Mark Richardson, Technical Manager, Gaskets at James Walker, which is a member company of ESA, will be presenting a keynote speech at the upcoming Fluid Sealing 2018 Conference in Manchester (7th – 8th March). His presentation is titled “The implications for valve manufacturers to the changes in fugitive emissions valve standards”.

Mark Richardson currently holds the position of Technical Manager for Gaskets for James Walker based in the north of England. Mark has a degree from Birmingham University in Pure Physics. He has worked for James Walker for over 20 years in that time holding a number of different technical roles including Product Development, Senior Applications Engineer and Global Product Management. During this period Mark has focused on high performance sealing products for valves and specifically valves designed to meet fugitive emissions specifications and service.

In his current role Mark is focused on technical support for the global gasket business.