TPi May 2014

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Rabmer Pipe Renewal becomes Sekisui SPR after acquisition deal

Spiral-Wound pipe rehabilitation technology from the Sekisui SPR Group

both corporate groups have since covered the complete value chain of pipe rehabilitation in Europe. Sekisui SPR Europe and the Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group have expanded their product portfolio and offer the trenchless pipe rehabilitation technologies, Spiral- Wound pipe, Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) and Close-Fit, all over Europe. The Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group is now 100 per cent part of the Sekisui Group. To create a uniform presence, the various companies of the Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group are being renamed under the Sekisui brand. In addition, all companies will carry the SPR logo, which represents the pipe renewal division. Sekisui SPR Europe GmbH – Germany info@sekisuispr.com www.sekisuispr.com oxy-fuel torches with the ability to cut through 5" thick plate on a routine basis. Both facilities offer sophisticated material handling solutions to handle and ship larger sized products. Samuel, Son & Co is a family owned business founded in 1855. The company is a metal processor and distributor, as well as being a manufacturer of metal and related products. Samuel offers a full range of value added processing services and a complete range of carbon, stainless and aluminium products in all shapes and forms. The company operates more than 100 service centres and manufacturing plants across North America as well as other facilities in the UK, Australia and China. Samuel, Son & Co, Ltd – Canada sales@samuel.com www.samuel.com

Sekisui SPR Europe and the Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group have been cooperating in the European pipe rehabilitation market for two years. New markets have been created in Central and Eastern Europe by the locally established Rabmer subsidiaries, securing a market position across Europe in pressure and sewage pipe rehabilitation. At the end of 2011, Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd acquired a 75 per cent holding in the Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group, based in Austria. The Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group enhanced its trenchless pipe rehabilitation technologies portfolio with the Spiral-Wound technology, also consolidating its market position in the Central and Eastern European area. With Sekisui as the parent company, Samuel Midwest has opened a new 65,000ft 2 facility in Chicago, USA, offering a broad selection of products and services. The new plant includes a three- torch hi-def plasma burning table for production burning and large plate, with table size 22 x 70ft; a high-speed crane for added efficiency; a full line of carbon sheet and plate inventory, including A36, A572-50, A514, A516- 70, 100XF and 130 min yield; and a full line of stainless and aluminium sheet and plate. The facility complements the company’s existing network across the Midwest of the USA, including a 62,000ft 2 operation in Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s capabilities include three burning machines with rotational plasma torches to bevel contoured and rectangular parts; machining heads to drill holes in large parts/shapes; and

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