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Watch this month’s Rapid Video to see how changing to the AESSEAL^® Labtecta^®FS is saving a US coal mining company hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

A UK engineering breakthrough could solve the problem of flaring and venting from oil and gas fields and help clean up energy production.

A major US food and beverage company called on AESSEAL to help with leaking pumps that were contaminating process fluids and wasting more than a million gallons of water per day.

The managing director and founder of AES Engineering and AESSEAL, Chris Rea, was voted as Net Zero Champion in the first ever Engineering and Manufacturing Awards at a special ceremony in London.

The AES Engineering Ltd group, including AESSEAL and AVT Reliability, has taken on its 2,000th employee worldwide, as its global expansion continues.

Nothing makes an oil and gas engineer angrier than a seal that leaks and based on our experience, numerous seals lack the API 682 test certificate.

That is why at AESSEAL, we provide significantly more sensitive tests that provides our customers with a higher level of confidence when installing seals to mission critical equipment operating in hazardous fluids.

Rotherham Hospice says that a partnership with local businesses including AESSEAL, putting the charity's name on Rotherham United FC team strips, has had a "huge impact"

The AES Engineering Group Ltd has established a strategic partnership in Japan, joining forces with Torishima Japan Co., Ltd. as part of the Group's ongoing global growth strategy.

AESSEAL® are thrilled to announce spectacular success in supporting the Master Cutler’s Challenge 2023 for the eighth year. The team have raised an incredible £3,879.20 for the Wentworth Woodhouse Charity.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of AESSEAL’s Dragon Awards presented by Managing Director Chris Rea at Rotherham.

An AESSEAL employee has won one of the top awards in this year's Rotherham Apprentice of the Year competition. Maisie Caudwell, a CAM Programmer Apprentice who joined the company in July 2022, was the winner in the Advanced Category of the competition.

The AES Engineering Group Ltd has established a strategic partnership in Chile, joining forces with ALTE Industrial S.A. as part of the Group's ongoing global growth strategy.

AESSEAL stepped in when a mission critical general purpose steam turbine at a UK Ethylene production facility developed leaks and the original OEM seal housing was no longer available.  We updated the 40-year-old turbine with a modern non contacting STS mechanical seal within two weeks.

AESSEAL has built one of its largest ever mechanical seals using cutting edge materials and a revolutionary three-section structure. AESSEAL has built one of its largest ever mechanical seals using cutting edge materials and a revolutionary three-section structure.

MSF-02 condition-based monitoring technology is HAZLOC certified to operate in the most challenging locations. Count on the team at AVT Reliability to keep your machines monitored through the night.

AESSEAL has been honoured for the second time with the Princess Royal Training Award for its exceptional training and development initiatives. This recognition, endorsed by HRH The Princess Royal, has been given to just 52 other recipients within the Class of 2023.

A competitor mechanical seal on a critical reactor at a UK chemical plant failed on a public holiday. AESSEAL was contacted to urgently supply a SCMS DWB within 24 hours, preventing plant downtime and saving the customer over £1.7 million ($2.2 million).

A North African Oil and Gas company faced competitor seal problems from high temperature, poor cooling, and inadequate lubrication, causing coking and oil leaks every 2 months. AESSEAL installed API 682 compliant CAPITM and FDU Fluid Distribution Unit, raising Meantime Between Failure to 24 months and counting.

AES Engineering Ltd are aware of proposals put forward by the EU, USA and other regional market places to impose restrictions, stringent control measures or ban entirely use of PFAS materials.

Director & General Manager at AES Engineering Ltd Jim Hamilton is the latest industry expert to call upon the global Oil and Gas industry to adopt known technology to stop steam leaks and reduce CO2e emissions.

AES Engineering Group Ltd has made another key acquisition in Australia, providing country-wide coverage as part of the Group’s ongoing global growth strategy.

AESSEAL is proud to be a “Diamond Partner” supporting Rotherham United FC’s decision to put Rotherham Hospice on its championship shirts for the 2023/2024 season.

AESSEAL’s heavy duty slurry seals reduced maintenance costs at an Australian coal mine, extended the operational period and delivered a more reliable, safer and environmentally friendly operation.

DMG MORI and Kite Packing win inaugural supplier sustainability awards. DMG MORI and Kite Packing win inaugural supplier sustainability awards.

