News

Approved supplier for North America

IPWL are pleased to announce the appointment of Stamford Supply and Service as the sole approved supplier for North America. For more information, click here.

Approved supplier for the Middle East and North Africa

IPWL are pleased to announce the appointment of Engineering Group for Industrial Technology (EGIT) as the sole approved supplier for the Middle East and North Africa. For more information, click here.

Approved supplier for mainland Europe

IPWL are pleased to announce the appointment of WeldPlus as the sole approved supplier for mainland Europe. For more information, click here.

Wire Off Board option

The Firefly now has a wire off board option.

Training and support

Firefly does not just come in a box. The firefly package includes a product familiarisation course. We can be there to get you up and running too! Ask for details of our training and support service.

ISO 9001-2008

IPWL is currently undergoing the ISO 9001-2008 process and hopes to be compliant in the near future.

CE Marking

The firefly is compliant with European Certificate of Conformity regulations 73/23/EEC and 98/37/EC.

Compatibility trials

Innovation at IPWL continues...compatibility trials with leading inverter manufacturers have produced excellent results, both in FCAW / GMAW testing and during root pass trials.

Subsea 2010 exhibition

IPWL wish to thank all involved at the Subsea 2010 exhibition. We were delighted with the response and interest shown in firefly. We had over 20 requests for demonstrations, both within the UK and internationally, so it was a successful exhibition for us.

Congratulations to NCS Survey who won the New Enterprise Award at the event.

Article from Yorkshire Post, 18.1.10

Innovative superbug in line for industry award

A YORKSHIRE start-up company has developed new technology to weld together miles of oil, gas and water pipes.
IPWL, based in Cross Hills near Keighley, has invested £500,000 over the past two years to develop a machine called the firefly welding bug.

It has already been shortlisted for a high-profile industry award since being launched six weeks ago.

Read full article here

Weld test

 The Firefly has passed UKAS certified weld tests in accordance with BS EN 970/1290/1321/1435 standards.