TPT September 2008

I ndustry N ews

Business News in Brief…

business news in brief…

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Gardner Denver Water Jetting Systems (www. waterjetting.com), USA, has announced the appointment of Mr Gregory Laux to the position of area sales manager. Mr Laux will be responsible for the company’s sales activity in the east coast and midwest United States and the eastern provinces of Canada. The company is a leading manufacturer waterjet pumping, cleaning, cutting and surface preparation systems. transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH (www.transfluid.de) has extended its management to include three new managers. The existing owners, Mr Bludau and Mr Nöker, have employed Ms Stefanie Flaeper (sales and marketing), Mr Benedikt Hümmler (technology and production), and Mr Burkhard Tigges (controlling and finances). The company has also opened a sales and service office for the Asian pacific region, based in Bangkok, Thailand, managed by Mr Surachat Moolla. Formtek Metal Forming (www.formtekgroup.com), USA, has promoted Mr Rick Wilson to the position of senior vice president of sales and marketing. Mr Wilson’s new duties will include directing all external machinery sales and marketing for brands including Yoder, Dahlstrom and Tishken in North America. Roll-Kraft (www.roll-kraft.com), USA, has been commended for its safety record and presented with an award for having no ‘lost time’ injuries during the rating period. This award followed a recent review of the company undertaken by the Lake County Safety Council in Ohio. Technip (www.technip.com), France, and Subsea 7 (www. subsea7.com), UK, have formed a joint venture company, called Technip Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (TS7). TS7 has recently been awarded two contracts for subsea installation and pipeline supply projects in New Zealand and Vietnam. Interpipe (www.interpipe.biz), Ukraine, has appointed Mr Oleg Kuzmin to the position of director of corporate affairs. Mr Kuzmin will be responsible for Interpipe’s PR and communications strategy, together with the coordination of external and internal communications. Shaw Inspection Systems (www.shawinspectionsystems. com), USA, specialist in x-ray inspection systems and a division of Shawcor, has appointed Mr Eric Siegel to the new position of North America marketing manager. Mr Siegel will liaise between customers in North America and the company’s manufacturing base in the UK. Shaw has also appointed Mr Andrew Hosier as manufacturing/production manager at its Great Yarmouth, UK facility. AddisonMckee (www.addisonmckee.com) has introduced a new e-commerce solution called ExpressTools™. This service enables the quick and easy online transacting and quick delivery of perishable bending and end-forming tools.

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