AESSEAL has been announced the winners of the gold Presidential Award by the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

ADA can predict when bearings are about to fail and detect a wide range of other common fault conditions.

AESSEAL attended the recent Get Up To Speed with STEM event as Gold headline sponsors for the sixth year running.

A major UK manufacturer of Aircrete blocks called in AESSEAL to tackle persistent machine failure due to contamination of the bearings in the wheels of its autoclaves. We recommended LabTectaOP bearing protectors.

AESSEAL is delighted to have been singled out by ADM, one of the world's largest nutrition companies, for our contribution to their sustainability in their 2023 Supplier Recognition Day.

AESSEAL was named the winner both in Contributions to Skills & Training, and Environmental Contribution of the Year

A South African copper mine called in AESSEAL because it was suffering from process leakage when pumping sulphuric acid and slurry – using more than 40 litres of water per minute for each of its 24 pumps.

AESSEAL received the Manufacturing Apprenticeship/Training Scheme Award at the Made in Yorkshire Awards 2023 ceremony.

The past year has seen significant developments in the number of AESSEAL environmental projects, with £11 million and counting spent as part of the AES Engineering Group ‘29 by 29’ investment pledge.

AEOC status means that a company’s exports and imports are given priority when passing through UK customs controls.

Recognized as a Regional Apprentice Champion, and for Supporting Employment Opportunities for Women in Engineering and Manufacturing, AESSEAL is proud to support the employment of apprentices within South Yorkshire. In addition, we are very proud to drive opportunities for Women in Engineering.

AESSEAL managing director Chris Rea calls on senior oil and gas industry executives to stop unnecessary steam leaks requiring the equivalent of a rain forest of 100 million trees to counteract the damage to the planet.

A Canadian pulp and paper company chose AESSEAL for this notoriously difficult application. As well as lasting over three times as long as the competitor system, the accompanying water management system saved three million gallons of water.

The globally-recognised standards body, BSI, has published a case study of AES Engineering / AESSEAL’s journey to achieve Net Zero on all scopes.

As part the AES Engineering Group pledge to invest £29 million by 2029, a project to fit solar panels has been completed at our premises in Tarragona, Spain.

Technology designed by the University of Sheffield to make carbon capture more accessible and affordable, which was developed into a prototype with AESSEAL’s help has been shortlisted for The Engineer magazine’s prestigious “Collaborate to Innovate Award”.

AES Engineering Ltd further increased its reliability services and product offering in North America by acquiring a controlling stake in reliability company, DATUM RMS, for an undisclosed sum.

Georgie Kelly (pictured) from Rotherham United Football Club, and his colleagues are opting for multi-use bottles and filtered and chilled water supported by the Betterworld.Solutions campaign which is backed by AESSEAL.

Around 650 young people enjoyed an “out of this world” experience at the North Star STEAM workshops sponsored AESSEAL for the third year running. 

AESSEAL South Africa gets behind the AES Engineering group campaign to reduce unnecessary packaging and plastic waste and finds it is also exterminating some costs!

Check out our latest rapid video to find out how AESSEAL has helped a UK oil and gas refinery make well over $2 million in savings by eliminating steam leaks from its turbines – and that’s just the start!

The Rotherham-based engineering company AESSEAL plc was this week presented with the Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development 2022.

The new £500,000 Lieutenancy Fund adds to the £1.8 million already committed by AESSEAL plc to support charities in South Yorkshire.

AESSEAL has been judged the UK leader in customer satisfaction for companies in the largest independent survey carried out across the whole economy.

AES Engineering Group has increased its reliability services and product offering in Eastern Canada with the acquisition of Vibtech Analysis Ltd.

AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea’s latest video diary on our 29by29 pledge has updates from India, the United States, and almost £10 million committed to date on environmental measures across the group.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the AESSEAL Dragon Awards. Managing Director Chris Rea presented the awards at Rotherham and via video conference on Tuesday 27th September.

The Betterworld.Solutions project, supported by AESSEAL, has launched a campaign to encourage the introduction of re-usable glass or plastic bottles, filled with water that is chilled and filtered on the premises.

AES Engineering has been recognised in multiple categories of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Awards.

