TPT January 2013

Industry News

Beta LaserMike appoints new VP of global sales

Agilent Technologies. He began his career at Hewlett-Packard, where he served in roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately leading to the position of senior sales and marketing manager for the Americas and EMEA. “Randy brings a wealth of experience and an impressive track record in channel development and global sales growth,” said Ken Wright, president of Beta LaserMike. “He has extensive knowledge of technical sales leadership and possesses a strong background in general management. This is important as we continue to expand our commercial footprint across international markets for measurement and control solutions.” Mr Luffman holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from East Carolina University, and has obtained an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.

BETA LaserMike, a provider of precision measurement and control solutions, has announced that Randy Luffman has joined the company as vice-president of global sales. Mr Luffman will be responsible for further expanding worldwide sales for the company’s line of gauging and testing systems. The company’s regional sales directors will directly report to Mr Luffman. Mr Luffman comes to Beta LaserMike from RedZone Associates, where he was managing partner for the company’s business of designing, recruiting, training and leading sales organisations for B2B clients. Previously he was the global sales vice president and general manager for MarketSource, a B2B sales and marketing services firm. Mr Luffman also held the position of director of global sales and technical service for

Randy Luffman

Beta LaserMike – USA Fax: +1 937 233 7284

Email: sales@betalasermike.com Website: www.betalasermike.com

Coil-coating plant built

LUVATA, a leader in metal solution manufacturing, heat transfer technology and engineering and design services, has broken ground on its latest facility – a coatings plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will offer two proven protective coatings for HVACR equipment: ElectroFin ® E-coat and Luvata Insitu ® . ElectroFin E-Coat provides corrosion protection coating for coastal environments. The new facility, located 40 miles from an existing Luvata facility in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, is the company’s fifteenth facility in North America. Conveniently located between Monterrey and Saltillo off the Monterrey bypass highway #40, this area is also home to Lennox International, Carrier de Mexico and Whirlpool. “Our new location in Ramos Arizpe complements its sister facilities in Monterrey and Juarez in meeting the growing needs of our customers in Mexico,” said Luvata CEO John Peter Leesi. “Our ability to provide a wide range of product solutions within the HVACR industry will help to maintain Luvata’s position as the supplier of choice for our customers.” Construction of the new multi-million dollar facility includes 50,000ft 2 of manufacturing space and 7,000ft 2 of office space.

Luvata – USA Website: www.luvata.com

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