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DIARY OF TUBE EVENTS
2010
FEBRUARY
10-12
Tube India 2010
Mumbai, India
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MARCH
4-7
Boru 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
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APRIL
12-16
Tube / wire Düsseldorf 2010
Düsseldorf, Germany
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MAY
24-27
Tube Russia 2010
Moscow, Russia
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SEPTEMBER
21-24
Tube / wire China 2010
Shanghai, China
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OCTOBER
26-30
EuroBlech
Hannover, Germany
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NOVEMBER
2-4
Fabtech / AWS Welding Show
Atlanta, USA
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2011
JANUARY
8-11
Tekno / Tube Arabia 2011
Dubai, UAE
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SEPTEMBER
19-24
EMO
Hannover, Germany
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OCTOBER
4-6
Tubotech
Brazil
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11-13
Tube Southeast Asia
Bangkok
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Proserv chooses
Parker fittings
and valves
AT Offshore Europe, Parker signed a
worldwide representation agreement with the
oil and gas systems integrator Proserv Group
AS. Tube fittings, valves, manifolds and
other components from the instrumentation
products division of Parker Hannifin –
the global leader in motion and control
technologies – will become part of Proserv’s
preferred system building offering.
Since its foundation in 1974, Proserv has
developed a global engineering business that
includes specialist system building expertise
in a broad range of oil and gas applications.
The Norwegian-headquartered company has
grown rapidly and now operates in almost
every major oil and gas centre, from over 20
locations worldwide.
To enhance the efficiency of its system
services, Proserv actively seeks relationships
with suppliers who are able to provide
premium-quality building-block components
worldwide. Parker’s broad range of
instrumentation fittings, valves and manifolds,
and its global logistics network, proved the
perfect match. In particular, Proserv was
very impressed with the responsive nature
of Parker’s lean manufacturing operation in
Barnstaple, UK.
In addition to Proserv’s broad activity
profile, the system builder’s worldwide
footprint was a major attraction for Parker,
as it extends local support to several areas
not currently covered by its own international
office network, such as West Africa.
Parker’s Sheldon Banks said: “Proserv is
one of the strongest brands in the industry
and has an enviable global footprint. Our
agreement gives us the means to better
serve oil major, design house and EPC
clients – bringing mutual opportunities for
rapid and sustainable growth.”
“We have a large requirement for
instrumentation products and expertise, and
Parker’s range, responsive supply chain and
innovative approach gives us what we need,”
added Proserv Group’s chief executive officer
Arve Sem-Henriksen. “The product supply
agreement we have will help us to build and
deliver systems very rapidly and efficiently,
and provide after-sales support with products
from a globally recognised source.”
Parker Instrumentation Products
Division – UK
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