AESSEAL, the founder of Betterworld, say with energy prices now soaring, they are about to benefit to the value of £636,500 a year from inspiration and best practice sharing from Betterworld member, Gripple Ltd.

All at AESSEAL are deeply saddened to hear the news about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il.

At a ceremony on Thursday 1st September, Emily Allen won Rotherham’s Advanced Apprentice of the Year award for 2022, whilst Molly Fletcher was a runner up finalist in the same category.

AESSEAL believes that a new plan to recycle wooden pallets has all-round benefits for the company, a key supplier and the environment.

Reliability consultants AVT Reliability Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of AES Engineering has won £8 million of new orders globally for its Cloud/Internet of Things and Remote Data Centre business.

AESSEAL has received a RoSPA health and safety gold award for the ninth consecutive year. The award recognises our commitment and passion for keeping people safe at work.

Betterworld.Solutions campaign, backed by AESSEAL, to encourage global machine tool manufacturers to supply equipment at ‘native’ three-phase voltage is moving forward, but is the industry really going through a transformation?

In his latest video diary AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea reports on progress on the 29by29 pledge, including the more than £7 million of purchase orders made by mid-January.

AESSEAL has been granted the Silver award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for its support of defence and the armed forces community.

AESSEAL is the top UK apprentice employer in the manufacturing sector for 2022, according to the Department of Education’s annual rankings.

AESSEAL, supports a number of philanthropic projects in various parts of the world. We focus here on South Africa and the work of the AES Charitable Trust which supports literacy in junior schools.

Check out our latest rapid video to find out how AESSEAL helped a major food manufacturer facing multiple shutdowns due to failing lip seals.

To become the leading global reliability business, delivering solutions to help industry save water, energy, cut pollution and create a better world.

As we celebrate the passing of the Summer Solstice, the official start of Summer, we thought we’d share an image of the wildlife flower area which borders the pond and tree walk at the AES Engineering headquarters in Rotherham.

The future is on the way … but we have speeded it up a bit in case you can’t wait to see progress on our Factory of the Future.

In memory of Gordon Bridge who passed away on Thursday 26th of May at St. Luke's hospice in Sheffield surrounded by his wife and two daughters, at the age of 76. He will be deeply missed by friends, family and colleagues.

AESSEAL is partnering with the Mears Foundation to help asylum-seekers, temporarily housed in Rotherham, to communicate with their families and support groups.

Check out our rapid video to find out how the USA pulp and paper industry could deliver huge benefits to the planet - and improve profits - by tackling wasteful evaporators.

How AESSEAL helped a customer facing a week’s lost production, due to excessive radial movement in a mixer paddle shaft.

AES Engineering Ltd turnover topped £20 million for the first time in March 2022, pushing organic growth in Q1, 2022 to over 16%.

AESSEAL has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category.

Check out our latest rapid video to find out how AESSEAL helped a customer by upgrading black liquor evaporators to dual mechanical seals and water management.

Audited figures show that AES Engineering’s net impact on the planet in reducing carbon emissions in 2021 was equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by 18 million trees.

The AES Engineering Group Ltd has announced the launch of AESSEAL NSW, partnering with two leading New South Wales companies, in line with the Group’s ongoing global growth strategy.

AESSEAL and the AES Engineering Group are targeting non-recyclable packaging and plastics. And unlike the early Daleks we know how to take steps.

AESSEAL sealing & water management systems save an estimated 25 billion US gallons of water annually, a minority of industry is using this available technology.

A Performance Compression and Sealing Company, which specialises in fluid sealing products & services, has sold a controlling stake to AES Engineering Ltd.

Construction is under way on AESSEAL’s ‘Factory of the Future’ at Mill Close in a project bringing the company’s total investment in Rotherham to £61 million ($80 million).

The use of 36 tonnes of ‘M8’ plastic road surfacing material for AESSEAL’s Factory for the Future has saved the equivalent of 40,000 single-use plastic bags from going to landfill and has offset 279kg of CO2.

AESSEAL invites you to attend our 2022 series of informational webinars covering different aspects of sealing rotating equipment in the pulp and paper industry.

That’s why for one day only, on March 3, to support #WorldWildlifeDay, we changed our logo.

AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea explains in this short animation how £29 million ($40 million) of environmental investment by 2029 is part of a business journey that puts the planet first.

