EuroWire September 2014

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Partnership after recapitalisation

“We look forward to investing in the people and technology required to keep B&H positioned as a high quality manufacturer of precision tooling for the wire, cable, and tubing industries. “Our intent is to become a state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing facility that provides exceptional customer service,” added Mr Neville. B&H Tool Company LLC – USA Website : www.bhtool.com

important to provide a strong value proposition to the marketplace. In order to do that, said Mr Neville, “we needed to upgrade our capabilities in technology, engineering and manufacturing. “That is why I am so excited for B&H and our customers. John’s background, experience, interests and commitment are a perfect fit for what we need to continue to service the needs of our customers, employees, suppliers and other constituents for another 46 years.

Peter Neville, B&H Tool Company’s President and CEO, announced that B&H has been recapitalised and is now a partnership known as B&H Tool Company, LLC. As part of the capitalisation, Mr Neville retains his current role as the president and CEO, and John Ulcej, who was formerly an owner and president of EDI in Chippewa Falls, is director of technology, engineering, and manufacturing at B&H. B&H Tool Company, LLC was founded in 1967 and specialises in the design and manufacturing of high quality standard and custom crosshead and in-line dies used for wire coating and tubing, serving industrial and medical markets throughout the world. Along with dies it also provides adapters, die supports, and stock parts to keep its customers up and running. Mr Neville has owned and managed B&H since 1994. During the last 20 years, he has seen a great deal of change in the domestic and international marketplace for the extrusion tooling B&H provides. In order to navigate today’s economic environment, he feels it is critically Newmarketing chief at Teknor Apex Teknor Apex Company has appointed Sharon Martin as corporate marketing communications manager.

Ms Martin is in charge of advertising, public relations, trade show coordination, marketing collateral and digital marketing for all Teknor Apex business units worldwide, including vinyl, thermoplastic elastomers, nylon, custom compounding, colour concentrate, and chemicals divisions and a garden hose business that is a nationwide brand in the USA. She brings over eight years of marketing

▲ ▲ Sharon

Martin, the new corporate marketing communications

manager for Teknor Apex

experience in the medical industry, and holds a BA degree with a concentration in corporate communications from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.

Teknor Apex Company – USA Website : www.teknorapex.com

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