TPi April 2010

Fi t t ings & f langes

Specialist pipe coupling manufacturer Teekay Couplings Ltd has opened new premises in Milton Keynes, UK, increasing current manufacturing floor- space by 80%. The opening ceremony was attended by 150 people, consisting of employees and key suppliers in order to recognise this important milestone in the company’s current period of expansion. The new premises accommodatefinalassembly,production testing and despatch departments, and Teekay opens new premises

also includes storage facilities suitable for housing a stock in excess of 20,000 pipe couplings. The company has also been selected by BAE Systems to supply Axilock- FP couplings for the Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer Project, the backbone of the Royal Navy’s future air defence capability. Other recent activity for the company includes an order from a Danish water industry contractor for 3,000 pipe couplings for a new water treatment facility; a major dry docks that is fitting 800 couplings on two seismic survey vessels; and several orders for Teekay pipe couplings from the New Orleans reconstruction programme, including the first, recently introduced, 4,115mm diameter coupling for water pipelines.

Teekay Couplings Ltd – UK info@teekaycouplings.com www.teekaycouplings.com

The opening of the new Teekay Couplings premises

Schroeder Valves invests in new headquarters Schroeder Valves GmbH & Co KG, a specialist manufacturer of protective pump fittings, will build new headquarters this year. Due to its present site having no space for expansion, the company has acquired a 10,000m 2 area in an industrial park in Gummersbach, east of Cologne, Germany, where the new plant will be built. “The new building opens up completely new possibilities,” commented managing director Axel Muecher. “In addition to the increased work space, the location allows a 3-shift operation, thus enabling us to meet the requirements of our customers.” Schroeder Valves fittings ensure reliability and are said to be valued worldwide in the chemical and petrochemical industries, in power plant construction, in offshore industries, the paper industry and metallurgical industry, and in the field of ship loading/marine transport. The company operates from offices in China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Canada, Norway, Eastern Europe, Singapore, Spain, South America, North and South Africa, and the USA.

Schroeder Valves GmbH & Co KG – Germany info@schroeder-valves.com www.schroeder-valves.com

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