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Dave Haslehurst Appointed Managing Director of The Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company

New Board of Directors at Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company is pleased to announce that Dave Haslehurst has been appointed as Managing Director, succeeding Howard Pickard, who has led the company for an incredible 30 years. Dave’s appointment marks an exciting new chapter for the company as it moves towards its 150th anniversary in 2026. Joining Dave on the...

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Howard Pickard Celebrates 30 Years as Managing Director at Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company

Today we celebrate a significant milestone as Howard Pickard marks 30 years as Managing Director of Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company. Since taking the helm as the 5th generation of his family to do so, Howard has been a driving force behind the company’s growth, resilience, and success, overseeing key developments that have helped shape the company into the industry leader it is today. Under...

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New Sales and Commercial Director joins LBBC Group

We are pleased to introduce Dave Haslehurst, who has recently joined LBBC Group as the Sales and Commercial Director in early 2024. With a background as a time-served electrical and mechanical engineer, Dave brings extensive experience from working at a number of global organisations within the engineering and industrial sectors. Throughout his career, Dave has not only been extensively...

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6th generation Pickard joins LBBC Group for summer placement

Fin Pickard on the left, with Danny Burkle, LBBC Baskerville Fin Pickard, son of Operations Director Robert Pickard, has just completed  a summer placement at LBBC Group. To compliment his degree in International Business Management, Fin was keen to gain some valuable work experience, learn more about the family business and in particular how the business development function operates across...

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The past, the present and Future – Part 3 of Baskerville’s webinar series date confirmed

Join us on Thursday 26th November, 2020 at 10 am (BST) for the final webinar of our brand new series. In this webinar, Dr Danny Burkle and Dr Richard Barker will discuss the key challenges in harsh operating environments, current and future needs in tools, technologies and methods, and how new products can be developed to enable innovation and improve testing programmes. Topics covered: 1)...

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LBBC Baskerville to host Second Webinar of their New Series

Join us on Thursday 24th September, 2020 at 10 am (BST) for the second webinar of our brand new webinar series. In this webinar, Dr Danny Burkle and Dr Richard Barker will discuss the key challenges in harsh operating environments, current and future needs in tools, technologies and methods, and how new products can be developed to enable innovation followed by a Q&A session. Topics...

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LBBC Baskerville host first webinar in their new series

Join us on Thursday 23rd July, 2020 at 1 pm (BST) for the first of our brand new webinar series. Dr Danny Burkle, Principal Engineer at LBBC Baskerville along with our Chair, Dr Richard Barker, Associate Professor at University of Leeds will provide you with “An Essential Guide to Autoclaves & Pressure Reactors” followed by a Q&A session. A little bit more about Dr...

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Dr Danny Burkle joins LBBC Baskerville

Picture taken at the NACE 2019 CORROSION Conference and Expo in Nashville, TN featuring Robert Jacklin (left), Danny Burkle (middle) and Howard Pickard (right) Following completion of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with University of Leeds, Dr Danny Burkle has joined LBBC Baskerville on a full-time basis as a Product Development Engineer responsible for developing the business...

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LBBC Baskerville exhibiting at Eurocorr 2019

LBBC Baskerville will be exhibiting at EUROCORR 2019 from Monday 9th to Friday 13th September 2019 at the Barceló Sevilla Renacimiento, in Seville, Spain. Join us at booth #8 to find out more information on our corrosion testing autoclave range and our recent developments. The European Corrosion Congress – EUROCORR, the EFC’s annual conference, is the flagship event of the European...

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