Monitor 62 - Industry icons, PQI, Lubmat and a one stop shop for lubricant analysis – news on all these and more can be found in the latest bumper edition of WearCheck’s Monitor newsletter.

The recent passing on of popular WearCheck founder Gary Brown, fondly known as ‘Mr WearCheck’, was a sad day for colleagues and customers alike – some of their tributes to Gary are featured in the Monitor.

Readers seeking technical tips will be rewarded with useful insight into turbine testing and a valuable explanation and discussion of the PQI (particle quantification index).

Also featured are WearCheck’s newest laboratory at Kitwe, Zambia; details of the next annual Lubmat conference in Spain; good advice on improving lubrication and WearCheck’s latest international quality certification.

The most up-to-date training course schedules are also included – remember, booking is essential as courses fill up very fast.

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60 years, or six decades – that’s the combined length of service given by two long-serving members of staff from WearCheck Pinetown.  The important career milestones were celebrated recently by diagnostician Rowan Maartens (30 years) and accounts clerk Preleen “Pearl” Joseph (30 years).

Rowan joined WearCheck 30 years ago as a diagnostician, and since then has been hard at work as a key member of the diagnostics team.  Says Rowan, ‘It’s been an interesting journey on a long road, very technical, and I have learnt so much along the way, both from colleagues and customers. I have really enjoyed it.’

Pearl spent her first 14 years with WearCheck as a lab assistant. Thereafter, she moved across to customer support and then accounts (first debtors, now creditors). ‘There is always something new every day, which keeps the job interesting, challenging and enjoyable,’ she says.

Managing director Neil Robinson congratulated Rowan and Pearl on reaching these incredible milestones. ‘We truly value your years of loyalty to the WearCheck family – not only do your years of experience benefit the company and your colleagues, but your familiarity with our customers and their needs translates into better customer service.’