The CEA, Cochran & UK China Training Ltd

Recently CEA were approached by UK China Training Ltd to host a delegation from the Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision Department of Guangdong Province, P.R. China (essentially the department responsible for the inspection of steam boilers and associated plant). They requested CEA to arrange a seminar covering:-

• National codes, standards and legislative framework for hot water boilers, steam boilers & large water tube boilers
• Introduction to the safe operation, regarding installation, use, repair of hot water boilers, steam boilers & large water tube boilers
• Introduction of the necessary qualifications, training courses available & H & S to engineers working in this area

CEA were happy to accommodate this request and one of our member companies Cochran Ltd agreed to host the 26 strong delegation and arrange the seminar. Cochran have had a long history of manufacturing boilers for the Chinese market and were the first international boilermaker to be approved and certified by the Chinese government. Dave Young (General Manager & Technical Manager) gave a presentation on the aspects of good European boiler design and modifications required to meet the Chinese legislation. This was followed by Cochran's CEA accredited Training Manager presenting the requirements and benefits of the CEA Boiler Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) both of which were well received and stimulated some lively discussion.

The delegation were then treated to a tour of the factory where they were able to see full range of design and manufacturing techniques applied in building boilers, including a large 20 t/h steam boiler that Cochran are currently building for a tobacco plant in Xuzhou, China