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Tube ProducTs InTernaTIonal May 2013
ITA terminates 30-year
management contract
Tube Products International
readers
and many long-standing members
of the International Tube Association
(ITA) will know that INTRAS Ltd has
been the management company for the
association for over 30 years, since the
ITA was founded by the late INTRAS
chairman, Mr John C Hogg, in 1979.
However, in February 2012 the current
ITA president, Dr Gunther Voswinckel,
wrote a letter to INTRAS serving
notice to terminate the long-standing
management contract, with effect from
30 September 2012. During the following
months discussions took place between
INTRAS and several ITA officers to try to
implement a ‘replacement’ contract to
restore the relationship. The president
also advised INTRAS that the ITA
would be appointing its own executive
secretary, basing him in an office in
Germany.
These changes were accepted by
INTRAS while the existing contract
ran to its termination. However, during
this time INTRAS became increasingly
aware that the overall direction and
philosophy of the ITA was changing.
During the transfer of management to the
ITA president and executive secretary
in Germany, all membership data was
forwarded to them upon request. At
this time, INTRAS offered to continue
to produce ITAN newsletters for the ITA
and to supply subscriptions of INTRAS
tube magazines
Tube & Pipe Technology
and
Tube Products International
to ITA
members. However, the offer of this
arrangement was declined.
INTRAS has always put the
considerations of the ITA membership at
the highest priority, and because of this
would like to offer existing ITA members
the opportunity to continue to receive
free copies of
Tube & Pipe Technology
magazine or
Tube Products International
magazine in print or digital formats.
For further details and information about
continuing subscriptions, please contact
INTRAS Ltd subscriptions department
at
or visit
tpt.com or
Allied Tube & Conduit appoints president
Atkore International has announced
the appointment of William (Bill) Taylor
to the position of president of Allied
Tube & Conduit, with effect from 4
February 2013. Mr Taylor will be located
at Allied’s headquarters and primary
manufacturing facility in Harvey, Illinois,
USA.
“Bill is a strong leader who brings
tremendous experience leading complex
global manufacturing organisations,”
said John Williamson, president
and chief executive officer of Atkore
International. “His proven track record
of increased sales and profitability
through improved quality and customer
satisfaction naturally align with our goal
of driving value for our customers, our
shareholders and our employees.”
Mr Taylor spent four years as president
at ITT Interconnect Solutions. From
2006 to 2008, he served as president
of ITT China/India, and from 2003 to
2006 he held executive-level positions
at ITT’s Industrial and Biopharm Group.
Prior to his tenure with ITT, Mr Taylor
was president of Delta Companies
Consolidated in Denham Springs,
Louisiana.
A significant amount of his career was
devoted at Sundyne Corporation, where
he held roles of increasing responsibility
for quality, sales, service and engineering
before becoming president. He began
his career at Sundstrand Aviation. Mr
Taylor received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Technical Management from
Regis University, located in Denver,
Colorado.
Allied Tube & Conduit is a part of
Atkore International Inc, a manufacturer
of galvanised steel tubes and pipes,
electrical conduit, armoured wire and
cable, metal framing systems and
building components, serving a wide
range of construction, electrical, fire and
security, mechanical and automotive
applications.
atkore International Inc
– USA
China Int’l Steel Tubes
& Fittings Expo 2013
China International Steel Tubes & Fittings Exhibition 2013, sponsored by
Chongqing municipal government and Chongqing Mechanical Engineering
Society, will be held from 11 to 13 September at Chongqing International
Convention & Exhibition Center. It is estimated that the total show area will be
over 20,000m
2
, and that the show will attract more than 25,000 purchasers,
import and export traders, dealers and agents from home and abroad.
The scope of the exhibition will include steel tubes and pipes; steel tube
production and finishing equipment; pipe fittings (steel, stainless steel, carbon
steel and alloy steel); and equipment for manufacturing pipe fittings.
beijing dingcheng chuangying International exhibition co, ltd
– China
