EoW November 2007

24 / 104

EuroWire – November 2007 22
english corporate news
Teknor Apex has appointed Bhawan Patel as thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) technical
manager for the European operations of the company’s Thermoplastic Elastomer
Division.
Patel will be based at the UK headquarters of Chem
Polymer Ltd, a Teknor Apex subsidiary.
Patel brings 30 years of management, research, and
technical support experience with polymer technology,
practically all of it in the rubber industry. As an inventor
or co-inventor, he has received 12 patents involving
rubber formulation and processing.
Patel comes to Teknor Apex from Milliken Specialty
Elastomers Ltd, which he joined in 1983 and served
in technical management positions before becoming
director of development in 2001.
He holds several certificates and degrees in polymer technology, including a Master of
Science degree from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.
Teknor Apex – USA Fax: +1 401 728 5680
Email: Website:
Bhawan Patel ▲
lNew technical manager at UK site
New office and warehouse for Goodwin
Goodwin Machinery Ltd has moved to new office and warehouse facilities in Bolton,
near Manchester, UK, where it has 100% covered storage with easy access to the UK
motorway network and convenient for Manchester and Liverpool airports.
The premises offer many advantages over the previous warehouse, including
increased storage capacity and full overhead crane facilities for loads up to 10 tons.
Goodwin is the largest and most pro-active UK used cable and wire machinery
stockist, offering everything from complete factory evaluations and purchases
including dismantling, removal and re-installation.
The company can also offer machinery to suit customer need ie ‘as seen’, cleaned
and painted or completely refurbished.
Goodwin Machinery Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1204 534415
Email: Website:
Adding strength in
Asia Pacific
Prysmian Cables and Systems has
bought New Zealand cable manufacturer,
International Wire & Cable Company
Limited (IWC).
The acquisition further strengthens
Prysmian’s presence in the Asia Pacific
region.
In Australia, Prysmian already has a
well established presence with two
manufacturing plants supplying a wide
range of power and telecommunications
cables as well as accessories for joining
and terminating power cables.
IWC has been producing power cables,
with expertise in the aluminium/neutral
screened cables, in New Zealand for more
than 60 years and employs 65 people with
approximate revenues of €20m in 2006.
The Prysmian investment will build
on IWC’s existing infrastructure in the
North and South islands of New Zealand
and will add to its supply capabilities
through the expanded product range and
research and development facilities of the
Prysmian Group.
The acquisition of IWC’s Auckland
operations will allow Prysmian to extend
its market in New Zealand, particularly in
power distribution.
Prysmian Telecom Cables & Systems
– Italy
Fax: +39 02 6442 2640
Email:
Website :
Ewald Instruments Corp./PTS, in
Goshen, CT USA manufactures
manual, semi-automatic and fully
automatic machines to cut and
fuse the ends of GAC, stainless
and selected other types of cable
or wire rope.
Fully automatic machines will
de-reel, measure and cut up to
700 parts per hour or 1400 cuts
per hour with double feed.
Ewald Instruments Corp./PTS
Welding Technologies
PO Box 398, Goshen, CT 06756
Tel: 860 491 9042 Fax: 860 491 9045
Website :