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EUROPE Vossloh reports renewed demand from China
Vossloh Group reported that fastening systems sales increased to 86.2 million euros in Quarter 3 2012, aided by the revival of demand from China.
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eporting on third quarter performance the company said that shipments of rail fasteners had resumed in China, resulting in Vossloh Fastening Systems regaining volume levels achieved in 2011. Group Quarter 3 sales grew 6% to 320.2 million euros. EBITDA was up 21% to
39.8 million euros and net earnings increased 20.5% to 9.4 million euros. Sales year to date for Vossloh Fastening Systems were 200.5 million euros almost exactly on par with comparable 2011 figures. The Fastening Systems business unit reported new orders worth 216.2 million euros
in the 9-month period, down on a 2011 figure of 270 million euros. Notable new business emanated from France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Morocco and Thailand. Group nine-month sales improved 3.2% to 891.5 million euros, with EBITDA dropping 6% to 90.8 million euros.
Grayson (GB) secures West African petrochemical contract
Grayson (GB) Limited has recently been awarded a major new contract from a large petrochemical company working in West Africa, which further extends its export market.
a complete range of fasteners arrived in Africa just days after receiving the order – allowing essential deadlines to be met. Chris Bentley, Grayson (GB) Ltd’s export champion explained: “Our business is ideally
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placed to supply time and quality critical components anywhere in the world; people can rest assured that when they place an order with ourselves quality goods will be delivered to the correct destination on time.”
Halstead lands coach contract
Just-in-time supplier of small components, Henry Halstead has won a GB£1.5 million contract to supply all the production lines of international bus and coachbuilder Plaxton.
he contract involves Henry Halstead’s Tyne and Wear company delivering an uninterrupted supply of small components to Plaxton’s plant in Scarborough,UK. It now forms part of a GB£5 million group contract with Plaxton’s parent company, Alexander Dennis Limited. More than 1,000 buses and coaches and 800 chassis are
assembled each year at Plaxton’s Scarborough plant. Commenting on the contract win, Henry Halstead general manager, Gary Russell, said:
“As a group, we were already supplying small components to ADL sites at Falkirk and Guildford and last year we were given the opportunity to further demonstrate our exceptionally high levels of service by managing the supply of small components to one of the eight production lines at Plaxton’s Scarborough plant.” Henry Halstead’s solution involved its own and Plaxton’s management teams identifying
better locations for production supply equipment and higher stockholding capacities to deliver unbroken supply throughout the production process. In addition, Henry Halstead has a dedicated ‘envoy’ based permanently at the Scarborough site. After a smooth changeover of suppliers, Plaxton has already seen substantial improvements
to service and product quality, as well as a more efficiently organised shop floor. Alexander Dennis Group commodity buyer, Russell Hayes said: “We have been delighted
with the service that Henry Halstead has provided at the Plaxton Scarborough site and at the other ADL sites at Guildford and Falkirk. They continue to provide an excellent level of service, backed up with knowledgeable staff who are able to deal with new parts, queries or issues swiftly and efficiently.”
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 78 November 2012
rayson believes British expertise, control measures, warranties and indemnities have been extremely advantageous in securing export orders within the quality conscious petrochemical sector. Grayson’s know-how, short lead times and attention to detail ensured
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