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Autumn 2013
AESA SA....................................................... 16
Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co............................ 9
Anglia Metal Ltd............................................. 7
Balloffet......................................................... 12
Bar Products and Services Ltd.................... 19
Beta LaserMike............................................. 17
Bow Technology........................................... 12
BWE Ltd....................................................... 10
Cemanco LC.................................................. 3
Daloo............................................................ 12
EuroMadem Spain Sl..................................... 7
Gauder sa..................................................... 12
GEO-Reinigungstechnik GmbH................... 21
GER SA......................................................... 16
H Folke Sandelin AB...................................... 6
Institute of Spring Technology....................... 4
Leoni AG....................................................... 17
lune Prozesstechnik GmbH......................... 22
Mathiasen Machinery Inc............................... 9
Metalube Ltd ................................................. 2
Nantong Economic and Technological
Development Area.................................. 18
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff................................ 6
Ormiston Wire................................................. 2
Plasmait GmbH.............................................. 5
Pourtier sas................................................... 12
PWM Ltd....................................................... 16
Queins Machines GmbH................................ 7
Ridgway Machines....................................... 22
Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH...................... 11
Setic sas....................................................... 12
August Strecker GmbH & Co KG................. 21
Techna International Ltd................................. 4
Joachim Uhing KG GmbH & Co.................. 18
Vapormatt Ltd................................................. 5
Whitelegg........................................................ 9
Zumbach Electronic AG............................... 20
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British company Ormiston Wire
celebrates its 220th birthday this year.
The company, formed in London in
1793 by Philip Ormiston, is currently
under the stewardship of his
descendant Mark Ormiston.
Ormiston Wire began trading as
a manufacturer of spring wire for
corsets and wigs, but diversified in
the 19th Century. During the 1960s and
1970s Ormiston provided vital support
for some of the biggest television
stars of the decade. Gerry Anderson’s
Thunderbirds puppets were lifted by
Ormiston Wire, and in the 21st century
the company supplied the wire that
made the broomsticks fly in the
popular Harry Potter series.
Other bespoke applications of
Ormiston wires include sculptures
from the Thomas Heatherwick Studio,
and antenna braid for the British
Antarctic Survey.
Ormiston Wire – UK
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220 not out for Ormiston Wire
Manchester, UK–based Metalube is
celebrating being named as winner
of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
in International Trade 2013 – the
UK’s highest accolade for business
success.
Metalube produces speciality
lubricants and protective greases
used for making non-ferrous
tubes, wires, cables and electrical
conductors. This experienced exporter
employs 31 people and is active in 80
markets with offices in China, India
and Brazil.
Investment is paramount, with a
particular emphasis on marketing as
well as research and development
programmes.
“This is the greatest tribute we could
receive and our team is tremendously
proud,” said David Lee, founder and
managing director.
“For the three-year period, our
overseas sales growth has been 51
per cent with exports accounting for
96 per cent of our total turnover.
“When we started the business back
in the 80s all our trade was in the UK.
Over the decades we have watched
the domestic industry diminish, and
today we are almost entirely an export
business, selling our oils and greases
to over 80 countries worldwide.”
He added: “It is very gratifying to
have our hard work and commitment
recognised by such a prestigious
award and we look forward to
receiving this honour from the Lord
Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
later this year.”
Metalube Ltd – UK
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Queen’s award for Metalube
Determining of parameters
characterising the functional
behaviour of spring steel wire
in helical springs
Technical Article..... 23
S S Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘Bleigiessen’.
Photo: Steve Speller, Ormiston website
S S The award-winning team at Metalube