July 2014 Tube Products International
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business & market news
New leadership team for Pipe Center
and Climate Center
Pipe Center and Climate Center, UK
heating and cooling suppliers, have
a new leadership team. The new
structure, announced by managing
director Lee Jon Newman, forms part
of the company’s ambitious growth
agenda and is also aligned with its
strategy to deliver customer service
via its network of branches across
the UK.
With Mr Newman at its head, the
leadership team consists of Kevin
Hartshorne, sales director; Geoff
Stone, national accounts director; Andy
McEwan, commercial director; David
Beattie, sourcing director; Iain Mills,
Scotland director; Richard Jones,
finance director; and Chris Banner in the
newly created role of branch director.
Mr Newman commented, “The new
structure is designed with customers
in mind, putting them at the heart of
our business and positioning us to take
advantage of the growth opportunities
I believe will arise. I am delighted that
Pipe Center and Climate Center’s
new leadership team includes several
senior managers from the business
with many years’ service, deployed in
new roles, plus talented people from
the wider Wolseley family and outside
the business. I am confident that the
new team contains the right balance
of industry experience, fresh thinking,
energy and ideas, and we are looking
forward to working with customers and
suppliers to deliver an even better result
for clients. It is an exciting time to be
part of the industry. As we emerge from
a challenging couple of years, I am very
optimistic for the future.”
Pipe Center
– UK
Climate Center
– UK
Pipe Center and Climate Center’s new leadership team
Metalube wins Queen’s
Award for second year
Specialist lubricant manufacturer
Metalube Ltd has been awarded
a prestigious Queen’s Award for
Enterprise for Innovation 2014. This is
the second successive year that the
company has been honoured with this
accolade. Exporting to over 86 countries
worldwide, the company won in the
International Trade category in 2013.
The Innovation Award was made to
Metalube for inventing a novel synthetic
grease – OCG 6000 – to protect over-
head electrical conductors. The
corrosion-preventing grease can
operate at over 200°C with an
operational life exceeding 20 years.
OCG 6000 extends the lives of
conductors and ultimately saves capital
investments by delaying future renewal
of pylon infrastructure.
ChrisNettleship, technical
director, commented,
“This is a great feather
in our cap. To win the
Queen’s Award once is
a major achievement,
but to win two years
in a row is a superb
honour. I am so proud
of all our chemists who
innovate on a daily basis.
It is fantastic that their
hard work and technical
expertise is now acknowledged by this
esteemed recognition.”
Metalube manufactures lubricants and
greases mainly for the wire and cable
industry. Many households will own
everyday appliances that use copper
wire lubricated by Metalube, and its
greases protect the overhead power
cables that conduct electricity to homes.
The company has offices in China, India
and Brazil.
Metalube Ltd
– UK
Metalube’s team has won a second Queen’s Award
