March 2014 Tube Products International
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Rabmer Pipe Renewal becomes Sekisui SPR
after acquisition deal
Sekisui SPR Europe and the Rabmer
Pipe Renewal Group have been
cooperating in the European pipe
rehabilitation market for two years. New
markets have been created in Central
and Eastern Europe by the locally
established Rabmer subsidiaries,
securing a market position across
Europe in pressure and sewage pipe
rehabilitation.
At the end of 2011, Sekisui Chemical
Co Ltd acquired a 75 per cent holding
in the Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group,
based in Austria.
The Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group
enhanced its trenchless pipe
rehabilitation technologies portfolio
with the Spiral-Wound technology, also
consolidating its market position in the
Central and Eastern European area.
With Sekisui as the parent company,
both corporate groups have since
covered the complete value chain of
pipe rehabilitation in Europe. Sekisui
SPR Europe and the Rabmer Pipe
Renewal Group have expanded their
product portfolio and offer the trenchless
pipe rehabilitation technologies, Spiral-
Wound pipe, Cured-in-Place-Pipe
(CIPP) and Close-Fit, all over Europe.
The Rabmer Pipe Renewal Group is
now 100 per cent part of the Sekisui
Group. To create a uniform presence,
the various companies of the Rabmer
Pipe Renewal Group are being
renamed under the Sekisui brand. In
addition, all companies will carry the
SPR logo, which represents the pipe
renewal division.
Sekisui SPR Europe GmbH
– Germany
New service centre in
Chicago
Samuel Midwest has opened a new
65,000ft
2
facility in Chicago, USA,
offering a broad selection of products
and services.
The new plant includes a three-
torch hi-def plasma burning table for
production burning and large plate,
with table size 22 x 70ft; a high-speed
crane for added efficiency; a full line
of carbon sheet and plate inventory,
including A36, A572-50, A514, A516-
70, 100XF and 130 min yield; and a full
line of stainless and aluminium sheet
and plate.
The facility complements the
company’s existing network across
the Midwest of the USA, including a
62,000ft
2
operation in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee’s capabilities include three
burning machines with rotational
plasma torches to bevel contoured and
rectangular parts; machining heads to
drill holes in large parts/shapes; and
oxy-fuel torches with the ability to cut
through 5" thick plate on a routine
basis. Both facilities offer sophisticated
material handling solutions to handle
and ship larger sized products.
Samuel, Son & Co is a family
owned business founded in 1855.
The company is a metal processor
and distributor, as well as being a
manufacturer of metal and related
products. Samuel offers a full range of
value added processing services and
a complete range of carbon, stainless
and aluminium products in all shapes
and forms.
The company operates more than 100
service centres and manufacturing
plants across North America as well
as other facilities in the UK, Australia
and China.
Samuel, Son & Co, Ltd
– Canada
Spiral-Wound pipe rehabilitation
technology from the Sekisui SPR Group
