TPT March 2011

I ndustry N ews

Sikora makes big plans for the future

THE supervisory board and management board of Sikora have decided upon the restructuring of the company. From1 January 2011 Harald Sikora, chairman and head of the R&D department at Sikora, withdrew from the operational business in order to pave the way for the next generation. Mr Sikora has moved to the newly founded Sikora Holding GmbH & Co KG. Mrs Bernadette Sikora is also appointed to the Holding and is responsible for the business areas finances and controlling. Harald Sikora will support the company as consultant. His successor is Harry Prunk, present member of the board of SikoraAG. As chairman, Mr Prunk takes over the manage- ment of the company with the business areas production, service, purchasing, sales, marketing, and research and development. Dr Siegmar Lampe, previously deputy director of development under Harald Sikora, is appointed director of the R&D department.

Sikora AG – Germany Fax: +49 421 48900 90 Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net

Harry Prunk, Harald Sikora and Bernadette Sikora

TS 16949 certification for Boltjes BOLTJES specialises in bending, forming and assembly of tubes in 2D and 3D. The company processes steel, stainless steel, copper and aluminium tubes, and can also assemble products through welding and soldering. Boltjes offers various finishes, such as galvanising or powder coating. Its core business is the deforming and assembling of tubes for leading companies in the automotive, medical and heating and cooling industry. The company has announced that it has obtained TS 16949 certification in its continuous effort of improving quality of the business process. ISO/TS 16949, an international standard for suppliers of car manufacturers, was developed because there was a need for a comprehensive and internationally

recognised quality directive. As with ISO 9001:2000, the overall objective is the introduction of process thinking, so the quality of the business develops. The ISO/TS certification defines the require- ments for quality management systems related to design, development, production and, where applicable, installation and servicing of automotive related products. The company’s sales and logistics office

for Western Europe is located in Ermelo in the Netherlands, and it also has a sales office in Ukraine. Production is carried out at

a factory in the Czech Republic. Boltjes Serial Production bv – The Netherlands Fax: +31 341 462235 Email: f.langereis@boltjes.cz Website: www.boltjes.cz

Steel pipes processed by Boltjes

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