Kevin Wheeldon, sales director at Cashco, explains the company’s prize-winning picture after winning the StocExpo 2025 Photography Competition
On 11 & 12 March, StocExpo held a photography competition inviting visitors and exhibitors to submit their favourite project photos and vote for the winners on-site. After two days of voting, Cashco came out on top.
The winning image features Cashco’s comprehensive range of tank protection equipment. Captured at the Standic site in Antwerp, Belgium, it shows how Cashco’s products seamlessly fit into the storage terminal. Kevin Wheeldon, sales director at Cashco, notes that the image clearly demonstrates how the company’s solutions work in the operational context. ‘The image is fantastic,’ he says. ‘It provides a great overview of the terminal and vividly conveys the scale of the site and how Cashco’s equipment is an essential part of the project.’
Founded in 1920, Cashco is a provider of highly engineered pressure management solutions for storage tanks. The image highlights Cashco’s tank protection equipment, an essential part of the company’s wider range that also includes regulators and control valves. In the foreground, a pressure and vacuum relief valve utilised in a vapour recovery system is clearly visible. To address the potential dangers of ignition, Cashco employs a detonation flame arrester, which effectively protects against flame propagation. Together, these products work seamlessly to minimise unwanted emissions loss and
provide fire protection.
The image captures a modern industrial terminal, with Cashco’s equipment at the centre of this dynamic environment. Wheeldon describes the image as a ‘perfect overview of a robust tank protection system.
A Visual Representation
For the Cashco team, this image offers a rewarding glimpse of all the new equipment at a large scale facility, ready to perform its critical functions. The photographed project involved the installation of a protection system for 46 bulk storage tanks at the Standic Antwerp Terminal, designed to store a variety of chemical products.
‘This project features a range of Cashco’s offerings,’ explains Wheeldon. ‘It’s great to showcase such a diverse array of our equipment. The symmetrical alignment of the tank equipment highlights the
products all lined up neatly, a sight that we don’t often get to see.’
One of the products featured is Cashco’s new flame arrestor, the Model 6K00. This unit provides dual protection by managing both pressure and vacuum conditions in the storage tank. It features a deflagration flame arrestor, made of a crimped stainless-steel element, allowing the passage of gas or flammable liquid vapours while blocking external flame transmission. This model acts as a heat
sink, removing heat from a flame to extinguish the ignited vapour mixture, and can be a standalone safety mechanism to prevent explosions.
‘The 6K00 solves a range of issues, with weight reduction being a main feature,’ adds Wheeldon. ‘Typically, this application requires two separate products – a flame arrester and a pressure vacuum relief valve.’ The 6K00 in the image is designed to be around half the weight of these separate units, so the tank roof can be designed to carry less weight, saving terminals money.
In addition, Cashco’s nitrogen blanketing valves, the Model 1078, is also pictured at the Standic Antwerp Terminal. This valve uses a pressure-balanced pilot that guarantees supply pressure fluctuations do not impact the setpoint. It also features a tight shutoff, which is 100% bubble-tight
at the setpoint, preventing the wastage of blanketing gases. By using a remote sensing line, the valve is well-suited for applications with low outlet settings and even those operating in vacuum mode. The system is also designed for instant on/ off functionality without any modulation, ensuring that it operates at full capacity as soon as it is opened.
Reflecting on StocExpo 2025
‘We had a highly productive experience at StocExpo this year,’ recalls Wheeldon. ‘The calibre of customers and visitors we encountered was exceptional. With our representatives located across Europe, StocExpo’s location in Rotterdam provides an ideal setting for us to connect, saving weeks from my calendar and making this event a valuable networking hub.’
Wheeldon adds: ‘This year we used our large-scale demonstration tank to showcase our products in a real-life situation. This enabled us to spend valuable time with visitors explaining the products and application in detail. Overall, we found the event really valuable, and that is why we have booked again for next year!’
