Systems integration specialist Hima-Sella is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Originally registered as Sella Controls in February, 1974, Hima-Sella is today recognised as a leader in the provision of solutions and systems that improve operational efficiency and safety in highly complex and often hazardous environments.
Headquartered in Stockport, Hima-Sella has regional offices in Leicestershire and Aberdeen, employs more than 100 full-time personnel and has a turnover in excess of £10million. Sectors within which Hima-Sella operates include Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Petrochemical, Rail, Steel and Power Generation.
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John Blackwell, Hima-Sella’s Managing Director, comments: “We are delighted to be celebrating our 40th anniversary and, having made our mark in several industry sectors, the name Hima-Sella is now synonymous with professionally engineered solutions, best-in-class products and dependable support services. Also, as we enter our fifth decade of operation, we have a very healthy order book and we are in discussions with some of the biggest names in a variety of industry sectors.”
High-profile projects and cutting-edge technology remain two of Hima-Sella’s distinct hallmarks. For instance, one recent contract win sees the company tasked with the development and provision of a two-tier, fail-safe Instrument Protection System for use in the nuclear industry. Also, Hima-Sella recently received funding from the Technology Strategy Board to develop an innovative low-power and wireless rail track bedding displacement (void) monitoring solution that can be integrated into the current Network Rail maintenance monitoring strategy.
The void monitoring solution is being developed in collaboration with Sensonics, as strategic partnerships are of great importance to Hima-Sella. Other key partners include HIMA (safety systems up to SIL 3/4), Funkwerk (customer and passenger information systems, and GSM-R), Deuta-Werke (data loggers and train control) and Seitz Valve Technology (safety solenoid valves). Most recently, Hima-Sella and Mitsubishi Electric, the multinational automation solutions supplier, entered into an agreement to promote a number of each other’s products and services and pursue joint opportunities in the rail sector.
Also to Hima-Sella’s credit is that during its 40 year history the company has not only responded quickly to customer requirements and changes in legislation but, in many cases, has been well ahead of the game. For example, in the 1990s (and long before the ‘Buncefield Incident’ of 2005), Hima-Sella was implementing tank overfill protection, as part of broader and automated Emergency Shutdown systems.
Blackwell concludes: “Our unwavering approach to safety, and the fact that we never forget that our customers seek operational efficiency through the high-availability of plant, equipment and infrastructure, have earned Hima-Sella a fantastic reputation. That reputation has been nurtured through the dedication and loyalty of some of the best engineers and a host of support personnel in the business. So I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate ‘team Hima-Sella’ on this prestigious milestone.”
For further information please visit www.hima-sella.co.uk
