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Industry News
20 January 2013
Coil-coating
plant built
LUVATA, a leader in metal solution manufacturing, heat
transfer technology and engineering and design services,
has broken ground on its latest facility – a coatings plant
in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will offer
two proven protective coatings for HVACR equipment:
ElectroFin® E-coat and Luvata Insitu®. ElectroFin
E-Coat provides corrosion protection coating for coastal
environments.
The new facility, located 40 miles from an existing
Luvata facility in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, is the company’s
fifteenth facility in North America. Conveniently located
between Monterrey and Saltillo off the Monterrey
bypass highway #40, this area is also home to Lennox
International, Carrier de Mexico and Whirlpool.
“Our new location in Ramos Arizpe complements its
sister facilities in Monterrey and Juarez in meeting the
growing needs of our customers in Mexico,” said Luvata
CEO John Peter Leesi. “Our ability to provide a wide
range of product solutions within the HVACR industry will
help to maintain Luvata’s position as the supplier of choice
for our customers.” Construction of the new multi-million
dollar facility includes 50,000ft2 of manufacturing space
and 7,000ft 2 of office space.
Luvata – USA
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Beta LaserMike appoints
new VP of global sales
BETA LaserMike, a provider of precision
measurement and control solutions, has
announced that Randy Luffman has
joined the company as vice-president of
global sales.
Mr Luffman will be responsible for
further expanding worldwide sales
for the company’s line of gauging
and testing systems. The company’s
regional sales directors will directly
report to Mr Luffman.
Mr Luffman comes to Beta LaserMike
from RedZone Associates, where
he was managing partner for the
company’s business of designing,
recruiting, training and leading sales
organisations for B2B clients.
Previously he was the global sales
vice president and general manager
for MarketSource, a B2B sales and
marketing services firm. Mr Luffman
also held the position of director of
global sales and technical service for
Agilent Technologies. He began his
career at Hewlett-Packard, where
he served in roles of increasing
responsibility, ultimately leading to the
position of senior sales and marketing
manager for the Americas and EMEA.
“Randy brings a wealth of experience
and an impressive track record in
channel development and global
sales growth,” said Ken Wright,
president of Beta LaserMike. “He has
extensive knowledge of technical sales
leadership and possesses a strong
background in general management.
This is important as we continue to
expand our commercial footprint across
international markets for measurement
and control solutions.”
Mr Luffman holds a bachelor’s
degree in chemistry from East Carolina
University, and has obtained an
Executive MBA from Harvard Business
School.
Beta LaserMike – USA
Fax: +1 937 233 7284
Email:
Website:
Randy Luffman