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and Northern Ireland. Mr Rooney will add
support to current Combilift dealerships in
these areas. Prior to his appointment, Mr
Rooney had already been with Combilift for
just under eight years.
Rafter Equipment Corp (www.
rafterequipment.com), USA, has
added Mr Mark Prasek as vice-
president of sales & marketing. Mr Prasek
has spent the last sixteen years in the tube
and pipe industry working for both Yoder
Manufacturing and EFD Induction. Rafter
Equipment manufactures tube and pipe
mills, rollforming machines, cutoff machines,
and other tube mill machinery.
Abbey International (www.
abbeyintl.com), a division
of Bronx International, has
appointed Mr Eric Martin as its new sales
manager. Mr Martin will be responsible for
growing the sales of Abbey International
tube and pipe mill products. The company
has recently shipped a complete 3K2H-3.5
tube mill to a large tube manufacturer in
China, who will use it to produce a range
of tube ODs and wall thicknesses on one
tube mill.
Suraj Stainless Ltd (www.
surajgroup.com) has received
the Federation of Indian Export
Organization’s ‘Niryat Shree’ certificate
of excellence (Non-SSI) award at Vigyan
Bhavan in New Delhi. The company is
a leading manufacturer of welded and
seamless tube, pipe and U-tube. About 70
to 80 per cent of the company’s production
is exported to European countries.
SMSMeer GmbH (
com), Germany, has appointed
Mr Michael Cottin as new vice
president for ERW-welded tube plants. Mr
Cottin is the successor of Mr Wilhelm Bungert
who recently retired. Mr Cottin joined the SMS
group in 1985 as a design engineer, and 3
years later switched to sales where he spent 17
years in the hot and cold rolling divisions. From
2005-2007 he was the global key account
manager for ArcelorMittal.
Randolph Tool (www.
randolphtool.com), USA, has
announced the purchase of the
National Knife Co and Service Grinding
Co. Randolph Tool has specialized in the
manufacturing and sharpening of industrial
knives and tooling for industries worldwide
as well as precision machining since 1968.
KTM Tech Co 90.
com), Korea, has developed and
released a titanium tube and pipe
mill with its own brandname. This mill has
been in R&D for a number of years, based
on the company’s advanced technology.
The KTM brand is popular on the domestic
market and growing in recognition on the
international stage.
Combilift Ltd .
com), a leading manufacturer in
the long-load handling sector,
has appointed Mr Anthony Rooney as
product manager responsible for Scotland
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