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Winter proof your fuel with IPU’s Diesel Defender Fuel Additive

September 11^th, 2020 in Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU’s Diesel Defender Fuel Additive provides an all-in-one treatment for stored fuel. Keep fuel fresh and stable for up to 2 years, even for diesel fuel with a biodiesel content of 7%. Diesel Defender promotes and maintains a clean fuel delivery system via the inclusion of a deposit control additive. This keeps the fuel injectors clean giving optimum fuel flow, combustion and emissions quality. IPU’s additive enhances fuel resistance to microbial contamination. Fuel tanks are prime breeding grounds for all manner of contamination, including diesel bug. If left unchecked these quickly multiply creating fuel sludge, which results in blocked filters and stopped engines. In addition,…

Cloud real-time fuel monitoring – it’s IPU’s future

August 7^th, 2020 in Components, Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU are proud to announce the brand new Cloud Based Fuel Monitoring Solution as the latest item in our portfolio. The significant advantages this offers to our customers makes it IPU’s most exciting development in 2020. We want to provide our customers with the very best products, which is why we are leading the way for the new ‘standard’ in fuel polishing. We are now able to provide site operators with the critical connectivity and insight into the condition of stored fuels that they need. Perfect for the power generation, fuel management and critical uptime sectors, this latest innovation is a significant advancement compared to existing fuel condition monitoring portals.…

IPU welcomes software engineer to the team

August 7^th, 2020 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

We are very pleased to welcome Jay Pinn to the IPU team! Jay is joining us as a PowerVision and Software Engineer and has over 20 years experience in the electronics industry, working in power electronics and embedded electronic design. Coming from the Genset and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) markets, Jay has joined the team to increase the in-house support of all Enovations Controls products. Not only that, but Jay brings us the opportunity to tailor in-house Enovation PowerView Displays specific to customers requirements and applications. Due to his intimate knowledge of Enovation displays and the PowerVision programming platform, he will be able to completely work from the ground up,…

Critical Site Work: Maintaining Stored Fuel

May 1^st, 2020 in Fuel Conditioning, News

Our ClearTank Fuel Cleaning team are on the road, up and down the country, ensuring that back up power infrastructure is reliable. Andy Burrows, our Head of ClearTank put together this post, to reiterate the importance of keeping up fuel sampling in this challenging time. During times of uncertainty or cost cutting it is often easy to overlook some of the basics that help to ensure you have an uninterrupted power supply when it is needed most. If a continual power supply is vital, good fuel management needs to continue. Simply put, routine generator servicing and regular fuel sampling are vital to alert to any issues before they impact on your site operations in the event of a mains power…

IPU are open & operational – COVID update

April 3^rd, 2020 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – IPU Group Business Continuity Customer Update IPU Group Ltd. continue to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Global pandemic and the health and safety of our employees, families, customers and suppliers remain our highest priority. Our Business Continuity plan has allowed us to remain open and operational in what is an extremely challenging time with official guidance being updated on a regular basis and we remain committed to ensuring we continue to offer full support to our customers across all areas taking into consideration the advice issued by the UK Government and other relevant Health Authorities. Whilst we have taken measures to reduce the level…

IPU is business as usual

March 19^th, 2020 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU are closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the health and safety of our staff members, families, customers and suppliers remain the highest priority. We wanted to let you know that for us, it is business as usual. Our management team is monitoring the situation closely and our robust business continuity plan will assist us in navigating this difficult time. We have deployed a large number of our office-based staff to work remotely, to minimise the risk to our key operational staff, including our workshop and stores teams. We have a wide variety of technologies at our disposal to ensure we can continue to offer an uninterrupted service. We are in regular contact with…

IPU’s response to the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak

March 4^th, 2020 in News

IPU Group have taken some initial measures in response to the continuing outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) across the various countries, in particular we have begun to review our Supply Chain in the most affected regions and also a specific review of our critical components. At this time, we have no identified risk in our ability to fulfil the needs of our customers. We will continue to monitor this closely as the situation develops. In addition, as we utilise an MRP demand planning system and our process requires supplier acknowledgement within 24 hours, we will become immediately aware should alternative sources of supply be required and take the necessary action. Where at all possible,…

Christmas comes to IPU

December 18^th, 2019 in News

IPU will be closing for Christmas on Monday 23rd December at 4pm. We’ve had a very busy year – turning 60, winning awards, our biggest fuel project ever, several emissions projects, the sale of our Engine Controls division and a brand new MD just to name a few… and we have no signs of slowing down! We’ll be back on Thursday 2nd January 2020, suitably rested and well fed, ready for the new year! Have a great Christmas and enjoy some of our highlights from the past year…

60 years of IPU and still going strong!

December 6^th, 2019 in News

It’s official – IPU are 60 years old! We reached our 60th birthday on 12th November and we’re going to make our 60th year a big one! We’ve no signs of slowing down – we have a new MD and a new structure to support our amazing range of products. As of August 27th, our longstanding and illustrious leader Robert Beebee decided to step down as MD and take a well earned break! “I have officially stepped back as MD as I feel it is time for a change. 40 years at IPU and 31 of those as MD. Enough is enough! IPU’s new MD, Louise Hazel is a HR professional as well as qualified accountant, so her passion for people and encouraging everyone to be the best they…

IPU wins Excellence in Manufacturing and Engineering Award!

December 2^nd, 2019 in News

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce awards, held at Wolverhampton Racecourse on November 15th, celebrated the best businesses that the Black Country has to offer. IPU scooped a top prize and were awarded the Excellence in Manufacturing and Engineering Award! We are extremely proud to win this award and it is a testament to all the hard work that the team have put in over the years. Matt Biddle, Project Engineer said: “This award is hugely important for the recognition of our efforts as an engineering and production team. It is a reflection of the true quality and excellence that IPU provide our customers”. Up against some tough competition, IPU were elated to scoop the top…