TPI April 2009

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April 2009 Tube Products International 11
news business & market
To mark its 20 th year in trading, European Tubes Ltd has
decided to invest in a new fleet of trucks, a new deburring
machine and a new website.
The company’s new trucks will ensure that it can continue
to control its own delivery schedules, enabling it to provide
better customer service. They are also more eco-friendly,
and will reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
The deburring machine, planned for installation early in the
year, is a natural addition to the company’s comprehensive
in-house cutting service. The company provides a range of
engineering services that allow customers to buy products
ready for the production line.
At the new website, users can download the company’s
brochure, check stock ranges, and view specifications, a list
of available services and details of contacts.
European Tubes Ltd – UK
Investments to mark 20 th anniversary
Purchase of
factory in Spain
Slovak tube producer Železiarne
Podbrezová has purchased a factory in
Spain, including land and warehouse,
for approximately €17 million.
After almost a year of negotiations,
the company obtained a 65% stake
in Transformaciones Metalurgias, SA
(Transmesa) Company, located in Premia
de Mar, Barcelona.
The strategic acquisition will strengthen
the product portfolio of the ZP group in
the area of precision cold drawn steel
tubes with diameter from 4 to 100mm,
in lengths from 4 to 12m. Technology
will make it possible to deliver products
in coils. Current production capacity is
around 10,000 tons.
The Spanish company has been involved
in the metallurgical market since 1944,
and has supplied customers in the USA,
France, Egypt, Portugal and Germany,
as well as the local market for the
automotive industry, armament industry,
motorcycle production, agricultural
machinery and home appliances.
Podbrezová metallurgists plan to use in
their ZP distribution network a 5,000-
ton capacity automated warehouse
of final products, located in Premia
de Dalt around one mile from Premia
de Mar. This will improve logistics of
sales for products in the surrounding
markets.
Železiarne Podbrezová as –
Slovak Republic