Welcome Steve

Steve Smith - Sales Depot Assistant, Stroud

Previously Storeman for a diesel system’s company, Steve joined Rotec at the beginning of July. He was attracted to the Sales Depot Assistant position because of the variety it offers. The combination of hands-on-work and office based responsibilities appealed to him and he decided to apply.

Steve is a self-proclaimed football fanatic and a staunch Liverpool supporter. He used to train with the Forest Green Rovers and continues to play 5x a week with a variety of local amateur clubs. He also mentors his younger brother, who qualified for the Aston Villa under 18s.

Steve likes to keep busy and enjoys spending time outdoors climbing and loves hitting the board – whether it be skateboarding, snowboarding and kite boarding.

After spending a week at our HQ in Taunton, getting hands on with a variety of hydraulic equipment and learning about our products and services, Steve joined our Stroud depot. His great attitude, strong IT background and technical aptitude make him a valuable addition to the small but busy team.

On behalf of the Rotec team, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Steve!

Seawork Marine Exhibition 2019

Rotec Hydraulics and our sister company Ram Reman Ltd will now traditionally be exhibiting at Seawork, the largest European commercial marine exhibition. Join us on our Stand (PB123).

When: 11th – 13th June 2019 

0930 – 1730 Tuesday 11 June 2019
0930 – 1730 Wednesday 12 June 2019
0930 – 1700 Thursday 13 June 2019

Where:

Mayflower Park venue in Southampton, SO14 2AQ, United Kingdom.

Visit: Stand PB123

Click Here to Register

For more information visit https://www.seawork.com/

 

Specialised training for our engineers

We have received the latest certification and passport cards for engineers whom have carried out training week commencing 25/03.

At Rotec, we believe the work we do is only as good as the people who do it. Maintaining high standards and safe work practices is paramount, which is why we invest into high quality training for all of our engineers. A number of them attended courses in March, designed specifically for the Fluid Power industry by The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA):

The engineers have now been supplied with the certification and updated engineer passport cards.

TRAINING PASSPORT SCHEME FROM THE BFPA

“This new initiative developed by the BFPA aims to help you keep an easily accessible record of the BFPA training you have achieved. You will be able to show these training passport cards to employers and customers to confirm qualifications and they will act as a reminder for when individual training courses need to be renewed.”

You can read more about Engineer Passports on the BFPA website.

Date: 15/04/2019

Author: Sarka Humpolcova

Rotec the only Parker Hydraulic Technology Centre in the South of the UK

Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies have recently awarded Rotec the title of ‘Hydraulic Technology Centre’. Rotec’s technical abilities as “System Integrators” have earned them the HTC title, in addition to being a Parker Store – a certified Parker distributor, home of genuine Parker parts, source of technical advice and innovative solutions.

Rotec specialise in the design, build and installation of hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic systems based on customer specification. The company provides bespoke solutions to a variety of industries such as aerospace, marine, defence, industrial, agriculture and more.

What can you expect from Rotec, your local Hydraulic Technology Centre?

  • Peace of mind

We only ever use genuine Parker products and technologies where possible, because of their reputation for quality, durability and reliability.

  • Free up your time

We are able to manage the project from start to finish: from Consultation & Quotation, through the Design & Build, all the way to Installation & Maintenance.

  • Stress free

All of our engineers are highly trained, with deep understanding of Parker products, as well as all things hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic. They have the knowledge, the experience and the resources to offer the best available solutions to your problems.

  • Knowing you can’t get any better

Working alongside the best in the industry allows us to have the ‘finger on the pulse’ of the industry. We are always looking out for improved products & technologies, so you don’t have to.
Contact us today to discuss how you could benefit from our Parker technology know-how.

By Sarka Humpolcova

07/03/2019

New Faces: read more about the recent additions to our team

Kassime Ben-Messaoud

What is your role? Mobile Hydraulic Engineer

What is your background?

My background is mechanical apprentice, previously worked at Caterpillar as a rebuild/repair engineer, and progressed into mobile service.

What brought you to Rotec?

I came to Rotec due to the fact they are in my eyes one stop hydraulic shop and this means we get involved in all aspect of work, and this will elevate me in my career progression.

