BLFT Turbine Installation for Sir Bob Geldof's Winery
16/06/2017
Bell Flow Systems has recently supplied a Stainless Steel
Turbine Meter to Awash Winery in Ethiopia. Not only is this winery the largest
in the country, but it is also part owned by UK equity firm chaired by Sir Bob
Geldof.
Awash currently bottles seven million litres of wine
annually. It plans to boost production under 12 brands, including the
well-known Axumite, Awash and Gouder names.
Gouder is a national brand Geldof first tasted in 1984, when
he got back from areas of drought in the north that had taken the world by
shock. The 1984-85 Ethiopian famine had prompted many such as Geldof to
galvanize the international community for help. He is known to be a force
behind a LiveAid concert, a phenomenal event that was the first to get
broadcast live across the world for the first time, and as a result raised over
100 million dollars for charity.
Geldof says he decided in 2013 to get involved in the winery
hoping to see the factory expand and improve in order to provide additional employment.
The transfer in technology and skills, he said, expedites development and ends
dependency in Ethiopia.
The Turbine meter is the second unit to be installed in the production process
as the original meter, supplied through a third party has proved to be accurate
and reliable. The BLFT turbine meter features a high +/-1% accuracy and is
constructed from stainless steel ensuring it ideal for the measurement of low
to medium viscosity liquids. As standard meters include a long battery lifetime
of 4 years and a choice of 4-20mA signal, pulse outputs and programmable
alarms.
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About Bell Flow Systems:
Bell Flow Systems was established in 1997 with the emphasis being firmly placed on the provision of flow measurement solutions to industry. Since that time, Bell Flow Systems and it's sister company Cortex Displays Ltd have adapted and grown to meet new demands and challenges in an ever changing market place. We now build systems, manufacture display instrumentation and supply a range of products to the renewables market and the environmental market.