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At Glaston Compressor Services we wanted to tell you about how we work closely with our customers to manage and deliver major projects that will help them to work more efficiently and cost effectively.

Glaston has recently worked on a project to support a new production line in order to meet increased customer demands at global automotive manufacturer Kautex Unipart.

Project: To deliver compressed air and chilled water cooling systems to assist in new production line.
Cost: £100,000

Background: Kautex Unipart is a ...

Excellence in service to our customers is a core focus for us at Glaston Compressors, as is being responsible in our approach to the environment. We recently told you that we were preparing for our ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental processes, now we are pleased to let you know that we have gained the accreditation.

Environmental awareness is not just a hot topic for policy-makers and media, but ...

Q1 We put Michael under the spotlight and asked him how the economic downturn has affected Glaston’

Like all businesses the downturn has had a significant impact on Glaston. Whilst we have been successful in retaining long standing customers, we have also regrettably lost contracts due to the recession. For example, a big loss to Glaston was the closure of LDV who were forced to cease manufacturing. Due to the versatility of the compressor industry feeding into many business lines from ...

Here at Glaston we have on stock a large range of used Air Compressors up to 160kW’s. We supply all of our used compressors with extensive checks and are fully tested for reliability, efficiency and safety.We are also able to supply hire compressors from static electric units through to the largest diesel driven compressors and air treatment systems.

You can be safe in the knowledge that just because the compressor is 2nd hand doesn’t mean it will be any less reliable ...

Condensate is an unfortunate and unavoidable result of Air Compression and can cause severe corrosion of both Compressed Air Systems and Air Compressors if it’s not controlled properly. Compressed Air can also contain Oil, Water and Hydrocarbons which are removed through the process of drying and filtering the compressed air.

The Condensate collected by Filters and Dryers cannot normally be disposed of into normal drainage systems because the oil levels are far too high and it is a Legal Requirement to ...

From breathing air applications to general compressed air treatment for standard industrial requirements Glaston can help. We supply and stock a Complete Range of Air Compressor Accessories for your Compressed Air Systems including Compressed Air Filters of varying types, these would typically include General Purpose Filters, Coalescing, as well as a Carbon Filter. All compressed air sites will have Air Treatment specific to its Individual Requirements. Each In Line Filter is fitted with its own Filter Element, the Standard Grades ...

Here at Glaston we can supply an Air Dryer for every application. Whether you need a Desiccant, Refrigerant or Membrane Dryer, we have everything you require. A Compressed Air Dryer is a form of Compressed Air Treatment that removes Bulk Water from the Compressed Air Supply before entering into your Compressed Air Systems thus protecting your production process.

You can be safe in the knowledge that here at Glaston we can also repair dryers of all makes and types and for ...

Here at Glaston we can offer Compressors for every application in every industry. We service a number of blue chip companies from power stations, food & beverage producers, pharmaceutical manufacturers to the smallest garage users.

We are primarily a HPC distributor being a founder distributor selling HPC compressors and ancillary equipment for over 30 years.
We can service and repair all makes of compressors, we well as HPC, including Atlas Copco, Compair, Sullair, Broomwade, Hydrovane, Ingersoll Rand, Worthington and many more. ...

Design, supply and installation of energy efficient compressed air (including high pressure applications, gas and nitrogen generation), vacuum and cooling water systems.

Bespoke controls for maximum energy efficiency and remote monitoring.

Comprehensive maintenance and total site management for maximum reliability.