As 2023 draws to a close, we would like to thank our incredible team here at West Technology and fantastic customers. With four new team members, new accreditations and many longstanding records shattered it’s been a big step forward for us all and the foundation is...
Lead Times & Industry Shortages, where are we heading next? Navigating the past two years has been extra challenging for engineering equipment acquisition and servicing. Assets have been sweated for longer, the rise of ‘like for like’ specification quote requests...
At West Technology Health & Safety is integral with everything we do. Working with potentially hazardous chemicals and machinery safety for our colleagues and customers is paramount. West Technology engineers always embody the 'safety first' ethos and now we have...
Following a successful tender process in 2022, West Technology are pleased to announce that the headquarter premises is now using Solar Energy. We are always reviewing our green credentials and want to play our part in the global drive towards net zero carbon targets....
74kW Solar PV Installation Opportunity. This tender starts on 6th June 2022 and finishes on 24th June 2022. Roof mounted solar PV installation for a Vacuum Engineering & Forensic Equipment manufacturing company in Bristol. Project: We would like to install solar...
The vacuum industry is full of innovations to meet the needs of modern industry. Like many companies that are switching to ‘dry pumps’ from the traditional oil sealed rotary vane pumps, Pfeiffer have also launched a new scroll pump! This new ‘HiScroll’ has a very...
Updated 6th June 2022 COVID-19 Here at West Technology, we are monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation very closely both in the UK and USA. Our main priority is keeping our customers, suppliers, and staff, along with their families, safe. Our factory is...
Our first reconditioned pump of the month is the hardworking Edwards RV5. Have a look at the range of features it has to offer. Edwards RV5 Reliable, safe and versatile are the adjectives you want to describe a vacuum pump and the RV5 ticks all the boxes. One of the...
On my latest helium leak detection journey, I put down the spray gun and picked up a sniffer probe to enter the world of sniff testing. I teamed up with our specialist leak detector engineer to find out more. Standard or Smart? Left: Smart SnifferRight: Standard...
We recently updated our reconditioned pump page with some new features. Have a look by clicking on the link here. We've been really busy at West Technology keeping all of our pumps in tip top condition. Although our pumps are regularly serviced and tested, we wanted...
Helium leak detector set up for hard vacuum/spray test I wanted to gain a better understanding of leak testing methods so I decided to put the gloves on and have a go at leak testing myself. Under the supervision of one of our experienced engineers; I turned the leak...
We've started the new year as we mean to go on at West Technology. Our engineers have been working hard to fix up a range of vacuum pumps and gauges that will be available to purchase. We may be a leading UK distributor of new vacuum pumps and accessories but we also...
I started at West Technology nearly two months ago and I feel that I've learnt so much already about the vacuum industry. During my interview, I remember stumbling over the 'tell us what you know about vacuum' question. So I have decided to create regular 'how it...
Here at West Technology, we are getting into the festive spirit early. Maybe its the influx of sugary treats in the office, but our service manager Nick is kindly offering a 15% discount on vacuum servicing until 30th November 2018. Our experienced engineers offer a...
The network outage technical issues have been fixed and the phone lines are now up and running. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We have been experiencing technical faults with our phone lines this morning and calls aren't coming through to our office. This is due to a network outage issue and our network provider is working hard to correct the issue. Please email our office with your queries...
The countdown to the Advanced Engineering Exhibition 2018 has come to an end as Birmingham N.E.C opened its doors to over 650 exhibitors. This was our first time at the exhibition and our team couldn't be more excited. John, Alison, Roger and Ian worked hard to spruce...
On 23rd October, our team added a few bubbles and fruit cake to their staff meeting to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Over the past 25 years West Technology has gone from strength to strength to provide vacuum services which are tailored to the customer's...
Banners have been ordered and invitations are being sent out as we prepare for our first appearance at the Advance Engineering 2018 exhibition at Birmingham N.E.C on 31st October 2018. Our lovely team will be on hand to answer your queries and keep you posted on the...
Our normal 'flow' is back in the office and tales of summer holidays are starting to fade, which makes us look forward to new prospects and stories to tell. This year West Technology Systems will be exhibiting at Advanced Engineering 2018 for the first time. The show...
