News
Corporate
May 2014
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A new
generation
Lubricants specialist
Metalube has
launched the next
generation of its
Lubricool™ range
with an all new
Lubricool™ 260 – a
superfine copper
wire drawing
lubricant.
This addition to the
Lubricool™ range
uses innovative
chemistry that
provides significantly
improved lubricity.
This in turn gives a
much cleaner wire,
resulting in reduced
wire breaks.
Commenting on
the new product,
commercial director
Douglas Hunt
said:“This latest
generation, Lubricool
260, outstrips any
other product
currently available
in the market and
in turn will save
our customers
considerable sums of
money.”
Metalube specialises
in wire and tube
drawing lubricants
as well as protective
greases for overhead
conductors. The
headquarters are
in Manchester,
UK, where the site
incorporates offices
with warehousing,
laboratories and
manufacturing
facilities.
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Development
chemist Naomi
Pells with the new
Lubricool 260
South west UK transportation
company Gregory Distribution
has taken the first steps towards
reducing its electricity bills,
securing its energy future and
boosting its green credentials
following the completion of
a 250 kWp solar PV system by
Exeter-based SunGift Energy.
The system is installed on the
roof of Gregory Distribution’s
temperature-controlled
and
ambient distribution centre in
Cullompton and is equal in size
to the one installed by SunGift
at the Met Office. It will not only
generate an exceptional return on
investment of 19.3 per cent but
also reduce the company’s carbon
emissions by 116 tonnes per year.
Gregory Distribution’s chilled
and
frozen
warehousing
operates around the clock and
a significant proportion of the
electricity generated by the solar
PV panels will be used on site,
rather than being fed back into
the national grid.
Before starting the work, SunGift
sent out a specialist surveyor to
assess the site and look at every
possible option. The design team
then discussed the options in
detail and designed a bespoke
system that included 1,000
high-quality BenQ Solar Green
Triplex Panels.
“BenQ is one of the world leading
solar PV manufacturers with
exceptional quality control and a
proven track record,” said Gareth
Walton, SunGift Energy’s business
development manager, “so we
can be sure that they will perform
well for Gregory Distribution.”
The solar PV system included
all preparation work, setting
up safety rails on the roof,
installing the solar PV panels and
inverters, and carrying out all
associated electrical works and
commissioning.
“SunGift did an outstanding job,”
added Paul Jefferson, operations
director at Gregory Distribution.
SunGift Energy – UK
Website
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A real Gift for distribution firm
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The solar PV system’s SolarMax
inverters in place at the site
The International Wire and
Machinery Association’s executive
board has been strengthened
following the appointment of
three new members at its AGM in
February.
Don Neville, managing director
of RichardsApex Europe Ltd; Glyn
Dawson, managing director of
Whitelegg Machines Ltd; and
Martin van der Zwan, co-owner
of Cable Tapes UK Ltd, were all
appointed at meeting prior to
the “Meet the Industry” luncheon
at The Mere Resort, near
Manchester, UK, in February.
Prior to his current position Mr
Neville worked extensively in
the wire and cable machinery
sector throughout the Far East
and North America, commencing
in
1990
with
N o k i a - Ma i l l e f e r
followed
by
positions at both
SAMP Sistemi and
Niehoff Endex North
America.
With
a
strong
background
in
international market
development he is
looking forward to supporting
the IWMA in all its existing and
emerging programs, designed
to further the interests and
opportunities of the membership
at home and abroad.
Mr Dawson has been involved
with the wire industry since his
early years, and joined Whitelegg
in 1992 after travelling widely
and working at the Emil Jaeger
Maschinenfabrik in Germany.
Although having had no technical
training, Glyn’s keen mind allowed
him to master the ranges of CNC
controlled machines and he
commissioned these all over the
world. He looks forward to more
involvement with the IWMA and
working with the executive board
for years to come.
Martin van der Zwan began
working in the cable industry
in 1977 at the BICC Wrexham
factory. He served his time there
working originally within the
factory and then moved to work
study and then material control.
He retired from Pirelli (now
Prysmian) in 2008 and set up
his own company called Cable
Tapes UK Ltd with Paul Haines, his
business partner, and up to date
has been very successful.
He is a great supporter of the
association’s educational trust
and believes it should strive to
encourage young talent to come
into the industry, ensuring it stays
at the forefront of technology.
He now feels that his knowledge
and experience of
the cable industry
could
be
used
to support other
companies
within
this area with advice
and
assistance
where required.
IWMA – UK
Website
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Trio of board appointments for international association
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From left, Don Neville, Glyn Dawson and Martin van der Zwan
