Operations
With effect from 1 May 2008, the Weir Group reorganised its operating units into three sector- focused divisions in the higher growth markets of mining, oil & gas and power & industrials:
Weir Minerals - manufactures slurry handling equipment and associated spare parts for abrasive high wear applications used in mining as well as in the niche oil sands and flue gas desulphurisation markets. Products include pumps, hydro cyclones, valves, de-watering equipment and wear resistant linings. The division is present in key mining markets, including South and North America, Australia and Africa.
Weir Oil & Gas - designs and manufactures pumps and ancillary equipment for global upstream and downstream oil and gas markets.
Upstream operations specialise in high-pressure well service pumps and related flow control equipment along with repairs, parts and service of pressure control and rotating equipment. Downstream focuses on design and manufacture of centrifugal pumps, mainly for the refining industry. Principal operations are in North America, Europe and the Middle East.
Weir Power & Industrial designs, manufactures and supports specialist and critical-service rotating and flow control equipment, in the main, to the global power sector. The division includes valve operations, a specialist pump business and service and aftermarket operations and is one of only a few businesses globally capable of providing specialist valves into the nuclear islands of third generation nuclear power stations. Facilities are located in Europe, North America, China, Middle East, India and South Africa.
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