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EuroWire – January 2008 16
english corporate news
New HQ for Fortress
Interlocks
Midlands construction group Weaver PLC has
started work on a new £3 million state-of-the-art
headquarters for market-leading safety interlocking
specialists, Fortress Interlocks of Wolverhampton, UK.
Due for completion in March 2008 the 2,800m²
project at Monmore Grange Estate includes a
contemporary two-storey office building plus a
steel-frame production and warehouse facility
designed to enhance work practices and provide
an improved working environment for the 56
employees.
Fortress Interlocks designs and manufactures
specialist safety interlocking equipment for
potentially hazardous workplaces. It was recently
honoured in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for
its range of unique, modular interlocks which can
be adapted to changing circumstances.
Established more than 40 years ago, the company
has been based on Birmingham New Road since
1985.
Fortress Interlocks Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1902 499 610
Email:
Website :
Mark Weaver (left), marketing director, Weaver
PLC, and Mike Golding, managing director,
Fortress Interlocks
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New company set up to meet
growing demand
Wire equipment specialist Meltech Engineering Ltd and
continuous rotary extrusion equipment maker Confex
Technology Ltd have formed a new company to meet the
growing demand for extruded aluminium and copper profiles
for electrical and automotive applications.
Called Meltech-Confex Ltd, the new company is based in
Blackburn, Lancashire, UK, and has facilities in Blackburn and
Wimborne, Dorset.
Faced with global shortages in aluminium, copper and other
light metals, many companies are turning to continuous rotary
extrusion.
This is a way of creating a production facility capable of
producing high quality, technically demanding extrusions that
optimise the use of available materials.
Meltech-Confex is able to offer complete lines combining the
technical and manufacturing strengths of both companies.
The precision of the Confex rotary extruder, and Meltech
Engineering’s pre and post-processing ancillary equipment for
handling complex and thin-walled profiles, gives manufacturers
a completely integrated line for production of high quality
copper, aluminium and alloy solid and hollow section.
Meltech-Confex Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1254 680175
Email:
Website: