INDUSTRY NEWS Amtico acquisition
Amtico International, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-quality luxury vinyl flooring products, has announced that it has been acquired by U.S. flooring company Mannington Mills, Inc. Headquartered in Coventry, UK, with facilities in Atlanta, Georgia, Amtico International will retain its brand identity, with operations continuing at all Amtico locations. The deal will enable Amtico to significantly extend its reach across the market by offering a much wider range of flooring products. Jonathan Duck, CEO of Amtico International, says: "The purchase of Amtico by Mannington Mills, Inc. is very positive news for the company, as we will have a more comprehensive offer for our customers, giving us the opportunity to grow the business across the UK and Europe. Since its inception in 1965, Amtico has continued to lead the market in terms of product performance, design and innovation, and is rightfully regarded as being the industry leader. In the past five years alone output and profits have risen by over 50 percent.” For more information telephone +44 (0) 121 745 0800 or visit
www.amtico.com
Galassia Meg 11 wins iF Award
Galassia’s Meg 11 bathroom collection has just won the prestigious iF Design Award. This confirms Galassia as a leading
manufacturer that produces high quality and unique designs, and also recognises the creativity of the architect Antonio Pascale, who
designed Meg 11 for Galassia. Hanover-based iF Design is an independent organisation that has organised events and competitions at an international level to recognise and promote good design since 1953. Its annual awards bring together a panel of judges from across the world, that meet over three days, to consider anything up to 11,000 entries from around fifty different countries. This prestigious international award underlines the Galassia Meg 11 collection as an outstanding concept that combines beauty, comfort and practicality in bathroom furnishing. For more information visit
www.ceramicagalassia.it
New managing director for Nuaire
Nuaire, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of energy efficient domestic, commercial, industrial ventilation and control equipment, has announced the appointment of a new group managing director. Mark Huxtable will be responsible for the management of the business and will oversee all core company functions including sales, marketing, finance, product development, procurement, and manufacturing. A Chartered Engineer with a degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Mr Huxtable joined Nuaire in 1988 and moved quickly from a development engineering role into the realms of manufacturing. Having joined the board of Nuaire in 1994, the 49-year-old from Newport moved to France for three years as President of its subsidiary AREM, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of high temperature axial fans, acquired by Nuaire in 1998. After successfully integrating the business within the group, Mr Huxtable returned to Nuaire’s UK base in Caerphilly as group manufacturing and engineering director, whilst retaining responsibility for the French operation. On his promotion to group managing director, Mr Huxtable said: “My objective is to continue the trend of profitable growth and to establish a sustainable, three- year business plan with a strategy that underpins the growth requirements of the shareholders. We will be working to implement what is an ambitious strategic plan but one which the business and its people are fully capable of achieving.” Nuaire is currently backed by private equity firm Electra Partners LLP. Mr Huxtable, together with the group financial director Mr Robert Parry, was part of the original management buyout team in 2007. Mr Huxtable continued: “Against the backdrop of a construction industry which is currently experiencing challenging times, we must continue to focus on development and innovation not only in terms of our products but also in the way we do business, in order to capture a bigger slice of a static to diminishing market.” For more information visit
www.nuaire.co.uk
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