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October 2009 Tube Products International 11
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POLYPIPE, a UK manufacturer of plastic
piping systems for the residential,
commercial and infrastructure sectors,
has opened a new centre of excellence
dedicated to plastic piping technology
and related product areas.
Located at the company’s Aylesford
facility in Kent, the centre combines
purpose-built showroom areas with
practical training facilities, live product
demonstration zones and seminar
facilities that cover all aspects of
Polypipe’s product portfolio. These
range from plastic drainage and
waste piping products for domestic
applications to underfloor heating,
stormwater management systems and
rainwater harvesting technology.
“Despite the current economic
conditions we feel that it is vitally
important that Polypipe is seen to
support the industry it serves in this
type of practical manner and the centre
is proof of our philosophy in action,”
commented Paul Rice, Polypipe’s
group business development director.
“The wealth of technical expertise
and industry knowledge that we
possess as a business has provided
the foundations for the creation of
the centre. It is the result of the great
emphasis we place on building long-
term, partnership-based relationships
with our customers and we hope that
they will view the centre as a unique
and valuable resource which they can
use and gain maximum benefit from.”
Polypipe – UK
THE official registration deadline is not
until February 2010 but with 18 months
to go to the Düsseldorf premiere of the
Valve World Expo (30 November to 2
December 2010), 9,500m2 of exhibition
space have already been sold.
Exhibitors can post information on
their machinery and products at: www.
valveworldexpo.com. Exact hall positions
can also be viewed by clicking on the
name of the company.
Thousands of visitors are expected from
the exhibiting European countries as
well as many from overseas countries
including Korea, Taiwan, China and
India, which are traditionally strong
visitor nations. Trade visitors are also
set to travel to Düsseldorf from the
USA and Central and South America.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany
Polypipe’s new centre
of excellence
New centre of
excellence
Valve World Expo in Düsseldorf