Burkert joins Achilles utilities database

London – Burkert has become a fully registered member on the Achilles Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB), which standardises the pre-qualification process for doing business with utilities  companies. Suppliers registered on the database can benefit from significant reductions in the time and effort associated with completing  pre-qualification documents – towards pre-qualifying for work with over 50 utility  companies and their partners.

“Obtaining UVDB is an essential pillar in our  strategy of working more closely with UK utilities, and the OEMs that serve  them,” said Burkert UK marketing manager, Helen Christopher. “The fact that we  are now pre-qualified means that the process of doing business in this sector  will now be much more efficient, effective and sustainable.”

“Achilles registration also gives us the ability to bring  new technology solutions into the utilities sector that much quicker,” said Ms  Christopher. “Solutions such as our unique 8650 process automation system,  which is a cost saver, as it effectively integrates pneumatic and electronic  control technologies and Profibus DPV1 communications, relieving the control  engineer of the task of installing the many special expensive electrical  junctions and terminations required by conventional field- wired systems in  ATEX Zone 1 hazardous areas.”