Chris Rea explains how some of world’s largest energy users, in the pulp and paper and biofuels sectors, are throwing money on the bonfire of our burning planet, by unnecessarily evaporating billions of gallons of water. 

The British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) is the latest to pick up on AES Engineering Group’s 29by29 planet-friendly investment

Major global machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI sets out its policies to combat global warming on Betterworld.Solutions.

We are especially proud of the achievements of Ben and Molly at last night's prestigious RNN Group awards event.

The Yorkshire Post has featured the group’s environmental investments in a new article highlighting how we are leading by example and encouraging best practice by demonstrating what is both practical and possible on the path to Net Zero.

Here at AESSEAL we actively support and encourage apprenticeships within every department of our business.

Get all the details about our 29by29 update.

AESSEAL has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Rotherham United FC to continue as the club’s Stadium Naming Rights Partner for a further five years.

AES Engineering Group has placed a £1.3m ($1.8 million) order to reduce emissions at our Rockford US headquarters, AESSEAL Inc

Rotherham United FC takes a step towards a zero carbon with two Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at the AESSEAL New York Stadium

AES India has placed an order worth £530,000 ($720,000) for advanced battery storage.

The leading US business magazine, Forbes, showcases an exclusive interview with AES Engineering MD Chris Rea

The solar panels on the roof of AESSEAL’s Mill Close factory in Rotherham are just one of the more visible results of the group’s pledge to spend £29 million by 2029 on environmentally friendly investments.

Leading Canadian asset condition monitoring specialist JAtech Services has become part of the AVT Reliability Group following its acquisition by Rotherham-based AES Engineering Ltd.

As opinions circulate about the achievements, or lack of them, coming from the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, it is hard to remain optimistic.

AESSEAL’s marketing coordinator, Ava Jones, represented the Betterworld.Solutions project at the cop26 event.

Do current standards discourage business investments in trees and tree-planting?

The Standing Tall Foundation offers vital support for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in our society.

On the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference, MD Chris Rea puts the case for truthfulness and ethical behaviour in business.

The council reports that air pollution, caused primarily by diesel vehicles but also other modes of transport, contributes to 500 deaths a year within the city

MD Chris Rea sums up how the Group's £29 million by 2029 investment pledge will be spent.

MD Chris Rea looks at the challenge of persuading suppliers to cut their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

MD Chris Rea looks at what businesses can do to help by considering their supply and value chains and the all important Scope 3 emissions.

MD Chris Rea shares the initial findings in line with the company’s promise to show environmental leadership

The award-winning run continues for AESSEAL as the Business Masters 2021 Sustainability Award is presented at a ceremony in Leeds. The Company and its owner are committed to operating ethically and sustainably.

AES Engineering MD Chris Rea is predicting Net Zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions for the global group in 2021 as a result of latest developments in the company’s £29 million by 2029 investment pledge.

In the second video diary of AES Engineering’s £29 million by 2029 campaign, MD Chris Rea announced that AESSEAL had placed an order for a battery array storing up to 1.2MW. You may be asking why and what are the benefits of this?

Claire Dickinson, Group Finance Director at AES Engineering Ltd. based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire has been awarded the Best Northern Finance Director of a Global Company Award at Northern Finance Director Awards

AESSEAL plc apprentices Lewis Massie and Harry Long, have been named Apprentice of the Year in the Rotherham Apprentice of the Year awards 2021.

AES Engineering‘s commitment to investing £29 million in environmentally friendly projects by 2029 becomes even more visible.

The company plans to invest in, among other things solar panels, battery storage and other energy-saving measures, as well as investigating a wide-range of other measures including tree planting.

Our 2021 Dragon awards recognise our colleagues who have been outstanding in what they do at AESSEAL, particularly with all the challenges of the last 12 months.

AESSEAL has been recognised for its commitment to mitigating climate change, winning the Sustainable/Ethical Manufacturer Award in the prestigious Made in Yorkshire Awards.

AESSEAL has been recognised as a world leader in health and safety with its eighth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award.

In 2021 the company has helped secure investment from the £3.6 billion Town Fund set aside by central government.

Separate evaluations were carried out on Scope 3 emissions, which include indirect emissions in the company’s value chain such as business travel, and on the emissions avoided by the installation of one of the company’s leading edge environmental systems.

