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Caparo Atlas Fastenings adds standard
fastenings to range
Caparo Atlas Fastenings, a UK manufacturer of specialised fastenings, has expanded its range with the addition of standard products to
its portfolio.
In response to a huge demand from its customers, the company has now introduced a wide variety of standard male threaded fasteners
manufactured to DIN931 and DIN933, with sizes varying from M6 to M20. Caparo Atlas Fastenings, part of Caparo Vehicle Products, is a supplier
of specialist and application specific male threaded and thread forming fasteners to a number of industries.
Responding to a significant increase in customer enquiries in January 2009, the company introduced a range of standard male threaded
fasteners, which are manufactured to meet the DIN931 and DIN933 standards. Andrew Nuttal, sales director at Caparo Atlas Fastenings, strongly
believes local supply offers a number of advantages to alternatives from the Far East. “In the current import market conditions, British made
fasteners are an attractive proposition for a number of our customers”, he explains. “Competitively priced and with short lead times, our products
can also be made available to our European customer base quickly and easily through scheduled weekly deliveries. With the introduction of the
new range, our clients are now also benefiting from the ability to source a greater number of components from a single source, thus increasing
their buying power and greatly reducing logistics and inventory costs.”
Robin Beal promoted to
QEF Global expands
Unimer trading director
into Russia
The QEF Global Group has recently expanded its
distribution network with the establishment of its first
Unimer has today announced that Robin Beal, supply chain director, has been location in the Russian Federation.
promoted to trading director with immediate effect. Robin will now take on “Situated in the north west of Moscow, the facility offers
additional responsibility for the aspects of the company’s trading relationships the most comprehensive range of fastenings and assembly
with merchant members, over and above his current remit of supporting supplier
products available from a single source in Russia and is
members.
one of the first to offer VMI solutions to the developing
For almost 2 years, Robin has been managing Unimer’s business relationships with
manufacturing community. The facility also reduces the
existing approved Unimer suppliers, including the identification and recruitment of new
elements of risk and exposure for our franchise partners
suppliers. His new position as trading director will now encompass managing the trading
offering them a direct and familiar route to market with a
relationships with merchant members as well. As part of this new role Unimer’s team of
trusted brand with 20 years distribution experience,” the
key account managers and marketing will now also report to Robin.
company states.
Howard Grant, managing director of Unimer, says: “We are confident that the
Driven by the Group’s customer demands for localised
promotion of Robin will further strengthen our relationships
with our members, and Robin will continue to add value to
support the facility will support both existing and new
the membership, both suppliers and merchants. “
customers and will initially operate in the Moscow and
Robin, who has a wealth of experience of the building
St Petersburg regions but has the capability to support
materials sector, having gained expertise as both a supplier
customers throughout the Russian Federation and other CIS
to and a merchant member of Unimer in the past. He says:
countries.
“I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to
Since the groups foundation in 1989, QEF Global has
work more closely with our merchant members. Although
grown from being a local fastening supplier in Cork, Ireland,
the business climate is challenging at the moment, I am
to become a supplier of assembly hardware throughout the
confident that we can work together with our merchant world, with offices in Ireland, UK, Hungary, Russia, China
members to further explore business opportunities that and the US. QEF Global LLC will be exhibiting in March at
might be available.” BLECH Russia 2009 in St Petersburg, Russia.
New professional lead for The Welding Institute
Chris Eady has been appointed associate director professional affairs for The Welding Institute (TWI) and chief executive of TWI Certification
Ltd . He succeeds Tim Jessop who filled these posts for 15 years.
With this appointment, Chris becomes a permanent member of TWI’s Executive Board and assumes full responsibility for operation of the
Professional Engineering Institution and the Welding and Joining Society (
www.twiprofessional.com), and the CSWIP certification scheme
(
www.cswip.com).
“Chris brings to the role knowledge and experience gained through an extensive and successful career in high-integrity, safety-critical engineering
management, including training and personnel development. His expertise in customer requirements analysis, quality management and strategic
development will assist TWI’s Industrial and Individual Members in overcoming existing and emerging skills and competences challenges.”´
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