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The latest stories about BOC can be accessed here.- Local employer BOC is expanding its retail business with the launching of a new ‘BOC Gas and Gear’ flagship store in Gelderd Road, Leeds – only the third of its kind in the UK. Read more about BOC opening its flagship store
- Understanding how science is applied in the real world of engineering was the theme behind BOC’s Year 10 Science Challenge, won on Thursday by a team of 15 year old students from Sale Grammar. Read more about science in the real world
- Joe Coleman is England’s best apprentice welder in 2010, winning this year’s BOC English Apprentice Welder title against stiff competition in the finals held at Castle College Nottingham, on 6-7 July. Read more about Joe's national competition win
- Graig Wheeler from Pembroke celebrated his eighteenth birthday in style by winning the BOC Welsh Apprentice Welder 2010 on Thursday. He and six other apprentices from across Wales competed for the title at this year’s finals held at Deeside College, Flintshire, on 29-30 June. Read more about Pembroke apprentice
- BOC balloon gas has helped to invent a new mode of transport and with it, a first for an English Channel crossing. The Cluster Balloon, 54 gas-filled balloons tied to a chair, kept US adventurer Jonathan Trappe aloft on a flight from Ashford in Kent, over the white cliffs of Dover, to northern France. It took him just under five hours to complete the 22 mile journey. Read more about BOC helps balloonist, up and away
- Jordan Swan is Scotland’s best apprentice welder in 2010 – he proved that by winning this year’s BOC Scottish Apprentice Welder title against stiff competition in the finals held at Motherwell College on 17-18 June. Read more Scotland's most talented welder
- With many UK power stations due for replacement over the next decade, the challenge of constructing a new fleet of generating plants, as well as a large number of renewable energy facilities, is being met with a range of innovative new technologies. Read more about building a bright future with BOC
- BOC’s state-of-the-art cylinder filling and distribution centre in Glasgow provided Scottish Cabinet Secretary John Swinney MSP with a concrete example of the benefits to Scotland of an integrated transport network Read more about making the most of Scotland's infrastructure improvements
- BOC Healthcare has become the exclusive UK distributor for the Anapen auto-injector adrenaline (epinephrine) pen. Adrenaline is used to reverse anaphylactic shock. Read more BOC's exclusive distributor appointment
- Safety & Health Expo is the first chance to see BOC’s new range of gas detection monitors BOC, a member of The Linde Group, has over a century’s experience in working with industrial, medical and special gases. Read more about the new gas detection range
- Darren Wills certainly has a spring in his step now – after winning a million Nectar points in BOC’s Winter Millionaire prize draw. Read more about Darren joins the BOC millionaires club
- With more and more customers choosing to view and buy online, BOC is encouraging businesses to register on its new safety products website and enjoy the benefits already available through its retail and telephone sales services – and more. Read more about be safe with BOC in cyberspace
- The new fuel-cell powered electricity generator from BOC brings the benefits of hydrogen fuel to small-scale, energy-efficient technologies like lighting and cordless power tools, especially in locations where there is no access to grid-supplied electricity. Read more about BOC luanches fuel-cell generator
- In recognition of the key role the company plays in the industrial economy of the region, BOC has been awarded a grant of over £600,000 to modernise and upgrade its facilities at Middlesbrough. Read more about investing in the future on Teesside
- Godalming College are the winners of this year’s BOC Inspiring Gases Challenge for their innovative engineering solutions to a real-life challenge. Read more about applying science to the real world
- The Hymera portable power generator from BOC is the first 150W hydrogen fuel-cell powered electricity generator on the market. Read more about the portable fuel cell generator
- Peter Scott, a 19 year old welding apprentice from Cove Bay, Aberdeen, is aiming for a national award after he won the local round in a BOC-sponsored competition to find Scotland’s best welding apprentice of 2010. Read more about the apprentice aims for national recognition
- A secondary school’s plans to build a wildlife pond and wildflower garden have won it a £2,000 prize from industrial gases company BOC. The pond and garden will help pupils learn about local biodiversity and the environment. Read more about BOC rewards environmental effort
- Comprehensive stocks from leading valve manufacturers and next day delivery to mainland UK and Ireland, combined with competitive pricing – that’s what Leengate Valves offers as standard! Read more about the right valve
- BOC Healthcare has won a contract to provide compressed medical gases to the ambulance service across Scotland. BOC, a member of The Linde Group, is the largest supplier of industrial, medical and special gases in the UK and Ireland. Read more about BOC wins ambulance contract with latest technology
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For general enquiries about BOC please telephone 0800 111 333 or email: custserv@boc.com
For media enquiries, please contact:
Susan Tyzack, BOC Communications Manager.
Email: susan.tyzack@boc.com
Simon Napper, BOC External Communications.
Email: simon.napper@boc.com