Hobbies and interest:

In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my daughter, also doing hobbies I enjoys such as swimming, gym, travelling and watching sport.

And the most pertinent question of all… Cake or biscuits? I am more of a savoury person instead of sweet but you cannot beat some nice cake!

 
Nick Fleming

Role: Hydraulic Site Engineer

What is your background: I started my apprenticeship at Swallowfield plc as a services engineer. After 6 years I moved on to work for Rexquote as a hydraulic fitter. 4 years later and I am now here.

What brought you to Rotec: I was looking for a new challenge and I wanted to broaden my horizons. Rotec looked like the perfect option for me. It provided the opportunity to get out on the road and the variety of work really appealed to me.

What do you like to do in your spare time? I am a massive petrol head, so I am often out, working on my Landrover, or out in the hills trying to break it. I have a wife and two children so I spend a lot of time out and about exploring the countryside with them as well.

And the most pertinent question of all… Biscuits or cake?

Wow! Didn’t know there was a prize for answering these questions. Can I have biscuits please.

Roger Lacey

Role: Electrical Engineer

What is your background? Maintenance, Engineering

What brought you to Rotec? Voluntary redundancy then agency

Do you have any hobbies? Tennis, football, cricket, rugby, music. I also play bass guitar, speak French and enjoy quizzes and playing poker.

And the most pertinent question of all… Cake or biscuits? Biscuits

Bill Knight

Role: Sales Manager to work with the Ram Reman team at West Moors and the wider team at Rotec to develop the overall business of Ram Reman throughout the region

What is your background?
I’ve always worked with hydraulics so have almost 40 years field-based experience ( I started very young!) I started with winches, davits and steering gear systems and have moved through the areas of jacking, torqueing and tensioning in a wide variety of industries with some very specific and unusual projects as well as more regular applications.

What brought you to Ram Reman?
Returning to the Wiltshire/Dorset border this job landed on me! I was very impressed by both the product and the set up plus the driving for work is far more enjoyable than the M25 and motorways of the South East – getting stuck behind a tractor is not so stressful!

Do you have any hobbies?
Run, run and more running!

And the most pertinent question of all… Biscuits or cake?

Biscuits or cake? I prefer pie but never turn down anything!

Pictured from left to right below:

Ian Ford has recently completed his probationary period and is now a full time Sales team member in Taunton.

David Wells has recently joined us in the role of Design Engineer, based in the Taunton office. David is still in his probationary period, but we hope to congratulate him on a permanent position in the next newsletter. Harry Safe also joined our Taunton depot very recently,  as an engineering apprentice.

Lee Dennett, Lee Barns and Matt Cates recently joined our Plymouth depot specialising in marine applications. They are also on a 3 months probation, however, so far they have fitted in really well and are rapidly becoming key members of the Plymouth team.

Mike Perry joined our Stroud depot to assist the small but busy team with day-to-day activities.

 

Ian Ford

Sales Engineer, Taunton

David Wells

Design Engineer, Taunton

Harry Safe

Engineering Apprentice, Taunton

Lee Barns

Depot Assistant, Plymouth

Lee Dennett

Engineer, Plymouth

Matt Cates

Engineer, Plymouth

Mike Perry

Depot Assistant, Stroud

Rotec at Seawork marine exhibition 2018

Rotec was excited to be part of this year’s marine exhibition in Southampton, an event we have been returning to for over 10 years.

We shared our stand with our sister company – Ram Reman, the specialist in hydraulic cylinders who compliments Rotec’s core capabilities in the design, build, installation and maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic systems.

This year Rotec decided to champion Parker Racor filtration products, offering 30% discount in honour of the event. Rotec and Parker have a long history of close partnership, with Rotec recently becoming the only Parker HTC (Hydraulic Technical Centre) in the South of UK. Stand Visitors could look forward to a game of ‘Can you guess where these Racor filtration elements are on our ship?’ with the chance to win small prizes, using a Parker IQAN unit incorporated into a lit up boat unit.

As always, we had a great time and we look forward to the next year!

Author: Sarka Humpolcova

Date: 15/07/2018