Dear Customer,

All the staff at Vulcan Engineering Limited wish you a
Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

We look forward to working with you once again in 2008, and making the year enjoyable and prosperous for all.

Our opening times over the Christmas and New Year period are as follows;

Monday 24th December – Open as Usual
Tuesday 25th December - Closed
Wednesday 26th December - Closed
Thursday 27th December - Open as Usual
Friday 28th December - Open as Usual
Monday 31st December - Open as Usual
Tuesday 1st January - Closed
Wednesday 2nd January - Normal Working Hours Resumes

We will be available for business as usual during all of the above opening times

Delivery Information for Christmas Period 2007

The following information concerns the carriage options that will be available on
Monday 24th, Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Monday 31st December 2007.

International Deliveries

For all of the above dates, our international despatches are unchanged. I.R.P. and UPS will be collecting from us as usual.

UK Deliveries

Standard UK post and R.M.S.D. services will operate as usual.

Our next day courier service (our standard UK delivery method) is slightly affected.
On the 24th and 31st the only service that will be available will be the ‘Before 12pm’ delivery,
and all despatches will be charged at the usual ‘Before 12pm’ delivery rate
(please contact Vulcan if you require a copy of our carriage charges document).
For 27th and 28th December courier delivery services will be available as usual.

Please note;
For any urgent requirements, a ‘Same-Day’ delivery service will be available for the UK.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Best Wishes for Christmas, And A Happy New Year.
From All At Vulcan Engineering Limited

Christmas cards vs Charitable donations

For Chris tmas 2007, rather then sending cards to our customers, we will instead donate £2,500 to the Open Arms Malawi Charity .
(www.openarmsmalawi.org), who remarkably operate with zero costs from contributions and who therefore use 100% of donations in doing good.

Vulcan’s Newsletter

Key Features in this Issue:

Ø Vulcan’s New 6th Factory is opened
Ø New Vulcan Seal Catalogue 2007/2008
Ø Make the most of Vulcan’s Electronic developments through the Web Portal
Ø New Materials: Silicon Carbides and FDA Approved Materials
Ø New Seal Developments: Seals for Building Management projects, Food and Drink Processing Equipment and an Internally Balanced Seal
Ø Expansion @ G.D.C. Sheffield

1). All Under One Roof: Excellence in Seal Manufacture

It’s now official. On 10th June 2007, the grand opening of Vulcan’s 6th production facility took place in Ningbo, PR of China.
This was a phenomenal achievement as it was only in the September 2006 newsletter that Vulcan announced the purchase of the land to undertake this major capital project.
For further information and for more photographs of this stunning new facility, please click on this link 
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 

2). New 2007/2008 Vulcan Mechanical Seal Catalogue

Long expected, we know that many of you have been looking forward to its release, however we are delighted to advise that the 2007/08 Mechanical Seal Catalogue has arrived.
For more details please follow this link
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 

3). Vulcan Customer Web-portal

Imagine that you had a member of your team sitting at one of the computer terminals in Vulcan’s office, able to rapidly check stock, prices and production lead times. Imagine that you could place orders directly onto the system and receive automatic confirmations, and print lists of current and past orders or invoices.

This member of staff could rapidly answer technical or commercial questions about Vulcan or our products by accessing our huge information databases.

And all at a time that suits you and your customers. Well now this is possible!!
Since March 2005, the Web Portal has been an important part of our business strategy to electronically automate each stage of our global distribution business and is now also available in 7 languages.

With the facility to check stocks, place orders and check any aspect of Vulcan, the Web Portal has transformed the way that we conduct business with our major distributors.

For more details click on this link
To sign up for immediate usage please click here
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 

4). FACT: Material Quality is vital to the capability, performance and life of a seal

FACT: Vulcan have always been at the fore front of material development and offering the highest grade and widest range of materials in the market place When you purchase a seal, you want to be assured that the manufacturer has used the latest techniques and highest quality materials, at a cost that means your business can buy with the confidence that a value for money purchase has been made.

These principles are embodied within the Vulcan policy of vertical integration, a policy which is rigid in terms of quality and cost control practices.
In the last 6 months Vulcan have been rapidly developing a number of new materials, two of which we have showcased in this newsletter.

FDA Regulation Approved Materials.

To find out more about this particular new material development and technology, please here here Reaction Bonded and Pure Sintered Silicon Carbides.
To find out more about some of our new material developments and technology, then please click here.
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 

5). Sales Opportunity: Selling to OEM's with their Own Bespoke Product

Vulcan understand how hard it is to Create your own brand and image Sell to the OEM industry. However, the development of our Seal Marking/ Identification facility with metal etching, rubber moulding and core printing may just have made this job a little easier.
Click here to read further details.
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 


6). New Seal Developments @ Vulcan TYPE 953 & 954

Vulcan New Seals for Building Management Services Pumps Vulcan have developed a range of seals to suit the pumps commonly found in large buildings. The two principle seals cover the pumps produced by Grundfos® and Wilo®.

