WCN Autumn 2010

60 years of engineering excellence and still going strong!

of products are manufactured including extrusion, spinner and guide dies. A cleaning and repair service is also offered, along with various ancillary products. Dies can be supplied, often from stock, in any quantity and to any schedule to meet the customer’s specific requirements. Foxton Dies looks forward to serving customers old and new for many more years to come.

strengthen our message even more. Our customers include manufacturers of wire, bar, cables, jewellery, reinforced concrete, tyres and many more, but new applications are being found all the time. Our experience in industry means that we can find solutions for all types of manufacturing challenges.” As a result, Foxton Dies is constantly on the lookout for talented and reliable agents to represent the company overseas. A new company brochure and website will be available from June to help spread the word. Both round and shaped wire drawing dies are a speciality, produced to the highest quality, and many other types

This year, Foxton Dies Ltd from Cleckheaton, England is celebrating its 60 th anniversary. Established by Frank Fox in 1950, in a small wooden shed, the company has grown from a small, local concern into a major worldwide manufacturer of tungsten carbide wire drawing dies. Engineering excellence and customer service remain cornerstones of the company, but managing director Darrell Fox, son of the founder, takes a progressive approach to the future of the business. Mr Fox explains: “We are well known throughout the world for our quality and reliability, but we really want to

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IWMA’s 2010 AGM and industry lunch well supported with good benefits for charities

The popular 2010 event took place on 3 rd February in the UK. As part of the celebrations for the IWMA’s 40 th anniversary the association’s executive board had decided that all proceeds from the lunch would be given to several charities.

Apart from payments received from member companies for their tables at the lunch the total amount raised was augmented by cash donations collected on the day. As a result £3,200 was raised. The IWMA has made donations to Unicef; Cancer Research (for breast cancer and prostate cancer research specifically); and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Enduring popularity of the IWMA annual dinner dance Stratford-on-Avon in the UK is universally known as the birthplace of William Shakespeare. It was also the “birthplace” of the IWMA’s annual dinner dance, which in those days took place in the same hotel, on the same day as the annual general meeting. This ever-popular social event has evolved over the last thirty-six years, relocating to London and providing members with an opportunity to enjoy a full weekend break in the capital in addition to the dinner dance itself. The 2010 function will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel, High Street Kensington on Friday 26 th November. Members booking and paying early for the weekend can take advantage of a discounted rate. In recognition of the IWMA’s 40 th anniversary this year the Secretariat will be doing its utmost to organise a truly unforgettable evening and it is hoped that members will make every effort to support the event.

Members of the IWMA are advised that the 40 th annual general meeting of the association will take place at 11:00 hours on Wednesday 2 nd February 2011 at the Mere Golf & Country Club, Mere, Cheshire, UK. The AGM will be followed by the IWMA’s popular industry lunch for which member companies can reserve tables. Full details will be issued November 2010. Official notification of the IWMA 40 th AGM

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