should ensure that the dust-air concentration does not routinely exceed 25 % of the lower explosive limit LEL or minimum explosible concentration MEC). The ‘capture velocity’ is also important and this depends on the level of air movement in the region of interest.
Dusts, which are not removed by mechanical extraction ventilation, settle out, at a rate depending on properties such as particle size, into layers or accumulations and account has to be taken of the fact that dilute or small continuous sources of release (in time) may produce a potentially hazardous dust layer.
Principally, three risks are presented by dust layers:
Risk 1: A primary explosion within a building may raise dust layers into clouds, and cause secondary explosions more damaging than the primary event. Dust layers should always be controlled to reduce this risk.
Risk 2: Dust layers may be ignited by the heat flux from equipment on which the layer rests. The risk is of fire, rather than explosion, and this may be a slow process.
Risk 3: A dust layer may be raised into a cloud, ignite on a hot surface and cause an explosion. In practice, dust cloud ignition temperatures are often much higher than layer ignition temperatures. For example, Paper fines have a layer ignition temperature of 210 – 275 °C, but a cloud ignition temperature of > 450°C.
These risks depend on the properties of the dust and the thickness of layers, which is influenced by the nature of the housekeeping. The likelihood of a layer catching fire should be controlled by the correct selection of equipment and effective housekeeping.
Thank you once again to our supply chain and customers for helping us to achieve a record-breaking year at Thorne & Derrick. We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and we look forward to working together in 2023.
Thorne & Derrick are leaders in the development and distribution of Product Innovations that deliver significant improvements to clients plant, people and operational safety in the explosive atmosphere industries.
Your proactive problem solvers experienced in succession planning for the replacement of obsolete, non-conformant and legacy equipment in hazardous areas.
Your first-choice provider of innovative and competitive solutions to ensure ATEX & IECEx Compliance for Hazardous Area Electrical, HVAC & Process Instrumentation Equipment to UK and international projects.
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Industrial Socket-Outlet 20 A / 32 A
The RETTBOX® range provides an ideal solution for power and compressed air supplies to light goods, fire and rescue vehicles, offering automatic ejection of the coupler socket upon starting the vehicle.
RETTBOX® S is the brand new device of the RETTBOX® range by MARECHAL® ELECTRIC. The best-in-class industrial socket-outlet with automatic self-ejection providing power to all equipment on-board a vehicle.
MARECHAL® is synonymous with innovation. All their solutions are patented to guarantee safety for end-users (self-ejection, ingress protection, weather and temperature resistance, high-quality materials, protection from live parts IP2X/IPXXB).
MARECHAL® connectors have spring-loaded contacts with silver-nickel tips. This ensures exceptional connection quality and eliminates wear and tear from arc flash and repeated
operations over time, typically seen in pin and sleeve technology. Silver, even when oxidised, guarantees optimal conductivity. Contact quality is maintained even in the presence of vibrations and temperature changes, thanks to the tight pressure of the spring-loaded contacts.
The system comprises a flush-mounted glass-reinforced thermoplastic box recessed into the vehicle body frame. The system includes a sliding cover as well as a MARECHAL® plug and socket device with silver-nickel butt contacts.
When the vehicle is starting up, an electric lifting magnet sends an impulse to the trigger hook of the socket which is automatically ejected.
RETTBOX® S (from 20 A to 32 A) offers load-breaking capacity and automatic ejection upon start-up of the vehicle. It is also available with air, to power the pneumatic equipment when the vehicle is stopped, particularly the brake system.
A Unique Solution With Multiple Benefits
Technical Features
| SAFE RETTBOX® S was engineered to provide a better choice for self-ejection. LED indicators make it easy to monitor voltage presence and charging status. |
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SIMPLE RETTBOX® S user-friendly design ensures robustness, performance, and ease of installation. Our goal is to simplify the work of end-users, contractors, and vehicle body converters. |
| SMART RETTBOX® S was engineered to provide a better choice for self-ejection. LED indicators make it easy to monitor voltage presence and charging status. |
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Time & Cost Saving:
Space Saving:
Possible Configurations
| WITH AN EXTERNAL CHARGER – POWER SUPPLY WITH 12 V DC OR 24 V DC |
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| WITH AN ON-BOARD VEHICLE CHARGER – UP TO 480 V AC POWER SUPPLY |
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| OPTION – AÂ yellow LED battery charging indicator light |
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Thorne & Derrick, Experts in Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres, are Specialist Distributors of Marechal plugs & sockets in the UK including ATEX and IECEx certified decontactors for LV electrical power distribution.
The range of Marechal plugs and sockets are available in a range of current ratings, switching capabilities, voltage supply and hazardous area certifications (according to ATEX & IECEx) for safe use in potentially explosive atmospheres – this includes Zone 1 & Zone 2 (Gas) and Zone 21 & Zone 22 (Dusts).
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Published 13 Mar 2020
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Published 04 Jul 2019
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