Cochran Launch Biomass Capability

BIB Cochran are pleased to announce the formal signing of an agreement with KARA Energy Systems B.V. from the Netherlands to act as sole representative for their biomass fired fuel handling and combustion products within the UK and Ireland.  We will design and manufacture at our facility in Annan the associated steam and hot water boiler components for Industrial and large commercial undertakings.

BIB Cochran recognise that energy users are increasingly seeking to use biomass fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels, for their economic and environmental benefits. The agreement with Kara Energy Systems will compliment BIB Cochran’s existing biomass product range enabling them to offer customers wider range of boiler house turnkey solutions for steam and hot water boilers.

The experience BIB Cochran has in being able to design build and support total boiler house solutions will be a key factor when integrating biomass boilers into existing site facilities, and ability that KARA recognised as being essential.

Further information on BIB Cochran total energy solution capabilities is available from Mr Graham Lamming glamming@bibcochran.com or our website www.bibcochran.com

Cochran Train Iranians

Cochran recently played hosts to four Iranian engineers from ARPC in Arak the engineers attended a bespoke training course designed to assist them in operating and maintaining their recently purchased waste heat recovery boiler which was built by Cochran for use on the back of an incinerator in the oil industry.

Cochran specialise in the delivery of tailored training courses specific to the clients site application.  These can be held at the clients own facility or at Cochran’s Training Centre in Scotland.

For more information contact  Trevor Hall +44 (0) 1461 202111 or

Email him at: thall@bibcochran.com

Client gives Cochran Clean Bill of Health

Cochran were recently visited by Jemray Nigeria Limited to inspect two Wee Chieftain boilers purchased for a brand new 3000 bed Lautech Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.  Jemray are responsible for the boiler and steam installation of this project and selected the Wee Chieftain due to its proven reliability and efficiency in the Nigerian market.

Pictured with Olugbenga Idowu and Ade Kowa of Jemray is David Rodger one of Cochran’s Project Engineering Team.

Cochran working with their long standing representative Serviplus Nigeria Ltd have supplied six more new boilers into Nigeria last year taking the total Cochran population to over 150 units.

For more information contact Tom Owens: +44 (0) 1461 202111 or

Email him at: towens@bibcochran.com

Cochran manufactures the largest output shell boiler built in the UK

When the Lithuanian town of Mazeikiu, a town of 47,000 people situated near the Latvian border, recently obtained a Natural Gas supply they wished to upgrade their District Heating plant and replace the old heavy oil fired boilers with new efficient gas fired plant. After evaluating all the options available, they selected a gas fired 30MW Cochran Thermax Hot water boiler and installation package.   Cochran’s long-standing Lithuanian partner, Ekotermjos Servisas, undertook the installation.

At 30MW the boiler is the largest output that has been built by Cochran in over 100 years of manufacturing boiler plant in Annan.  When designing the boiler careful consideration had to be given to it’s physical dimensions to ensure that it could be shipped and transported on the Lithuanian road network.  The boiler has been supplied as a complete package including combustion equipment and a control panel, designed to interface with the District Heating scheme control room.

Cochran has been working with Ekotermjos Servisas since the early days of Lithuanian independence and it has developed into a significant market for Cochran. We have supplied over 60 steam and hot water boilers into this market in the last ten years to a wide range of industrial and heating applications.

For more information contact Tom Owens on +44 (0) 1461 202111 or

Email him at: towens@bibcochran.com  

Cochran in the deserts of Saudi Arabia

The deserts of Saudi Arabia provide arduous challenges and Cochran with the support of their local partners, Tig-Tesco have recently handed over a turnkey installation, at Yanbu on the Red Sea coast.

The £2.5m project to provide 80 tonnes of steam per hour, covered all the mechanical and electrical installation of three twin furnace boilers, an independently fired superheater, and all the associated hardware. In 40oc + temperatures and dessert winds, the project was delivered to the client, Cristal Pigment on specification and budget.

For further details contact: cedgar@bibcochran.com or khan@tig-tesco.com

Cochran Water Treatment Limited

One of the most common methods of damaging a shell boiler is inadequate water treatment.  In order to ensure that your major capital investment is maintained to the optimum, Cochran has established a specialist water treatment company, Cochran Water Treatment Limited, to complement its existing service organisation. 

This business differs from conventional water treatment companies in that it exists to offer the optimum engineered solution to your water treatment problems and not to maximise chemical sales.

For further details contact: LucyA@cochranwatertreatment.co.uk or call 0845 52 111 45

Cochran Training Courses 2008

Inadequate operator training can compromise your boiler plant safety, availability and efficiency.  To ensure that you get the optimum performance from your boiler, Cochran offer a range of training courses. 

For details click on the link http://www.bibcochran.com/english/training.htm or telephone our training department on 01461 202111

Cochran Enter the Biomass Market

Industrial companies are increasingly looking to biomass as an alternative to fossil fuels.  To complement their existing boiler range Cochran now supply a range of industrial biomass boilers.  We are currently installing a biomass boiler in North East Scotland, which will produce 2t/h of steam from 60% wet wood chips.  The installation includes all the fuel and waste handling plant. 

For more information on The Cochran Biomass Capability Please Contact: glamming@bibcochran.com