TPi March 2013

business & market news

HPT relocates to Tampa facility Heat Pipe Technology, Inc (HPT) has completed its relocation to Tampa with a grand opening event at the new 58,000ft 2 manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters. The event was attended by the top leadership of HPT’s parent company, MiTek, as well as representatives of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance. The increased manufacturing capacity and larger staff will allow HPT to respond to rising demand for its new and retrofit HVAC solutions. The new facility also allows HPT to demonstrate its dehumidification and energy recovery heat pipes and to properly showcase the company’s Innovation Center.

in demand for HPT’s HVAC solutions, because the return-on-investment for their use is so clear and compelling,” said Mr Toombs. “This new, expanded facility, which is near to major domestic and international shipping routes, will allow us to take full advantage of the interest in heat pipe technology, and we were pleased to share our excitement with all those in attendance at our grand opening event.” Heat Pipe Technology, Inc – USA info@heatpipe.com www.heatpipe.com

Gene Toombs IV, HPT’s president, and Tom Manenti, chairman and CEO of MiTek, joined Mark House of the EDC executive committee for a ribbon cutting in front of HPT’s new offices. “We are seeing a remarkable uptick

The Tampa manufacturing facility is 45 per cent larger than the company’s previous location in Gainesville, Florida.

Contract awarded for the Juliet Project Technip has been awarded by GDF Suez E&PUKLtdanengineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Juliet project, located 40km east of the Humberside estuary, at a water depth of approximately 20 to 60m. The contract, which is a tie-back to the Pickerill A platform, will cover the installation of a 12" 22km rigid flowline, 22km static controls umbilical, 12" riser, 16" J-tube assembly, and 100-ton manifold. Technip – France www.technip.com

Technip’s operating centres in Aberdeen, Scotland, and Oslo, Norway, will work in conjunction to deliver this project.

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