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Wire Stock
Webster and Horsfall Ltd, Wire Stockist and Specialist Manufacturer We are proud to announce that we are now the UK distributor for Bekaert high carbon wire product and that we will be holding a large stock of finished wire in Phos/Galv/ZnAl/Oil Temp & Stainless...
Springs and Shock Absorbtion
It is natural for businesses would want to increase production by improving the rate and efficiency at which their machines work. Although speed alone might increase production, it has proven to be expensive int he long run due to damage to the products and the...
Biomass Power Stations And Webster And Horsfall
The concept of a biomass power station is certainly an interesting one especially when you look at the potential advantages of running such a setup. However, with different people being unaware of what is involved, it is useful to look at several of these advantages...
Well Intervention Equipment
Well Intervention Equipment On oil wells and oil rigs, the flaring up of fire is not something strange. People who work on oil wells have learnt to expect fires which is fire fighting equipment being on hand is so important. Fire extinguishing equipment, placement and...
Shaped Wire For Springs. Process Overview
One. Cold winding. Wire up to 0.75 in (18 mm) in diameter can be coiled at room temperature using one of two basic techniques. One consists of winding the wire around a shaft called an arbor or mandrel. This may be done on a dedicated spring-winding machine, a lathe,...
1855 A Wire Making Partnership
Welcome to Webster and Horsfall. To begin with, a series of articles which highlight the history of the company. Its connections with some of the great names and events leading back to the industrial revolution. Always willing to pioneer and take on the largest of...
Oil News from Oil-price.net
- The battle for Libyan oilNot long ago, we heard of Libya's long drawn path to freedom. Remember Gaddafi and the civilian uprising in the country? The Arab spring, as it swept Libya unsparing the authoritarian Gaddafi regime, promised to have ushered in a new beginning. But eight years on, how is Libya? Well, the country is mercilessly split between […]
- Waking into our new volatile age of oil pricesConsider some recent headlines: "World Bank Warns Of Extreme Volatility In Oil Markets", "International Energy Agency Head: Oil markets are entering an era of unprecedented volatility" and "Oil prices spike, stocks plummet as uncertainty roils global markets - Washington Post" . All was calm when I predicted in February 2018 at oil-price.net […]
- 4 oil price predictions for 2019Last year, we gave out five blazing predictions as we stepped into a brand new 2018. And, how did we fare? Well, the year isn't new anymore but we did get 5 out of 5 of our predictions right! Self-congratulations are in order reaffirming why you read us. For 2019, really it's more of the […]
- Saudi Arabia steps backwards despite high oil pricesFor a nation, what's a year? Well, in the timing of the bigger picture, not much. Still, a year can cast its shadows long and fast. Essentially, as I was analyzing the ebb and flow of oil prices the past year, I couldn't but reflect on the changes a year can make. A year ago, […]
- Iran tensions to send oil price past $150 - againAfter scaling a three-year high of $79 a barrel, oil prices fell taking a nine percent drop on the back of better supplies, resumption of Libyan oil production and increased Saudi oil output. But the reversal began soon enough with the prices climbing back. Plenty of reasons? Let's say a single one - sanctions on […]