Engine Starting News

WINNER: IPU Wins AMPS Member Company of the Year Award

November 20^th, 2023 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU are thrilled to have won this year’s AMPS Member Company of the Year Award! IPU’s contingent arrived at the National Motorcycle Museum dressed to the nines, ready to celebrate the hard work and exceptional talent within the power gen industry. Attended by over 170 people, the awards, which took place on Thursday 16th November, featured 7 awards. They included Environmental Product of the Year, for which IPU’s Emissions Reduction System was shortlisted, and AMPS Member Company of the Year, which we were honoured to win! According to AMPS, we took home the prize for: “their longstanding industry relationship, innovative contributions, and…

IPU’s USA Distributor at International Workboat Show Nov 29th – Dec 1st

November 15^th, 2023 in Engine Starting, News

IPU and G&C Multi-Services are again exhibiting at the largest marine industry trade event in North America, the International Workboat Show from November 29th to December 1st. Rob Toser from IPU will be supporting the team from G&C Multi-Services in New Orleans to showcase our range of Spring Starter motors. IPU engine start systems provide independent or black-start capability for vessel emergency generators and on-board fire pumps. They are robust and reliable even in extreme temperatures, making them ideal for marine environments. A Spring Starter motor from IPU is a cost-effective way of manually starting a diesel engine up to 12 litres (730 cubic inches). They eliminate…

Vacancy: Business Administrator

September 15^th, 2023 in Engine Control, Engine Heating, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News, Oil Conditioning, Single Sourcing

Job Description For Business Administrator Reporting To: Office Manager Area of direct responsibility: Responsible for companywide administration duties under the direction of line manager. Key Responsibilities for each department that this role will do when supporting them: Collect, issue, receive and distribute incoming and outgoing project documentation within pre-agreed timeframes. Internally to production and externally to customers Project plans and weekly project reports to be sent out weekly Monitor status of project documentation on an ongoing basis and work with the Project Team and internal departments to expedite overdue actions. Maintain and develop Project Master Documentation…

Vacancy: Production Controller

May 12^th, 2023 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

Job description Area of direct responsibility: • Coordinate and expedite production scheduling for all production, repair, and warranty related activities. Read on for the full job description and if you think you have what we’re looking for, email your CV to hr.recruitment@ipu.co.uk to apply! Key responsibilities: • Management of Works Order Scheduling, Production and Capacity Planning. • Agree and communicate deadlines with Operations Manager and relevant parties to ensure dispatch dates are met. • Drive and facilitate production meetings and disseminate update reports. • Take proactive corrective actions when production deadlines may be at risk. • Liaise with the…

Vacancy: Marketing Administrator

February 22^nd, 2023 in Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News, Oil Conditioning, Single Sourcing

IPU are looking for a very talented, hard-working individual who wants to make a difference and who would like to support our B2B marketing activities.

Why IPU’s Hydraulic Engine Starters Are Unbeatable

January 24^th, 2023 in Engine Starting, News

IPU sells a range of powerful hydraulic engine starters and starting systems for diesel engines and generators. They provide guaranteed reliability no matter how challenging or unpredictable the environment is for diesel and gas engines up to 80 litres. Their independent, dead-ship or black-start capability is ideal as your primary method of starting fire pumps, emergency generators, and compressors. Hydraulic starting motors require no external power source to function. The process of how the hydraulic starter motors work is explained below: Hydraulic oil is stored under pressure inside a piston accumulator When the start sequence is activated the oil pressure is released This is…

IPU will be closed on Monday 19th Sept for Queen’s Funeral

September 16^th, 2022 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU has been deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty. The Queen has been a pillar of strength, comfort and continuity in our lifetime. This period is a time of great sadness and reflection and we extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family and the entire Commonwealth. We will be honouring the Bank Holiday given to us by The King and closing on Monday 19th September so those who wish to watch her funeral can do so how they see fit. Rest in peace, Ma’am. IPU will reopen as normal on Tuesday 20th September.

Celebrating International Women’s Day at IPU

March 11^th, 2022 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

IPU is celebrating International Women’s Day on 8th March 2022. IPU has a growing female workforce and has some advice for females considering a career in engineering. Findings published by the Women’s Engineering Society in 2021 states that women make up 21.80% of the workforce in the engineering sector in the UK. This is still far from where we need to be as an industry. IPU works hard to support gender diversity and equality. The company operates an equal pay policy, which is based on job role and not the gender of the job holder. This is proven in the fact that IPU’s Management Team is almost a 50/50 split, with 5 men and 4 women. As part of IPU’s celebration of…

IPU’s AtmoShield system dramatically reduces emissions on-site

February 28^th, 2022 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

As one of the county’s largest employers, James Hall wanted to enhance its role in the local community by reducing emissions years before regulatory limits came into force. James Hall took the decision to meet the new limits long before that deadline came into effect. As one of the county’s largest employers, it takes pride in its position as a good corporate citizen. The company had four goals: bring NOx emissions down from 1,300ppm to well below the limits set by legislation reduce the NOx emissions long before the legislation comes into effect, tackle emissions such as black smoke that may not be covered by legislation, and be ready for any future emissions legislation. Like…

The story of how IPU saved Christmas…

December 16^th, 2021 in Components, Emissions Solutions, Engine Starting, Fuel Conditioning, News

Everyone at IPU hopes that Santa brings you all the presents you want on Christmas morning. We know he’ll be out on his sleigh through the wee, small hours delivering presents all around the world. If it hadn’t been for IPU, it might have been very different… Shoddy maintenance by his elves (always downing tools and moaning about elf & safety – sorry), meant that his facilities at the North Pole were falling apart. This is when IPU stepped in: The Fuel Conditioning team installed a polishing unit to stop cold diesel clogging the sleigh’s engine (the reindeer quit in 2010, complaining that Christmas was only meant to be twelve days long). The Engine Starting team fitted…