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January 2016 Tube Products International 21
business & market news
Flexenergy appoints new regional manager
Pipe specialist Flexenergy has appointed
Andy Watts in a new regional manager
role, covering all areas of the UK south
of the M62 corridor.
Mr Watts has a wealth of experience in
the construction and energy sectors and
is familiar with Flexenergy’s services
and products, having worked for them
previously for a period of eight years up
to 2010. His time away from Flexenergy,
working for a heat generation company
selling and providing solutions to clients
for products ranging from commercial
boilers to CHP engines, has increased
Mr Watts’s knowledge of the industry
and where it is heading.
With district heating now becoming more
prevalent in the UK, Mr Watts believed
it was the right time to come back to a
product range he knows well, and in a
new role that will help the development
of the team he is now responsible for. His
main objectives with Flexenergy will be to
drive the business forward by supporting
customers both directly and through
design via consultant engineers. He is
also responsible for identifying different
approaches to market, with installation
of heating mains being a primary focus.
Mr Watts commented, “After five years
away it feels totally natural to come back,
especially with the rise in district heating
in the UK. There are new challenges to
meet and newer myths to expel such
as heat loss and how comparisons
are incorrectly calculated from headline
printed figures. I’m looking forward to
explaining these issues and welcome
the opportunity provided by Flexenergy
to drive the business into a new era.”
Sandy Fairley, Flexenergy’s sales
director, added, “Andy will be playing
a key strategic role for Flexenergy as
we continue to expand our business
throughout the UK.
“He knows the industry very well and
with his knowledge, enthusiasm and
determination, I’m sure he will be very
successful in his new role.”
Flexenergy designs, supplies and installs
distribution pipework used in heating
and hot and chilled water systems
across a wide variety of renewable
energy technologies.
Flexenergy Ltd – UK
Andy Watts
McElroy adds fusion
equipment distributor
McElroy has announced the addition of a new distributor to
serve pipe fusion machine customers throughout Louisiana,
USA. Industrial Municipal Supply Co (IMSCO) of Geismar,
Louisiana, joins McElroy’s expanding network of North
American distributors offering an extensive line of fusion
machines and tools for thermoplastic pipe.
IMSCO has 40 years of experience in custom fusion service,
on-site fabrication and maintenance on McElroy machines,
in addition to being a supplier of high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) pipe, valves and fittings.
“IMSCO’s extensive background in pipe fusion makes them
a natural fit as a distributor of our machines, and we are very
happy to bring them aboard,” said president Chip McElroy
of McElroy. “Building reliable pipelines requires reliable
equipment. Together, we play a crucial role in building the
world’s best infrastructure.”
The company will sell McElroy equipment for HDPE pipe
used commonly on large-scale water, industrial and natural
gas projects.
McElroy – USA
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