Often we mention and promote our ever expanding workshop, where most servicing and manufacturing takes place at West Technology. However, we do offer onsite services for customer's at their facilities, especially if the pump is part of a system. Our professional...
FREE INSPECTION FEE for Vacuum Pumps & Helium Leak Detector services and Gauge Calibration The British weather has been kind to us this summer but now it is time to go back to school and work, to catch up on the many...
When thinking of the Vacuum Industry, most people will automatically think industrial or scientific applications. Rarely does the creative and artsy world come into the equation. The truth is that Vacuum is so diverse; it manages to play an important role with artist...
...... as new Okta 1000 service tools and kit arrives at West Technology factory. This will upgrade and add to our ever expanding range of pumps and leak detector West Technology can service in-house or onsite efficiently and professionally. Okta Root pumps are...
On all Reconditioned Vacuum Pumps and Turbos As schools break up and the heat waves continues, we thought we would take the opportunity to remind you that we have a stock of constantly changing Vacuum Pumps and Turbos available for Sale, Loan or Hire. West Technology...
It is not every day we see these Busch Mink Pumps come through West Technology doors for service, but Cornelsen, near Bristol have given our service engineering the opportunity to service not x 1 but x 7 Busch Mink Pumps. At first look, it looks as though our...
Last year in April, we reported of our very own record breaker hot air balloonist, who also popped the question to his girlfriend and on Saturday, we were all invited to share his very special day. The newly weds tied the knot on Saturday 23rd at Wickwar Church on a...
West Technology has a long history of Engineers travelling to customers to service Vacuum Pumps, Helium Leak Detectors and Systems such as a Catchpot. Often the motor way and travelling can become mundane for our engineers, so receiving a glowing report from customers...
One of the biggest changes to UK data privacy law comes into effect on 25th May 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, is a really positive step towards you having more control over how your data is used and how you're contacted. The changes will...
Last year’s ‘Blue Planet’ with everyone’s favourite narrator David Attenborough made quite an impact on the UK. The weekly fascinating document lured us in and finished with the devastating impact we are making in the oceans and the un-necessary use and consumption...
Has May Madness got to our Service Manager Nick? Throughout May, Nick has agreed FREE collection and delivery. (please note terms and conditions apply) and inspection fee on any vacuum pumps for servicing. Free Delivery and Collection throughout May can make savings...
............ and completing the marathon with his other half! On Sunday, Nick and his wife Susie joined the 40,000 masses for the 38th annual, hottest London Marathon. Temperatures were set to peak to 24.1C on Sunday 22nd April as the marathon was started by the Queen...
Last week FINALLY brought us some sunshine and it seems like everyone has new lease of life. Much the same as the Adixen ASM 380 Portable Helium Leak Detector, as the new ASM 390 and ASM 392 are welcomed to the industry to replace the ASM 380. Although the ASM 380...
As some of you may have noticed, we have been looking high and low for a new Vacuum Service Engineer. We have spent months sieving though CV's, meeting the good and the ugly, so now we are pleased to say that we have finally found our guy! It was important to West...
Do you have a tired, old, outdated looking Helium Leak Detector? West Technology is working with Pfeiffer to allow you to trade old for new, without feeling guilty. If you do have an Adixen ASM142, Pfeiffer HLT 560/570...
Before we head of in search of Easter Eggs and to take a small break for the Easter Holidays, we have just had the New ISO9001 Certificate issued, which is available for download by clicking on the link. ISO9001-2015 QA Certificate 2018-2019 Customers will receive an...
Mils Vacuum Pumps and applications have now made it easier to retrieve information quickly and efficiently. Since 1st of January 2018, MIL’S implemented the QR code on each new produced machine. If you have received a new Mils...
If you are anything like me, someone will mention Chambers and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets immediately comes to mind. Fortunately, I am in a minority at West Technology and our Engineers and staff have a completely different mind-set. Chambers play a vital...
Due to a successful period of growth, we are now seeking a Service Engineer to join our modern UK Service Factory. The role includes inspecting, servicing and maintaining a full range of Vacuum pumps in-house at West Technology or offsite on customer site visits....
Birthday office traditions vary from office to office. At West Technology members of staff must bring in cake (note the 'must' we are pretty passionate about this)... for the rest of staff to enjoy. Some members of staff often need some gentle reminding and the...
The first official working week of the New Year is coming to a close and we’re all just about getting used to dating documents with 2018. With another very busy year behind us, it is a good time to reflect upon the past 12 months and also look forward to 2018. ...
Our office will be closed from Friday 22nd December and we reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. May we take this opportunity to wish all our customers and Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Last week 4 x West Technology engineers were let loose for a short adventure up North. Their destination was Livingston in Scotland for training with Pfeiffer. With thanks to Macdonald Houstoun House for such a lovely stay in their beautiful hotel. From looking at...
As a growing company, it is important for us to up hold our image. With this in mind, West Technologies vans underwent a makeover and have now been branded with the West Technology logo. The keen eye will notice that our logo has also changed slightly, with a modern...
A few weeks ago, we reported on our new racking, which has helped make the Vacuum Pump Service department an organised and well run department. Following the new racking; West Technology has now invested in new advanced machinery, which will allow West Technology’s...
Earlier this month at the Vacuum Expo 2017, Roger and Ian were not only representing West Technology but were also making deals and presenting a Purchase Order to Gavin Watts from Pfeiffer Vacuum UK (see picture below). The total value of the Purchase Order came to...
As West Technology is Pfeiffer’s main South West Distributor and Pfeiffer is a Stake Holder at the Vacuum Expo, it was John and Rogers pleasure to go and represent at the this Year’s Vacuum Expo in Coventry. Vacuum Expo brings...
Last week our workshop played host to Rapid Racking who supplied our brand new racking, to store our Reconditioned Vacuum Pumps. This also brings us a perfect opportunity for our engineers to test each pump before welcoming it to its new pigeon hole home; these pumps...
Our Vacuum Engineers have already started seeing the new Edwards nXDS, which takes over from the Edwards XDS. The improved pump offers increased pumping speeds and lower ultimate pressures, lower power consumption and lower noise - up to 20 times quieter than other...
As we strive to improve our services and to keep up with customer demands, West Technology are pleased to report 1 x New Vacuum Pump Engineer and 1 x New Wire Technician have recently been recruited to join our workshop. ...
As everyone gets back to work, school and the general grind after the summer, we start to prioritise our work load to get back to the daily routine. We thought that we would make this easy for you and offer Free Collection...
John, who joined us 2nd March 2017 has shown us his skill and determination. As well as visiting customers, old and new he has also provided purchase order after purchase order. The most popular order he has had is for the Welch (Gardner Denver) Dry ChemStar...
So far 2017 has brought us a boom in Leak Testing. This has mostly fallen on Ben Close, who has been mentioned before in a previous West Technology news article. To showcase what West Technology can offer in regards to leak detection and testing, we asked Ben what can...
Another Big Birthday in the West Technology office! Eleigh - who is our forensic scientist turned the grand old age of 30yrs old yesterday. The occasion was marked by a big inflatable unicorn and goodies, which was provided by her colleagues. Knowing Eleigh we guessed...
Last week we had Harry Ellis, son of our expert Leak Detector Engineer, Richard Ellis. Harry who is 15yrs old decided (maybe told) to come and learn a thing or two from his old man at West Technology. As well as...
‘I’m 60 now’, ‘This is what happens when you turn 60’, ‘You’re only 60 once’.. are all phrases we are getting used to hearing around the office. According to West Technology’s oldest member and longest serving employee, Dave says he can now use these excuses as much...
It was a quiet day in the office last week when John – West Technologies Sales Engineer, Nick – Service Manager, Roger – Sales Director and Ian – Managing Director went to Pfeiffer’s ‘Vacuum for Life’ Exhibition at the Jaguar Plant in Birmingham. Certain members of...
Often at West Technology, you can hear the whispers of other engineers and staff trying to figure out if Ben – our service engineer is still employed by West Technology/alive. Why? Because Ben has become our most professional Leak Testing engineer and constantly seems...
Pfeiffer’s diaphragm pumps are already an ideal backing pump for Pfeiffer Vacuum turbopumps. This is thanks to their compact designs and pumping speed ranging from 0.25 to 4.3m3/h, working completely without oil. This makes them suitable for all jobs where a clean,...
