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Industry News
6 January 2016
AddisonMckee and Eaton Leonard
announce global rebranding
AS of 1 November 2015, AddisonMckee,
Eaton Leonard, Eagle, and Tube Fixture
are operating under one name – Addition
Manufacturing Technologies™.
Addition stated that an integrated
world demands that companies operate
seamlessly on a global scale while
delivering locally in customers’ markets,
and this is why the companies have
pooled their expertise and talents to work
more efficiently and to create meaningful
solutions. Executive chairman Alastair
Tedford commented, “Eaton Leonard,
AddisonMckee and Eagle were all
founded by pioneering engineers who
built their success on engineering
imagination and excellence and a strong
commitment to integrity, their people,
their customers and their suppliers.
These three brands together with Tube
Fixture will, in the future, operate as
Addition Manufacturing Technologies.
Our business is the technology of
manufacturing and our purpose is to
provide manufacturers with the most
advanced systems that human ingenuity
can devise. Through this combination of
talent and reach we have the size and
diversity to continue our success.”
AdditionManufacturing Technologies
– USA
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Combilift wins Irish exporter of the
year award for a second time
THE Irish Exporters Association has
announced Combilift as the Exporter
of the Year 2015 at the Export Industry
Awards, which were held recently in
Dublin. In their 15th year, the awards
are the premier event to recognise the
achievements of companies working in
the export industry in Ireland.
Combilift took home the overall
Exporter of the Year Award 2015 after
also winning the Multinational Exporter
of the Year Award earlier in the evening.
This is the second time the award was
scooped by Combilift, as it won the
same accolade in 2008 as an SME.
Combilift developed the world’s
first IC engine-powered all-wheel-drive
multidirectional forklift and today exports
its wide range of handling products to
over 75 countries. Sales in the period
from 2012 to 2014 rose by 48 per
cent, underlining the company’s almost
unprecedented success in its industry
sector.
Speaking at the ceremony, Hugh
Kelly, president of the Irish Exporters
Association, said: “We are delighted to
announce Combilift as the winner of the
overall Exporter of the Year 2015. Since
it was established in 1998 by Martin
McVicar and Robert Moffett, Combilift
has grown to become a global leader in
its field. The standard of award entrants
this year was higher than ever before but
our judges were struck by the energy,
ability and ambition of Combilift’s
management and employees to deliver
strong results, year after year. They
commended the continuous innovation
evident in the company’s product
range, its standards of excellence in
manufacturing and its contribution as a
substantial employer in the Monaghan
region. We wish Combilift every success
in the years to come.”
Combilift MD Martin McVicar
commented: “We are honoured to have
our achievements recognised by the IEA
with the overall Exporter Award. We are
also particularly proud to have come
out on top in the Multinational Category
where we were up against some very
tough competition from major concerns
such as Irish Distillers, Valeo Vision
Systems and ABP Food Group.”
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA)
is the ‘Voice of the Export Industry’
in Ireland, representing the whole
spectrum of companies within the
export industry, including SMEs who
are beginning to think about exporting
for the first time right through to global
multinational companies who are
already extensively exporting from
Ireland. The IEA is the connecting force
for Irish exporters, providing practical
knowledge and support across Ireland
and in foreign markets.
Combilift Ltd – Ireland
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MD Martin McVicar (centre) celebrates with the Combilift team