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12 Tube Products International May 2014
+44 (0)1236 823 551
THE FIRST CHOICE
for High Yield Tubulars in
OIL, GAS AND CONSTRUCTION
Structural High Yield Tubulars
IN GRADES API 5L X52 PSL2
IN GRADES API 5L X60/X65 PSL2
Low Temperature Carbon Steel Pipe
IN GRADE ASTMA333 GR 1 & 6
Seamless Carbon Steel Line Pipe
IN GRADES API 5L GRB and
X42/A106 GrB/A53 GrB
Pipeline equipment companies combine
Sawyer Manufacturing Company, USA,
has joined PSW Consultants Ltd, UK, in
the creation of Sawyer International – a
global provider of pipeline and welding
equipment.
“PSW has built a strong international
presence over the past two decades,
and the Pipeswizard brand is known
on job sites across the world,” said
Warrick Howard, PSW’s international
sales director.
“Our partnership with Sawyer
Manufacturing has enabled us to
effectively double our product range
instantly, giving our distributors a
much broader range of products to
service their customers’ needs. Sawyer
Manufacturing has a strong reputation
for quality US-manufactured goods, and
combined with our EU manufacturing
facilities, we can push forward as a
global brand capable of servicing all
pipeline fit up requirements from Austria
to Zambia.”
Sawyer International is positioned
to meet the needs of the growing
pipeline industry with an increased
product line and access to additional
markets. Customers will benefit from
innovative equipment, services and
solutions available through Sawyer’s
global, multi-channel network. The new
Sawyer International will focus initially
on generating increased exposure in the
US, Russian and Asian markets.
Through unified product lines, Sawyer
International will offer a scope of
equipment for welders in the pipeline
industry. A central European fulfilment
warehouse will decrease customer lead-
time and equipment costs, and new
products introduced into the market will
benefit from locations in the USA and
Europe.
The expansion of Sawyer International
creates new growth and revenue
opportunities, which extend to the work
force, allowing room for expansion
and future advancement for existing
employees. There is also an opportunity
for new distributor partnerships across
the globe. At the present time, the
merged companies will continue to
manufacture and distribute equipment
through their current avenues.
Sawyer Mfg Co – USA
PSW Consultants Ltd – UK