AESSEAL has received the Queen’s Award for Industry for Enterprise in the Innovation category for a specialised mixer seal of the type required in vaccine manufacture and other complex industrial operations.

AESSEAL rallies students to combat global warming. Sustainability will be key message at Get Up to Speed the Virtual Experience.

AESSEAL is pleased to announce that the US patent application a CIP cleanable barrier fluid system (EasyClean™) has been granted (US 10844961).

AESSEAL has taken its award-winning student outreach work online to ensure it continues to help bridge the engineering skills gap in South Yorkshire during lockdown.

Enough funding to supply connectivity to every disadvantaged child in South Yorkshire and kickstart the campaign in its home town of Rotherham.

AESSEAL has invested £250,000 to introduce electric vehicles at its Rotherham headquarters.

Chris Rea, Managing Director of Rotherham based AESSEAL plc, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Launches global campaign to help industry combat climate change

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the AESSEAL Dragon Awards - as voted for by their colleagues.

ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognised international standards for industrial supply chain security.

As the lockdown eases in the coming weeks, we will continue to work hard to restore operations to pre-lockdown levels

AESSEAL would like to reassure customers that in the coming weeks and months we will continue to deliver the high level of service you have come to expect from us.

AESSEAL steps up student engagement to bridge engineering skills gap

AESSEAL has increased capacity in its US operations with investments totalling almost $16 million.

Leading Dutch asset condition monitoring specialist Van Geffen has become part of the AVT Reliability Group following its acquisition by Rotherham based AES Engineering Ltd.

This internationally recognised status is a global mark of quality that shows that the company’s international supply chain is efficient, compliant and secure.

Exactly one year after being awarded as the inaugural Business of Trust Champion by the Lord Mayor of London, AESSEAL recognised employees with its very own.

AESSEAL is now able to offer the world’s first IECEx compliant short canister mixer seal (SCMS) range.

Manufacturer achieves three consecutive months of record-breaking sales results.

Carolyn Griffiths FREng F Eng IMechE appointment announced ahead of International Women in Engineering Day

Another successful year, posting an 8% rise in organic sales and currency adjusted profit up by 17.4% in 2018

AESSEAL is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with a series of events and a promise to continue investing and innovating.

AESSEAL invested over £500,000 in 2018 to double its apprentice intake, and its apprentices have garnered a clutch of awards in recognition of their success.

Global mechanical seal manufacturer AESSEAL will display its water saving products and food industry expertise at international trade fair FoodTech

AESSEAL has won regional recognition at this year’s prestigious EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.

AESSEAL is celebrating again after securing two awards at the prestigious British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs), which recognised its commitment to promoting engineering as a career.

AESSEAL has had its commitment to responsible business practices honoured in the national Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards at a ceremony held in the Mansion House in London on the 25th September 2018.

AESSEAL is grateful that its East Coast staff and operations are largely unaffected by Hurricane Florence. Our thoughts are with our customers, their staff, their families and the people affected at this very difficult time.

AESSEAL Inc, will exhibit a wide range of its industry leading products at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS) in Houston, USA, in September.

AESSEAL has received a national Princess Royal Training Award for its ‘outstanding’ training and development programme.

The MagTecta-S™ uses proprietary magnet seal technology and can eliminate more than half of all bearing failures.

AESSEAL is a UK leader in customer satisfaction, says independent survey, earning top scores in the UK’s largest independent customer satisfaction survey

AESSEAL reports that it has had an active apprenticeship programme for many years, but with a high bias on apprenticeships for machining.

Rotherham-based engineering firm continues to invest for growth, has reported a significant 12.5 per cent rise in sales in 2017

SINCE 2008, fundraisers across the region have raised more than £1 million for good causes through the Master Cutler's Challenge

AESSEAL® has reaffirmed its position as an industry leader and training innovator with success at two prestigious awards ceremonies.

Fellow professionals in the British Pump Manufacturers' Association (BPMA) selected Chris for the honour in the prestigious Pump Industry Awards

AESSEAL Inc is pleased to be able to offer further Equipment Reliability training courses designed to increase mean time between failure, maximize rotating equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs.

Budding young business leaders at South Yorkshire’s Laughton Junior and Infant School have notched up more than £750 in profits so far to help fund a ‘lollipop person’ outside their school.