We were all ready to welcome Bradley, our Service Engineer back into the workshop. This was after hearing of Bradley's win at Minety RFC 7's tournament at the weekend. We tried to celebrate Bradley's Rugby Triumph with giving him more pumps to be serviced. Inspection...
Pfeiffer's new press release with ComVac 2017, announces that the Duo-line Rotary Vane Pumps are now environmentally friendly, with new improved water vapour tolerance and reduced operating noise. The Duo Line is already considered as a high-performance rotary vane...
We welcomed our Service Manager Nick back into the office today, after a well-deserved Monday off after completing the London Marathon on Sunday. The 26.2 miles was completed in 4hr 20 minutes and 17 seconds. This was a personal best for Nick, beating his...
Kent blue skies were a mass of colourful balloons on the morning of April 7th 2017. Nearly 100 Hot Air Balloons set off on their voyage to cross the channel to Northern France in the attempt to break the world record, which was previously set in 2011. Amongst the 100...
This month West Technology is offering free collection and delivery for Vacuum pumps, Helium Leak Detectors and Gauges. This applies for service only, saving customers on average estimate of £70.00. ‘Spring’ into action and take advantage of this offer by clicking on...
With the spring sun shining through our office windows last week (well, for just 2 x days), it has inspired our Engineers to have a good sort out of our Loan vacuum pumps. Adam, Bradley and Rich have been sorting the good from the bad and ensuring each pump is giving...
This week the vacuum service and sales team welcomes John Hicks to the office. When in the office, John will be joining Polly, Nick and Alison upstairs taking care of sales and customers. John has previously worked in sales for the technology and finance industries....
Richard Nott, our Vacuum Pump Engineer has had the challenge of turning round 20 x gauges for Doncaster Precision, Droitwich 1.These gauges have a measuring range from atmosphere to 1 x 10-4 mbar and combine the gauge head and controller in one compact active...
Towards the end of last year Alison, our Service Administrator, took a call from a company called TNT Supplements. They were seeking advice on an old vacuum pump that was causing problems. As TNT Supplements are local, West Technologies Sales Director Roger was able...
West Technology Vacuum, an authorised distributor of Pfeiffer Vacuum, is delighted to report on the continuing popularity of the ASM340 Helium Leak Detector. During the calendar year 2016 West Technology Vacuum received orders for over twenty ASM340’s to be used in a...
We are pleased to welcome Pete as our newest member of West Technology, taking on the role of our Driver. Pete is originally from London and is now settling into the West Country life after making the move a few years ago. Previously Pete was delivering furniture up...
Two of our engineers, Ben Close and Richard Ellis, were fortunate enough to attend a week long course at Pfeiffer's Training Centre in Livingston, Scotland. The course was led by Dr Rudi Konwitschny who is a world renowned expert in helium leak detection. The course...
West Technology become an official Service Centre for the Pfeiffer HeptaDry Oil-free Rotary Screw Pump Range Our Service Department are continually looking at ways they can extend the range of products and services they offer. With industry increasingly switching to...
It seems incredible that we have been in our new building for exactly one year! As the photo montage above shows we are enjoying life in our new factory especially the generous space we now have to build our vacuum and forensic systems. Every part of the...
West Technology are a recognised expert in helium leak detection. We can offer all the different types of helium leak detection test methods including helium spray, helium bombing, sniffing and global hard vacuum. These types of helium leak testing can be used...
We continue to strengthen our Service Dept. with the appointment of Ben Close. Ben is a fully qualified engineer and has a wealth of experience in mechanical engineering. He will join Adam, Rich and Bradley in...
Adam wins the inaugural WTSL Pool Tournament We christened our new pool table by staging a knockout tournament. Most of the staff entered, even those who had never (allegedly!) played before! There were many hotly contested matches before Will and Adam played the best...
We wish all our customers a very Happy New Year! We are now back to our normal business opening hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm.
The Problem: Your laboratory has a variety of applications e.g. rotary evaporation, distillation or freeze drying where the central vacuum system must be powerful and deliver a good ultimate vacuum pressure. So you want to choose an oil seal rotary vane vacuum pump...
News from West Technology Vacuum Engineering+Servicing. We are proud to announce that our new purpose built office, forensic laboratory and production facility is completed. Visit us today and see Vacuum Pumps, Helium Leak Detectors and more in action and discover...