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Tube Products International September 2013
Historic meets modern in building
redevelopment
The innovative Moorgate development in
London, UK, will provide contemporary
office, residential and retail space.
The property, located within the Bank
Conservation Area, will be a new
eight-storey building behind a retained
Victorian façade.
Allies and Morrison Architects, who have
drawn up the plans for the development,
commented on the project: “Designed to
integrate happily within the character of
the surrounding area, the development
occupies a city block of approximately
2,060m
2
, which will be consolidated
into a single unified building. The
facades of 8-10 Moorgate and 17 and
16 Tokenhouse Yard are to be retained,
refurbished and incorporated into the
scheme. The Moorgate façade will form
the principal frontage and entrance to
the office building, while 17 Tokenhouse
Yard will contain a number of small
residential units.”
The modern extension of the building
was developed by Waterman and
William Hare structural engineers, who
contracted Barnshaw Section Benders
to supply bends for the project.
Barnshaw provided 400 beams, the
largest of which was 610x305x179 UB.
Altogether the beams weighed 360
tonnes, and formed the structure of
the Moorgate building. The company
managed to deliver the curved material
very quickly – it took the benders only
ten weeks.
Established in 1969, Barnshaw Section
Benders is based at six manufacturing
sites around the UK, located in the West
Midlands; Manchester; and Hamilton,
Scotland. Across these sites over 120
specialist machines are housed, and
have provided steel bending services for
some of the country’s largest projects.
Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd
– UK
Barnshaw Section Benders provided 400
beams for the Moorgate development
MRC acquires Flow Control Products
MRC Global Inc has completed the
acquisition of the operating assets of
Dan H Brown, Inc, D/B/A Flow Control
Products (Flow Control).
Founded in 1981 in Odessa, Texas, USA,
Flow Control is a provider of pneumatic,
electric and electro-hydraulic valve
automation packages and related field
support to the Permian Basin energy
industry, including production facilities,
pipelines and plant operations. The
company will operate as an MRC valve
automation centre.
“We are pleased to have completed
this acquisition as part of our continued
commitment to our customers in
the North American shale plays,”
commented Andrew R Lane, MRC
chairman, president and CEO.
“I would like to welcome Flow
Control’s experienced and technically
knowledgeable valve professionals to
our team in the Permian Basin.”
In other news from MRC, the company
has been awarded a global contract
to supply and distribute pipe, valve
and fitting (PVF) needs for Celanese
Corporation. The five-year contract
covers all of Celanese’s global
manufacturing operations, including
pipes, valves and fittings for MRO.
The associated services can include
traditional distribution, project services
and on-site materials management.
“We are pleased that Celanese
continues to place their confidence in
MRC,” stated Mr Lane.
“I am proud of the long-term relation-
ship between our two companies and
look forward to growing alongside their
operations globally as we continue
to provide them with the excellent
service they have come to expect
from MRC. In 2012, 6 per cent of our
revenue came from the chemical and
petrochemical end market. Expanding
our presence in the global chemical
market remains a key objective for
MRC.”
MRC Global Inc
– USA
