Newsletter No. 9

July 2016

AGM 2016 Essen

The 2016 ESA AGM took place in mid May. In total 38 member companies from around Europe and 112 people attended over the course of the 3 days where 8 scheduled meetings were held.
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Elections update

As always in May at the AGM a number of people changed positions as their two-year appointment expires and some step down for personal or business reasons. A big thank you to all those that have now stepped down and welcome to the new team. In the Executive Committee, Michael Werner, Teadit steps down and we are pleased to report that Simone Wilson from IDT was elected to replace him. More >

The Accidental Sealing Engineer

By David Edwin Scott

When I graduated from university in 1974 the last business I expected to spend over 40 years enjoying was that of sealing technology. With a degree in Chemical Engineering I was all set for a glittering career designing chemical plants with one of those big prestigious petrochemical companies.
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Interview with Thomas Heitz, Burgmann Packings

As a part of the Careers development programme we decided to take a look into what has driven young people into the sealing industry. Read the interview with Thomas Heitz, Director of Group Sales and Technology in Burgmann Packings. More >

BPMA and the ESA sign a Cooperation Agreement

We are pleased to report that the European Sealing Association and the British Pump Manufacturers Association have signed an agreement to work closely together. This is all part of our longer term strategy to develop links with European end user associations. More >

Standards & Legislation projects update
Welcome to three new ESA members: Huhnseal, Artis and Hempel Special Metals
Packings Division News
Elastomeric Polymeric Seals News
Mechanical Seals News
Flange Gasket Division News
Latest digital communication channels statistics

Message from Mike Shorts, FSA President

The FSA continues its active engagement in advocacy for the proper use of fluid sealing and containment devices. On June 6, several FSA members with operations in Canada formed a delegation and visited the Canadian Trade Delegation in Ottawa regarding their position on the next round of WTO Environmental Goods negotiations. The effort was to help strengthen the understanding of the negotiators of the magnitude of the fluid sealing and containment device industry in Canada and the positive impact that support of the Environmental Goods Agreement would have on export development opportunities. More >

In this issue learn:

How to create compelling updates?
In the previous newsletter we talked about creating a Company Page on LinkedIn, so this time we’ll take a look at some tips on how to write engaging page updates. By publishing relevant content you’ll reach more LinkedIn users and generate traffic to your site. Moreover, if your followers engage with you on LinkedIn they’re 50% more likely to purchase from you, research shows.

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Newsletter LinkedIn tips, which we are publishing in our newsletters, will help you successfully communicate on the world’s largest professional network with more than 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories.

Don't forget to follow ESA's LinkedIn Page, where we publish news from the ESA, and a LinkedIn Group, where you can ask questions and share your experience.

Website Careers area

Following the discussion at the AGM and in line with the ESA strategy discussion the ESA started work on the development of the Careers Area of the ESA website. The first meeting of the careers team will be the 12th August using the online meeting format. Topics to be discussed include structure of the website, organisations with Graduate Recruitment training programmes, Engaging ESA Personnel departments to post their graduate vacancies and others. More >

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Contact ESA Secretary General, Mr. Mark Neal
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Email: markneal@europeansealing.com