TPT September 2007

Industry News

AddisonMckee wins world-class manufacturer award

Gulf Plastics Pipe Academy receives launch Borouge, UAE, has announced the launch of the Gulf Plastics Pipe Academy (GPPA), of which it is a founding member. The GPPA, formally launched by Mr Harald Hammer, CEO of Borouge Pte Ltd at Dubai PlastPro, is set to play an important role in increasing the use of high quality plastics pipe systems in the Middle East. The GPPA is an independent, non-profit organisation formed to promote the use of specified plastics pipe systems and good installation practices in the greater Middle East region. The organisation represents all stakeholders in the plastic pipe value creation chain, including polymer producers, pipe/fittings producers, and pipe installers and utility providers. The organisation is committed to raising the knowledge and skills required to develop high quality plastics pipe systems. This will be achieved through developing education and training programmes, promoting standardisation and certification and encouraging best practice in health, safety and environmental matters.

Tube manipulation solutions provider AddisonMckee, USA, has been declared the sole recipient of the ‘World-class manufacturing award’, one of seven separate awards announced during a conference luncheon entitled ‘The Manufacturer Live’, held on 30 May in Chicago, USA. ‘The Manufacturer’ is a resource organisation for manufacturing decision makers, and uses its annual awards ceremony to highlight those organisations promoting world-class fi Mr Eric Cohen (WHI Capital Partners – principal owners of AddisonMckee), Kevin Linehan (MMS), Mr Christian Rogiers and Mr Mike Burnett (AddisonMckee), and Mr Dann Maurno (The Manufacturer magazine)

levels of manufacturing excellence in the United States. The award presented to AddisonMckee recognises an organisation’s ability to benchmark, examine and make continuous improvements in everything from lead times to customer returns, work content to labour minutes per unit, and inventory levels to cycle times. AddisonMckee president and COO, Mr Joe Eramo, states “ This award provides evidence of our ability to expand globally while continuing to grow our US manufacturing base. ” The Manufacturer’s editor-in-chief, Mr Dann Anthony Maurno, said, “I was impressed by their consultative approach with customers, beyond the product and into their operations. And a company like AddisonMckee, that improves revenue growth by 107 per cent over five years, has much to tell.”

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