Vulcan New Seals for Food & Drink Processing Equipment Vulcan Engineering has always manufactured the widest range of specialist seal designs to cater for pumps and other rotary equipment commonly used in the food and drink industries.

The Vulcan Type 40 is a multiple spring, O-ring secondary sealed, bi-directional, grub-screw driven internal mechanical seal.
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 


7). Expansion at Global Distribution Centre

Since being established 21 years ago, Vulcan has experienced continuous and rapid growth.
Those of you who have been with us since the start have been through two relocations and now we have expanded our Sheffield Global Distribution Centre even further.

To find out more about the developments in Sheffield, as well as Open Training Days, please click on the following link for further details
For the complete SEALED magazine use this link 

MECHANICAL SEALS – REVISED CATALOGUE

Vulcan have always provided a comprehensive and detailed catalogue to cover our massive range of mechanical seal designs.
A further update of 12 pages will be included in the next print of the catalogue, available from December for next year.
For further details, please click on this link;
http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Monthlyemails/SectB1Oct06.pdf

TEFCAN® – REVISED PRODUCT BROCHURE

Vulcan have always offered superior quality expanded pure PTFE sealing products direct from stock.
The Vulcan Tefcan® brochure gives extensive technical information regarding the many uses and capabilities of our range of Tefcan® products.
To view an electronic preview of the brochure, please click here;
http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Monthlyemails/SectB2Oct06.pdf

SALES LEAD – PAPERMILLS

One of the keys to Vulcan’s success is the work done in the field by yourselves, our valued distributors, and any assistance we can give you will be passed on.
Each month we will present a short feature on a specific application or market for one of our existing sealing products, to inspire our distributors to look for business in an area previously not considered.
This month’s feature is on papermills, to view the feature please click here;
http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Monthlyemails/SectB3Oct06.pdf

GRUNDFOS® REPLACEMENT SEALS

Within the Vulcan product range are the Type 192G and 953/954 seals, designed to provide our distributors with superior design replacement seals for all common Grundfos® pump models.
The Vulcan seals are generally available direct from stock in all sizes to suit these universally common pumps.
For further details, please click on this link;
http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Monthlyemails/SectB4Oct06.pdf

FRISTAM® REPLACEMENT SEALS

Vulcan have always offered a full range of components part for seals to fit Fristam® pumps.
We are now taking our product range a stage further and offering complete mechanical seal kits to suit these common pumps.
For further details on this convenient new service, please click on this link;
http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Monthlyemails/SectB5Oct06.pdf

NEW SIXTH FACTORY

Vulcan Engineering Ltd are pleased to announce the purchase of new land to construct a 16,600 square metres manufacturing facility.
This new sixth Vulcan factory is already under construction and has a planned opening date of 28th May 2007.
Please take time to have a look at the illustrations for the new factory; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectA1Sep06.htm

PERSONNEL UPDATE

Vulcan prides itself with the working relationships we have built with our good customers over the years.
A large part of that is down to the exceptional staff we have. For the latest information on promotions, new staff and changes to staff responsibilities, please click on this link; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectA2Sep06.htm

VULCAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

On Friday 22nd September 2006, Vulcan will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary.
As part of a thank you to our staff, the company has booked a function at a local restaurant, for the afternoon and the evening of the 22nd. Could you please note that though we will provide service cover and despatch urgent requirements, there will only be a minimal staff cover at Vulcan, Sheffield, the afternoon of 22nd September from 12:30pm.
We would kindly request that you stock now and if possible react by entering any urgent orders or requests early on that day. To view further details on this, please click on this link; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectA3Sep06.htm

MECHANICAL SEALS – FURTHER IMPROVED STOCK POLICY

Vulcan Mechanical Seal stock policy is now extended to cover all seals from standard ranges, shown in our brochure, up to 75mm or 3.0” shaft sizes, in all three elastomers and three face combinations.
For details of our up-dated stock policy, please click on this link; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectB1Sep06.pdf

T.T.K.® (Jugoturbina® or Croatia Pump®) & Thune-Eureka® REPLACEMENT SEALS

Within the Vulcan product range are the Type 277 and 278 seals, designed to meet the significant demands of the Marine Industry to provide direct replacement seals to suit T.T.K.® (formerly Jugoturbina® or Croatia Pump®) and Thune-Eureka® CG-series pump models.
The Vulcan seals are generally available direct from stock in all sizes to suit these common Marine pumps. For a general arrangement drawing and other details, please click on this link; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectB2Sep06.pdf

SALES LEAD – ELECTRIC MOTOR RE-WINDERS

One of the keys to Vulcan’s success is the work done in the field by yourselves, our distributors, and any assistance we can give you will be passed on.
Each month we will present a short feature on a specific application or market for one of our existing sealing products, to inspire our distributors to look for business in an area previously not considered.
This month’s feature is on Electric Motor Re-winding, to view the feature please click here; http://www.vulcan-eng.com/Sep06/SectB3Sep06.htm

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