Oil & Gas Weir pumped up by minersScottish engineering firm Weir Group reported a jump in turnover and profits yesterday, thanks to demand for its pumps from mining companies. February 28th 2013, 1:02 am 1 min read Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Scottish engineering firm Weir Group reported a jump in turnover and profits yesterday, thanks to demand for its pumps from mining companies.